First Round of Winners Announced as the Canadian Country Music Association Celebrates a Memorable Year at the 2024 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards

Gilles Godard And k.d. lang Honoured As 2024 Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame® Inductees

2024 Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award Recipient Lindsay Ell Also Recognized At The Exclusive, Industry-Only Event

The Remaining Eight Awards Will Be Handed Out Tomorrow During The 2024 CCMA Awards Presented By TD. CTV Is The Exclusive Home To The Broadcast, Airing Live On Saturday, September 14, At 8:00 P.M. Et On CTV, CTV.ca, And The CTV App. Visit CTV.ca To Confirm Local Broadcast Times

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Edmonton, AB (September 13, 2024) – Tonight, the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) celebrated a memorable year, handing out 35 awards at the 2024 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards. Kicking off the first of two exhilarating evenings celebrating the best and brightest in country music, tonight’s gala also featured memorable performances from Bahamas, Teigen Gayse, Kalsey Kulyk, Tyler Joe Miller, and Steven Lee Olsen.

The evening, hosted by Stingray’s Jackie Rae Greening, who also took home the trophy for Country Personality(ies) of the Year, was full of special moments, including the 2024 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame® inductions of Gilles Godard and k.d. Lang, and Lindsay Ell honoured as the Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award recipient.

Multiple 2024 CCMA Award nominee Josh Ross earned both the Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year and Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year, while both Lisa Jacobs and Linsey Beckett took home their first CCMA Awards for Bass Player of the Year and Fiddle Player of the Year. Also a first time winner is Lindsay Hyslop, named Industry Person of the Year, and Boots and Hearts Music Festival won their seventh CCMA Award for Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year.

MEDIA NOTE: The most up-to-date list of 2024 CCMA Award winners can be found at ccma.org throughout Country Music Week 2024. Photos can be found via the folder HERE (updated in real-time).

 

2024 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards

Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Matt McKay

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Shane Guse

Keyboard Player of the Year
Brendan Waters

Bass Player of the Year
Lisa Jacobs

Drummer of the Year
Rich DaSilva

Fiddle Player of the Year
Linsey Beckett

Guitar Player of the Year
Chris Bray, Brennan Wall
Top Selling Album of the Year 

One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen

Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year 

Trouble – Josh Ross

Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year 

Complicated – Josh Ross

Country Music Program or Special of the Year 

Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)

Country Personality(ies) of the Year 

Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)

Country Club of the Year 

King Eddy (Calgary, AB)

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year 

Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market) 

CKGY-FM

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) 

CFCW

Music Publishing Company of the Year 

Big Loud Publishing

Booking Agency of the Year 

Paquin Entertainment Group

Video Director of the Year 

Ryan Nolan

Innovative Campaign of the Year 

“Blinding Lights” Case Study (Tebey)

Creative Team or Designer of the Year 

Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative)

Alternative Country Album of the Year 

The Compass Project: West Album – Brett Kissel

Record Producer(s) of the Year 

Joey Moi – Album: Dallas Smith (Artist: Dallas Smith), Album: One Thing At A Time (Artist: Morgan Wallen)

Recording Studio of the Year 

MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year 

Apple Music

Record Company of the Year 

Big Loud Records 

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year 

Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)

Management Company of the Year 

The Core Entertainment

Musical Collaboration of the Year 

Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan

Songwriter(s) of the Year 

Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling

Video of the Year 

Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter

Industry Person of the Year 

Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)

Tomorrow, the 2024 iHeartRadio CCMA Pre-Show presented by TD will kick off Canada’s biggest night in country music in Edmonton’s Ice District Plaza, near the CCMA Red Carpet. This pre-show leads up to the 2024 CCMA Awards presented by TD and includes a special Ford F-150 truck-powered pop-up performance by Madeline Merlo. Fans can continue the celebrations at the iHeartRadio CCMA Post-Show Concert presented by TD. Both events are free to attend—visit ccma.org/tdpreshow for more details.

 

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About the Canadian Country Music Association^® (CCMA^®)

Established in 1976, the CCMA is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and recognition of Canadian country music. Built upon the foundation to educate, elevate, and celebrate Canadian talent, the CCMA progressively heralds the spirit, community, and creativity that country music fosters through year-round initiatives, culminating every fall with Country Music Week and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards presented by TD. Sponsors of Country Music Week 2024 and the 2024 CCMA Awards presented by TD include FACTOR, Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters, and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Canada Music Fund”.

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Media Contacts:

For the Canadian Country Music Association

Red Umbrella P.R. | press@redumbrellapr.com

For CCMA Awards + Country Music Week Sponsorship Inquiries

Paquin Partnerships | sponsorships@ccma.org