SaskMusic is pleased to congratulate the Saskatchewan nominees for 2014 Canadian Country Music Awards, to be presented during Country Music Week in Edmonton AB, September 4-7. Our artists are nominated in two of the most prestigious categories: Codie Prevost for Album of the Year (“All Kinds of Crazy”), and Jess Moskaluke for Female Artist of the Year. Overall, Saskatchewan is represented in fourteen award categories, celebrating the extensive talent this province has to offer.
Forty-one CCMA Awards will be presented over four award ceremonies during Country Music Week, eight of these on the 2014 CCMA Awards Show, broadcast on CBC Television from Rexall Place in Edmonton on Sunday, September 7 at 8pm CST, with encore airings on CMT. JUNO-Award winner Jann Arden and CBC-TV’s Gemini-Award winning host and comedian, Rick Mercer, will host the show. More tickets have just been released, and are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or by phone at 1-855-985-5000.
The CCMA Fans’ Choice Award nominees were also announced today: Gord Bamford, Paul Brandt, Dean Brody, George Canyon and Johnny Reid.
Country Music Week is an annual celebration that brings together industry and fans for four days of seminars, networking opportunities and non-stop music. The week includes a conference, Discovery Showcases, Songwriters’ Cafés, Guitar Pull, FanFest and a whole lot more.
SaskMusic will have a presence at Country Music Week, providing performance spots and support for our many members and nominees who will be in attendance. Many of the official CCMA performance opportunities have not yet been announced, so please stay tuned for further details.
Additionally, we congratulate Samara Yung, who earlier was selected as the Saskatchewan Finalist in the 2014 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest.
For a complete schedule and full list of nominees, please visit www.ccma.org.
2014 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS - SASKATCHEWAN NOMINEES
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Codie Prevost “All Kinds of Crazy”
Codie is a previous nominee for Rising Star (2011, 2012), and Interactive Artist or Group of the Year (2013). His video director Troy Niemans was nominated in 2012 for Video Director of the Year for work including that on Codie’s video “Honky Tonk Groupie”, and Codie’s design team (Hal Schrenk/Mario Varia/Macarena Yanez) was nominated for Album Design of the Year in 2011 for his album “Get Loud”.
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke
Jess won the 2011 CCMA Showcase Performance Award, determined by a jury following performances by the 2011 showcase artists. Producer Mitch Merrett was nominated last year for Producer of the Year for work including that on Jess’ single “Catch Me If You Can.”
RISING STAR: Jess Moskaluke
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke
ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke “Light Up The Night" (Design Team: Sheila Hash/Brandon Heard/Mediavandals
ALL STAR BAND – KEYBOARDS: Bart McKay
Bart has more than a dozen previous nominations in this category.
MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR: O'Reilly International Entertainment Management
OIEM has previous nominations in this category, 2007-2011.
RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR: Bart McKay/Ted Hewitt/Brett Kissel/ Ben Phillips for Brett Kissel’s “Started With A Song”
Bart has five previous nominations in this category.
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR: Bart McKay Productions, Saskatoon
Bart McKay Productions has five previous wins in this category, with an additional three previous nominations.
RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Rob Waloschuk, Dauphin’s Countryfest
Rob has five previous nominations in this category.
RETAILER OF THE YEAR: MusicMax – online (Saskatoon based)
This is the first nomination for MusicMax.
COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR: Canadian Coast To Coast, CJVR- FM
Coast to Coast has won this category twice, with an additional six previous nominations.
COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR: Craven Country Jamboree, Craven
This is the fourth time Craven has been nominated for this category.
MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - MAJOR MARKET: Pat Dubois, CKBL–FM (92.9 The Bull), Saskatoon
This is Pat’s first CCMA nomination.
Note: On-Air Personality(s) of the Year (Major Market), On-Air Personality(s) of the Year (Secondary Market), Radio Station of the Year (Major Market) and Radio Station of the Year (Secondary Market) categories are juried by a nationwide panel to determine the winner in each category; winners will be announced during Country Music Week.
