SaskMusic extends congratulations to the Saskatchewan nominees for the 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards! The award winners will be announced during Country Music Week in London ON, September 8-11.
Two-time CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Jess Moskaluke of Langenberg, is nominated once again for Female Vocalist of the Year, as well as in the categories of Video of the Year (“Kiss Me Quiet”) and Interactive Artist of the Year. Vancouver’s David Tenniswood is also nominated for Video Director for work on Jess’ “Kiss Me Quiet”.
Saskatoon’s Bart McKay and Bart McKay Productions have received three nominations this year – Keyboard Player of the Year, Record Producer(s) of the Year, and Recording Studio of the Year. Bart is the recipient of seven CCMAs to date with dozens of prior nominations.
Forty-two CCMA Awards will be presented over the course of several award ceremonies during Country Music Week, including the CCMA Industry Lunch & Awards, CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards, CCMA All-Star Band Awards and the CCMA Awards Show. The televised Awards Show will be broadcast from Budweiser Gardens on CBC, Sunday, September 11 at 8pm, followed by an encore airing on CMT at 10pm ET/7pm PT.
The Fans’ Choice Award nominees for this year, which will be voted on by Canadian country music fans, are Dean Brody, Brett Kissel, Johnny Reid, Dallas Smith and Yoan.
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 support for our members and nominees who will be in attendance. Special performances will include Regina’s Alex Runions performing in the prestigious Songwriters’ Series, Weyburn’s Tenille Arts as a top six finalist in the 2016 CCMA Discovery Program (performing in the Discovery Showcase on September 8); and Regina’s Amy Nelson performing at an official CCMA event (TBA) as the 2016 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest winner.
An additional eight award categories are not included in this list:
- On-Air Personality(ies) of the Year (Large Market) and (Medium or Small Market), Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) and (Medium or Small Market) submissions are juried, so nominees are not posted in these categories
- Top Selling Album of the Year, Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year and Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year are determined by sales.
- CCMA Discovery Award – are decided by a jury of industry professionals from the six Discovery Award finalists.
For a complete schedule and full list of nominees, please visit www.ccma.org.
2016 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS - SASKATCHEWAN NOMINEES
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke
Jess was the winner of this award in 2014 and 2015.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke, “Kiss Me Quiet”*
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Jess Moskaluke
Jess was also nominated in this category in 2014.
Jess also has previous CCMA nominations for Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Rising Star.
*Jess’ video director, David Tenniswood, is also nominated this year for VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR for her video, “Kiss Me Quiet”.
KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Bart McKay
Bart has fifteen previous nominations in this category, in addition to winning it in 2014 and 2015.
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR: Bart McKay Productions, Saskatoon
Bart McKay Productions has five previous wins in this category, with an additional five prior nominations.
RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR: Bart McKay, Mickey Jack Cones and Brett Kissel, for Brett Kissel’s “Pick Me Up”
Bart has been nominated in this category six times previously.
COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR: Canadian Coast to Coast – CJVR FM
Coast to Coast won this category in 2007 and 2008, with an additional seven previous nominations.
RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR: Rob Waloschuk, Performance Promotions Ltd.
Rob has seven previous nominations in this category.
