The 2019 Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) Award nominations have officially been released, and we want to know who you think should take home the big awards this year!
Meghan Patrick and Tim Hicks lead the field with six nominations each, with some great artists also picking up multiple nominations and the chance to bring home some fancy hardware at the awards show in Ottawa this June. More than anything, looking at the list of nominees is a fantastic reminder of the country music talent in Ontario. The established stars and emerging artists nominated in 2019 are all working hard to show Canada and the world their chops, and we love it.
Note: Congratulations are also due to 2019 Impact Award recipients, The Good Brothers. The band's more than 45-year career is definitely worth celebrating!
We've put together some polls here for country music fans to tell us who you think should win some of the big awards on June 16 at The National Arts Centre.
Have a look at some of the photos we've snapped of the 2019 nominees over the last few years, then vote for your picks, and check out all of the categories and nominees to get yourself ready for the CMAO Awards!
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
And stay tuned to the CMAO's social media channels for the link to officially vote for the Fans' Choice Award!
2019 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards Nominees and Fan Opinion Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Take Our Poll
Songwriter(s) of the YearJason Blaine, Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers - Ain't Got Growin' Up Down Yet (Recorded by Jason Blaine)
Meghan Patrick, Kelly Archer, Justin Weaver - Walls Come Down (Recorded by Meghan Patrick)
Tebey, Ryan Lafferty - Who's Gonna Love You (Recorded by Tebey)
Tebey, Sam Ellis, Elizabeth Elkins - Little Girl (Recorded by Kira Isabella)
Tim Hicks, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood - Loud (Recorded by Tim Hicks)
Todd Clark, Jenna Walker, Stuart Walker, Travis Wood, Donovan Woods - Feels Like That (Recorded by The Reklaws)
Gabrielle Goulet
Kristine St-Pierre
Les Rats d'Swompe
Reney Ray
Stef Paquette
J. Richard Hutt - Tianna Woods, My Eyes Are Up Here
Jason Barry - The Western Swing Authority, Big Deal
Jeff Dalziel - Ryan Langdon, Leave Me Right; The Washboard Union, What We're Made Of
Karen Kosowski - The Common Cause Collective, Rise Up Redux; Kira Isabella, I Don't Wanna Know, Jessica Mitchell, Heart of Glass; Leah Daniels, The Story
Scott Cooke, Doug Oliver - Cold Creek County, Money
Amanda Kingsland, Country 101.1
Dave Woods, In The Country
Mike Denney, MDM Recordings
Ron Kitchener, RGK Entertainment
Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
CJBX BX 93, London
CJKX KX96, Oshawa
CKBY Country 101.1, Ottawa
CKDK NEW Country 104, Woodstock
CKKL COUNTRY 94, Ottawa
CFCO Country 92.9, Chatham
CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
CICS KICX 91.7, Sudbury
CKQM Country 105, Peterborough
CKXC Country 93.5, Kingston
CHAW Country 103, Little Current
CICX KICX 106, Orillia
CJDL-FM Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
CKYC Country 93, Owen Sound
CKYY Country 89, Welland