The Country Music Association of Ontario
Announces Winners of the
9th Annual CMAOntario Awards
The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) tonight celebrated the talent and achievements of Ontario’s country music industry across 17 categories with a drive-in award show at Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton. Meghan Patrick from Bowmanville, Ontario lead with three wins, followed by Aaron Allen from London, Ontario with two wins.
Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverly Mahood, the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards was a drive-in country music awards show that included live performances by Aaron Allen, Susan Aglukark, Buck Twenty, David Boyd Janes, Owen Barney, Reney Ray, Tim Hicks, Robyn Ottolini, Kelly Prescott, Sacha, Elyse Saunders, The Redhill Valleys, and the CMAOntario Awards house band The Western Swing Authority.
THE WINNERS OF THE 9TH ANNUAL CMAONTARIO AWARDS ARE:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR sponsored by PURE COUNTRY 93
“No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks
Aaron and Aimee Allen at the 2021 CMA Ontario Awards Photography By : Spencer Smye
ALBUM OF THE YEAR sponsored by Country 106.7
Highway Mile – Aaron Allen
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR sponsored by SOCAN
Owen Barney, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson, Mike Wise, Jamie Appleby – “Thank Her For That”, Recorded By Owen Barney
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Countryfest Productions
Meghan Patrick
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by Boreal Botanical
Aaron Allen
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR sponsored by Country 103
Buck Twenty
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR sponsored by Skelton Truck Lines
The Abrams
FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR sponsored by Desjardins
Les Rats D’Swompe
RISING STAR sponsored by Slaight Music
Robyn Ottolini
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR sponsored by MNP
“Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick
Meghan Patrick performs at Burl’s Creek as part of their 2021 Endless Summer Series Photography By : Spencer Smye
FANS’ CHOICE sponsored by Tourism Hamilton
Meghan Patrick
RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Metalworks Recording Studios
Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints
MUSIC INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Calcul8
Randy Owen, Radio Host/Personality
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET) sponsored by Fielding Estate Winery
CKDK Country 104, Woodstock
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET) sponsored by Lucknow’s Music in the Fields
CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL MARKET) sponsored by Niagara Falls Craft Distillers
CICX Pure Country 106, Orillia
MRC DATA COMPASS AWARD
The Reklaws
THE HOLLY & STEVE KASSAY GENEROUS SPIRIT AWARD
Patrice Whiffen
The CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend hosted three drive-in tailgate concerts at Ancaster Fairgrounds September 3-5, 2021 including the New Faces Showcase & Concert, the Legacy Revival, and the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards, presented by Slaight Music, with support from Ontario Creates.
CMAOntario will donate a portion of proceeds from the New Faces Showcase and the Legacy Revival concert to local charities Hamilton Food Share and Tim Hortons Foundation Camps.
CMAOntario would like to thank their partners and sponsors Slaight Music, Ontario Creates, Tourism Hamilton, Tourism London, Bayshore Broadcasting, Blackburn Radio, Country 103, Cithara Guitars Inc, Country 104, Country 106.7, Country 89, CountryFest Productions, Country Wild Music Festival, Desjardins, Fielding Estate Winery, GrowUp Conference, Havelock Country Jamboree, Hot Country 93.9, Just Hunt Inc, KX Country 94.7, KX Country 95.9, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Lucknow Music in the Fields, MNP Consulting, MRC Data Nielsen Music, Music Ontario, Niagara Falls Craft Distillery, Pure Country 93, Pure Country 106, Rogers, RVezy, Seeds & Co, Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, Skelton Truck Lines, SOCAN, Super Crawl, The Syndicut & Willow Sound, Tourism London, VEC Entertainment Group, and Warner Music.
The 2022 CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend will take place in London, Ontario.
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