Submitted by Don Graham
Every year in September the pilgrimage to celebrate Canadian country music, its artists, songwriters, business folks, radio stations and fans kicks into full gear. This year the gathering was in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and for four days and nights the city rocked with Wranglers, Tony Lamas and pearl snap shirts. The days leading up to the Awards show are filled with old friends gathering together, road musicians reacquainting with compadres; they crisscross on the road with fans, radio folks and country music lovers. Late night hotel lobby jams are common place.
The 2017 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Show had Saskatoonians on their feet at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Canadians from coast-to-coast cheering for all their favourite country stars on CBC when the awards were broadcast exclusively by the national public broadcaster at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT). In the action-packed two-hour event, eight of the most sought-after CCMA Awards were presented and fourteen exceptional performances blew fans away.
Dallas Smith took home one of the biggest awards of the night, Album of the Year, for the second time in his career; in addition to also winning Single of the Year. Brett Kissel took home Male Artist of the Year for the second year in a row, along with Video of the Year. When reached for comment Jim Cressman of Invictus Entertainment had this to say “"Brett is on an unstoppable trajectory. He's laying the groundwork with a great domestic success story to become one of the biggest international stars in the format." Invictus also won an Industry Award for Booking Agency of the Year to which Cressman said I love the recognition, but honestly it's not why we do this. We're driven to grow, learn, adapt and evolve so ultimately we can contribute more value back to our clients. That what drives us."
Newcomer Meaghan Patrick also had a great night, winning both Female Artist of the Year and the SiriusXM RisingStar Award. Thanks to a new partnership with SiriusXM, the CCMA is pleased to announce that as this year’s SiriusXM Rising Star Award winner, Patrick will also receive a $10,000 bursary as part of SiriusXM’s continued efforts to support Canadian artists. Fan-favourites, The Road Hammers, took home Group or Duo of the Year, for the third time.
Leading up to and during the first hour of the 2017 CCMA Awards Show,...
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