Filmed in Burl’s Creek, Ontario and Nashville, Tennessee, the Canadian Country Music Awards 2020 celebrated this year’s best in Country, recognizing the work of Canada’s biggest and brightest stars in the scene and the industry. However, this weekend wasn’t only about those who went home with their hands full; it was a celebration of music, people, community and the hard work that puts it all together.
If you didn’t catch the premiere, keep reading to find out about everything that went down at the awards show. And if you want the perfect mood for this read, do not hesitate to check out these Country Jams first. The show began with a performance from someone we all know very well: The Reklaws.
Winner Highlights
If we include Saturday’s CCMA Music Industry Awards as well, Brett Kissel won four awards including the Fan’s Choice Award and Album of the Year for “Now or Never”, while both Tenille Townes (Female Artist of the Year) and Dallas Smith (TD Entertainer of the Year) were close seconds with three awards each. Other winners include James Barker Band, The Washboard Union and Tenille Arts.
James Barker Band won Single of the Year with “Keep It Simple”
James Barker Band won the award for Single of the Year with their track “Keep It Simple”, released by Universal Music Canada. The track is featured on their “Singles Only” EP, which you can listen to here (and we highly recommend). James Barker Band are proud members of the full list of 2020 CCMAs winners:
TD ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Dean Brody
- Brett Kissel
- The Reklaws
- Dallas Smith
- Tenille Townes
ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Black Sheep – Dean Brody
- Love, Heartbreak, & Everything In Between – Tenille Arts
- Now Or Never – Brett Kissel
- Singles Only – James Barker Band
- Wild As Me – Meghan Patrick
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
- Dean Brody
- Jade Eagleson
- Hunter Brothers
- James Barker Band
- Brett Kissel
- MacKenzie Porter
- The Reklaws
- Dallas Smith
- Tebey
- Tenille Townes
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Lindsay Ell
- Jess Moskaluke
- Meghan Patrick
- MacKenzie Porter
- Tenille Townes
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR AWARD
- High Valley
- Hunter Brothers
- James Barker Band
- The Reklaws
- The Washboard Union
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Dan Davidson
- Lindsay Ell
- Aaron Goodvin
- Nice Horse
- Tenille Townes
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Dean Brody
- Jade Eagleson
- Brett Kissel
- Dallas Smith
- Tebey
RISING STAR AWARD
- Tenille Arts
- Matt Lang
- Tyler Joe Miller
- Emily Reid
- Sons Of Daughters
ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Everbound – The Washboard Union
- Fingers Crossed – JJ Shiplett
- Kalsey Kulyk – Kalsey Kulyk
- Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
- The Other Way – Donovan Woods
SINGLE OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Count The Ways – Jade Eagleson
- Drop – Dallas Smith
- Keep It Simple – James Barker Band
- Single Man – High Valley
- Whiskey In A Teacup – Dean Brody
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Skip Black, Aaron Goodvin, Matt Nolen
- Song: Good Ol’ Bad Days (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)
- Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Jenna Walker, Stuart Walker
- Song: I Do Too (Performed By: The Reklaws)
- Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson, Tenille Townes
- Song: Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) (Performed By: Tenille Townes)
- Jeff Coplan, Tim Hicks, Bruce Wallace
- Song: No Truck Song (Performed By: Tim Hicks)
- MacKenzie Porter, Jordan Sapp, Parker Welling
- Song: These Days (Performed By: MacKenzie Porter)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD
- Country Thunder – The Washboard Union
- Drink About Me – Brett Kissel
- Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) – Tenille Townes
- No Truck Song – Tim Hicks
- Silver Lining – Hunter Brothers
And that’s a wrap! We want to congratulate all the winners and the amazing team that made this whole show possible. Did your favourite artist win the awards you wanted? Let us know on Instagram at @Umusic!
