Following is a complete list of the 2012 CCMA winners from tonight live broadcast on CBC. The 2012 CCMA AWARDS aired Sunday, September 9th at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC, with an encore airing on CMT in Canada at 10 p.m. ET
THE 2012 CCMA AWARDS WINNERS
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
* Winner: Johnny Reid
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Terri Clark
Hey Romeo
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
* Winner: They Don’t Make Em’ Like That Anymore – Jason Blaine
Canadian Girls – Dean Brody
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford
Somebody Somewhere – Dallas Smith
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
* Winner: DIRT – Dean Brody
16 & 1 – Doc Walker
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Give It Away – Paul Brandt
Roots And Wings – Terri Clark
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Is It Friday Yet? (written by Gord Bamford/Roger Brown/Byron Hill; performed by Gord Bamford)
Canadian Girls (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody)
Fire It Up (written by Marty Dodson/Alan Frew/Johnny Reid; performed by Johnny Reid)
Mainstreet, 1979 (written by Deric Ruttan; performed by Deric Ruttan)
They Don’t Make Em’ Like That Anymore (written by Jason Blaine/Deric Ruttan; performed by Jason Blaine
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
* Winner: In This House – The Stellas
Canadian Girls – Dean Brody
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Give It Away – Paul Brandt
I’m Your Man – Ryan Laird
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Tara Oram
Michelle Wright
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Dean Brody
Gord Bamford
Jason Blaine
Chad Brownlee
Johnny Reid
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Hey Romeo
Doc Walker
Emerson Drive
High Valley
The Stellas
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Jimmy Rankin
Ridley Bent
Shane Chisholm
Sean Hogan
Corb Lund
RISING STAR
* Winner: Kira Isabella
Ryan Laird
Codie Prevost
Dallas Smith
The Stellas
TOP SELLING CANADIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Canadian Sales only)
* Winner: Johnny Reid – Fire It Up
TOP SELLING INTERNAITONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Canadian sales only)
* Winner: Lady Antebellum – Own The Night
AWARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT
ARTIST HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
* Johnny Burke
BUILDER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
* Ralph Murphy
SLAIGHT MUSIC HUMANITARIAN AWARD
* Tenille
LEONARD T. RAMBEAU INTERNATIONAL AWARD
THE HANK SMITH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
* Larry Delaney
2012 CCMA ALL-STAR BAND AWARD WINNERS
DRUMS
* Winner: Chad Melchert (Gord Bamford)
Matthew Atkins (Jason Blaine, Deric Ruttan)
Mark Branconnier (Gord Bamford/Studio)
Steve Broadhurst (Doc Walker)
Brad Tebble (Hey Romeo)
BASS
* Winner: Lisa Dodd (Gord Bamford)
Nick Czarnogorski (Johnny Reid/The Stellas)
Curtis Ebner (Hey Romeo)
Dennis Marcenko (One More Girl/The Higgins)
Travis Switzer (Deric Ruttan/Jason Blaine/PEAR)
GUITAR
* Winner: Jason Barry (Jason Blaine/Dean Brody/Aaron Lines)
Darren Gusnowsky (Hey Romeo)
Matt McKay (Gord Bamford/Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Session)
Murray Pulver (Doc Walker)
KEYBOARDS
* Winner: Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo)
Keith Floen (The Travelling Mabels/Session)
Scott Galloway (Dean Brody)
Mike Little (Alee/George Canyon)
Bart McKay (Brad Johner/Aaron Lines)
FIDDLE
* Winner: Denis Dufresne (PEAR/Deric Ruttan)
Lynae Dufresne (PEAR)
Shane Guse (Jason Blaine/George Canyon/The Western Swing Authority)
Donny Parenteau (Donny Parenteau)
Ali Raney (Jason Blaine/Jason McCoy/Tara Oram)
STEEL GUITAR
* Winner: Jeff Bradshaw (Session)
John Ellis (Ridley Bent/Session)
Smokey Fennell (Danny Hooper/Brett Kissel/Krysta Scoggins)
Doug Johnson (Jason Blaine/Tonya Kennedy/Session)
Ed Ringwald (George Canyon)
SPECIAL INSTRUMENT
* Winner: Shane Chisholm – Gastank Bass (Shane Chisholm)
Denis Dufresne – Mandolin (PEAR)
Shane Guse – Mandolin (Jason Blaine/George Canyon)
Robin Pelletier – Mandolin (Gord Bamford)
Curtis Rempel – Mandolin (High Valley)
2012 CCMA INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS
MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR
* Winning: RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Cache Entertainment Inc.
Hummel Entertainment
MDM Recordings Inc.
O’Reilly International Entertainment Management
BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR
* Winner: The Agency Group
Big Air Entertainment
Cressman Sakamoto Agency
Paquin Entertainment
RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Lindsay Ell/Rod Tate (Calgary Stampede)
Kelly Berehulka (Casinos of Winnipeg)
Jim Cressman (Cressman Sakamoto Agency)
Rob Waloschuk (Dauphin’s Countryfest/Performance Promotions)
Larry Werner (Big Valley Jamboree/Panhandle Productions)
COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dancehall – Calgary, AB
Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
The Corral – Oshawa, ON
Duke’s Country Club – Grande Prairie, AB
Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steakhouse – Medicine Hat, AB
ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Mitch Nevins/Mark Maryanovich/Jill Snell – DIRT (Dean Brody)
Patrick Duffy/Rob Waymen – Is It Friday Yet? (Gord Bamford)
Jason Blaine/Megan Chalmers – Life So Far (Jason Blaine)
Mediavandals/Brandon Heard/Sheila Hash/Mark Maryanovich – Love Me Or Leave Me (Chad Brownlee)
Antoine Moonen/Ivan Otis – Roots And Wings (Terri Clark)
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Chad Brownlee
Hey Romeo
Johnny Reid
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Stephano Barberis (Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford; Somebody Somewhere – Dallas Smith)
Antonio Hrynchuk (Carried Away – Chad Brownlee; Down Dusty Roads – Bryce Pallister)
Margaret Malandruccolo (I’m Your Man – Ryan Laird; In This House – The Stellas; Maybe – One More Girl)
Troy Niemans (I’m Gone – Victoria Banks; Honky Tonk Groupie – Codie Prevost; I Will Wait – Six West)
Warren P. Sonoda (Saddle Up – George Canyon)
MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
* Winner: ole
EMI Music Publishing
Grand & Gee Music Group
Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
Universal Music Publishing Group
RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Gord Bamford/Byron Hill (Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford)
Jason Blaine/Jason Barry (Life So Far – Jason Blaine)
John Ellis (16 & 1 – Doc Walker)
Bart McKay (Journey On – Todd Richard)
Johnny Reid (Fire It Up – Johnny Reid)
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
Armoury Studios – Vancouver, BC
Barrytone Studios – St. Clements, ON
MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB
The Drive Shed Recording Studios – Toronto, ON
RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Open Road Recordings
EMI Music Canada
On Ramp Records Inc.
Royalty Records Inc.
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Ron Harwood (EMI Music Canada)
Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.)
Brianne Deslippe (Open Road Recordings)
Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings)
Rob Smith (Royalty Records Inc.)
RETAILER OF THE YEAR
* Winner: iTunes Canada
HMV Canada Inc.
Lammle’s Western Wear & Tack
Walmart Canada Corp.
COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Employee Of The Week (CMT)
Canadian Coast To Coast (CJVR-FM)
Canadian Country Spotlight (Syndicated)
Chevrolet Top 20 Countdown (CMT)
Johnny Reid – Fire It Up Live (CMT)
COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
* Winner: Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose, AB
Dauphin’s Countryfest – Dauphin, MB
Manitoulin Country Fest – Little Current, ON
Summer Send Off – Ponoka, AB
2012 CCMA BROADCAST AWARD WINNERS
MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- MAJOR MARKET
* Winner: Scott Phillips – CKRY-FM/CISN-FM – Calgary, AB/ Edmonton, AB
Larry Donohue – CFCW – Edmonton, AB
Chris Harding – CJBX-FM – London, ON
Mark Patric – CJJR-FM – Vancouver, BC
Jay Richards – CJWW – Saskatoon, SK
MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- SECONDARY MARKET
* Winner: Tim Day – CKGY-FM – Red Deer, AB
Shilo Bellis – CJXL-FM – Moncton, NB
Cal Gratton – CIXM-FM/CJVR-FM – Whitecourt, AB/Melfort, SK
KT Timmermans – CFRM-FM – Little Current, ON
Peter Walker – CJKX-FM – Oshawa, ON
