Nominees Announced for the 2021 CMAOntario Awards

The Country Music Association of Ontario today announced the nominees for the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards which will take place Sunday, May 30, 2021 as a drive-in event at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Ontario. With five nominations each Meghan Patrick,  Tim Hicks, and Robyn Ottolini lead the pack.

Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverley Mahood, the CMAOntario Award Show will close out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend May 28 – 30, 2021 in Hamilton.

The 9th Annual CMAOntario Award Nominees are:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

“All I Can Do” - Buck Twenty
“F-150” - Robyn Ottolini
“Girls Like Me” - Meghan Patrick
“No Truck Song” - Tim Hicks
“Thank Her For That” - Owen Barney

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

All Woman - Nicole Rayy
Highway Mile - Aaron Allen
Jade Eagleson - Jade Eagleson
Love Wins - Kelly Prescott
The I'm Not Always Hilarious EP - Robyn Ottolini

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

• Callie McCullough, Scotty Kipfer – “After Midnight” . Recorded by Callie McCullough

• Jamie Appleby, Owen Barney, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson, Mike Wise – “Thank Her For That”. Recorded by Owen Barney

• Meghan Patrick, Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson – “Girls Like Me”. Recorded by Meghan Patrick

• Robyn Ottolini, Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – “F-150”. Recorded by Robyn Ottolini

• Tim Hicks, Bruce Wallace, Jeffrey Coplan – “No Truck Song”. Recorded by Tim Hicks

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Elyse Saunders
Kelsi Mayne
Meghan Patrick
Robyn Ottolini
Tianna Woods

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Allen
Andrew Hyatt
Darcy John
David Boyd Janes
Tim Hicks

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Buck Twenty
Jess and Tay
The Abrams
The Reklaws
The Western Swing Authority

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Kristine St-Pierre
Les Rats D’Swompe
Melissa Ouimet
Reney Ray
Stef Paquette

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

Buck Twenty
Callie McCullough
Elyse Saunders
Robyn Ottolini
Sacha

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“All I Can Do” - Buck Twenty
“Broken Boys” - Nicole Rayy
“Girls Like Me” - Meghan Patrick
“No Truck Song” - Tim Hicks
“Where I’m From” - The Reklaws

FANS’ CHOICE

Andrew Hyatt
Jade Eagleson
James Barker Band
Meghan Patrick
Steven Lee Olsen
Tebey
The Reklaws
Tim Hicks

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• Dustin Olyan – Callie McCullough, Twin Kennedy, Mallory Johnson

• Jeff Dalziel - Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints

• Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman - Robyn Ottolini, Alexa Goldie, Cory James Mitchell

• J. Richard Hutt – Jamie Warren, Sean Hogan, Jessie T, Tianna Woods

• Shawn Moore – Ben Hudson, Matt Teed, Emily Clair, Evan Farrell, Emily Kate

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Kelly Prescott 
The Abrams 
The Good Brothers
The Redhill Valleys
The Western Swing Authority

MUSIC INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

Amanda Kingsland, Country 92.3/Rogers Communications
Dave Woods, In The Country
Randy Owen, Radio Host/Personality
Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada 
Tommy KW Lam, Reve Music Group Inc.

Music fans can cast their votes for the Fans' Choice award beginning on April 19 until May 7, 2021 at www.cmaontario.ca/awards/voting.