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2020 Canadian Country Music Awards
The 2020 Canadian Country Music Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music in 2019 and 2020, were presented on September 27, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the event was presented as an outdoor ceremony from the Burl's Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. Performers included Dean Brody, Brett Kissel, The Reklaws, Dallas Smith, Don Amero, Jade Eagleson, Hunter Brothers, James Barker Band, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jojo Mason, Jess Moskaluke, Tebey and Marie-Mai at Burl's Creek, and Lindsay Ell, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Meghan Patrick, MacKenzie Porter and Tenille Townes performing remotely from Nashville, as well as guest appearances by American country stars Tim McGraw, Kane Brown and Sam Hunt with Breland. The ceremony was broadcast by the Global Television Network, as well as on several country radio stations owned by Corus Entertainment. Nominees and winners Nominations were announced on July 22, 2020. Music Radio Industry References {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burl's Creek Event Grounds
Burl's Creek Event Grounds is a large-scale outdoor music venue in Oro-Medonte township, north of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the south side of Ontario Highway 11, Highway 11 on Oro-Medonte's 8th Line, between Barrie and Orillia. It most notably holds the Boots and Hearts Music Festival in August each summer, and the Barrie Automotive Flea Market each June and September. Description Spanning over , Burl's Creek Event Grounds is the largest unused outdoor music venue in Canada. Operating as an event park since 1984, Burl's Creek changed ownership in 2014. Subsequent site alterations and landscaping developed three natural turf amphitheatres for concert viewing. A 1930s-era timber-framed barn was retrofitted into a centrepiece. Cat 5 Fibre cable was installed throughout the grounds, which are serviced by an independent cellular network, cellular system. In addition to the Cat 5, the event grounds owns 1200 garbage cans, 225 portable toilets, 45 picnic tables, 3 show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Barker Band
The James Barker Band is a Canadian country group formed in Woodville, Ontario, in 2015. The band consists of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen, and Bobby Martin. In Canada, they have four number one country singles with "Chills (James Barker Band song), Chills", "Keep It Simple (James Barker Band song), Keep It Simple", "Over All Over Again", and "New Old Trucks". They are currently signed to Starseed Records. Career In 2015, they won the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival and the following year, they were signed to Universal Music Canada. The band's debut extended play, ''Game On (EP), Game On'', was released April 21, 2017. The band received two Juno Award nominations for Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year, Breakthrough Group of the Year and Juno Award for Country Album of the Year, Country Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018, 2018 Juno Awards, winning the second. In 2018, the band's song "Chills (James Barker Band song), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Hunt
Sam Lowry Hunt (born December 8, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Hunt played football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sports career before signing with MCA Nashville in 2014. Prior to his successful solo career, Hunt was credited for writing singles for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Billy Currington, and Reba McEntire. His debut studio album, '' Montevallo'', broke several chart records with five singles spawned from the record, including three consecutive Hot Country Songs chart and four Country Airplay chart number ones. The lead single from the album, "Leave the Night On", peaked concurrently on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, making Hunt the first country artist in 22 years, since Billy Ray Cyrus, to reach the top of three country charts simultaneously in the Nielsen SoundScan-era. He is also the first country artist since Clint Black to occupy both year-end number one alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kane Brown
Kane Allen Brown (born October 21, 1993) is an American singer. Brown first came to the attention of the public through social media. He released his first EP, titled '' Closer'', in June 2015, and followed it with a new single, " Used to Love You Sober", in October 2015. After Brown signed with RCA Nashville in early 2016, the song was included on his EP '' Chapter 1'', released in March 2016. He released his first full-length album, the self-titled ''Kane Brown'', on December 2, 2016. The single "What Ifs" came from this album, and in October 2017, Brown became the first artist to have simultaneous number ones on all five main ''Billboard'' country charts. Brown released his second album, ''Experiment'', in November 2018, which became his first number one album on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Brown was raised in rural northwest Georgia and in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, area. He is multiracial, with a white mother, Tabatha Brown, and an African-American father who is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those albums have reached number one on the Top Country Albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album '' Not a Moment Too Soon'' being the top country album of 1994. In total, McGraw's albums have produced 65 singles, 25 of which have reached number one on the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts. Three of these singles – "It's Your Love", "Just to See You Smile", and "Live Like You Were Dying" – were respectively the top country songs of 1997, 1998, and 2004 according to ''Billboard'' Year-End. He has also won three Grammy Awards, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and three People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour, which was done in partnership with his wife, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. After the war, the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base. Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-county gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenille Townes
Tenille Nicole Townes (born Nadkrynechny; January 20, 1994) is a Canadian country music singer from Grande Prairie, Alberta. In 2011, at the age of 17, she was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year. Biography Townes was raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and attended Peace Wapiti Academy high school. She was introduced to country music by her parents and grandparents during trips in the family car. At the age of nine, she attended a concert by Shania Twain during her Up! Tour bearing a sign asking for chance to sing with Twain on stage, which Twain granted. In 2009, she released the single "Home Now", a song she wrote from the perspective of a daughter whose father is posted in the war in Afghanistan, a topic she learned about in school. The track was produced by country musician Duane Steele. She released her first album, ''Real'', in June 2011. She has raised over $1.9 million for Sunrise House, a shelter for homeless youth in Alberta, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacKenzie Porter
MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990) is a Canadian country music, country singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released one self-titled album and achieved four Canada Country number ones with "About You (MacKenzie Porter song), About You", "These Days (MacKenzie Porter song), These Days", "Seeing Other People (song), Seeing Other People", and "Pickup (song), Pickup". She is featured on Dustin Lynch's number one Country Airplay hit "Thinking 'Bout You (Dustin Lynch song), Thinking 'Bout You". As an actor she is best known for her leading role as a future-sent medic in the television series ''Travelers (TV series), Travelers''. Early life MacKenzie Porter was raised on a cattle and bison ranch near Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat, Alberta. She began studying piano, violin, and singing, voice at age four. While growing up she toured in a family band with her brother, 2004 ''Canadian Idol'' winner Kalan Porter. Their grandfather Robert Harold Porter, Bob Porter was Member of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meghan Patrick
Meghan Patrick (born March 25, 1987) is a Canadian-American country singer-songwriter from Bowmanville, Ontario, signed to Warner Music Canada, and Riser House Entertainment. She released her debut album, ''Grace & Grit'', on April 29, 2016. Patrick counts Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Aretha Franklin as her influences. She has one #1 Canada Country hit with " Walls Come Down". Career Prior to setting out as a solo artist, Patrick was the lead singer of the Stone Sparrows who released an EP and a full-length album before the members parted ways amicably in 2013 after playing their second Boots and Hearts Music Festival. Since going solo, Patrick signed a recording contract with Warner Music Canada, and a publishing deal with Olé Nashville. Her debut album, '' Grace & Grit'', was released on April 29. In making this album Patrick worked with producers Justin Niebank (Vince Gill, LeAnn Rimes), Vince Gill, Chad Kroeger, Chris Baseford (Nickelback, Avril Lavigne) and Carly Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Ell
Lindsay Elizabeth Ell (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian-American country pop singer, songwriter, guitarist and television personality from Calgary, Alberta. Her music incorporates elements of rock and blues. She was signed to the US record label Stoney Creek Records, an imprint of Broken Bow Records. Her debut extended play, '' Worth the Wait'', was released in March 2017. Her first full-length country album, '' The Project'', was released in August 2017 and debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Country Album Sales chart. Since 2022, she has been the host of the revived ''Canada's Got Talent'' reality television series. Early life Lindsay Ell was born in Calgary. She started playing the piano at six, until she discovered her father's collection of guitars scattered throughout the house, switching at age eight; "I fell in love with the guitar," says Lindsay. "It's a huge part of who I am." Lindsay fell in love with the blues and started songwriting at age 10. Ell was valedictoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Mai
Marie-Mai (born Marie-Mai Bouchard on July 7, 1984, in Varennes, Quebec) is a Canadian singer from Quebec. She was initially known as one of the finalists of the first season of the Quebec reality show '' Star Académie''. Background Marie-Mai was born to an actor father Marie-Mai began her interest in music in her early years when practicing piano lessons and also participated in musical theatre. Shortly, she began singing and her grandmother noticed her talent. In the following years, she would help Marie-Mai improve her singing abilities even further. At that time, her grandmother suggested to her that she audition for a new competition, '' Star Académie''. Prior to this, in 2001, she would start to perform in shows at Montreal's Théâtre Musical in the ''Passion intense'' show. She became a finalist in the 2003 edition, in which she was immediately noticed by her pop-rock style. She finished third behind Marie-Elaine Thibert, the runner-up of the competition, and Wilf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tebey
Tebey Solomon Ottoh (born October 14, 1983), known mononymously as Tebey, is a Canadian-American country music singer and multi-genre songwriter. His debut single, "We Shook Hands (Man to Man)", hit 47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts and remains his only American chart hit. He has composed several singles for other artists, in addition to releasing music of his own. Tebey has landed seven songs in the top ten of the Canada Country airplay chart, including the number one hit " Who's Gonna Love You" in 2018. Early life He started singing in church at the age of five and then began to sing at local events. In 1990 and again in 1994, he won the 14-and-under male division of the Canadian Open Country Singing Contest, and in 1996 and 1998, the 18-and-under male division. At 15, he signed a development deal with a major Nashville record label and moved to that city with his father, a Nigerian-born electronics engineer, with his mother and siblings staying back at their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
