Co-Host Tenille Townes Wins Big At 2022 CCMA Awards

Tenille Townes cemented her status as one of Canada's top country music stars on September 11, taking home five trophies at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards (CCMAs) in Calgary.

Townes, who also shared co-hosting duties with artist Blanco Brown, led with seven nominations. She won ‘Songwriter of the Year’, ‘Female Artist of the Year’, ‘Single of the Year’ for Girl Who Didn't Care, ‘Entertainer of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’ for Masquerades.

She said of the April 2022 album release, “Masquerades is me setting aside the smiling face I hide behind sometimes and letting the world see more of who I am. In this process, I realised that I am two different people, and I struggle between those two often,” Townes shared in a press release. “I am the introverted songwriter and the fiery performer, and both are true to who I am. I look forward to showing more of these sides in my music and live performances. Music has always been a bridge for me between both of these sides, and I hope this music can help others who can relate.”

I attended my first #CCMAawards 13 yrs ago. I had just started writing my own songs & sat in the seats and dreamt of what it would feel like to be up there someday. Truly still processing all of this, but last night in Calgary was beyond anything I’ve ever imagined…😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/DHxrhsC01h

— Tenille Townes (@tenilletownes) September 12, 2022

Townes has won 14 CCMA Awards in her career. She was also among the performers at the show, closing the night with her song The Last Time. Other performances included Brett Kissel with 98 Degrees, Lindsay Ell with Kaos, Dallas Smith, High Valley and MacKenzie Porter.

Smith and The Reklaws walked away with two wins each. Smith held on to the title of ‘Male Artist of the Year’ for a second year in a row and was named ‘Amazon Music and Alexa Fans’ Choice’. The Relaws took home ‘Group or Duo of the Year’ yet again as well as ‘Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year for What the Truck, alongside Sacha.

Meanwhile, Andrew Hyatt won ‘Rising Star’ award, Corb Lund awarded ‘Alternative Country Album of the Year’ for Songs My Friends Wrote, Hailey Benedict took home ‘Interactive Artist or Group of the Year’, Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album was named the ‘Top Selling Album of the Year’ and Jade Eagleson’s Honkytonk Revival was named the ‘Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year’.

Joey Moi earned the award for ‘Record Producer of the Year’ for Hide From A Broken Heart by Smith and Ben Knechtel was named ‘Video Director of the Year’. Musicians honoured this year were: Matthew Atkins (drummer), Denis Dufresne (fiddle), Mitch Jay (speciality instrument and steel guitar), Brandi Sidoryk (bass), Brendan Waters (keyboard) and Matt McKay (guitar).

Check out some of the winners below:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

• Tenille Arts
• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Tenille Townes * WINNER

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Nothing is Meaningless - Don Amero
• Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass - Gord Bamford
• Honkytonk Revival - Jade Eagleson
• Heart on my Glass - Meghan Patrick
• Masquerades - Tenille Townes * WINNER

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• “Boy Like Me” - Aaron Goodvin
• “Girl Who Don’t Care” - Tenille Townes * WINNER
• “All Night To Figure It Out” - Jade Eagleson
• “Make a Life, Not a Living” - Brett Kissel
• “More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’” - Jade Eagleson & Dean Brody
• “Over All Over Again” - James Barker Band
• “Tailgate to Heaven” - Shawn Austin ft. Chris Lane

FANS CHOICE

• Tenille Arts
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• High Valley
• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Robyn Ottolini
• Dallas Smith * WINNER
• Tenille Townes

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Lindsay Ell
• Tenille Arts
• Megan Patrick
• Robyn Ottolini
• Tenille Townes * WINNER

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Dallas Smith * WINNER

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Reklaws * WINNER
• Tim & the Glory Boys

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• “Girl Who Didn’t Care” - Tenille Townes
• “Heaven on Dirt” - Gord Bamford
• “High School” - Nice Horse * WINNER
• “More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’” - Jade Eagleson & Dean Brody
• “Pickup” - Mackenzie Porter
• “Relationship Goals” - Steven Lee Olsen
• “Whiskey Does” - Tim Hicks

RISING STAR

• Hailey Benedict
• Nate Haller
• Andrew Hyatt * WINNER
• Josh Ross
• Sacha

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Hailey Benedict * WINNER
• Aaron Goodvin
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Reklaws

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Diamond in the Desert - Jason Blaine
• Down-Home - Kyle McKearney
• Homebound - Twin Kennedy
• Songs My Friends Wrote - Corb Lund * WINNER
• Unreleased Songs from the Vault Collection Vol. 4: Let’s Smile Again - Stompin’ Tom Connors

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See the full list of winners here.