Canadian Country Music Association Awards™ Broadcast thunders through Edmonton as fans cheer on CCMA Award winners
The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) announces the final eight winners as Country Music Week® wraps in Edmonton
EDMONTON, Sept. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian country music rocked Canada from coast to coast tonight, as the 31st CCMA Awards show took place in Edmonton, Alberta. The final eight Canadian Country Music Association Awards™ were given out in a rousing televised ceremony live from Rexall Place.
Crowd favourite Gord Bamford headed to this year's Country Music Week® leading the pack with seven nominations. Tonight he picked up three 2013 CCMA Awards for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and CMT Video of the Year. In total, Bamford won five 2013 CCMA Awards, having previously shared a win earlier in the week with Buddy Owens and Ray Stephenson for Songwriter(s) of the Year, and with Byron Hill for Record Producer of the Year.
Dean Brody also came away a winner, taking home top honour as the Male Artist of the Year, while Kira Isabella won Female Artist of the Year. Last year Isabella won the CCMA Rising Star Award, which this year went to newcomer Bobby Wills, who counts the honour as his first-ever CCMA Award win. The Stellas were also recognized as Group or Duo of the Year, rounding out the awards for 2013.
The 2013 CCMA Awards Broadcast brought together lauded Canadian country music talent from across the country and included crowd pleasing performances by Autumn Hill, Gord Bamford, Jason Blaine, Dean Brody, Chad Brownlee, George Canyon, Emerson Drive, Tim Hicks, High Valley, Kira Isabella, Brett Kissel, Deric Ruttan, Small Town Pistols, Tebey, Dallas Smith and Bobby Wills.
There was no shortage of international stars in the crowd either, as multi-Platinum artists The Band Perry, Hunter Hayes, and Darius Rucker performed live, with Hayes and Rucker also presenting awards.
The full list of 2013 CCMA Award winners announced at the CCMA Awards Broadcast is:
Fans' Choice Award
Terri Clark
Single of the Year
"Leaning On A Lonesome Song" - Gord Bamford
Album of the Year
Is It Friday Yet? - Gord Bamford
CMT Video of the Year
"Leaning On A Lonesome Song" - Gord Bamford
Female Artist of the Year
Kira Isabella
Male Artist of the Year
Dean Brody
Group or Duo of the Year
The Stellas
CCMA RISING STAR Award
Bobby Wills
MEDIA NOTE: The most up to date list of 2013 CCMA Award winners can be found at www.ccma.org throughout Country Music Week.
SOURCE: CCMA
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