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Terri Clark, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jason McCoy and Lisa Brokop Announced as Leading Canadian Country Music Awards Nominees 2001 EventCALGARY, Alberta, Canada (July 31, 2001)‹Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced the Year 2001 Nominees for the Canadian Country Music Awards. Headlining the list with multiple nominations and setting a precedent in her inaugural year of eligibility is native Albertan Carolyn Dawn Johnson who is up for a total of ten CCMA Awards.Other artists with multiple nominations in various categories include Terri Clark with six nominations; Ontario¹s Jason McCoy received five nominations; 16 year-old Adam Gregory of Edmonton earned four nominations with his major label debut; and indie artist Lisa Brokop collected a total of five nominations, including Album of the Year for her current project Undeniable, Female Artist, and Independent Female Artist. Mirroring this accomplishment is Jamie Warren with three nominations including both Male Artist and Male Independent Artist of the Year, along with Independent Song of the Year. The CCMA Awards Show also includes two fan-voted awards. The TELUS Mobility Fans¹ Choice Award allows fans to call in to vote from this year¹s list of nominees: Paul Brandt, Terri Clark, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Jason McCoy, and The Wilkinsons. Beginning August 1 and ending September 9, Canadian Country Music fans may participate in the voting process by calling 900-870-CCMA or via their TELUS Mobility Web ready wireless phone to support the artist nominee of their choice. Internet voting will also be available, beginning August 1, at www.ccma.org /or/ www.TELUScountry.com. Year 2001 marks the addition of a new category to the program, the Roots Artist or Group of the Year Award. The nominees in this category are a mix of well-known artists such as Scotty Campbell and The Mike Plume Band. The awards presentation is the high point of the country music year at the close of Canadian Country Music Week each September. The Year 2001 Awards show will be held Monday, September 10, 2001 at Calgary¹s Pengrowth Saddledome. The Awards show will feature appearances by Canadian icons Anne Murray and Gordon Lightfoot and showcase artists and performers from prior years as well as some special surprises. This year¹s show will be broadcast live on CBC and CMT in the United States with a later re-broadcast by CMT--Canada. Canadian Country Music Week-2001 begins September 7, 2001. Tickets to the Awards show, to be held on September 10, are now on sale online at www.ticketmaster.ca or by calling TicketMaster.
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Here
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| SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR |
Complicated
written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson/ Shaye Smith
recorded by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Fix
Anything
written by Jason McCoy/Denny Carr
recorded by Jason McCoy
Georgia
written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Troy Verges
recorded by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
written by Terri Clark/Mary Chapin Carpenter
recorded by Terri Clark
Only
Know I Do
written by David C. Martin/Jamie Houston
recorded by Adam Gregory
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| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Lisa
Brokop
Terri Clark
Tara Lyn Hart
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Michelle Wright
| MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Julian
Austin
Paul Brandt
Adam Gregory
Jason McCoy
Jamie Warren
| GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR |
Farmer’s
Daughter
Lace
Poverty Plainsmen
Prairie Oyster
The Wilkinsons
| ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR |
Scotty
Campbell
Great Big Sea
The Guthries
Natalie MacMaster
Mike Plume Band
| THE CHEVY TRUCK RISING STAR AWARD |
Steve Fox
Adam Gregory
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Aaron Lines
Amanda Stott
| 2001 CCMA Industry Award Nominees |
| MANAGER OF THE YEAR |
Bruce
Allen
(Martina McBride/Anne Murray)
Dean
Brokop
(Lisa Brokop)
Tom
Cross
(Beverley Mahood/Lace)
Brian
Ferriman
(Michelle Wright)
Ron
Kitchener
(Jason McCoy)
| BOOKING AGENT OF THE YEAR |
Paul
Biro
(The Key Entertainment Group)
Richard
Mills
(S.L. Feldman & Associates)
Julian
Paquin
(Paquin Entertainment)
Greg
Thomas
(The Key Entertainment Group)
Rob
Zifarelli
(Paquin Entertainment)
| TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR |
Rob
Bennett
(House of Blues)
Jerry
Carroll
(Nashville North)
Ron
Sakamoto
(Gold & Gold Productions)
Richard
Sharpe
(NEXT Presentations Canada)
Larry
Werner
(Big Valley Jamboree)
| COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR |
Cook County Saloon - Edmonton, AB
Cowboy’s - Calgary, AB
Nashville North - Norval, ON
Ranchman’s Restaurant - Calgary, AB
The Pump Roadhouse - Regina, SK
| ALBUM GRAPHICS OF THE YEAR |
El
Nino
Barry Mathers, Art Director
(The Cruzeros)
Honky
Tonk Sonatas
Anna Gorchkova, Art Director
(Jason McCoy)
String
Of Pearls
Patrick Duffy, Art Director
(Prairie Oyster)
The
Way I’m Made
Catherine McRae, Art Director
(Adam Gregory)
Undeniable
Kaldor Design, Art Director
(Lisa Brokop)
| VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR |
Complicated
Lisa Mann, Director
(Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
Kind
Of Like It’s Love
Rob Cuffely, Director
(Jason McCoy)
Man
In The Moon
Sean Danby, Director
(Prairie Oyster)
Only
Know I Do
Sean Michael Turell, Director
(Adam Gregory)
Sunny
Day In The Park
Terrance Odette, Director
(Jamie Warren)
| MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR |
Balmur Corus Music Inc.
BMG Music Publishing Canada
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Universal Music Canada
Warner/Chappell Music Canada
| RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR |
Richard Hutt - In The Middle Of Something (Diane Chase)
Daniel LeBlanc - Forever Loving You (Julian Austin)
David C. Martin - The Way I’m Made (Adam Gregory)
Tom McKillip - Undeniable (Lisa Brokop)
Prairie Oyster & Bob Doidge - Man In The Moon (Prairie Oyster)
| 2001 CCMA Industry Award Nominees |
| RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR |
Cedartree Recording Studios - Kitchener, ON
Lonesome Pine Studios - Toronto, ON
Louis Sedmak Productions - Edmonton, AB
Metalworks Studios - Mississauga, ON
Sundae Sound Studio - Calgary, AB
| MAJOR RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR |
BMG Music Canada
EMI Music Canada
Sony Music Canada Inc.
Universal Music Canada
Warner Music Canada Ltd.
| INDEPENDENT RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR |
Loggerhead Records
Moon Tan Music
Royalty Records Inc.
Stony Plain Recording Co. Ltd.
TooHip Records
| RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR |
Warren Copnick (BMG Music Canada)
Ron Harwood (Universal Music Canada)
Holger Petersen (Stony Plain Records)
Jill Snell (BMG Music Canada)
Beth Warren (TooHip Records)
| RETAILER OF THE YEAR |
A&B Sound
HMV
Sam The Record Man
Wal-Mart
Zellers
| RECORD STORE OF THE YEAR |
A&B Sound - 106th Street, Edmonton, AB
HMV - West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, AB
HMV - Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Sam The Record Man - Chinook Centre, Calgary, AB
Sam The Record Man - Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
| COUNTRY EVENT OF THE YEAR |
Big Valley Jamboree - Camrose, AB
Calgary Stampede - Calgary, AB
Havelock Jamboree - Havelock, ON
Merritt Mountain Music Festival - Merritt, BC
Watershed Festival - Walkerton, ON
| COUNTRY MUSIC PERSON OF THE YEAR |
Warren Copnick
Larry Delaney
Ed Harris
Jill Snell
Randy Stark
| 2001 CCMA Broadcast Award Nominees |
| COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR |
Backstage at the CCMA’s with Adam Gregory
Canadian Country Countdown
CMT The Screening Room
Huron Carole
Inside Country
| STATION OF THE YEAR - Secondary Market |
CJGX - Yorkton, SK
CJVR - Melfort, SK
CKKR-FM - Cranbrook, BC
KICX-FM - Midland, ON
| MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - Major Market |
Joel Christie - CHAM, Hamilton, ON
Larry Donohue - CFCW, Edmonton, AB
Paul Larsen - CKRY-FM, Calgary, AB
Mark Patric - CJJR-FM, Vancouver, BC
Dawn Woroniuk - CJWW, Saskatoon, SK
| MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR - Secondary Market |
Steve Bohan – CHAT, Medicine Hat, AB
Jennifer Bradley - CKGY, Red Deer, AB
Derm Carnduff - KICX-FM, Midland, ON
Cal Gratton - CJVR, Melfort, SK
Bob Martineau - CJXX-FM, Grande Prairie, AB
| 2001 CCMA Independant Award Nominees |
| INDEPENDENT MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Colin Amey
Sean Hogan
Duane Steele
Rick Tippe
Jamie Warren
| INDEPENDENT FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
Eli Barsi
Lisa Brokop
Diane Chase
Shirley Myers
Jessica Robinson
| INDEPENDENT GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR |
The Cruzeros
Foster Martin Band
Hawg Wylde
Johner Brothers
Poverty Plainsmen
| INDEPENDENT SONG OF THE YEAR |
Something
Undeniable
(written by Lisa Brokop/Cyril Rawson/Richard Wold;
recorded by Lisa Brokop)
Taking
Back My Heart
(written by Tommy Lee James/Cynthia Weil; recorded by Diane
Chase)
Real
True Love
(written by Shirley Myers/Rod Nicholson; recorded by Shirley Myers)
When
You Say Jump
(written and recorded by Rick Tippe)
Sunny
Day In The Park
(written by Tim Louis/Jamie Warren; recorded by Jamie Warren)
| 2001 CCMA Musician Award Nominees |
| BACK-UP BAND OF THE YEAR |
The Austinators (Julian Austin)
Jason McCoy Band
Lace Band
Michelle Wright Band
The Warren Commission (Jamie Warren)
| ALL-STAR BAND |
| DRUMS | BASS |
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Matt
Atkins Craig
Bignell Ron
Briggs Charley
Cooley Mike
Porelle |
Andrew
Affleck John
Dymond Barry
Murray Sean
Smith Derek
Stremel |
| GUITAR | KEYBOARDS |
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Jason
Barry Keith
Glass Tom
McKillip Raymond
Vautour Craig
Young |
Brian
Burn Don
Jorgensen Tim
Louis Bart
McKay Dan
Nadasdi |
| FIDDLE | STEEL GUITAR |
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John
P. Allen Natalie
MacMaster Don
Reed Tyler
Volrath Darren
Walters |
Jeff
Bradshaw Al
Brisco Doug
Johnson Andy
Schick Lee
Warren |
| SPECIAL INSTRUMENT |
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Dick
Damron Rick
Hutt Ken
Johner Robin
MacQuarrie Curtis
Tulman |