Nominees Announced For 2025 CMAOntario Awards

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) announced the nominees for the 13th annual CMAOntario Awards, and Owen Riegling leads the way with six nominations, including People’s Choice.

The awards, presented by Cowbell Brewing Co., will take place on Sunday, June 1, at The Music Hall in Hamilton.

Andrew Hyatt, Elyse Saunders, and Tebey each received four nods. Blackburn Media’s Country 92.9 CFCO is up for Radio Station of the Year, Medium Market.

The full list of nominees is below…

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 
Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey
Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
Hey Mom I Made It: Sacha
Moonshines: Owen Riegling
Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders
Race To The Bottom: Nate Haller

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
Break Up Rules: Paige Rutledge
Bruce County: Owen Riegling
Golden Child: Meghan Patrick
Growing up to Do: Robyn Ottolini
L Is For: Andrew Hyatt
Pathways: Julian Taylor

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Chrystal Oudijk, Douglas Romanow, Nicole Rayy: Guilty
Elyse Saunders, Jason Blaine: Never Have I Ever
Karli June, Deric Ruttan: Still Make Cowgirls
Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack: Moonshines
Tebey, G. Palmer, S. Walker, D. Dupelle: Hangover at My Place
Tim Hicks, Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell: Quits

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
Dayna Reid
Elyse Saunders
Jessie T
Karli June
Robyn Ottolini
Sacha

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
Andrew Hyatt
Brian John Harwood
Nate Haller
Owen Riegling
Ryan Langdon
Tim Hicks

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Amanda and James
New Moon Junction
River Town Saints
Rosewood Ave
The Redhill Valleys
The Western Swing Authority

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Adam Newcomb: Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Riley Taylor
Deric Ruttan: Karli June – Still Make Cowgirls
Douglas Romanow: Nicole Rayy – Guilty
Matthew Koebel: Jessie T, Paige Rutledge, Jessica Sole
Shawn Moore: Spencer Burns, Bradley Hale, Brothers Wilde, Tim Albertson
The Agenda: Angelica Appelman, David Madras, Kasey Nugent, Patrick James Clark, Peter Peres

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Callie McCullough
Emily Clair
Julian Taylor
Mackenzie Leigh Meyer
The Redhill Valleys
The Western Swing Authority

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alexa Goldie
Dayna Reid
Olivia Mae Graham
Paige Rutledge
Spencer Burns
Sully Burrows

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 
Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey
Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
Guilty: Nicole Rayy
Moonshines: Owen Riegling
Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders
Still Make Cowgirls: Karli June

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR 
AJ Astle, Roadhouse Productions
Christine Wiley & Christine Stevens, C to C Music Insider
Dave Woods, In the Country
Elliott Deseure & Nick Marinac, Adaptive Media
Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment
Sam Davs, Cosmic Alchemy Designs

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Adrian Juras (Karli June and Ryan Langdon)
Jeff Brown (Kelsi Mayne, Washboard Union, Jason Blaine)
Joey DePaiva (Mackenzie Leigh Meyer, Spencer Burns, Nicole Rayy)
Jordan Honsinger (Tebey)
Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Robyn Ottolini)
Ryan Cassar (Elyse Saunders, Kelsi Mayne, Paige Rutledge)

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Kristine St-Pierre
Les Rats D’Swompe
Mitch Jean
Reney Ray
Sugar Crush
Vincent Bishop

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET) 
Cool 100.1 (CHCQ-FM, Belleville)
Country 104.3 (CJQM-FM, Sault Ste. Marie)
Country 105 (CKTG-FM, Thunder Bay)
Country 92.9 (CFCO-FM, Chatham)
HOT COUNTRY 88.5 (CKDX-FM, Newmarket)
Hot Country 93.9 (CFWC-FM, Brantford)

FANS’ CHOICE
Josh Ross
Owen Riegling
Sacha
Steven Lee Olsen
Tebey
The Reklaws

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