KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ FANS' CHOICE AWARD

Terri Clark ?? Doc Walker ?? Carolyn Dawn Johnson ?? Jason McCoy ?? Shania
Twain

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Girls Lie Too - Terri Clark

I Wanna Do It All - Terri Clark

Simple Life - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

The First Day (You Wake Up Alone) -

Beverley Mahood

The Show Is Free - Doc Walker
ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Deric Ruttan - Deric Ruttan

Dress Rehearsal - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Everyone Aboard - Doc Walker

Sins, Lies and Angels - Jason McCoy

Something Goin' On Here - Aaron Pritchett

SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR (There is a tie in this category)

Die Of A Broken Heart (written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson / Shaye Smith;

recorded by Carolyn Dawn Johnson)

It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing (written by R.J. Lange / Shania Twain;
recorded by Shania Twain)

Leavin' (written by Paul Brandt; recorded by Paul Brandt)

Lucy Got Lucky (written by Chris Cummings / Rod Lewis; recorded by Chris
Cummings)

Still (written by Jason McCoy / George Ducas; recorded by Jason McCoy)

The Show Is Free (written by Robert Ellis Orrall / Chris Thorsteinson / Dave
Wasyliw;

recorded by Doc Walker)

CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Last One Standing - Emerson Drive

Leavin' - Paul Brandt

Run - Gil Grand

Simple Life - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Still - Jason McCoy
TOP SELLING ALBUM

(This is a non-voting category)

Alan Jackson's Greatest Hits - Alan Jackson

Golden Road - Keith Urban

Honkytonkville - George Strait

Shock "N" Y'all - Toby Keith

When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Lisa Brokop ?? Terri Clark ?? Carolyn Dawn Johnson ?? Beverley Mahood ??
Shania Twain

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Paul Brandt ?? George Canyon ?? Aaron Lines ?? Jason McCoy ?? Deric Ruttan

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

The Corb Lund Band ?? Doc Walker ?? Emerson Drive ?? The Good Brothers ??
Poverty Plainsmen

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Blackie and The Rodeo Kings ?? The Corb Lund Band ?? Kathleen Edwards

The Good Brothers ?? Sean Hogan

CHEVY TRUCKS RISING STAR AWARD

George Canyon ?? Samantha King ?? Aaron Pritchett ?? Deric Ruttan ?? Tera
Lee

2004 CCMA Independent Award Nominees

INDEPENDENT MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Gil Grand ?? Brad Johner ?? Jake Mathews ?? Aaron Pritchett ?? J.R. Vautour

INDEPENDENT FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Diane Chase ?? Tara Lyn Hart ?? Heather Dawn ?? Tracey James ?? Beverley
Mahood

INDEPENDENT GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

The Corb Lund Band ?? The Cruzeros ?? Foster Martin Band ?? Poverty
Plainsmen ?? Shifty Morgan

INDEPENDENT SONG OF THE YEAR

Addicted - (written by J.R. Vautour / Noah Gordon / Jeremy Campbell;
recorded by J.R. Vautour)

Everybody Rides - (written by John Landry / Gil Grand / Julian Austin;
recorded by John Landry)

New Frontier - (written by Daryl Burgess / Tommy Polk; recorded by Aaron
Pritchett)

That's What I Do - (written by Jason Blaine; recorded by Jason Blaine)

The First Day (You Wake Up Alone) - (written by Naoise Sheridan / David Lee;

recorded by Beverley Mahood)

2004 CCMA Industry Award Nominees

MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Dean Brokop (Lisa Brokop) ?? Marlene D'Aoust (The Corb Lund Band)

Ed Harris & Randy Stark (Aaron Pritchett) ?? Ron Kitchener (Doc Walker /
Jason McCoy)

Gerry Leiske (Emerson Drive)

BOOKING AGENT OF THE YEAR

Paul Biro (The Key Entertainment Group) ?? Jim Cressman (The Key
Entertainment Group)

Todd Jordan (Paquin Entertainment) ?? Richard Mills (S.L. Feldman &
Associates)

Julien Paquin (Paquin Entertainment)

TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Jack Blakely (Havelock Jamboree) ?? Jan Campbell (Calgary Stampede)

Diana Kelly (Merritt Mountain Music Festival) ?? Ron Sakamoto (Gold & Gold
Productions)

Mark Smith (Big Dog Entertainment)

COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR

Cook County Saloon - Edmonton, AB ?? Cowboys - Calgary, AB ?? Lil Big Horn
Bar and Grill -

Cambridge, ON ?? The Pump Roadhouse - Regina, SK ?? Ranchman's Restaurant -
Calgary, AB

ALBUM GRAPHICS OF THE YEAR

Craig Medwyduk, Art Director - Everyone Aboard (Doc Walker)

Benjamin Fong, Art Director - Handmade (Jimmy Rankin)

Patrick Duffy, Art Director - Moody Blue (Beverley Mahood)

Sean Bryson / Mike Halminen, Art Director - Sins, Lies and Angels (Jason
McCoy)

Tyson Kallberg, Art Director - Something Goin' On Here (Aaron Pritchett)

WEB SITE OF THE YEAR

Sebastien St-Jean, Web Master - beverley-mahood.com (Beverley Mahood)

Sean Borton, Web Master - docwalker.ca (Doc Walker)

Kim Leiske / Alexey Mykhaylov, Web Master - emersondrive.com (Emerson Drive)

Wendy Gilmour, Web Master - georgecanyon.com (George Canyon)

Sean Bryson, Web Master - jasonmccoy.com (Jason McCoy)

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Joel Stewart, Director - (Gonna) Shine Up My Boots (The Corb Lund Band)

Joel Stewart, Director - Leavin' (Paul Brandt)

Steven Goldmann, Director - Simple Life (Carolyn Dawn Johnson)

Margaret Malandruccolo, Director - Still (Jason McCoy)

Stephano Barberis, Director - The Show Is Free (Doc Walker)

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Blue Leaf Music Ltd. ?? BMG Music Publishing Canada Inc. ?? Cruzaroo Music
Corporation

EMI Music Publishing Canada Inc. ?? Moon Tan Music

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Steve Fox - Dreaming Out Loud (Tracey James)

Carolyn Dawn Johnson / Dann Huff - Dress Rehearsal (Carolyn Dawn Johnson)

Joel Feeney - Everyone Aboard (Doc Walker)

Jason McCoy / Colin Linden - Sins, Lies and Angels (Jason McCoy)

Tom McKillip - Something Goin' On Here (Aaron Pritchett)

RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Blue Leaf Music - Calgary, AB ?? Cedartree Recording Studio - Kitchener, ON

Inception Sound - Toronto, ON ?? Louis Sedmak Productions - Edmonton, AB

Sound Edge Studios - Saskatoon, SK

MAJOR RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR

BMG Canada Inc. ?? EMI Music Canada ?? Sony Music Canada Inc.

Universal Music Canada ?? Warner Music Canada Ltd.

INDEPENDENT RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Open Road Recordings ?? Orange Record Label ?? Royalty Records Inc.

Spin Music Inc. ?? Stony Plain Recording Co. Ltd.

RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR

Warren Copnick (BMG Canada Inc.) ?? Ed Harris (Royalty Records Inc.)

Ron Harwood (Universal Music Canada) ?? Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings)

(Stony Plain Recording Co. Ltd.)

RETAILER OF THE YEAR

A&B Sound ?? CD Plus ?? HMV ?? Sam The Record Man ?? Wal-Mart

RECORD STORE OF THE YEAR

A&B Sound - 311 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

HMV - West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton, AB ?? HMV - 333 Yonge Street, Toronto,
ON

Megatunes - 17th Avenue, Calgary, AB ?? Sam The Record Man - 347 Yonge
Street, Toronto, ON

COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR

Big Valley Jamboree - Camrose, AB ?? Calgary Stampede - Calgary, AB

Dauphin Countryfest - Dauphin, MB ?? Havelock Country Jamboree - Havelock,
ON

Merritt Mountain Music Festival - Merritt, BC

2004 CCMA Broadcast Award Nominees

COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR

The Big Top 20 Countdown with Greg Shannon (Syndicated Radio)

CMT Central (CMT)

Huron Carole (CBC, CMT, APTN)

Shania Twain Up! Close and Personal (CBC)

Undiscovered Country (CMT)

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

Major Market

CFCW - Edmonton, AB ?? CFQX-FM - Winnipeg, MB ?? CISN-FM - Edmonton, AB

CJJR-FM - Vancouver, BC ?? CKRY-FM - Calgary, AB

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

Secondary Market

CHAT - Medicine Hat, AB ?? CILG-FM - Moose Jaw, SK ?? CJVR-FM - Melfort, SK

CKDM - Dauphin, MB ?? CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Major Market

Derm Carnduff - KICX-FM, Kitchener, ON ?? Larry Donohue - CFCW, Edmonton, AB

Mark Patric - CJJR-FM, Vancouver, BC ?? Ian Sterling - CISN-FM, Edmonton, AB

Dawn Woroniuk - CJWW / CFQC-FM, Saskatoon, SK

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Secondary Market

Dave Baker - CJVR-FM, Melfort, SK ?? Steve Bohan-CHAT, Medicine Hat, ON

Derm Carnduff - KICX-FM, Midland, ON ?? Tim Day - CKGY-FM, Red Deer, AB

Bruce Leperre - CKDM, Dauphin, MB

ON-AIR PERSONALITY(S) OF THE YEAR

Major Market

Bruce Bowie - CISN, Edmonton, AB ?? Joel Christie - CHAM, Hamilton, ON

Jackie-Rae Greening - CFCW, Edmonton, AB

Odd Squad - Doug, Robyn & Dan - CKRY-FM, Calgary, AB ?? Chris Scheetz -
CISN-FM, Edmonton, AB

ON-AIR PERSONALITY(S) OF THE YEAR

Secondary Market

Dave Baker - CJVR-FM, Melfort, SK ?? Steve Bohan - CHAT, Medicine Hat, AB

Greg & Jen - CKGY-FM, Red Deer, AB ?? Bruce Leperre - CKDM, Dauphin, MB

Roop & Carey - KICX-FM, Midland, ON

2004 CCMA Musician Award Nominees

ALL-STAR BAND

DRUMS

Matthew Atkins (Adam Gregory, Duane Steele)

Craig Bignell (Lisa Brokop)

Mark Branconnier (Doc Walker)

Randy Cooke (Beverley Mahood)

Mike Melancon (Emerson Drive)
BASS

Patrick Bourque (Emerson Drive)

Shane Chisholm (Diane Chase, Aaron Pritchett)

John Dymond (Lisa Brokop, Barnard & Brohm)

Blake Manley (Doc Walker)

Sean Smith (Poverty Plainsmen)

GUITAR

Jason Barry (Jamie Warren, Gil Grand)

Danick Dupelle (Emerson Drive)

Jason McCoy (Jason McCoy)

Tom McKillip (Lisa Brokop)

Murray Pulver (Doc Walker)
KEYBOARDS

Don Jorgensen (Poverty Plainsmen)

Bart McKay (Brad Johner)

Mike Norman (Aaron Pritchett, Rick Tippe)

Steve O'Connor (Lisa Brokop)

Dale Wallace (Emerson Drive)

FIDDLE

Cory Churko (Shania Twain)

Alison Granger (Jake Mathews)

David Pichette (Emerson Drive)

Mike Sanyshyn (Rick Tippe, Duane Steele)

Tyler Volrath (Adam Gregory)
STEEL GUITAR

Jeff Bradshaw (Duane Steele, Session)

Al Brisco (Scotty Campbell, Session)

Doug Johnson (Beverley Mahood, Diane Chase)

Andy Schick (Jason McCoy)

Lee Warren (Michelle Wright)

SPECIAL INSTRUMENT

Willie P. Bennett - Mandolin (Fred Eaglesmith)

Paul Chapman - Mandolin (Jason McCoy)

Bruce Good - Autoharp (The Good Brothers)

Larry Good - Banjo (The Good Brothers)

Tera Lee - Mandolin (Tera Lee)
http://www.ccma.org/ccmatoday/press/2004_Nominees_Formatted.pdf