George Canyon is a multiple CCMA Award winner, two-time JUNO Award winner and four-time ECMA (East Coast Music Award) winner. Canyon has performed thousands of shows around the world in his decade-plus career and will tour with superstar Alan Jackson this fall.
Jessie Farrell took home three CCMA Awards in 2008, including Female Artist of the Year and Top New Female Talent of the Year. She was also nominated for New Artist of the Year at this year's JUNO Awards in March.
Aaron Pritchett has toured with artists including Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith. He won a CCMA for Independent Male Artist of the Year and the Songwriter of the Year Award in 2007 for his anthem, "Hold My Beer."
This year's CCMA Award nominees will be announced at a media conference in Toronto, ON, on Wednesday, July 29.
Broadcast nationally on CBC TV with encore airings on CMT in Canada, the 2009 CCMA Awards are scheduled to take place in Vancouver, BC on September 13. Tickets for the CCMA Awards are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, and by phone at 604.280.4444. Ticket prices range from $20 to $125 (plus applicable taxes and service charges).
For more information regarding the 2009 CCMA Awards, please visit www.countrymusicvancouver.com or www.ccma.org.
About the CCMA:
The CCMA is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the growth and development of Canadian country music. For 30 years the CCMA has marked each September with Country Music Week, a four-day conference and celebration culminating in the internationally broadcast CCMA Awards (established 1983). Country Music Week is one of the largest music events in Canada with a combination of activities for both community and industry, including showcase opportunities for newcomers, educational seminars and an all day FanFest that delivers Canada's stars to the community. In 2009, Country Music Week and the CCMA Awards will be held in Vancouver, BC from September 10-13.
