EDMONTON, CANADA (Top40 Charts) ole songwriters Gord Bamford, Dean Brody,
George Canyon, and Jeff Coplan, who each received multiple CCMA nominations, along with Dave Turnbull, Denny Carr, and Gilles Godard will be on hand to celebrate the independent music publishing company's 10th anniversary at the 2014 CCMA Awards, which will be held on
September 7 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada during Country
Music Week.
The ole Bus will also make a stop in Edmonton for the company's popular Songshop event. The bus will serve as a hub where Canadian artists in town for the CCMA Awards can meet with ole's Nashville Creative Team to hear the latest A-list compositions by ole hit songwriters. It will be parked at the Fairmont McDonald Hotel at 10065 100 St. NW.
"We've been a proud supporter of the CCMA Awards and Country
Music Week for the past decade and look forward to continuing our support of the Canadian Country
Music Industry," said Robert Ott, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of ole. "We're happy to be recognized by the Canadian Country
Music Association once again and look forward to being a part of the event as we celebrate ten years of ole success."
"Having won seven consecutive
Music Publishing Company of the Year Awards and receiving numerous nominations for its artists and songwriters, ole has a notable presence during CCMA Awards time," said Don Green, President of the Canadian Country
Music Association. "The support ole extends to the Canadian country music industry and the involvement of the company during Country
Music Week every year is duly noted. The CCMA extends a hearty congratulations on a great 10 years, with many more to come."
ole and its artists received a total of 27 nominations at this year's CCMA Awards. The company itself will compete for its eighth consecutive
Music Publishing Company of the Year Award, while ole songwriters and artists Gord Bamford, Dean Brody,
George Canyon, Jeff Coplan, Lindi Ortega, and
Johnny Reid were also nominated in multiple categories. Brody and Bamford received the second- and third-most nominations of any performer with six and five, respectively, and ole artists are also dominating the Fans' Choice Award nominations, with Bamford, Brody, Canyon, and Reid taking four of the five available slots. Voting is open now at https://ccmafanvote.dmds.com/VotePublic.html.
A full list of nominees from ole can be found below. The winners will be announced at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBC-TV on
September 7 at 8pm local time.
MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ole
FANS' CHOICE AWARD
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Johnny Reid
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Bounty - Dean Brody
Take the Week Off - Deric Ruttan
When Your Lips Are So Close - Gord Bamford
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
All Kinds of Crazy - Codie Prevost
Crop Circles - Dean Brody
Throw Down - Tim Hicks
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Bounty
Written and performed by Dean Brody
Hell Raisin' Good Time
Written by Jeff Coplan, Tim Hicks, Casey Marshall, Neil Sanderson
Performed by Tim Hicks
When Your Lips Are So Close
Written by Gord Bamford, Brent L. Baxter, Byron Hill
Performed by Gord Bamford
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bounty - Dean Brody
Got a
Feeling - Tim Hicks, featuring Blackjack Billy
Take the Week Off - Deric Ruttan
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lindi Ortega
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
ROOTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lindi Ortega
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Johnny Reid
ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Country Junkie
Design Team: Patrick Duffy/ Rob Waymen
Artist: Gord Bamford
Crop Circles
Design Team: Kristin Barlowe/Mitchell Nevins
Artist: Dean Brody
Tin Star
Design Team:
Julie Moe/Andrew Robinson
Artist: Lindi Ortega
RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford/Byron Hill
Album: Country Junkie
Artist: Gord Bamford
COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford: Christmas in Canada - CMT
