The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has revealed the final list for the 2015 CCMA Awards, and Gord Bamford along with Dean Brody will take to the Scotiabank Centre stage next month.
So will Kira Isabella, Wes Mack, Steven Lee Olsen, MacKenzie Porter and Johnny Reid.
As one of Canada’s most decorated country artists with 19 CCMA Awards and the prestigious 2013 CMA Global Artist Award, Bamford has been nominated for six 2015 CCMA Awards this year. Bamford’s charitable work continues to be a focus for him as the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation recently surpassed 2.5 million dollars raised, supporting various youth charities, children’s hospitals and his partnership with MusiCounts. Industry insiders who have gotten a sneak peek are calling Bamford’s highly anticipated seventh studio album “his best work yet.” In early 2016 the new album will be in stores and Bamford will embark on a cross-Canada tour.
One of few Canadian country acts able to boast four certified Gold and one Platinum single(s), JUNO and CCMA Award winner Brody is having an incredible year. Not only did he and his fifth studio album accumulate seven 2015 CCMA Award nominations, but after just eight weeks of charting at country radio, Brody’s “Bring Down The House” has become the summer anthem of 2015, earning both Gold status and the title of #1 selling current Canadian country single. Following his performance on the CCMA Awards Show, Brody will wrap up the fall with an extensive national tour, aptly titled The Road Trip Tour, alongside fellow nominee, Paul Brandt.
Ottawa-born Isabella has toured with the likes of Carrie Underwood and Terri Clark, and in the fall of 2014, she released her second album, Caffeine & Big Dreams. Isabella has been nominated for two JUNO Awards, including a 2015 nomination for Country Album of the Year, and in 2013, she was crowned Female Artist of the Year at the CCMA Awards, just one year after her first CCMA Award win for Rising Star.
The CCMA Awards happen in Halifax on Sunday, September 13th, airing on CBC at 8pm with an encore airing on CMT at 10pm.
Photo: Gord Bamford
