CCMA announces 2010 awards nominations

Doc Walker are nominated for five honours in the 2010 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMAs). (Photo: Rob Waymen)

The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announced its nominees for the 2010 edition of the Canadian Country Music Awards, and singer-songwriter Gord Bamford leads the pack with six nominations. Bamford is nominated in every category for which he is eligible, including a nod for the coveted Fans’ Choice award.

Tied with five nominations apiece are last year’s Single of the Year winner Dean Brody, reigning Group of the Year Doc Walker, six-time Roots Artist of the Year winner Corb Lund and 2009’s Top Selling Canadian Album winner, Johnny Reid. Multiple nominations have also been awarded to country stars and fan favourites Victoria Banks, George Canyon, Terri Clark, Jessie Farrell, TheHiggins and One More Girl.

The nominees for songwriter of the year are:
• "Dance With Me" (written by Victoria Banks/Johnny Reid/Tia Sillers; recorded by Johnny
   Reid)
• "Day Job" (written by Gord Bamford/Byron Hill; recorded by Gord Bamford)
• "Dirt Roads Scholar" (written by Dean Brody; recorded by Dean Brody)
• "Heart Of Gold" (written by Jessie Farrell/Jesse Tucker; recorded by Jessie Farrell)
• "If I Fall" (written by Murray Pulver/Chris Thorsteinson/Dave Wasyliw; recorded by Doc
   Walker)