Meghan Patrick, Brett Kissel and The Washboard Union take home trophies
Paul Brandt is inducted in to the CCMA Hall of Fame
Warner Music Canada Named Record Label of the Year
Press Release via Warner Music Canada – Monday, September 11, 2017
Wow! What a weekend for Warner Music Canada and
its artists at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Brett Kissel added three
more awards to his trophy case, Meghan Patrick won her very first and second
CCMA awards, The Washboard Union repeated as Roots Group of the Year and an old
friend and, now, newest signing Paul Brandt was inducted in to the Canadian
Country Music Hall of Fame. To top it
all off, Warner Music Canada was named Record Company of the Year!
“This was
truly an outstanding weekend,” said Warner Music Canada President Steve
Kane. “It’s an honour that the artists on our label entrust us with
the privilege of bringing their music to the world. These awards are a testament to their art and
the hard work our staff puts in to making sure that their songs are heard.”
The
festivities started at the Saturday night gala dinner and awards where Brett
Kissel won the award for Interactive Artist of the Year. Coming off consecutive Top 10 singles, The
Washboard Union repeated as Roots Group of the Year. A little while later Warner Music Canada’s
name was called as Record Company of the Year.
It was the first time since the late 80’s that the label had won the
award and the first major label named since the early 90’s.
The gala
evening ended on an emotional tribute to Paul Brandt who was inducted into the
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Brandt was originally signed to Warner in the mid-90’s where he scored
major hot singles right off the bat with “I Do” and “my Heart Has A History”
which has the distinction of being the most played Canadian country song ever.
Paul spent the first decade and a half of the 21st century as a successful
independent artist but has since resigned with Warner Music Canada. His recently released single “The Journey” is
a prelude to his new album coming in 2018.
On the
nationally broadcast CCMA Awards on Sunday night, Brett Kissel won the
evening’s for award as Male Artist of the Year.
Later in the show Brett was called to the stage one more time as the
winner of Video of the Year for the emotional “I Didn’t Fall In Love With Your
Hair.” Brett Kissel and his band took to
the stage for an electrifying debut performance of his latest single “We Were
That Song.”
In an
announcement that seemed to delight the audience almost as much as it did the
artist, Meghan Patrick was named Female Artist of the Year. This was the first
CCMA Award for the singer from Bomanville, Ontario but it wouldn’t be the last. Meghan also won the prestigious Rising Star
Award. Earlier in the show, Meghan and
her band performed a breathtaking version of her hit “Be Country With Me.”
Other
Warner Music Canada performers on the broadcast included High Valley who opened
the show with the #1 hit “I Be U Be.”
The Washboard Union got the crowd on its feet with a sparkling
performance of their latest hit “Shine” and Blake Shelton gave Canadians the
world premiere live performance of his new single “I’ll Name The Dogs.”
The Warner
celebration didn’t end with the CCMA’s closing credits either. At an after-show reception, Warner Music
Canada President Steve Kane presented Aaron Goodvin his first gold record for
the infectious single “Lonely Drum.”
High Valley were presented with a plaque commemorating the fact they are
the Canadian country group to have a #1 single in the Nielsen BDS era. Blake Shelton was handed a gold award for his
the 2016 album If I’m Honest and another commemorating 14 consecutive #1
singles at country radio, a feat that is without equal at any format in
Canadian radio during the Nielsen BDS era (since 1995). Nielsen BDS creates its
charts from monitored radio airplay.
