Gord Bamford Wins Three CCMA Awards; Terri Clark Is "Fans' Choice"

The full list of 2013 CCMA Award winners announced at the CCMA Awards Broadcast is:

Fans’ Choice Award
Terri Clark

Single of the Year
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” - Gord Bamford

Album of the Year
Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford

CMT Video of the Year
“Leaning On A Lonesome Song” – Gord Bamford

Female Artist of the Year
Kira Isabella

Male Artist of the Year
Dean Brody

Group or Duo of the Year
The Stellas

CCMA RISING STAR Award
Bobby Wills

Finally, there was a bit of action on camera that you could only understand if you were following the show on Twitter too.

Gord Bamford and Dean Brody Face Off Again

The Canadian Country Music Association®(CCMA®) announced the full list of nominees for the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

Leading the pack with seven nominations is Gord Bamford, nominated for CCMA Fans' Choice, Album of the Year (presented by Walmart), CMT Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Record Producer(s) of the Year, and Male Artist of the Year.

Following closely behind, Dean Brody has earned five CCMA Award nominations this year. Like Bamford, Brody will compete for top honours within the CCMA Fans' Choice, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (two nominations), and Male Artist of the Year categories.
 
The CCMA Fans' Choice Award nominees were also announced today with nomination leaders Gord Bamford and Dean Brody again going head to head with powerhouse performers George Canyon, Terri Clark, and Johnny Reid to compete for the prestigious award voted on by Canadian country music fans.

Voting for the CCMA Fans' Choice Award winner is now open at www.ccma.org.  All voters will automatically be entered into a draw to win the Ultimate Fan Contest with the lucky winner being whisked away to Edmonton to attend Country Music Week® and present the Fans' Choice Award on the CCMA Awards Broadcast.

The 2013 CCMA Awards Broadcast will be celebrated live from Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, and will air on Sunday, September 8 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC-TV, with encore airings on CMT (Canada) starting at 10 pm ET.

The CCMA also announced that lauded Canadian artists Emerson Drive, and Dallas Smith as well as Platinum-selling international sibling trio The Band Perry will perform live on the 2013 CCMA Awards Broadcast.

Tickets to the 2013 CCMA Awards Broadcast are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000.  More tickets have been released and range in price from $34 - $90.25 plus service charges.

The Band Perry Are Ready To Rock "Down Under"

The Band Perry will be in Australia this Friday for CMC Rocks the Hunter, Australia’s biggest international country and roots festival. 

They’re all excited because Reid says, “This will be the first time that we head to Australia,” but Kimberly admits there is one thing she is not excited about. “I’m a little bit nervous about the spiders, though. I hear they’ve got those Huntsman Spiders that are as big as my hand, which I’m a little terrified over.” 

Neil is looking forward to trying out his Australian accent when he orders some shrimp on the barbie, although we’ve heard it, and he might want to use the long flight over to practice a little. 

The three-day outdoor festival will be a great place for The Band Perry to introduce Australian fans to some of their new music, including their most recent #1, “Better Dig Two,” and their current single, “DONE.”