The 2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music, were presented on September 13, 2025, at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia. For the third year in a row, they were broadcast by CTV over its television network, website, and mobile app.
The ceremony was hosted by Canadian comedian and actor Tom Green. The performers were Cameron Whitcomb, Madeline Merlo and Tyler Joe Miller, Dallas Smith with Alexandra Kay, Sacha with Restless Road, Thelma & James, Jade Eagleson, Noeline Hofmann, James Barker Band, Meghan Patrick, and Josh Ross.
Nominees were announced by the CCMA on July 17. Josh Ross, Cameron Whitcomb, and Brett Kissel tied for the most nominations with six each.
This year marks the first in which the Francophone Artist of the Year Award was presented to a solo act, duo, or group that performs and records primarily in the French language. The majority of awards were handed out at the CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards on September 12, 2025, with the remaining eight awards being reserved for the television broadcast.
Nominees and winners
Artist Entertainer of the Year Album of the Year Josh Ross Jade Eagleson MacKenzie Porter Owen Riegling Cameron Whitcomb Owen Riegling, Bruce County (From the Beginning) Matt Lang, All Night Longer Tyler Joe Miller, Going Home Meghan Patrick, Golden Child Brett Kissel, Let Your Horses Run – The Album Male Artist of the Year Female Artist of the Year Jade Eagleson Brett Kissel Tyler Joe Miller Josh Ross Cameron Whitcomb MacKenzie Porter Hailey Benedict Madeline Merlo Jess Moskaluke Sacha Francophone Artist of the Year Group or Duo of the Year Salebarbes Francis Degrandpré Fred Dionne Sara Dufour Vince Lemire James Barker Band High Valley The Reklaws Tim and the Glory Boys The Washboard Union Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year Fans' Choice Cameron Whitcomb Noeline Hofmann Zach McPhee Sacha Tony Stevens Cameron Whitcomb Jade Eagleson High Valley Brett Kissel Tyler Joe Miller MacKenzie Porter Owen Riegling The Reklaws Josh Ross Dallas Smith Single of the Year Musical Collaboration of the Year Josh Ross, "Single Again" The Reklaws, "I Grew Up on a Farm" Brett Kissel, "Let Your Horses Run" Owen Riegling, "Moonshines" Cameron Whitcomb, "Quitter" Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch, "Broken Heart Thing" Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington, "Do It Anyway" Meghan Patrick with Caitlyn Smith, "Stoned Alone" Josh Ross feat. Julia Michaels, "Want This Beer" Dan Davidson with Tim Hicks and Max Jackson, "Won't Forget" Dean Brody with James Barker Band, "Your Mama Would Hate Me" Songwriter of the Year Video of the Year Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Chris Stevens — "I'm Gonna Love You" (Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood) Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Beyoncé, Ryan Beatty, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Leven Kali, Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols, Raphael Saadiq — "Bodyguard" (Beyoncé) Ben Cottrill, David Schaeman, Nolan Sipe, Cameron Whitcomb — "Quitter" (Cameron Whitcomb) Madeline Merlo, Zach Crowell, Lalo Guzman, James McNair, Michael Tyler — "Broken Heart Thing" (Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch) Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack — "Moonshines" (Owen Riegling) Josh Ross, "Single Again" Sacha, "Hey Mom I Made It" Brett Kissel, "Let Your Horses Run" Jess Moskaluke, "Life for Me" Alli Walker, "Ride It Out" Alternative Country Album of the Year Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year Jake Vaadeland, One More Dollar to Go Wyatt C. Louis, Chandler Noeline Hofmann, Purple Gas Riley Taylor, Story to Tell Kyle McKearney, To the River Josh Ross, "Single Again" Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year Top Selling Album of the Year Josh Ross, Complicated Post Malone, F-1 Trillion
Musician Bass Player of the Year Drummer Player of the Year Lisa Dodd Ben Miller Lisa Jacobs Brandi Sidoryk Holt Stuart-Hitchcox Rich DaSilva Matt Atkins Flavio Cirillo Brendan Lyons Joseph Poulin Greg Williamson Fiddle Player of the Year Guitar of the Year Tyler Beckett Linsey Beckett Denis Dufresne Jesse Grandmont Catherine Robertson Chris Bray Russell Broom Ryan Davidson Marcus Ramsay Brennan Wall Keyboard Player of the Year Specialty Instrument Player of the Year Brendan Waters Ben Cottrill Matt Koebel Brendon Schmidt Tyler Vollrath Denis Dufresne Johnny Gasparic Shane Guse Steel Guitar Player of the Year Matt McKay Michael Eckert Bruce Hoffman Kevin Neal Marcus Ramsay
Radio Radio Station of the Year, Large Market Radio Station of the Year, Medium/Small Market CFCW — Edmonton, Alberta CHKX-FM — Hamilton, Ontario CISN-FM — Edmonton, Alberta CJJR-FM — Vancouver, British Columbia CKKL-FM — Ottawa, Ontario CIGV-FM — Kelowna, British Columbia CFCH-FM — North Bay, Ontario CHAT-FM — Medicine Hat, Alberta CHCQ-FM — Belleville, Ontario CICX-FM — Orillia, Ontario
Industry Booking Agency of the Year Country Club of the Year Paquin Entertainment Group Action Entertainment Group Fame Group Agency The Feldman Agency Invictus Entertainment Group The King Eddy — Calgary, Alberta Cook County Saloon — Edmonton, Alberta Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall — Calgary, Alberta Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year Country Music Program or Special of the Year Boots and Hearts Music Festival — Oro-Medonte, Ontario Big Valley Jamboree — Camrose, Alberta Calgary Stampede — Calgary, Alberta Cavendish Beach Music Festival — Cavendish, Prince Edward Island LASSO Montreal — Montreal, Quebec Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada) Heartstrings & Honkytonks (CFCW & SILVERFLOW Productions) A Kane Brown Christmas Special (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.) A Kissel Country Christmas (Brett Kissel, Abbey White) On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music) Management Company of the Year Music Publishing Company of the Year The Core Entertainment MDM Artist Management Services RLive Management Starseed Entertainment Willing Entertainment Anthem Entertainment Group Big Loud Publishing Sony Music Publishing Universal Music Publishing Warner Chappell Music Canada Record Company of the Year Industry Person of the Year Universal Music Canada Big Loud Records Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. Starseed Records Willing Records Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group) Justin Clark (Big Loud Records) Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc) Joelle Proulx (Agence Ranch) Kevin White (Universal Music Canada) Creative Team or Director of the Year Recording Studio of the Year Stephane Lamontagne, JF Galipeau Robert Adam, Bryan Francisco, Brandynn L.P, Alyssa Gibson (Duotone Studio) Austin Chaffe Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda, Roberta Landreth Connor Scheffler, Andrew Parry Revolution Recording — Toronto, Ontario 80A Studios — Toronto, Ontario Manicdown Studios — Vancouver, British Columbia MCC Recording Studio — Calgary, Alberta OCL Studios — Chestermere, Alberta Record Producer of the Year Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year Joey Moi — Quit!! (Hardy) Russell Broom, Kyle McKearney – To The River (Kyle McKearney) Danick Dupelle — All Night Longer (Matt Lang) Karen Kosowski — "First Time Living" (Alli Walker) and "Whether You Love Me or Not" (Meghan Patrick) Dan Swinimer — "He's the One" (Savannah Jade) and "When I Hear That Song" (Tony Stevens) SiriusXM Canada Amazon Music Apple Music Spotify Canada Inc. Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year Country Personality(ies) of the Year Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment) Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency) Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group) Brooke Dunford (Republic Live) Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment) Jason McCoy (CICX-FM) Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW) Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM) Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM) Paul McGuire (CFXJ-FM) Video Director of the Year Innovative Campaign of the Year Ben Knechtel — "Outliving" (The Reklaws), "Remind Me Again" (Zach McPhee), "Youth" (Sully Burrows) Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor — "Just Getting Started" (Gord Bamford) Alexandre Blais, Alexandre Charron — "He's the One" (Savannah Jade) Travis Nesbitt — "Won't Forget" (Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson) Alex P. Smith — "You Didn't Hear It From Me" (James Barker Band) ''Outliving (For Mom)'' EP Launch Campaign — The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment "Wheels of Steel"- A Cross Canada Journey on the Open Rails — Cameron Nickerson "Golden Child: The Making Of" — Meghan Patrick "SOUTHERN DRAW(L)" The Broadway Interviews — Paige Penney and W/FRNDS "Ride It Out" – A Cultural Moment, Not Just a Song — Alli Walker Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award Craig Senyk
Performances Performer(s)SongJames Barker Band"Somebody I Know"Tom Green"Get Er Done Tonight"Madeline MerloTyler Joe Miller"Broken Heart Thing"Jade Eagleson"Worth the Double"Thelma & James"Happy Ever After You"Meghan Patrick"Golden Child"Dallas SmithAlexandra Kay"How Do You Miss Me"Noeline Hofmann"Purple Gas"SachaRestless Road"Shooting Star"Josh Ross"Hate How You Look"Cameron Whitcomb"Quitter"
See also 2025 in Canadian music 2025 in country music
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