Slaight Music presents: CMAO Awards 2015

By: Amanda Hather

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) have announced this year’s nominees! Jason McCoy will be hosting again on May 25^th at the Flato Markham Theatre. Presented by Slaight Music, the show will feature live performances by Jason Blaine, Leah Daniels, Tim Hicks, Russell deCarle, and Deric Ruttan, with more performances being announced as the event approaches.

This year’s CMAO Impact Award is being presented to Paula Chopik and Ed Leslie, the producers of the Havelock Country Jamboree, Canada’s largest country music and camping festival. The award recognizes the positive impact an artist, group, person in the industry or company/organization has left on the country music in the province – last year’s going to Gordon Lightfoot.

The categories for this year’s awards include Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Rising Star Award, Music Video of the Year, and more. See the full list of awards and nominees at http://www.cmaontario.ca/the-latest-visitor/2015/04/nominees-announced-for-the-2015-cmao-awards/.

Tickets for the event are on sale now. Various tickets and bundles are available at http://www.ticketbreak.com/event_details/8528, starting at $59.95.

Be sure to follow the Country Music Association of Ontario on their social site for any upcoming announcements on the awards and updates on the live performances:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCMAO
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/countrymusicassociationofontario
Instagram: https://instagram.com/TheCMAO
Website: http://www.cmaontario.ca/