The race for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards is officially on! Canada’s finest country talents will vie head-to-head for the coveted statuettes this September in Hamilton, Ontario, as The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) announced today the nominees for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards. The 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards will be broadcast live on CBC Television from Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, ON, on September 12, 2011 at 8:00 pm (8:30pm NT), with an encore broadcast on CMT.

“Each of today’s nominees has contributed greatly to the success of the Canadian recording industry and helped to raise the profile of Canadian music to even greater heights,” said Don Green, Executive Director, CCMA. “The incredible talent of these artists, emerging to established, make them a force to be reckoned with on the world stage. This year’s nominees truly demonstrate the influence and creativity of Canadian country music.”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A Place Called Love – Johnny Reid
Better Be Home Soon – George Canyon
Love Rules – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Sunday Afternoon – Aaron Lines
Trail In Life – Dean Brody

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Tara Oram
Tenille

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Jason Blaine (Sweet Sundown – Jason Blaine)
George Canyon/Richard Marx (Better Be Home Soon – George Canyon)
Hey Romeo/Byron Hill (That’s What I Am – Hey Romeo)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Frank Rogers (Love Rules – Carolyn Dawn Johnson)
Bart McKay (The Man I Am Inside – Chad Klinger)