Gord Bamford leads CCMA nominations
Gord Bamford should definitely keep his day job.
The Lacombe, Alberta country music singer's latest album, Day Job, has earned him the most nominations of any artist for the 2010 Canadian Country Music Association Awards, which take place in Edmonton in September.
Bamford leads the pack with six nominations, including Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Single of the Year for Day Job.
The 34-year-old is also up for the CCMA Fans' Choice Award along with Johnny Reid, Doc Walker, George Canyon and Corb Lund.
Lund didn't fare too badly himself. The alt-country rocker is up for five awards, including the Fans' Choice award, Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Roots Artist or Group of the year, an award he has already scooped up six times.
Tied with Lund with five nominations are Dean Brody, Doc Walker and Johnny Reid.
The CCMA awards ceremony take place in Edmonton Sept. 12.
FANS' CHOICE AWARD
Gord Bamford
George Canyon
Doc Walker
Corb Lund
Johnny Reid
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Dance With Me - Johnny Reid
Day Job - Gord Bamford
Dirt Roads Scholar - Dean Brody
I Believe In Angels - George Canyon
If I Fall - Doc Walker
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Day Job - Gord Bamford
Dean Brody - Dean Brody
GO - Doc Walker
The Long Way Home - Terri Clark
Losin' Lately Gambler - Corb Lund
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Dance With Me (written by Victoria Banks / Johnny Reid / Tia Sillers; recorded by Johnny Reid)
Day Job (written by Gord Bamford / Byron Hill; recorded by Gord Bamford)
Dirt Roads Scholar (written by Dean Brody; recorded by Dean Brody)
Heart Of Gold (written by Jessie Farrell / Jesse Tucker; recorded by Jessie Farrell)
If I Fall (written by Murray Pulver / Chris Thorsteinson / Dave Wasyliw; recorded by Doc Walker)
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Jessie Farrell
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Crystal Shawanda
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Corb Lund
Johnny Reid
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Doc Walker
Hey Romeo
The Higgins
One More Girl
The Road Hammers
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Ridley Bent
Blue Rodeo
Shane Chisholm
The Higgins
Corb Lund
RISING STAR
Jaydee Bixby
Chad Brownlee
High Valley
One More Girl
Marlee Scott
