Monday August 20th, 2018

SiriusXM Canada   ttps://www.siriusxm.ca/  announced the top three finalists in their Top of the Country music competition in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association   https://www.ccma.org/  and they are Andrew Hyatt  https://www.andrewhyattmusic.com/  ,  Leaving Thomas https://leavingthomas.com/  & Jason Benoit  https://www.jasonbenoitmusic.com/   .    The artists were chosen by Canadians from coast-to-coast through an online vote and take part in a weeklong songwriting trip in Nashville, participate in mentorship sessions and compete during Canadian Country Music Week to win the grand prize of $25,000 and a SOCAN songwriting camp.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at SiriusXM Canada  Chats with Andrew Hyatt  on being a finalist, what this competition has done for his career, meeting and opening for CCMA winner Dean Brody www.deanbrody.com/   ,  recently winning a Country Music Association of Ontario 2018 award https://cmaontario.ca/  (Chat w Andrew Hyatt on winning at Country Music Association of Ontario Awards 2018  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArpBhthSt4 ) and new music including his latest single “Habit”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W9WYaPBzbY  .