Wednesday June 6th, 2018

The 2018 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards  https://cmaontario.ca/     took place Sunday June 3rd at London’s Centennial Hall   https://centennialhall.london.ca/   .  Some of the nights winners included Meghan Patrick – FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR,  FANS’ CHOICE  & MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Country Music Made Me Do It ,  James Barker Band – ALBUM OF THE YEAR Game On ,  Jason Blaine – MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Cold Creek County – GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR,  The Lovelocks – ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR , Tim Hicks  received the first annual Nielsen Compass Award and Andrew Hyatt   https://www.andrewhyattmusic.com/   won the  RISING STAR award .   Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com    was backstage to Chat with the Canadian Country star about his other nominations, upcoming new music and winning his CMAO.