Country Winners At The SOCAN Awards
ole celebrates at the SOCAN Awards (L-R): ole CEO Robert Ott; ole songwriters Johnny Reid, Marty Dodson, and Alan Frew; SOCAN’s Peter Fera & Karen Richards; ole VP Gilles Godard.
The Canadian music industry gathered at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto on June 16, 2014 to honor Canada’s most successful songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers at the 25th anniversary edition of the SOCAN Awards. The gala was hosted by CMT Canada’s Paul McGuire and SiriusXM Canada’s Andréanne Sasseville.
Country Music Awards
“Fire It Up”
Performed by Johnny Reid
Johnny Reid, Alan Frew, Marty Dodson (BMI)
Johnny Mac Entertainment Inc., Frewsongs Inc., ole
“Canadian Girls”
Performed by Dean Brody
Dean Brody
Roots 3 Music Inc., ole
“Love Me Or Leave Me”
Performed by Chad Brownlee
Chad Brownlee, Mitch Merrett, Benjamin Glover (ASCAP)
CCS Rights Management, Little Red Bungalow Music Publishing
“Smoke In The Rain”
Performed by Chad Brownlee
Chad Brownlee, Mitch Merrett, Philip Barton (BMI), Brian White (SESAC)
CCS Rights Management, Little Red Bungalow Music Publishing
“Cool”
Performed by Jason Blaine
Jason Blaine, Deric Ruttan
Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
“Get By”
Performed by Tim Hicks
Tim Hicks, Casey Marshall, Neil Sanderson, Shawn Hamm (BMI), Tyler Hubbard (BMI), Brian Kelly (BMI)
Standup Triple Music, Night Hawk Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd., Noe Valley Music Rights
“Mine Would Be You”
Performed by Blake Shelton
Deric Ruttan, Jessi Alexander (ASCAP), Connie Harrington (BMI)
Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
“Cruise”
Performed by Florida Georgia Line
Joey Moi, Tyler Hubbard (BMI), Brian Kelley (BMI), Chase Rice (BMI), Jesse Rice (BMI)
Big Loud Bucks
“Nothing But Summer”
Performed by Dallas Smith
Joey Moi, Mark Abramson (ASCAP), Joseph Collins (BMI), Christopher Tomkins (ASCAP)
Big Loud Bucks
Major achievement recipients:
Drake – Global Inspiration Award
Gordon Lightfoot – Lifetime Achievement Award
Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe and Josh Ramsay – International Achievement Award
Bill Henderson – Special Achievement Award, for his prodigious contributions to Canada’s music industry
Ian Thomas – National Achievement Award, the writer of such enduring Canadian radio hits as “Painted Ladies,” and “Right Before Your Eyes”
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