2025 Manitoba Country Music Awards Nominees
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Brandi Vezina
Catie St. Germain
Desiree Dorion
Jade Turner
Kendra Kay
Kimberley Dawn

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jason Kirkness
Jerry Sereda
JR Charron
Mitchell Makoons
Quinton Blair
Ryan Keown

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Banned & Outlawed
Club Wagon Creek
Kates Outlaw
Petric
Prairieline
The Sean Taylor Band

NCI FM INDIGENOUS COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD
Catie St. Germain
Desiree Dorion
Jade Turner
Jerry Sereda
Kimberley Dawn
Mitchell Makoons

FAY WALKER SONG OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITERS)
Dry – Desiree Dorion – Writers: Desiree Dorion, Jay Allan, Olivia Mae Graham
Good Girl Gone Bad Mom – Catie St. Germain – Writers: Catie St. Germain, Quinton Blair
Land of the Free – JR Charron – Writers: Dan Poperechny, JR Charron, Maximilian Dupas
Longrider Religion – Kates Outlaw – Writers: Kyle Neault, Levi Winters
Old Fashioned Kind of Love – Kendra Kay – Writers: Kendra Kay, Trent Willmon
Paper Town – Brandi Vezina – Writers: Brandi Vezina, Scott Nolan

ROOTS ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Club Wagon Creek
Kates Outlaw
Mitchell Makoons
Nelson Little
Orvis & His Higher Guns
Prairieline

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Austin Ryder
Club Wagon Creek
Irvin Miller
Kates Outlaw
Matt Zimmerman
Prairieline

ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – GUITAR
Clinton Giesbrecht
Lachlan McLean
Levi Winters
Rylan Knaggs
Sean Borton
Troy Flamand

ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – BASS
Dan Poperechny
Greg Dunstan
Josh Gareau
Leroy Constant
Meg Dolovich
Paul Kelly

ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – DRUMS
Doug Yuel
Jeff Kula
Jonathan Peters
Josh Ayers
Stephen Broadhurst
Tyler Martens

ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – SPECIALTY (BANJO, FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, KEYS, STEEL)
Blaine Badiuk
Brad Moggie
James Klassen
Michael Audette
Morgan Grace
Real Comeault

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Spin – Austin Ryder
Backyard Bar – Banned & Outlawed
What Got Me Here – Jason Kirkness
Different Goods – JR Charron
I Know You Like That – Ryan Keown

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Spin – Austin Ryder
Good Girl Gone Bad Mom – Catie St. Germain
What Got Me Here – Jason Kirkness
Long Way To Go – Prairieline
Same Ole Shift – Quinton Blair
Cowboys Don’t Line Dance – The Sean Taylor Band

INTERACTIVE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Brandi Vezina
Catie St. Germain
Club Wagon Creek
Desiree Dorion
JR Charron
The Sean Taylor Band

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Brandi Vezina – Grit & Glamour
Club Wagon Creek – High Noon
Desiree Dorion – Remember Your Name
Jason Kirkness – What Got Me Here
Jerry Sereda – Backroad Billionaire
Kates Outlaw – Longrider Religion

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
730 CKDM AM (Dauphin)
Country 107.7 FM (Steinbach)
Country 99.1 FM (Winnipeg)
NCI FM 105.5 (Manitoba)
Now Country 104.7 FM (Winnipeg)
QX 104.1 FM (Winnipeg)

RADIO ON–AIR PERSONALITY OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Brian Cook (Now Country)
Brody & Karly (QX 104)
Cowboy Carl Thomas (NCI FM)
Jordan Knight & Davey Gott (NCI FM)
Tom McGouran (Now Country)
Zap & Katie (QX 104)

DAUPHIN’S COUNTRYFEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT OF THE YEAR
Hanover Ag Fair
Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition
Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede
Niverville Fair
Summer In The City
The Morden Corn & Apple Festival

VENUE OF THE YEAR
Belle’s Kitchen + Music Hall
Silver Spike Saloon
South Beach Casino & Resort
The Park Theatre
The Royal George Hotel
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club

COVER/TRIBUTE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Club Wagon Creek
Hearts on Fire
Lost In A Small Town
Prairieline
The InClines – Sweet Dreams of Patsy Cline
Waylon, Willie & Cash – A Tribute to the Highwaymen

FANS’ CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Banned & Outlawed
Catie St. Germain
Club Wagon Creek
JR Charron
Kates Outlaw
The Sean Taylor Band