Manitoba Country Music Award Winners Revealed

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Ryan Keown
Ashley Robertson
Chris Ising
Dauphin's Countryfest Inc.
Doc Walker
Kayla Luky
NCI FM - Manitoba
Petric
Quinton Blair
Renee Lamoureux
Ryan Keown

The Manitoba Country Music Association celebrated the hard work and talent of Manitoba's country music community again this month. Presented with Daupin's Countryest, the second annual Manitoba Country Music Awards gala took over the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre on November 10

Hosted by QX104's Leanne Cater, the event handed out the hardware and featured performances by several local acts and nominees, including Doc Walker, David Pestrak, Don Amero, Kayla Luky, Kendra Kay, Petric, Quinton Blair, Renee Lamoureux, Ryan Keown, and more.

The MCMA is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development, and enhancement of all aspects of Manitoba country music at the local, national, and international level. The MCMA endeavors to create venues for the promotion of Manitoba country artists through sponsorship of its own events and involvement in other organization's events. 

Check out this year's nominees...

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Renee Lamoureux 

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 
Ryan Keown 

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Doc Walker 

ABORIGINAL COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD 
Ashley Robertson 

SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriters)
"I'm Not Ready To Let Go" - Chris Ising

ROOTS ARTIST, DUO, OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 
Quinton Blair 

EMERGING ARTIST AWARD 
Kayla Luky 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Petric - "All She Wrote"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Petric - It Girl

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (Secondary Market)
NCI FM (Winnipeg) 

RADIO ON-AIR PERSONALITY OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Leanne Cater 

FESTIVAL OR EVENT OF THE YEAR
Dauphin's Countryfest 

VENUE OF THE YEAR
Nashville's Winnipeg 

FANS' CHOICE
Ryan Keown

MANITOBA TALENT DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Manitoba Music

IMPACT AWARD
Kevin Walters

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Betty Thorsteinson

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