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Central Alberta band up for several Country Music Alberta Awards

Lacombe’s Gord Bamford nominated as Male Artist of the Year
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Stettler’s Renegade Station performed at Fan Fest in Red Deer in January 2020. File photo by Mamta Lulla/Advocate staff

Stetter’s Renegade Station is in the running for a handful of country music awards.

The nominees for the 2020 Country Music Alberta Awards were released Wednesday and the band received four nominations.

Renegade Station is up for Single of the Year for their song, Don’t Hold Your Breath, as well as Fan’s Choice, Interactive Artist of the Year, and Group of the Year.

The band has collected several country music awards in the past, including the 2018 Alberta Country Music single of the year and the 2025 and 2016 ACMA Group of the Year.

Lacombe’s Gord Bamford also received a nomination Wednesday, earning a look as the Male Artist of the Year. Brett Kissel, Aaron Goodvin and Jade Eagleson were also nominated in the category.

Other nominees included Mariya Stokes, Michela Sheedy, Alex Hughes, Hailey Benedict and Krissy Feniak in the Female Artist of the Year category.

The Group or Duo of the Year nominees also include Nice Horse, The Prairie States, The Dungarees and Flaysher.

Other nominees included:

Horizon Youth

Hannah Gaszo

Martina Dawn

Kristin Grace

Roots Artist of the Year

Clayton Bellamy

Blake Reid

Ryan Langlois

Mike Plume

Shaela Miller

Video of the Year

Like A Record (Troy Kokol)

Every Little Town (The Prairie States)

Hot Mess (Nice Horse)

Church (Dan Davidson)

This Is My Home (Ryan Langlois)

Single of the Year

Come As You Are (Tenille Townes)

Good Ol’ Bad Days (Aaron Goodvin)

Lucky (Jade Eagleson)

I Don’t Love You (Lindsay Ell)

Seeing Other People (Mackenzie Porter)

Interactive Artist of the Year

Mariya Stokes

Nice Horse

Renegade Station

Kym Simon

Dan Davidson

Community Spirit Award

Amy Allred

Ryan Snow

Stirling John

The Prairie States

Dahlia Wakefield

Ryan Lindsay

Horizon Male Artist of the Year

Ryan Lindsay

Aaron Pollock

Trevor Panczak

Jake Mathews

Brandon Lorenzo

Horizon Single of the Year

Cowgirl (Nice Horse)

Every Little Town (The Prairie States)

Don’t Make Em Like They Used To (The Dungarees)

Church (Dan Davidson)

Don’t Hold Your Breath (Renegade Station)

Musician of the Year

Mitch Jay

Josh Ruzycki

Ryan Davidson

Brandi Sidoryk

Matt O’Connor

Female Artist of the Year

Tenille Townes

Mackenzie Porter

Lindsay Ell

Songwriter(s) of the Year

Every Little Town (Mat Cardinal, Jeff Dick, Mike Nascimento, Aaron Pollock)

They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To (Robb Angus, James Murdoch, Darrek Anderson, Wes Baylis)

Christmas, Arizona (Mariya Stokes)

Like A Record (Troy Kokol)

Lost (Michela Sheedy, Chris Yurchuck)

Album of the Year

Stay (Justine Vandergrift)

Genuine (Sean Gristwood)

The Ride (Ryan Lindsay)

El Mule (El Mule)

Open (Tanya Ryan)

Rising Star

Krissy Feniak

Olivia Rose

Brettyn Rose

Donny Lee

Steve Newsome

Fans’ Choice

New Law

Tracy Millar

Nice Horse

Trevor Panczak

Brandon Lorenzo

Hailey Benedict

Donny Lee

Renegade Station

The Prairie States

Michela Sheedy



Byron Hackett

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Byron has been the sports reporter at the advocate since December of 2016. He likes to spend his time in cold hockey arenas accompanied by luke warm, watered down coffee.
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