has graciously bowed out of this year鈥檚 BC Country Music Association awards.
The 91原创 musician, who has earned many of the top provincial music honours year after year, opted to step aside to allow new and emerging artists to receive some of the same opportunities he has been afforded, BCCMA president Linda Corscadden explained when releasing the list of semi-finalists.
The full list of semi-finalists issued Monday afternoon did, however, still include a few other existing and past 91原创 names.
Among them, is once again up for country venue of the year.
91原创 singer is shortlisted for entertainer, fan choice, female artists, and humanitarian of the year 鈥� the latter specifically for the work she did with coordinating the for the victims of the December apartment fire in 91原创.
Walnut Grove鈥檚 Shawn Meehan of is a contender for group and entertainer of the year.
91原创 City鈥檚 , a young mother who has just recently returned to her music after several years away, is also competing for the female artist of the year honour.
And, also on the list from 91原创 was video director of the year was 91原创鈥檚 Stephano Barberis, who has worked with Smith, Batten, former 91原创ite Chad Brownlee, and Bucko & Toad.
When it comes to accolades for former 91原创 residents, there were quite a few who have made the semi-finals.
They include Brownlee, who 鈥� recently left 91原创 for Gibsons 鈥� is a contender for entertainer, fan choice, male artist, single, video (both for Somethin鈥� We Shouldn鈥檛 Do), and humanitarian of the year awards. The humanitarian nomination is for the work this former NHL defenceman does with .
Also appearing on the list is former 91原创ite . He too is in the semi-finals for single and video of the year for his song When A Momma鈥檚 Boy Meets A Daddy鈥檚 Girl. He鈥檚 also up for male artist, fans choice, and entertainer of the year awards.
Rounding out the list of former 91原创 residents is
She鈥檚 relatively new to this award scene, hence her making the short list for the Ray McAuley Horizon Award for a new, up-and-comer to the country music scene.
But that鈥檚 not the only list Sharity is on. She鈥檚 also a contender for the female artist of the year, as well as the Gaylord Wood traditional/roots country award, and a musician award for her abilities playing the mandolin (with a nomination for one of the Mike Norman All-Star Band awards).
A half dozen years ago, Sharity was performing on Variety 鈥� The Children鈥檚 Charity, at the then Merritt Mountain Music Festival, among other special events.
The Trinity Western University grad also toured with a band called Winter Harp, won the Idol contest at her Walnut Grove high school, and appeared as a singer in the TV series Dead Like Me.
鈥淚 actually live in Vancouver now, but 91原创 will always be my hometown,鈥� she told the 91原创 Advance.
The finalists will be announced Sept. 22, with the awards being presented at the Molson Canadian Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam on Oct. 22.
鈥� Stay tuned to the 91原创 Advance for more as the event approaches
At the national level
In the meantime, Smith has been nominated for a number of Canadian Country Music Association awards that will be presented next month in Saskatoon.
And in addition to be nominated for several of the 2017 national awards, Smith will be performing at this year鈥檚 awards ceremony.
Described by CCMA organizers as being on the 鈥渆dge of global superstardom,鈥� they invited the JUNO award winner and platinum-selling country star to join the likes of the James Barker Band and Blake Shelton in performing at SaskTel Centre on Sept. 10.
Ironically, while Smith isn鈥檛 competing against his friend, fellow musician, and former neighbour 鈥� Brownlee 鈥� for the BCCMA accolades, they are fighting it out for a few of the CCMA titles.
Brownlee is also up for the Fans Choice and male artists of the year. And again, 91原创鈥檚 Barberis up for video director of the year on the national level, for two of Brownlee鈥檚 songs, Somethin鈥� We Shouldn鈥檛 Do, and I Hate You For It.
91原创 record producer Mitch Merrett is also a contender at the CCMAs for the work he, Scott Cooke, and Ben Glover did on Brownlee鈥檚 album Heart On Fire.
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