SaskTel maxTV™ customers will have the exclusive opportunity to watch free live coverage of the 26th Annual Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) Gala Awards Show on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Live broadcast of the awards show will begin at 7:00 p.m. The awards show will be on channel 49 and channel 349 (HD), and will also be available on maxTV Local on Demand immediately following the broadcast on channel 48 and channel 348 (HD).
“maxTV is always looking for opportunities to showcase local Saskatchewan talent,” said Stacey Sandison, SaskTel’s Chief Marketing Officer. “We’re pleased to be able to partner with the Saskatchewan Country Music Association to offer maxTV customers the opportunity to watch the awards and performances of some talented home grown artists.”
The SCMA Awards Gala Show will be hosted by the 2014 CCMA Songwriter of the year Deric Ruttan. Deric Ruttan has multiple nominations from SOCAN and CCMA for various awards over the years and his songs have been recorded by artists such as: Dierks Bently, Eric Church, Gary Alan, Jason Blaine, Doc Walker and dozens of others.
Deric Ruttan’s successes includes the rise of the lead single from his album Take the Week Off – this was the fastest rising single to date and the #1 most added song in Canada in its first week of release. A second track of this album – ‘Mine Would be You’ cracked the top 5 and top 10 Canadian and US country charts and was a runaway hit for Country superstar Blake Shelton.
Leading the field of 2015 nominees is Jess Moskaluke (Langenburg, Sask) who recently received the 2014 CCMA Female Vocalist of the Year and Codie Prevost (Saskatoon, Sask), 2014 SCMA Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year. Codie just completed a tour of Australia. Will Ardell has received the 2013 SCMA Rising Star Award and many other nominations.
Alex Runions (Regina, Sask.), Samara Yung (Yorkton, Sask), Kelsey Fitch (Parkside, Sask), Amy Nelson (Regina, Sask) and Wyatt (Saskatoon, Sask) are following close in nominations.
