Award Winners

January 27th, 2014 (Red Deer, AB) – The Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA) announces the winners of 2013 Association of Country Music in Alberta Awards at the Dinner & Awards event at Westerner Park in Red Deer, Alberta.

Bobby Wills who had 4 nominations this year, took home the 2013 ACMA Awards for Male Artist of the Year, the SOCAN Song of the Year for "Somebody Will" along with co-nominees Walt Aldridge and Mike Pyle and Album of the Year for "If It Was That Easy".

Brett Kissel also had 4 nominations and was awarded with the 2013 ACMA Awards for Single of the Year for "Started with a Song" and the Calgary Stampede Rising Star.

The winner of the 2013 ACMA Female Artist of the Year went to Alee who was nominated in a total of 4 categories.

The 2013 ACMA Group/Duo of the Year was Calgary's own PEAR and for the 2nd consecutive year, Grande Prairie's Tenille took home the 2013 Fan's Choice.

Other wins from the evening include Jody Seeley for Industry Person of the Year and Panhandle Productions for Talent Buyer of the Year.

The Honourable Gene Zwozdesky and CCMA Hall of Fame Inductee Ed Harris presented the 2013 ACMA Hall of Fame Award to Albert music pioneer, R. Harlan Smith.