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Final Round of CCMA Awards Performers Announced

August 7, 2012 By Calum Shanlin | @calumshanlin

It's getting ever closer to September 9, when at 8pm (ET) CBC will broadcast the biggest night in Canadian country music. The Canadian Country Music Association Awards are heading to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for what's sure to be one of the biggest nights the city's ever seen.

You can have a look at the full list of nominations; watch our video with some of the nominees at the launch; and check out the already stellar line up for #CountryNightInCanada:

Deric Ruttan // Miranda Lambert // Pistol Annies // Dean Brody // Paul Brandt
George Canyon // Johnny Reid // Eric Church // Jason Aldean
Gord Bamford // Chad Brownlee // Terri Clark // High Valley

Joining those big names on the CCMA Awards performers line-up are:

Jason Blaine

Blaine - from Pembroke, Ontario - is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for They Don't Make Em' Like That Anymore which he wrote with fellow CCMA nominee Deric Ruttan. Check out the video below:

Doc Walker

They released their seventh record in August of last year, and it's nominated for Album of the Year. Doc Walker are also up for Group or Duo of the year, and will battle it out with a number of their fellow performers...

Emerson Drive

Along with Doc Walker, Emerson Drive are no stranger to the CCMA Award stage. They've won six awards, and will once again battle it out this year for Group or Duo of the year.

Kira Isabella

One of the nominees for the Rising Star award, Kira Isabella is just nineteen years old. From Canada's capital, she'll let the nation hear what she has to offer on September 9.

Dallas Smith

Like last year's Rising Star award winner Chad Brownlee, Dallas Smith hails from BC. Unlike Brownlee, Smith wasn't a big league hockey prospect, but he was in alt-rock band Default before embarking on his solo career.

The Stellas

Whitby, Ontario's The Stellas will take to the stage to perform in Saskatoon, but they'll also be hoping to take to the stage to accept the award for Best Video. The House, below, is nominated.