New Music Video From Carolyn Dawn Johnson - "Stubborn Clock"

Carolyn Dawn Johnson Covers George Michael - "Mother's Pride"

Carolyn Dawn Johnson Covers Martina McBride - "Independence Day"

In celebration of “The 50th Annual CMA Awards,” Country Music’s biggest names and rising stars are paying tribute to some of the most nominated and awarded songs from the past five decades in the official “Forever Country Covers” series. Here, Carolyn Dawn Johnson covers the 1994 CMA Music Video of the Year by Martina McBride, "Independence Day."
 

Johnny Reid & Dean Brody Lead CCMA Nominations

Dean Brody

Johnny Reid and Dean Brody lead the pack of nominees for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards, it was announced Wednesday.

Reid, who was born in Scotland before moving to Canada in his teens, garnered six nominations, including single of the year and album of the year. Dean Brody netted four CCMA nominations, including the fans’ choice award and album of the year.  Other nominated artists include Corb Lund, Terri Clark and George Canyon.

The CCMA awards will be broadcast live on CBC Sept. 12 from Hamilton. Below are a snapshot of most of the artist nominations. For a full list of nominees, click here.

FANS' CHOICE AWARD

Dean Brody
George Canyon
Terri Clark
Doc Walker
Johnny Reid

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

My Daughter's Father - Gord Bamford
That's How I Wanna Go Out - Deric Ruttan
Today I'm Gonna Try And Change The World - Johnny Reid
Trail In Life - Dean Brody
Watching You Walk Away - Shane Yellowbird

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A Place Called Love - Johnny Reid
Better Be Home Soon - George Canyon
Love Rules - Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Sunday Afternoon - Aaron Lines
Trail In Life - Dean Brody 

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Put Some Alcohol On It (written by Gord Bamford/Roger Brown/Byron Hill; recorded by Gord Bamford)
That's How I Wanna Go Out (written by Lee Thomas Miller/Deric Ruttan; recorded by Deric Ruttan)
Today I'm Gonna Try And Change The World (written by Brent Maher/Johnny Reid; recorded by Johnny Reid)
Trail In Life (written by Dean Brody; recorded by Dean Brody)
Watching You Walk Away (written by Troy Kokol/Willie Mack/Kenny Sitter; recorded by Shane Yellowbird)

CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Better Be Home Soon - George Canyon
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Doc Walker
My Daughter's Father - Gord Bamford
That's How I Wanna Go Out - Deric Ruttan
Today I'm Gonna Try And Change The World - Johnny Reid

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Tara Oram
Tenille

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Johnny Reid
Deric Ruttan

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Doc Walker
Emerson Drive
The Heartbroken
Hey Romeo
High Valley

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Ridley Bent
Shane Chisholm
Kirsten Jones
Corb Lund
Jimmy Rankin

RISING STAR

Jaydee Bixby
Chad Brownlee
High Valley
Ladies Of The Canyon
Codie Prevost

New Music Video From Carolyn Dawn Johnson- "The Whole Thing"

Carolyn Dawn Johnson Releases New "Love Rules" Album

Love Rules is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson. The album was released this week in Canada through Dancing Lily Music and Universal Music Canada. The album's first single, "Let Me Introduce Myself", was released in mid-2010 and has reached the top ten of the BDS Canadian Country Singles chart. Five of the tracks were co-produced with Frank Rogers.


Johnson's first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999. In 2000, Johnson signed with Arista Nashville and, in 2001, released her debut album, Room with a View. The album's first two singles ("Georgia" and "Complicated") were both Number One hits on the Canadian country music charts, and the latter was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Track Listing:
"Let Me Introduce Myself"
"The Whole Thing"
"I’d Still Have You"
"Stop for Me"
"Reach You"
"Hangin' On"
"What If"
"Bitterness"
"I Just Want My Life Back"
"At the Time"
"Teach Me"
"Love Rules"