Townes at the 2019 CCMA Awards (Photo: Tenille Townes / Facebook)

By Shaun Penner

Canada's Best

Townes named CCMA Female Artist of the Year for second consecutive year

Sep 28, 2020 | 10:38 AM

Grande Prairie’s Tenille Townes wrapped up the 2020 CCMA Awards weekend with yet another accolade.

After she was named the winner of both Songwriter and Video of the Year for her hit single Jersey on the Wall on Saturday night, Townes was named Canadian Country Music’s Female Artist of the Year for the second year in a row.

Townes has now compiled seven CCMA awards in her young career, with the previous four coming in 2019. Townes was also named New Female Artist of the Year and the winner of the Musical Event of the Year at the 2020 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards.

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Not only was Townes a multi-award winner at the annual celebration of Canadian country music, but she also performed during the event.

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There were two other Peace Country nominees at this year’s event, including La Crete’s High Valley and Spirit River’s Aaron Goodvin.

High Valley was edged out by The Washboard Union in the Group or Duo of the Year category. Brad and Curtis Rempel were also up for Single of the year, which ended up going to the James Barker Band.

Goodvin was nominated for Interactive Artist of the Year, which went to Lindsay Ell. Goodvin was also up for Songwriter of the Year, which was awarded to Townes.