For the third consecutive year, Meghan Patrick earned the SOCAN-sponsored Songwriter of the Year honour at the 2020 Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAO) Awards, held October 4, 2020, as the first ever live, drive-in country awards show took place on The Raceway at the Western Fair District in London, Ontario.
Patrick won the award for co-writing “Wild As Me” with Jordan Rager and Michael Whitworth. She also earned two other awards, for both Album (for Wild As Me) and Female Artist of the Year. This is her third consecutive win in the Female Artist category, and her second in the Album category.
Other multiple winners at the eighth annual CMAO Awards included Tim Hicks (for Male Artist of the Year and the Nielsen Compass Award); James Barker Band (for Single and Video of the Year, both for “Keep It Simple”); and The Reklaws (Group or Duo of the Year, and the Fans’ Choice Award).
Les Rats d’Swompe win the Francophone Artist or Group of the Year, The Abrams won Roots Artist or Group of the Year, and Aaron Allen won the Rising Star Award.
For a complete list of winners, click here.