TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 27, 2015) - ole and ole current songwriters Gord Bamford, George Canyon, Jordan McIntosh, and Lindi Ortega, as well as legacy writers Jeff Coplan and Dean Brody are set for another strong showing at the 2015 Canadian Country Music Awards after receiving a total of 16 nominations. In addition, ole co-founder, Chairman & CEO Robert Ott will receive the 2015 Leonard T. Rambeau International Award. This CCMA Award of Achievement recognizes an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary effort in assisting the aims and initiatives of the Canadian country music industry internationally.

ole itself was nominated for the Music Publishing Company of the Year Award, giving it the chance to add to its unprecedented eight wins, the most for an independent company and the longest winning streak for any publisher. ole songwriter Gord Bamford also racked up an impressive six nominations in top categories such as Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Video of the Year, and Record Producer of the Year. He will also compete for the 2015 Fans' Choice Award, with voting open now here.

Other notable nominations for ole songwriters include Lindi Ortega for Roots Artist of the Year, Jordan McIntosh for Rising Star, legacy ole-Roots Three songwriter Jeff Coplan for Record Producer of the Year, and ole-Roots Three legacy songwriter Dean Brody's "Another Man's Gold" for Single of the Year. In addition, three albums featuring songs published by ole - 5:01 by Tim Hicks, Gypsy Road by Dean Brody, and Lifted by Dallas Smith - were nominated for Album of the Year, and ole songwriter George Canyon is nominated for Country Music Program or Special of the Year for Down East Country with George Canyon.

"ole is very pleased to have been recognized by the CCMA once again," said Robert Ott, Chairman and CEO of ole, "and we congratulate our songwriters, artists and business partners on their nominations."

A full list of nominations for ole and ole-affiliated songwriters, tracks, albums, and more can be found below. The winners will be announced September 13th during a live broadcast of the awards ceremony on CBC-TV. During Canadian Country Music Week leading in to the awards, ole will be continuing its CCMA tradition of bringing the ole bus for Songshop, where its Nashville A&R team will meet with Canadian artists to help them find their next hit single. The 2015 Leonard T. Rambeau International Award will be presented to Ott during a private industry event during the week.

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ole

FAN'S CHOICE AWARD
Gord Bamford

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Where a Farm Used to Be" - Gord Bamford
"Another Man's Gold" - Dean Brody

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"Where a Farm Used to Be" - Gord Bamford

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford - "Where a Farm Used to Be"

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
Jeff Coplan

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
"Where a Farm Used to Be" - Gord Bamford - directed by Harv Glazer

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
5:01 - Tim Hicks (Jeff Coplan, writer on "Calling all Trucks"; Bruce Wallace, writer on "Dust and Bone" and "My Baby")
Gypsy Road - Dean Brody (Brett Jones, writer on "I Wanna Be a Hillbilly"; Dean Brody, writer of "Sweet Lola")
Lifted - Dallas Smith (Jeremy Stover, writer on "Lifted")

RISING STAR
Jordan McIntosh

ROOTS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lindi Ortega

COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
Down East Country with George Canyon