Country music has always been at home in Alberta, and the ACMA's give us a glimpse of the best Alberta has to offer each year.

The 6th annual Alberta Country Music Awards, on Sunday, January 22nd, is shaping up to be a bonanza of entertainment.

Marcie Hanson, Executive Director of the Association of Country Music Alberta, says they've already had a little sneak peak.

"They really wanted to have a little bit of pre-show hype, and during the night of the show we announced the top 5 from the 10 that moved forward, and so we thought this was a great way to do that, and give the artists a little advance notice as well and they can have some more excitement leading up to it."

She says it isn't too late to get involved.

"We have a few tickets left, and that again is open to anybody, members and non members. Tickets can be purchased on the ACMA website, so fans can come and take part in that as well if they want to."

Advance list of the Top 5 Nominee's in each catagory:

Female Artist of the Year
Alee
Amy Metcalfe
Maddison Krebs
Sydney Mae
Trinity Bradshaw
Male Artist of the Year
(Top 6)
Bobby Wills
Dan Davidson
Drew Gregory
Jamie Woodfin
Steve Arsenault
Trevor Panczak
 
Group/Duo of the Year
Sponsored by Calgary Stampede 
Domino
The Travelling Mabels
TwoShine County
The Doll Sisters
The Dungarees
Fan's Choice 
Bobby Wills
Cole Bradley
Domino
Hailey Benedict
The Dungarees
 
Rising Star
Sponsored by Ranchman's Cookhouse & Dancehall
Amy Metcalfe
Brad Sims
Dan Davidson
Jamie Woodfin
Trevor Panczak
Musician of the Year
Sponsored by Gilmore Guitars 
(Top 6)
Lisa Dodd
Luanne Carl
Mark Branconnier
Mitch Jay
Ray Banman
Smokey Fennell

Single of the Year
Down By The River - Bobby Wills
Found - Dan Davidson
Ride With Me - Hey Romeo
Say Hello To Goodbye - Alee 
Bobby Wills - Won't You Be Mine

 
Song of the Year
All About It
Written by: Drew Gregory and Frank Meyers 
Performed by Drew Gregory
Found
Written by: Dan Davidson and Clayton Bellamy
Performed by Dan Davidson
I'm Down
Written by: James Murdoch,Robb Angus, Darrek Anderson,
Kiron Jhass, Clint Moffatt & Bob Moffatt
Performed by The Dungarees
Meteorite
Written by: Troy Kokol and Beamer Wigley
Performed by Beamer Wigley
Myself to Blame
Written by: Kym Simon and Ryan Balanecki
Performed by Kym Simon

Album of the Year
Sponsored by Sirroma Entertainment
Golden - Alecia Achielle
Karack Hendriks - Karac Hendriks
I Was There - Drew Gregory

Video of the Year
All About It - Drew Gregory
Found - Dan Davidson
I Can Be The Lover - Trevor Panczak
Myself to Blame - Kym Simon
We Just Did - Domino

Industry Person of the Year
Sponsored by LJVM Projects
Angie Morris
Bill Borgwardt
Jenn Dalen
Jody Seeley
Laurie Brown
Talent Buyer of the Year
Sponsored by LJVM Projects
Big Valley Jamboree
Calgary Stampede
Ranchman's Cookhouse & Dancehall
Sakamoto Agency