Abbotsford singer clinches 3 country music awards
Published 10:16 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026
It has been a pivotal time in the career of rising country music singer Morgan Griffiths of Abbotsford.
He started off last week by nabbing one of three finalist spots in a nation-wide talent search competition and ended it by winning three of the five B.C. Country Music Association Awards for which he was nominated.
The awards were held Sunday night (April 26) at the Great Canadian Casino in Coquitlam.
Griffiths received the Fans’ Choice Award, Song of the Year for his single Bourbon, and Songwriter of the Year.
Griffiths had also been nominated for Ray McAuley Emerging Artist of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
“Walking out of the @bccountrymusicassociation Award Show with 3 awards wasn’t what I had I mind at all, but accepting those awards made me realize I must be doing something right …. I will continue to keep doing what I’m doing for you guys,” Griffiths shared in a social media post on Monday night (April 27).
Prior to the awards, Griffiths was named on April 21 as one of the three finalists in the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition after online voting ran April 7 to 14 for the eight semifinalists.
The top three performers – also including Shawnee Kish of Edmonton and the Blue Ridge Band from Levis, Que. – now compete for the $25,000 grand prize, with the two runners-up taking $10,000 each.
They will perform at Canadian music festivals – including Toronto’s Departure Festival (May 4 to 10) and LASSO Montreal (Aug. 15 and 16) – and attend CMA Fest in Nashville (June 4 to 7).
The competition culminates at Country Music Week 2026 in Saskatoon, Sask. from Sept. 16 to 19, where the finalists will perform live and the 2026 winner will be crowned on stage.
The contest, held in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association, began with inviting solo artists and groups to register earlier this year.
The eight semifinalists were selected by an expert panel to record their original tracks in studio, which were posted online, and then followed by the public voting period.
Griffiths released his debut radio single, Bourbon, in 2025 and watched it quickly climb the charts, peaking at number four on the Billboard Canada Country chart.
He has followed this up with multiple other singles and has amassed more than two million streams.
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