Abbotsford country singer vying for top-three spot in national competition<\/p>\n
Published 1:22 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026<\/p>\n
Online voting opened on Tuesday (April 7) for a competition in which an Abbotsford country singer \u2013 and the only one from B.C. \u2013 is among the top eight semifinalists.<\/p>\n
Morgan Griffiths was among those in February who moved to the next stage of the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition, following a nation-wide search.<\/p>\n
The contest is being held in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association.<\/p>\n
The eight competitors headed to studios in Toronto and Vancouver to record original tracks, and the public now has until April 14 to vote daily for their favourite at topcountry.siriusxm.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n The top three singers will go on to perform on major stages throughout the summer as they compete for a $25,000 grand prize and the chance to be crowned the 2026 Top of the Country champion.<\/p>\n Their performances include the Departure Festival in Toronto, LASSO Montreal and CMA Fest in Nashville.<\/p>\n The competition wraps up in September in Saskatoon, Sask., with a finale concert as part of the CCMA\u2019s Country Music Week.<\/p>\n Griffiths is a rising singer\/songwriter whose breakout single Bourbon was released on March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n The whiskey-soaked anthem resulted in Griffiths being chosen as iHeart Radio\u2019s Future Star, Rogers Radio\u2019s One to Watch and Artist of the Month on JRFM.<\/p>\n Bourbon debuted at number 42 on the Mediabase country chart and went on to peak at No. 4 \u2013 the highest charting debut by an independent Canadian country artist.<\/p>\n Griffiths has also been featured on the cover of Apple Music Canada\u2019s country playlist for Bourbon, which now has more than 2.2 million streams.<\/p>\n The seven other semifinalists in the Top of the Country competition are from Quebec, PEI, Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n