Jason Blaine
Jason Blaine (born April 19, 1980) is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter from Pembroke, Ontario. Blaine is a multiple Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), SOCAN & Country Music Association of Ontario Award winner with over 20 Canadian country radio hits. Twelve of those went on to become Nielsen BDS Top 10 singles on the Canadian country chart including "Country Side", "Friends of Mine", and "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore".
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Background information | |
Born | Pembroke, Ontario, Canada | April 19, 1980
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2003-present |
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Family
Blaine lives in the greater Nashville area with his wife, Amy, and their four children.
Career
Blaine's first hit single, "Rock in My Boot", was released in 2007. It received multiple CCMA nominations and led to him performing at major festival appearances across Canada. His most successful song to date was "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore", which was written for his grandfather and released in 2012. The song eventually went on to win CCMA Single of the Year. Overall, Blaine has released six full-length albums. He has also been a staff songwriter in Nashville for the past decade, writing songs for other artists including Chris Janson, Parmalee, Petric and Madeline Merlo.
Discography
Albums
Title | Details |
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While We Were Waiting |
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Make My Move |
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Sweet Sundown |
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Life So Far |
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Everything I Love |
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Country Side |
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Diamonds in the Desert |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Boy with a Guitar |
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Go with Me |
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As lead artist
Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
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CAN Country [1] |
CAN [2] | |||
2003 | "That's What I Do" | 8 | — | While We Were Waiting |
2005 | "Heartache Like Mine" | 23 | — | |
2006 | "While We Were Waiting" | 24 | — | |
"What I Can't Forget" | 24 | — | ||
2007 | "Rock in My Boot" | 9 | 92 | Make My Move |
"Flirtin' with Me" | 5 | — | ||
2008 | "My First Car" | 11 | — | |
"Good Day to Get Gone" | 11 | 95 | ||
2009 | "Give It to Me" | 16 | — | |
2010 | "Numb" | 11 | — | Sweet Sundown |
"Run with Me" | 12 | 99 | ||
"Hillbilly Girl" | 29 | — | ||
2011 | "Watching the World Go Round" | 50 | — | Life So Far |
"Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 8 | — | ||
2012 | "Cool" | 7 | 79 | |
"On a Night Like This" | 10 | — | ||
2013 | "Rock It Country Girl" | 13 | 80 | Everything I Love |
"Feels Like That" | 18 | — | ||
2014 | "Friends of Mine" | 12 | 84 | |
"Layin' Your Love on Me" | 46 | — | ||
2015 | "Country Side" | 6 | 86 | Country Side |
"Travelin' Light" | — | — | ||
"Spotlight" | 11 | — | ||
2016 | "Dance with My Daughter" | 43 | — | |
"Back to You" | 30 | — | ||
2017 | "Born to Love" | 22 | — | Boy with a Guitar |
2018 | "Boy with a Guitar" | 36 | — | |
"Ain't Got Growin' Up Down Yet" | 48 | — | — | |
2020 | "Drink Too Much" | — | — | Go with Me |
"Mood Swing" | — | — | ||
2021 | "When I See You" | — | — | |
"End of the Rain" | — | — | Diamonds in the Desert | |
2023 | "The Road That Raised You Up" | 8 | — | TBA |
"Boy Mama" | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
As featured artist
Year | Single | Album |
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2010 | "Don't Leave the Leavin'" (Victoria Banks featuring Jason Blaine) |
When You Can Fly |
2019 | "Tell You'" (Alessia Cohle featuring Jason Blaine) |
TBA |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2003 | "That's What I Do" | |
2005 | "Heartache Like Mine" | Stephano Barberis |
2006 | "While We Were Waiting" | |
"What I Can't Forget" | ||
2007 | "Rock in My Boot" | |
"Flirtin' with Me" | ||
2008 | "My First Car" | |
2009 | "Give It to Me" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
2010 | "Numb" | Warren P. Sonoda |
"Run with Me" | ||
"Hillbilly Girl" | Warren P. Sonoda | |
2011 | "They Don’t Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | |
2012 | "Cool" | |
"On a Night Like This" | Matt Braun | |
2013 | "Feels Like That" | |
2014 | "Friends of Mine" (featuring Gord Bamford, Chad Brownlee, Deric Ruttan and Jason McCoy) |
Sean Smith |
"Layin' Your Love on Me" | Stephano Barberis | |
2015 | "Country Side" | Kirstin Barlowe |
"Spotlight" | Sean Smith | |
2016 | "Dance with My Daughter" | David Pichette |
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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2004 | Canadian Country Music Association | Independent Song of the Year – "That's What I Do" | Nominated |
2006 | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated | |
2007 | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated | |
2008 | Top New Talent of the Year – Male | Nominated | |
2009 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2012 | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
Single of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | Won | ||
Songwriter of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | Nominated | ||
2013 | Songwriter of the Year – "Cool" | Nominated | |
2014 | CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine" | Nominated | |
2015 | Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side" | Nominated | |
Video of the Year – "Country Side" | Nominated | ||
2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - Country Side | Nominated |
Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
Fan's Choice | Nominated | ||
Video of the Year - "Dance With My Daughter" | Nominated | ||
2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Alternative Country Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert | Nominated[3][4] |
2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert | Nominated[5] |
References
- Peak chart positions for country singles in Canada:
- "Heartache Like Mine": "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 18, 2005.
- "While We Were Waiting": "Canada Country Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 12, 2006.
- All other singles: "Jason Blaine – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "The Road That Raised You Up": "Canada Country chart for October 7, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- "Jason Blaine – Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS". Canadian Country Music Association. Global News Wire. September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "2023 CMAOntario Awards: Celebrating the Best Country Music In Ontario". Front Porch Music. March 27, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.