Ridley Bent has won seven awards at this year's BC Country Music Awards:

Roots/Canadiana
Male Vocalist
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year - "Buckles & Boots"
Gaylord Wood Traditional Country Award
Single of the Year - "Buckles & Boots"
Fans' Choice
Entertainer of the Year

A huge thank-you to the BC Country Music Association, and to all the fans, fellow musicians and listeners who made this possible!

We're excited to announce that Ridley Bent has been nominated for the following awards in this year's British Columbia Country Music Awards:

Fans' Choice
Gaylord Wood Traditional Country Award
Entertainer of the Year
Male Vocalist
Roots/Canadiana Award
Single of The Year " Buckles and Boots"
Socan Songwriter of the Year  "Buckles and Boots"
Video of the Year "Arlington"
Website of the Year - Tyson Yerex (designer)

Additionally, Ridley's regular bandmates John Ellis, Rob Becker, Pat Steward and Simon Kendall have all been nominated for BCCMAs. The winners will be announced on Sunday, October 25 at Red Robinson Theatre in Coquitlam, BC.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

Ridley will be on the road supporting Corb Lund from October 30-November 14 throughout western Canada. Check his website for ticket information!

Ridley's heading west for a few weeks and playing some of your favourite stops in BC and Manitoba:

June 3, 2009
Kelowna, BC
OK Corral
More details and tickets at venue website.

June 5, 2009
Nelson, BC
Hume Hotel
$15 at the door. 10PM.

June 10, 2009
Duncan, BC
Duncan Garage Showroom
Tickets are available in advance from Ten Old Books on the first floor of the Duncan Garage Building located at 102-330 Duncan Street, Duncan, BC, tel. 250-715-1383.

June 11, 2009
Victoria, BC
Element Nightclub
Tickets: $15.00 Available at Lyle's Place, Ditch and TicketWeb. Join the Facebook event page here!

June 12, 2009
Vancouver, BC
Rio Theatre
With special guest Dustin Bentall.
Tickets at Ticketmaster.

June 15, 2009
Winnipeg, MB
Red River Exhibition
Tickets free with fair admission (more info at site).

June 17, 2009
Kamloops, BC
McDonald Park
The 3rd Annual Country 103 Appreciation Celebration with Ridley Bent, Nikki Werner, Art Pruce. Free admission.

June 20-21, 2009
Driftpile, AB
North Country Fair
Tickets available at official website.

We're very excited to announce this new video for "Arlington", created
by Vision
Entertainment and already in heavy rotation on CMT:





Ridley Bent - "Arlington" from Divine Industries on Vimeo.

Ridley Bent has been nominated for a Canadian Radio Music Award in the Country music category, for "Heartland Heartbreak". The winners will be announced on March 13 in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.

Read the full details here.

Ridley Bent has been named as the winner of the Country - Song category for the release “Nine Inch Nails” in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Reflecting the breadth of the independent music community, this year’s IMA Winners and Finalists were culled from thousands of submissions worldwide - and the largest number of entries ever received in the competition. A 50-person judging panel consisting of influential artists and industry decision makers including Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Roger Daltrey, George Jones, Buddy Guy, Keith Urban, James “Blood” Ulmer, Butch Walker, Paquito D’Rivera, Lee Ritenour, and others determined this year’s winners in 50+ Music and Design categories.

Vox Populi Voting will remain open through April, 2009 - you can still vote for Ridley in Best Country Song and Best Country Album!