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“She’s so enthusiastic and she has such a nice personality. Sturgeon County’s Bill Borgwardt, Alberta’s premiere country music photographer, said this about Benedict. In addition to taking home three awards, the Paul Kane High graduate co-hosted the gala alongside JoJo Mason. She also received awards for Video of the Year ( Wanted You To) and Interactive Artist of the Year. Throughout the gala evening which took place at Calgary’s Grey Eagle Resort & Casino on Sunday, April 2, Benedict was nominated in four categories. Songwriting for me is a vulnerable process and to have it recognized by my peers means a lot.” I’ve been writing songs since I was nine years old.

It’s a prestigious category of course, but without songwriters there would be no songs. She added, “I’d like to say, this award holds a special place in my heart. There is support out there,” said Benedict. The first message is that a community needs to come together to support mental health and the second is that youth need to know they are not alone. It’s a self-written song and speaks to mental health. Her top prize was Songwriter of the Year for Level Up. The recording artist was on a hot streak scooping up three trophies and breaking her own record. Albert singer-songwriter Hailey Benedict, 20. This year’s 12th annual Country Music Alberta Awards belongs to St.

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