Jason Blaine

{{BLP primary sources|date=March 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jason Blaine | image = Jason Blaine 2019.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Blaine in 2019. | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|19}} | birth_place = Pembroke, Ontario, Canada | origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2003-present | label = {{hlist|Icon|Koch|E1 Canada|Wax|eOne|The Orchard}} }} '''Jason Blaine McEwen'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.algonquincollege.com/pembroke/contact-us-2/success-stories/jason-blaine/|title=Pembroke Alumnus Wins National Talent Search|date=2002|work=Algonquin College|access-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref> (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 ''Billboard'' Canada Country top ten singles including "Country Side", "Friends of Mine", "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore", and "The Road That Raised You Up".

== 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 seven full-length albums. He has also been a staff songwriter in Nashville, writing songs for other artists including Chris Janson, Parmalee, Petric and Madeline Merlo.

==Discography==

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of albums, with selected details ! style="width:14em;"| Title ! style="width:20em;"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''While We Were Waiting'' | * Release date: July 6, 2005 * Label: Icon Records |- ! scope="row"| ''Make My Move'' | * Release date: May 20, 2008 * Label: Koch Entertainment |- ! scope="row"| ''Sweet Sundown'' | * Release date: March 30, 2010 * Label: E1 Entertainment |- ! scope="row"| ''Life So Far'' | * Release date: September 27, 2011 * Label: E1 Entertainment |- ! scope="row"| ''Everything I Love'' | * Release date: July 9, 2013 * Label: E1 Entertainment |- ! scope="row"| ''Country Side'' | * Release date: October 23, 2015 * Label: E1 Entertainment |- ! scope="row"| ''Diamonds in the Desert'' | * Release date: February 25, 2022 * Label: Jason Blaine |- ! scope="row"| ''Russham Road'' | * Release date: August 29, 2025 * Label: Jason Blaine |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of EPs, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Boy with a Guitar'' | * Release date: November 10, 2017 * Label: Wax Records |- ! scope="row"| ''Go with Me'' | * Release date: October 23, 2020 * Label: eOne Music |}

===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! colspan="2"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| CAN Country <ref>Peak chart positions for country singles in Canada: *"Heartache Like Mine": {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-11-18.pdf|title=Canada Country Top 30|journal=Radio & Records|date=November 18, 2005}} *"While We Were Waiting": {{cite journal|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2006/RR-2006-05-12.pdf|title=Canada Country Top 30|journal=Radio & Records|date=May 12, 2006}} *All other singles except noted: {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jason-blaine/chart-history/ccw/|title=Jason Blaine – Canada Country|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 27, 2019}} *"The Road That Raised You Up": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2023-10-07|title=Canada Country chart for October 7, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}} *"Boy Mama": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canada-country/2024-03-16|title=Canada Country chart for March 16, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 12, 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref> ! width="45"| CAN <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jason-blaine/chart-history/can/|title=Jason Blaine – Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 27, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2003 ! scope="row"| "That's What I Do" | 8 | — | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''While We Were Waiting'' |- | 2005 ! scope="row"| "Heartache Like Mine" | 23 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 ! scope="row"| "While We Were Waiting" | 24 | — |- ! scope="row"| "What I Can't Forget" | 24 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 ! scope="row"| "Rock in My Boot" | 9 | 92 | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Make My Move'' |- ! scope="row"| "Flirtin' with Me" | 5 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 ! scope="row"| "My First Car" | 11 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Good Day to Get Gone" | 11 | 95 |- | 2009 ! scope="row"| "Give It to Me" | 16 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Numb" | 11 | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Sweet Sundown'' |- ! scope="row"| "Run with Me" | 12 | 99 |- ! scope="row"| "Hillbilly Girl" | 29 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 ! scope="row"| "Watching the World Go Round" | 50 | — | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Life So Far'' |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 8 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 ! scope="row"| "Cool" | 7 | 79 |- ! scope="row"| "On a Night Like This" | 10 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2013 ! scope="row"| "Rock It Country Girl" | 13 | 80 | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Everything I Love'' |- ! scope="row"| "Feels Like That" | 18 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Friends of Mine" | 12 | 84 |- ! scope="row"| "Layin' Your Love on Me" | 46 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 2015 ! scope="row"| "Country Side" | 6 | 86 | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Country Side'' |- ! scope="row"| "Travelin' Light" | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Spotlight" | 11 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 ! scope="row"| "Dance with My Daughter" | 43 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Back to You" | 30 | — |- | 2017 ! scope="row"| "Born to Love" | 22 | — | rowspan="2" align="left"| ''Boy with a Guitar'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2018 ! scope="row"| "Boy with a Guitar" | 36 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Ain't Got Growin' Up Down Yet" | 48 | — | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 ! scope="row"| "Drink Too Much" | — | — | rowspan="3" align="left"| ''Go with Me'' |- ! scope="row"| "Mood Swing" | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 ! scope="row"| "When I See You" | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "End of the Rain" | — | — | align="left"| ''Diamonds in the Desert'' |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 ! scope="row"| "The Road That Raised You Up" | 8 | — | rowspan="3" align="left"| ''Russham Road'' |- ! scope="row"| "Boy Mama" | 40 | — |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| "Somewhere Tonight" | — | — |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}

====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! style="width:18em;"| Single ! Album |- | 2010 ! scope="row"| "Don't Leave the Leavin'" {{small|(Victoria Banks featuring Jason Blaine)}} | ''When You Can Fly'' |- | 2019 ! scope="row"| "Tell You'" {{small|(Alessia Cohle featuring Jason Blaine)}} | {{Non-album single}} |}

===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! style="width:22em;"| Video ! Director |- | 2003 ! scope="row"| "That's What I Do" | |- | 2005 ! scope="row"| "Heartache Like Mine" | rowspan="3"| Stephano Barberis |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 ! scope="row"| "While We Were Waiting" |- ! scope="row"| "What I Can't Forget" |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 ! scope="row"| "Rock in My Boot" | |- ! scope="row"| "Flirtin' with Me" | |- | 2008 ! scope="row"| "My First Car" | |- | 2009 ! scope="row"| "Give It to Me" | Antonio Hrynchuk |- | rowspan="3"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Numb" | Warren P. Sonoda |- ! scope="row"| "Run with Me" | |- ! scope="row"| "Hillbilly Girl" | Warren P. Sonoda |- | 2011 ! scope="row"| "They Don’t Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 ! scope="row"| "Cool" | |- ! scope="row"| "On a Night Like This" | Matt Braun |- | 2013 ! scope="row"| "Feels Like That" | |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 ! scope="row"| "Friends of Mine" (featuring Gord Bamford, Chad Brownlee, Deric Ruttan and Jason McCoy) | Sean Smith |- ! scope="row"| "Layin' Your Love on Me" | Stephano Barberis |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 ! scope="row"| "Country Side" | Kirstin Barlowe |- ! scope="row"| "Spotlight" | Sean Smith |- | 2016 ! scope="row"| "Dance with My Daughter" | David Pichette |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Association ! Category ! Result |- | 2004 | rowspan="12"| Canadian Country Music Association | Independent Song of the Year – "That's What I Do" | {{nom}} |- | 2006 | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | {{nom}} |- | 2007 | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | {{nom}} |- | 2008 | Top New Talent of the Year – Male | {{nom}} |- | 2009 | Male Artist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2012 | Male Artist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | 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" | {{nom}} |- | 2013 | Songwriter of the Year – "Cool" | {{nom}} |- | 2014 | CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 | Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side" | {{nom}} |- | Video of the Year – "Country Side" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=4|2017 | rowspan=4|Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - ''Country Side'' | {{nom}} |- | Male Artist of the Year | {{nom}} |- | Fan's Choice | {{nom}} |- | Video of the Year - "Dance With My Daughter" | {{nom}} |- | 2022 | Canadian Country Music Association | Alternative Country Album of the Year - ''Diamonds in the Desert'' | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/|title=2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES|work=Canadian Country Music Association|date=20 July 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913031458/https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url= https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|title=CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION REVEALS FIRST ROUND OF 2022 AWARD WINNERS AT THE CCMA MUSIC INDUSTRY GALA DINNER & AWARDS|date=September 12, 2022|work=Canadian Country Music Association|publisher=Global News Wire|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220912231442/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/11/2513579/0/en/CANADIAN-COUNTRY-MUSIC-ASSOCIATION-REVEALS-FIRST-ROUND-OF-2022-AWARD-WINNERS-AT-THE-CCMA-MUSIC-INDUSTRY-GALA-DINNER-AWARDS.html|archive-date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 12, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - ''Diamonds in the Desert'' | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontporchmusic.ca/cmaontario-awards-nominees-winners/ |title=2023 CMAOntario Awards: Celebrating the Best Country Music In Ontario |date=March 27, 2023|work=Front Porch Music|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| 2024 | rowspan="3"| Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmaontario.ca/2024-awards/|title=2024 CMAOntario Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162909/https://cmaontario.ca/2024-awards/|archive-date=June 14, 2024|access-date=June 14, 2024|work=CMAOntario}}</ref> |- | Single of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up" | {{won}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmaontario.ca/2024-cmaontario-awards-winners-announced/|title=2024 CMAOntario Awards Winners Announced|date=June 5, 2024|work=CMAOntario|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162656/https://cmaontario.ca/2024-cmaontario-awards-winners-announced/|archive-date=June 14, 2024|access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> |- | Songwriter(s) of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up" | {{won}} |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.jasonblaine.ca/ Official Site]

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