SiriusXM is looking for the next name in country
Follow along to see if your favourite artist will become a part of country history.
We did a cross-country search to find the next Carrie, Hank, or Dolly. Here are your 2026 semi-finalists.
Finalists perform at the CCMA’s Country Music Week in Saskatoon
The winner will receive $25,000 and the runners up will recieve $10,000 each
The winner will be named SiriusXM’s Top of the Country
Top of the Country finalists receive mentorship opportunities, a performance spot at Departure Festival, Lasso Montreal, and at CMA Fest in Nashville.
Finalists will be flown to Nashville with SOCAN for a week-long songwriting trip.
The winner will also receive a spot at a SOCAN songwriting camp.
And just for participating, each of our of semi-finalists will be given a professionally recorded video of their audition.
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