SiriusXM is looking for the next name in country


Thanks for your interest. Registration for Top of the Country has ended. Check back soon for updates, and how you can help find the next name in country music.
Thanks for your interest. Registration for Top of the Country has ended. Check back soon for updates, and how you can help find the next name in country music.
You could win $25,000—Plus bookings at Canada’s biggest country music events, SOCAN songwriting trips, and more.
We’re hosting studio sessions in Toronto and Vancouver, so shine up those boots and send us your best original performance video. We’ll pick 8 acts and put videos of their studio sessions online so the country can vote for their favourites.
The acts with the most votes will perform at Lasso Montreal, get a performance spot at CMA Fest, attend an industry mentor session, and head to Nashville for a songwriting trip.
Three finalists will open for a headlining act during the Canadian Country Music Association’s Country Music Week, where the Top of the Country winner will be chosen to take home $25,000, attend a SOCAN songwriting camp, and more. The runners-up will also take home $10,000 each.
If you think you could be the next Carrie, Hank, or Dolly, register to audition with a video of you doing your thing. Wondering if you’re eligible? Explore our FAQ to learn more.
We’ll pick 8 acts that played their hearts out and invite them to one of our studio sessions in Toronto or Vancouver. All registrants chosen to audition will receive travel grants and professionally-recorded and mixed video and audio files of their performance.
Then, it’s over to the fans. The videos will be posted online, on this website, for a nationwide vote to pick the 3 finalists. All those in the running will be contacted prior to voting opening on the site and will be encouraged to spread the word to gain the most votes.
The 3 finalists will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hone their craft with education, mentoring, and exposure. The finalists will perform at Lasso Montreal, take part in mentor sessions and showcases, and be flown to Nashville for a performance spot at CMA Fest and a songwriting trip with SOCAN after the contest ends.
All 3 finalists will open for a headlining act during the CCMA’s Country Music Week, in front of industry professionals and the biggest names in country music. Judges will then announce the winner of $25,000 and the title of SiriusXM’s Top of the Country. The runners up will also win $10,000 each.
Finalists perform at the CCMA’s Country Music Week in Kelowna
The winner will receive $25,000 and the runners up will recieve $10,000 each
And the title of SiriusXM’s Top of the Country
Top of the Country finalists receive mentorship opportunities, a performance spot at 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.