Jason Blaine

Jason Blaine McEwen^[1] (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".

Jason Blaine
Blaine in 2019.
Background information
Born	(1980-04-19) April 19, 1980 (age 45) Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Icon Koch E1 Canada Wax eOne The Orchard

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

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Details
While We Were Waiting	Release date: July 6, 2005 Label: Icon Records
Make My Move	Release date: May 20, 2008 Label: Koch Entertainment
Sweet Sundown	Release date: March 30, 2010 Label: E1 Entertainment
Life So Far	Release date: September 27, 2011 Label: E1 Entertainment
Everything I Love	Release date: July 9, 2013 Label: E1 Entertainment
Country Side	Release date: October 23, 2015 Label: E1 Entertainment
Diamonds in the Desert	Release date: February 25, 2022 Label: Jason Blaine

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Details
Boy with a Guitar	Release date: November 10, 2017 Label: Wax Records
Go with Me	Release date: October 23, 2020 Label: eOne Music

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak positions		Album
		CAN Country [2]	CAN [3]
2003	"That's What I Do"	8	—	While We Were Waiting
2005	"Heartache Like Mine"	23	—
2006	"While We Were Waiting"	24	—
	"What I Can't Forget"	24	—
2007	"Rock in My Boot"	9	92	Make My Move
	"Flirtin' with Me"	5	—
2008	"My First Car"	11	—
	"Good Day to Get Gone"	11	95
2009	"Give It to Me"	16	—
2010	"Numb"	11	—	Sweet Sundown
	"Run with Me"	12	99
	"Hillbilly Girl"	29	—
2011	"Watching the World Go Round"	50	—	Life So Far
	"Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"	8	—
2012	"Cool"	7	79
	"On a Night Like This"	10	—
2013	"Rock It Country Girl"	13	80	Everything I Love
	"Feels Like That"	18	—
2014	"Friends of Mine"	12	84
	"Layin' Your Love on Me"	46	—
2015	"Country Side"	6	86	Country Side
	"Travelin' Light"	—	—
	"Spotlight"	11	—
2016	"Dance with My Daughter"	43	—
	"Back to You"	30	—
2017	"Born to Love"	22	—	Boy with a Guitar
2018	"Boy with a Guitar"	36	—
	"Ain't Got Growin' Up Down Yet"	48	—	—
2020	"Drink Too Much"	—	—	Go with Me
	"Mood Swing"	—	—
2021	"When I See You"	—	—
	"End of the Rain"	—	—	Diamonds in the Desert
2023	"The Road That Raised You Up"	8	—	TBA
	"Boy Mama"	40	—
2024	"Somewhere Tonight"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

Year	Single	Album
2010	"Don't Leave the Leavin'" (Victoria Banks featuring Jason Blaine)	When You Can Fly
2019	"Tell You'" (Alessia Cohle featuring Jason Blaine)	Non-album single

Music videos

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

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2004	Canadian Country Music Association	Independent Song of the Year – "That's What I Do"	Nominated
2006		Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award	Nominated
2007		Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award	Nominated
2008		Top New Talent of the Year – Male	Nominated
2009		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
2012		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		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"	Nominated
2013		Songwriter of the Year – "Cool"	Nominated
2014		CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine"	Nominated
2015		Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side"	Nominated
		Video of the Year – "Country Side"	Nominated
2017	Country Music Association of Ontario	Album of the Year - Country Side	Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Fan's Choice	Nominated
		Video of the Year - "Dance With My Daughter"	Nominated
2022	Canadian Country Music Association	Alternative Country Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert	Nominated[4][5]
2023	Country Music Association of Ontario	Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert	Nominated[6]
2024	Country Music Association of Ontario	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated[7]
		Single of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up"	Won[8]
		Songwriter(s) of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up"	Won