# Jason Blaine

Jason Blaine McEwen (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

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 | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN Country | CAN | Album |
| 2003 | "That's What I Do" | 8 | — | While We Were Waiting |
| 2005 | "Heartache Like Mine" | 23 | — | While We Were Waiting |
| 2006 | "While We Were Waiting" | 24 | — | While We Were Waiting |
| 2006 | "What I Can't Forget" | 24 | — | While We Were Waiting |
| 2007 | "Rock in My Boot" | 9 | 92 | Make My Move |
| 2007 | "Flirtin' with Me" | 5 | — | Make My Move |
| 2008 | "My First Car" | 11 | — | Make My Move |
| 2008 | "Good Day to Get Gone" | 11 | 95 | Make My Move |
| 2009 | "Give It to Me" | 16 | — | Make My Move |
| 2010 | "Numb" | 11 | — | Sweet Sundown |
| 2010 | "Run with Me" | 12 | 99 | Sweet Sundown |
| 2010 | "Hillbilly Girl" | 29 | — | Sweet Sundown |
| 2011 | "Watching the World Go Round" | 50 | — | Life So Far |
| 2011 | "Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | 8 | — | Life So Far |
| 2012 | "Cool" | 7 | 79 | Life So Far |
| 2012 | "On a Night Like This" | 10 | — | Life So Far |
| 2013 | "Rock It Country Girl" | 13 | 80 | Everything I Love |
| 2013 | "Feels Like That" | 18 | — | Everything I Love |
| 2014 | "Friends of Mine" | 12 | 84 | Everything I Love |
| 2014 | "Layin' Your Love on Me" | 46 | — | Everything I Love |
| 2015 | "Country Side" | 6 | 86 | Country Side |
| 2015 | "Travelin' Light" | — | — | Country Side |
| 2015 | "Spotlight" | 11 | — | Country Side |
| 2016 | "Dance with My Daughter" | 43 | — | Country Side |
| 2016 | "Back to You" | 30 | — | Country Side |
| 2017 | "Born to Love" | 22 | — | Boy with a Guitar |
| 2018 | "Boy with a Guitar" | 36 | — | Boy with a Guitar |
| 2018 | "Ain't Got Growin' Up Down Yet" | 48 | — | — |
| 2020 | "Drink Too Much" | — | — | Go with Me |
| 2020 | "Mood Swing" | — | — | Go with Me |
| 2021 | "When I See You" | — | — | Go with Me |
| 2021 | "End of the Rain" | — | — | Diamonds in the Desert |
| 2023 | "The Road That Raised You Up" | 8 | — | TBA |
| 2023 | "Boy Mama" | 40 | — | TBA |
| 2024 | "Somewhere Tonight" | — | — | TBA |
| "—" 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" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2006 | "What I Can't Forget" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2007 | "Rock in My Boot" | |
| 2007 | "Flirtin' with Me" | |
| 2008 | "My First Car" | |
| 2009 | "Give It to Me" | Antonio Hrynchuk |
| 2010 | "Numb" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2010 | "Run with Me" | |
| 2010 | "Hillbilly Girl" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2011 | "They Don’t Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | |
| 2012 | "Cool" | |
| 2012 | "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 |
| 2014 | "Layin' Your Love on Me" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2015 | "Country Side" | Kirstin Barlowe |
| 2015 | "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 | Canadian Country Music Association | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated |
| 2007 | Canadian Country Music Association | Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award | Nominated |
| 2008 | Canadian Country Music Association | Top New Talent of the Year – Male | Nominated |
| 2009 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | Canadian Country Music Association | Single of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | Won |
| 2012 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" | Nominated |
| 2013 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Cool" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Canadian Country Music Association | CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Video of the Year – "Country Side" | Nominated |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - Country Side | Nominated |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fan's Choice | Nominated |
| 2017 | Country Music Association of Ontario | 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 |
| 2023 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert | Nominated |
| 2024 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| 2024 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Single of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up" | Won |
| 2024 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Songwriter(s) of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up" | Won |