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 Russham Road Release date: August 29, 2025 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 CAN 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 — Russham Road "Boy Mama" 40 — 2024 "Somewhere Tonight" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist Year Single Album 2010 "Don't Leave the Leavin'" When You Can Fly 2019 "Tell You'"

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" 2006 Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award 2007 Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award 2008 Top New Talent of the Year – Male 2009 Male Artist of the Year 2012 Male Artist of the Year Single of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" Songwriter of the Year – "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" 2013 Songwriter of the Year – "Cool" 2014 CMT Video of the Year – "Friends of Mine" 2015 Songwriter of the Year – "Country Side" Video of the Year – "Country Side" 2017Country Music Association of Ontario Album of the Year - Country Side Male Artist of the Year Fan's Choice Video of the Year - "Dance With My Daughter" 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Alternative Country Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert 2023 Country Music Association of Ontario Album of the Year - Diamonds in the Desert 2024 Country Music Association of Ontario Male Artist of the Year Single of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up" Songwriter(s) of the Year - "The Road That Raised You Up"