22-year-old Jake Vaadeland from Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, has had an impressive year. He earned his first JUNO Award win, his first Canadian Country Music Award win and made history as the youngest artist to achieve ‘Road Gold’ Certification by selling 25,000 tickets in 12 months across Canada. Performing and recording with his band’ The Sturgeon River Boys’, he has released a new record ‘One More Dollar to Go’ and embarked on a global tour, performing in the U.K., Spain, Denmark, the U.S., Germany, the Netherlands, and throughout Canada, solidifying his status as a rising star in the music industry. Recent collaborations include joining platinum selling Canadian country artist Tebey for the release of their single ‘Wake Me Up’ (The Bluegrass Rendition), a cross Canada tour with country supergroup Hunter Brothers, and a U.S. tour with The Dead South.