Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks (born August 22, 1979)^{[citation needed]} is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario.^{[citation needed]} Since releasing his debut single "Get By" in 2012, he has had eighteen top ten hits on the Canada Country chart. His albums include: Throw Down, 5:01, Shake These Walls, and New Tattoo.

For the American football player, see Tim Hicks (American football). For the American politician, see Tim Hicks (politician).

Tim Hicks
Background information
Born	(1979-08-22) August 22, 1979 (age 45) Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Origin	St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Open Road ABC Music
Website	timhicksmusic.com

Hicks has earned four nominations for the JUNO Awards.^[1] He has also won a CCMA Award,^[2] earned two platinum selling singles, seven gold singles ("Loud" is one), one gold album, and two No. 1 chart topping singles including "What a Song Should Do", and "No Truck Song".

Personal life

At the age of six, Hicks started taking music lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of Music in Niagara Falls.^[3] Tim is married to Amanda Hicks, and they have 2 children.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, Hicks graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor's in Psychology.^[4] During his time at the University of Waterloo, Hicks spent his spare time playing at open mic nights across the Waterloo Region.^{[citation needed]}

His father is James Hicks.^[5]

Career

Early career

Early in his career, Hicks built a loyal and dedicated fan base in his home town of Niagara Falls by frequently playing at the local pubs and wineries. This is what led to him being discovered by Open Road Recordings.^[4]

Record deal and Throw Down

In 2011, Hicks signed a deal with his record label Open Road Recordings.^[4] Hicks then opened for Dallas Smith and Chad Brownlee on the Boys of Fall tour in 2012.^[6]

In 2013, Hicks released his debut album Throw Down, which featured his debut single "Get By" that has since been certified Platinum.^[7] "Get By" landed in the Top 10 at Country Radio in less than 8 weeks and became his first Gold single.^{[citation needed]}

"Get By" performed well on the digital charts as the number-one selling Canadian Country single for more than 17 weeks.^[8]

According to Mediabase, Hicks was the most played debut country artist in 2013 and was also the best selling digital Canadian country artist of the year.^[9]

“Stronger Beer”

One of the tracks "Stronger Beer" from Hicks's Throw Down album is a humorous take on the comparisons of Canadian and American cultures.^{[citation needed]} Although the song was never released as a single, a lyric video was released March 8, 2013, and became a cultural hit. The song has gone on to accumulate over 10 million streams and was certified Platinum in Canada in May 2017.^[10]

5:01, 5:01+, and Tim Hicks

Hicks' second album 5:01 was released August 5, 2014. This album featured the Top 10 singles "Here Comes the Thunder", "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore", and "So Do I".^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, it was announced that Hicks would join Dierks Bentley's Riser tour as an opening act for its Canadian dates.^[11]

An extended version of 5:01 called 5:01+ was released on July 10, 2015 with four new songs, including the Top 10 hit "Young, Alive and in Love". "Young, Alive and in Love" also reached Top 10 in Australia on the CMC Top 50 charts.^{[citation needed]}

Later in the Fall of 2015, Hicks headlined his first Canadian national tour called the “Get A Little Crazy Tour”, with openers Cold Creek County and Jason Benoit.^{[citation needed]}

Tim Hicks, a combination of hits from Throw Down and 5:01+, was released in Australia and New Zealand on Jan 28, 2016 through ABC Music. This album reached #4 on the iTunes charts.^[12]

Shake These Walls and tour

Hicks's next album Shake These Walls was released on September 9, 2016. It was produced by CMA and Grammy nominee Corey Crowder. The album featured the top-10 singles "Stompin' Ground", "Slow Burn", "Slide Over", and "Forever Rebels".^{[citation needed]}

In 2017 Hicks headlined his second nationwide tour, called the Shake These Walls Tour.^[13]  

CMT TV aired a special on the Shake These Walls Tour titled Tim Hicks Sudbury Sunday Night. The special was nominated for a CCMA Award and Certified for two CIMA Road Gold Awards.^[14]

New Tattoo and Get Loud Tour

In 2018, Hicks was presented with the first Nielsen Compass Award at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards.^[15] He won the award again in 2019.^[16]

In March 2018, Hicks joined Brantley Gilbert's tour as an opening act throughout Western Canada.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2018, Hicks released his fourth studio album New Tattoo and announced his Get Loud tour. His first single "Loud" from this album was licensed by the NHL across North America. The song was used on Sportsnet and NBC Sports in various promotional segments.^[17]

The Get Loud tour was his third headlining national tour in Canada and featured Tebey, Madeline Merlo, and Andrew Hyatt as opening acts.^[18] For the tour he partnered with PLUS1 and donated $1 from every ticket sold to the Unison Fund.^{[citation needed]}

His next single from New Tattoo "What a Song Should Do" became his first number 1 song at Canadian country radio.^[19] This song also reached number one on Australia’s CMC Chart.^{[citation needed]}

By the end of 2018, it was announced that Hicks was the 7th most played Canadian country artist for that year.^{[citation needed]}

Wreck This, Campfire Troubador, and Talk to Time

In early 2020, Hicks announced the “Wreck This Town World Tour” along with a digital release of Wreck a three-song EP which included the single "No Truck Song". “No Truck Song” was produced by Jeff Coplan and co-written by Hicks, Coplan, and Bruce Wallace.^[20] "No Truck Song" became Hicks' second number one single at Canadian country radio.^[21] Hicks expanded on his previous EP with a 6-track extended play Wreck This released on June 26, 2020.^[22]

In 2021, he released the extended play Campfire Troubador,^[23] which included a special edition of the single "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty".^[24] He released a new single, "Whiskey Does", in February 2022.^[25] On September 2, 2022, Hicks released his fifth studio album Talk to Time, which included the singles "The Good, the Bad and the Pretty", "Whiskey Does", "Dodge Out of Hell", and the title track.^[26][27]

Discography

Hicks performing live at CMT Hitlist 2013 tour in GM Centre, Oshawa, Ontario

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak positions	Certifications
		CAN [28]
Throw Down	Release date: August 27, 2013 Label: Open Road	16	MC: Gold[29]
5:01	Release date: August 5, 2014 Label: Open Road	7
Shake These Walls	Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: Open Road	15
New Tattoo	Release date: June 22, 2018 Label: Open Road	27
Talk to Time	Release date: September 2, 2022[30] Label: Open Road	—

Live albums

Title	Details
Tim Hicks Live[31]	Release date: May 19, 2017 Label: Open Road

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak positions
		AUS [32]
Tim Hicks	Release date: March 5, 2013 Label: Open Road	94
Wreck This	Release date: June 26, 2020 Label: Open Road	—
Campfire Troubador	Release date: May 21, 2021 Label: Open Road	—

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN [33]	CAN Country [34]
2012	"Get By"	57	9	MC: Platinum[35]	Throw Down
2013	"Hell Raisin' Good Time"	59	8	MC: Platinum[36]
	"Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing"	94	8
2014	"Got a Feeling" (featuring Blackjack Billy)	62	14	MC: Gold[37]
	"Here Comes the Thunder"	69	10	MC: Gold[38]	5:01
	"She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore"	91	10
2015	"So Do I"	87	8
	"Young, Alive and In Love"	—	11		5:01+
2016	"Stompin' Ground"	—	7	MC: Platinum[39]	Shake These Walls
	"Slow Burn"	—	9
2017	"Slide Over"	—	2
	"Forever Rebels"	—	10
2018	"Loud"	—	4	MC: Gold[40]	New Tattoo
	"The Worst Kind" (featuring Lindsay Ell)	—	17
2019	"What a Song Should Do"	—	1	MC: Gold[41]
2020	"No Truck Song"	71	1	MC: Platinum[42]	Wreck This
	"Wreck This Town"	—	43
2021	"The Good, the Bad and the Pretty"	—	26		Talk to Time
2022	"Whiskey Does"	—	10
	"Dodge Out of Hell"	—	10
2023	"Talk to Time"	—	7
	"Yee to the Haw"	—	30		TBA
2024	"One More"	—	19
2025	"Quits"	—	28
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		CAN Country [34]
2015	"One Horse Town" (with the Road Hammers)	41	The Squeeze
2024	"Won't Forget" (with Dan Davidson)	—	TBA

Other songs

Year	Title	Certifications	Album
2013	"Stronger Beer"	MC: 2× Platinum[43]	Throw Down

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2013	"Get By"	Jason Lupish
	"Hell Raisin' Good Time"	Steven Goldmann
	"Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing"	Warren P. Sonoda
2014	"Got a Feeling" (featuring Blackjack Billy)	Adam Rothlein
	"Here Comes the Thunder"
	"She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore"	The Edde Brothers
2015	"So Do I"	Brent Bergerson
	"Young, Alive and In Love"
	"One Horse Town" (with The Road Hammers)
	"I'll Be Home for Christmas but I'll Be Drunk"	Joel Stewart
2016	"Stompin' Ground"
	"Slow Burn"	Ross Kolton
2017	"Slide Over"	Gavin Michael Booth
2018	"Loud"	Peter Zavadil
	"The Worst Kind"	Ben Knechtel
2019	"What a Song Should Do"	Lee Levin / Adam Rothlein
2020	"No Truck Song"	Adam Rothlein
2021	"Slow"
2022	"Whiskey Does"	Adam Rothlein
	"High Rollers"
	"Dodge Out of Hell"	Adam Rothlein
2023	"Talk to Time"	Travis Didluck

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result	Ref.
2013	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star	Nominated	[2]
2014	Juno Awards of 2014	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Nominated	[1]
		Country Album of the Year – Throw Down	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star	Won	[44]
		Album of the Year – Throw Down	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year – "Hell Raisin' Good Time"	Nominated
		CMT Video of the Year – "Got a Feeling"	Nominated
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Male Artist of the Year	Won	[45]
		Album of the Year – Throw Down	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Get By"	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year – "Get By"	Nominated
2015	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[46]
		Album of the Year – 5:01	Nominated
		Interactive Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Single of the Year – "Here Comes The Thunder"	Nominated	[47]
		Video of the Year – "She Don’t Drink Whiskey Anymore"	Nominated
		Songwriter of Year – "Here Comes The Thunder"	Nominated
2016	Canada Music Week's Live Music Awards	Breakthrough Touring Artist of the Year	Nominated	[48]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Interactive Artist of the Year	Nominated	[49]
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Fans’ Choice	Nominated	[50]
		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year – 5:01+	Nominated
2017		Male artist of the Year	Won	[51]
		Album of the Year – Shake These Walls	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year – "Stompin’ Ground" (with Todd Clark, Gavin Slate and Travis Wood)	Nominated
		Fan's Choice	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Nominated	[52]
		Interactive Artist or Group of the Year	Nominated
2018		Fan's Choice Award	Nominated	[53]
	Juno Awards of 2018	Country Album of the Year – Shake These Walls	Nominated	[54]
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Fans’ Choice of the Year	Nominated	[55]
		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Slide Over"	Nominated
		Video of the Year – "Slide Over"	Nominated
2019	Canada Music Week's Live Music Awards	Video of the Year – "The Worst Kind"	Won	[56]
	Juno Awards of 2019	Country Album of the Year – New Tattoo	Nominated	[57]
	Canadian Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year	Nominated	[58]
		Album of the Year – New Tattoo	Nominated
		Fans' Choice Award	Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Male Artist of the Year	Won	[59]
		Fans’ Choice of the Year	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "Loud"	Nominated
		Album of the Year – New Tattoo	Nominated
		Video of the Year – "The Worst Kind"	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year – "Loud"	Nominated
2020	Canadian Country Music Association	Songwriter(s) Of The Year – "No Truck Song" (shared with Jeff Coplan, Bruce Wallace)	Nominated	[60]
		Video Of The Year – "No Truck Song"	Nominated
2021	Country Music Association of Ontario	Fans' Choice	Nominated	[61]
		Male Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Music Video of the Year – "No Truck Song"	Nominated
		Single of the Year – "No Truck Song"	Won
		Songwriter(s) of the Year – "No Truck Song" (with Jeff Coplan, Bruce Wallace)	Nominated
	2021 Canadian Country Music Awards	Single of the Year – "No Truck Song"	Nominated	[62]
2022	Juno Awards of 2022	Country Album of the Year – Campfire Troubador	Nominated	[63]
	Country Music Association of Ontario	Album of the Year – Campfire Troubador	Nominated	[64]
		Fans' Choice	Won	[65]
		Male Artist of the Year	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Whiskey Does" (with Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell)	Nominated	[66] [67]
		Video of the Year – "Whiskey Does"	Nominated
2023	Country Music Association of Ontario	Album of the Year – Talk to Time	Nominated	[68] [69]
		Fans' Choice	Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year	Won
		Songwriter(s) of the Year – "Whiskey Does" (with Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell)	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Album of the Year - Talk to Time	Nominated	[70]
		Fans' Choice	Nominated