Exclusive Photo Diary: Lindsay Ell Attends the 2016 CCMAs

See how Lindsay Ell spent her day as she prepared for and attended the CCMAs in her stellar photo diary...

Written by SLN Staff Writer
Exclusive Photo Diary: Lindsay Ell Attends the 2016 CCMAs
Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Country music singer Lindsay Ell is best known for her guitar slinging skills and uptempo single “By The Way.” But what fans may not know is that she hails from the Great White North… Canada!

Ell returned to her home country to take part in Canada’s country music awards show, the Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Ell shared several photos and an exclusive recap with Sounds Like Nashville from her time in London, Ontario for the CCMAs. Follow along below for a look at her day, from the time she woke up in the morning to the time she went to bed in this exclusive photo diary!

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How most of my mornings start…..playing guitar in bed before I need to get up. Especially before playing on TV!! Extra practice is always a good thing.

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First hair and makeup starts early in the morning…still in my hotel robe. Thanks to @thepowderrooom for helping me get ready for the day!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Dress rehearsal for the TV broadcast happens early in the morning….just to make sure all cameras are scheduled in place.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Lindi Ortega, JJ Shiplett and I are performing alongside Johnny Reid to close the CCMA show. We like to take selfies in between camera run-throughs.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

I always say…behind any great artist, is an even greater team. I am so thankful to have these two in my life. Best mangers ever.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Backstage before the countdown pre-show concert. Guitar in hand….as per usual. 🙂

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Playing the countdown concert before all the press starts for the carpet. Fans showed up early to kick off the CCMA awards!!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Back in the arena, with one last hair/makeup touch-up before the carpet. So thankful for these ladies!!! Nicole, Cassidy and Auijha were lifesavers!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

My favorite part about the carpet is running into all your friends you don’t get to see everyday. So happy that my producer Kristian Bush was able to come up to the CCMA awards, and even walk the carpet right beside me!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

The official “carpet shot”! Instead of a red carpet….CCMAs have a green carpet sponsored by John Deere!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Always love getting to catch up with Paul Mcguire and CMT Canada. He’s an amazing host and got to break the news of Kristian Bush and I working together in the studio to Canadian Press.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Love running into the High Valley boys on the green carpet!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

The reason why I can do what I do every day…..the FANS. I love you fans. So so much. Thank you for allowing me to do what I do.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Such a nice surprise for me to find out my girl, Kelsea Ballerini, was coming up to the CCMAs to perform. Thankfully we even ran into each other on the green carpet! She’s totally gorg and even was smart enough to wear green!! 🙂

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Another great surprise was that Sam Hunt flew in to play on the show. Sam and I presented our first ever Canadian award together two years earlier at the 2014 CCMAs. So it was great to have him back up in Canada again.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Seated for the show….we have no fun in our seats.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Canadian country royalty right here….Ms. Terri Clark!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

And time for an outfit change….performance time!!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

We had such an incredible time performing tonight. Johnny Reid closed the show with an incredible performance of “I Feel Like Going Home” with the help of Lindi Ortega, JJ Shiplett, and I. We had so much fun, and even got a standing ovation!

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

After party time at the Ole after party. Congratulating Don Green, the president of the CCMAs for a job well done. He knocked it out of the park again.

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Photos courtesy Lindsay Ell

Look who I ran into!!! Chris Lane flew up for the CCMAs as well, and came to check out the Ole after party. So good to see him!

We hope you enjoyed Lindsay’s photo diary! Be sure to check out Lindsay on Spotify and pick up her music on iTunes!