Introduction
Tim Hicks is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario. In 2012, Hicks opened for Dallas Smith and Chad Brownlee on the Boys of Fall tour. In 2014, Hicks opened for Dierks Bentley during some of the Riser Tour. His debut single, "Get By", was released in December 2012 by RGK Entertainment Group. Hicks co-wrote the song with Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, Neil Sanderson of Three Days Grace, Casey Marshall and Shawn Hamm. In February 2013, the song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100.
Personal life
At the age of six, Hicks started taking music lessons at the Ontario Conservatory of Music in Niagara Falls.Married to Amanda Hicks, Hicks currently splits his time between Nashville, Tennessee and his home in Ontario.
In 2002, Hicks graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BA in Psychology. During his time at the University of Waterloo, Hicks spent his spare time playing at open mic nights across the Waterloo Region.
Career
In 2011, Hicks signed a deal with his record label Open Road Recordings. Since then, he has been consistently writing songs and releasing music. in 2013, Hicks released his debut album Throw Down which featured his debut single "Get By" that has since been certified Platinum. Hicks has a catalogue of albums and EPs including: Throw Down (2013), 5:01 (2014), 5:01+ (2015), Shake These Walls (2016), New Tattoo (2018), and Wreck (2020).
Since his introduction to the Canadian country industry, Hicks has earned four nominations for the JUNO Awards. He has also won a CCMA Award, earned two platinum selling singles, 7 gold singles, one gold album and thirteen Top 10 radio hits including the No. 1 chart topping single “What A Song Should Do”.
In 2018, Hicks was presented with the first Nielsen Compass Award at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards. This award recognizes an artist for the most total content plays including streams, single and album sales as well as total social media following.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | |||
| Throw Down |
|
16 |
|
| 5:01 |
|
7 | |
| Shake These Walls |
|
15 | |
| New Tattoo |
|
39 |
Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Tim Hicks Live |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS | ||
| Tim Hicks |
|
94 |
| Wreck |
|
— |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country |
CAN | ||||
| 2012 | "Get By" | 9 | 57 |
|
Throw Down |
| 2013 | "Hell Raisin' Good Time" | 8 | 59 |
| |
| "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing" | 8 | 94 | |||
| 2014 | "Got a Feeling" | 10 | 62 |
| |
| "Here Comes the Thunder" | 9 | 69 |
|
5:01 | |
| "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore" | 10 | 91 | |||
| 2015 | "So Do I" | 8 | 87 | ||
| "Young, Alive and In Love" | 11 | — | 5:01+ | ||
| 2016 | "Stompin' Ground" | 7 | — |
|
Shake These Walls |
| "Slow Burn" | 8 | — | |||
| 2017 | "Slide Over" | 2 | — | ||
| "Forever Rebels" | 10 | — | |||
| 2018 | "Loud" | 4 | — | New Tattoo | |
| "The Worst Kind" (featuring Lindsay Ell) | 17 | — | |||
| 2019 | "What a Song Should Do" | 1 | — | ||
| 2020 | "No Truck Song" | — | — | Wreck | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | |||
| 2015 | "One Horse Town" (with The Road Hammers) |
41 | The Squeeze |
Other songs
| Year | Single | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Stronger Beer" |
|
Throw Down |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Get By" | Jason Lupish |
| "Hell Raisin' Good Time" | Steven Goldmann | |
| "Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing" | Warren P. Sonoda | |
| 2014 | "Got a Feeling" | Adam Rothlein |
| "Here Comes the Thunder" | Adam Rothlein | |
| "She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore" | The Edde Brothers | |
| 2015 | "So Do I" | Brent Bergerson |
| "Young, Alive and In Love" | ||
| "One Horse Town" | ||
| "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 |
| 2020 | "No Truck Song" | Adam Rothlein |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Juno Awards of 2014 | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| Country Album of the Year – Throw Down | Nominated | |||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Rising Star | Won | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Canadian Country Music Association | Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans’ Choice | Nominated | ||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year - 5:01+ | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Male artist of the Year | Won | ||
| Album of the Year - Shake These Walls | Nominated | |||
| Songwriter of the Year - "Stompin’ Ground" | Nominated | |||
| Fan's Choice | Nominated | |||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Interactive Artist or Group of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Fan's Choice Award | Nominated | ||
| Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year - Shake These Walls | Nominated | ||
| Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans’ Choice of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 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 | |
| Juno Awards | Country Album of the Year - New Tattoo | Nominated | ||
| Canadian Country Music Association | Entertainer of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |