Darren McGinnis

{{short description|Canadian country music singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Darren McGinnis

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| origin = Sussex, New Brunswick

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 2003–present

| label = AIM Music/Fontana North

| associated_acts =

| website =

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Darren McGinnis (born in Sussex, New Brunswick{{cite web|url=http://www.fontananorth.com/pdfs/FN00082.pdf|title=Fontana North Distribution|page=14|date=July 14, 2009|work=Fontana North|accessdate=November 12, 2013}}) is a Canadian country music singer. He debuted in 2009 with the single "More Than Me". It was nominated at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards for Country Song of the Year.{{cite news|title=Nickelback, Karl Wolf lead race for radio airplay awards|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/nickelback-karl-wolf-lead-race-for-radio-airplay-awards-1.928415|accessdate=November 12, 2013|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=January 13, 2010}}

McGinnis' debut album, What's Your Story, was released on March 3, 2009, by AIM Music and distributed by Fontana North. It received three and a half stars from Bruce Leperre of the Winnipeg Free Press, who wrote that "McGinnis's strong writing and great vocals combine with Jason Barry's exquisite production to deliver an album that combines contemporary country with a rootsy feel." Leperre said that McGinnis "understands the importance of a good song" and compared him favorably to Keith Urban and Dierks Bentley, writing that his album "stands tall and proud right alongside either of those artists' offerings as well as anyone else making country music today."{{cite news|last=Leperre|first=Bruce|title=Country – Winnipeg Free Press|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/country-50532667.html|accessdate=November 12, 2013|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=July 11, 2009}}

McGinnis was one of eight artists selected to perform at the New Artist Showcase at the 2009 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.{{cite news |title=Locals on stage in country music awards |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=da5af8e3-452a-43df-b29d-803f4ddd2dab&sponsor= |accessdate=November 12, 2013 |newspaper=Canada.com |date=September 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216230744/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=da5af8e3-452a-43df-b29d-803f4ddd2dab&sponsor= |archivedate=December 16, 2013 }} What's Your Story was nominated for a CCMA Award for Album Design of the Year, and his producer, Jason Barry, was nominated for Record Producer of the Year for his production on the album.{{cite news|title=2009 CCMA Awards Nominees Listing|url=http://www.ccma.org/press_release.cfm?PressReleaseID=0401J44C526080441|accessdate=November 12, 2013|newspaper=Canadian Country Music Association|date=July 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112150701/http://www.ccma.org/press_release.cfm?PressReleaseID=0401J44C526080441|archivedate=November 12, 2013}}