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Last week Pocket Gamer’s very own Tracy Erickson dropped a few Madden 11 nuggets onto these pages.

Alongside the news that three versions (iPhone, iPhone 4 ‘HD’, and iPad) of EA’s venerable sporting franchise will be hitting the iOS platform in the not-too-distant future, a few fresh features were outed.

My personal favourite, Hot Routes, has been expanded, allowing greater impromptu control over defensive and offensive lines.

Also on the list is Total Defense Control, which assigns a specific action on the fly to all of your linebackers, say, at once.

GameFlow is the third in the holy trinity of new features for Madden 11 on iPhone and iPad, and should speed up matches by as much as 50 per cent.

Naturally enough, the graphics have been updated from last season’s incarnation, with the bespoke iPhone 4 version receiving Retina display support.

EA was kind enough to share some new screenies of the iPad edition on a site called Facebook, so check them out in the gallery to your right.

Oh, and there's something else.

Those in control of such things have decided to include a cover of the song Rock N Roll Part 2 on the game's official soundtrack. This song was originally popularised by paedophile musician Gary Glitter.

[Editor's note: the previous paragraph originally and erroneously suggested that Rock N Roll Part 2 is performed by Gary Glitter on Madden 11, rather than being a cover. Thanks, GlamSlam.]

It's not unknown for Glitter's music to reach international airwaves, but his presence on the Madden 11 soundtrack may raise eyebrows among UK gamers, for whom he's an almost unrivalled figure of hatred.

Glitter most recently made headlines because of a controversial fictional documentary called 'The Execution of Gary Glitter'.

Madden 11 for iPad and iPhone should be available soon after the console version lands on August 10th.

[Editor's note: EA has contacted Pocket Gamer to say that none of the licensed songs from the tracklist on its site (reproduced at the bottom of this article) - including the Gary Glitter cover 'Rock N Roll Part 2' - are in the iPhone or iPad versions of Madden 11. The iPhone and iPad tracklist is immediately below.]

NFL Films Tracks
“A Chilling Championship (Da Riffs Madden Mix)”
Written by Eric Goldman, Sam Spence and Zedrick Eugene Kelley
Remixed by Da Riffs
© NFL River Music (BMI) / EA Lane Music (ASCAP) / Pure Butter Productions (ASCAP)/ AK Thunderfunk Music (ASCAP) administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.

“A New Game (Da Riffs Madden Mix)”
Written by Eric Goldman, Tom Hedden and Zedrick Eugene Kelley
Remixed by Da Riffs
© NFL River Music (BMI) / EA Lane Music (ASCAP) / Pure Butter Productions (ASCAP)/ AK Thunderfunk Music (ASCAP) administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.

“Madden Theme”
Written by Audrey Hodges and Peter Lehman (ASCAP)
Published by Cherry Lane Music Publishing/Electronic Arts Music Inc. (ASCAP)

“Roundup (Da Riffs Madden Mix)”
Written by Eric Goldman, Sam Spence and Zedrick Eugene Kelley
Remixed by Da Riffs
© NFL River Music (BMI) / EA Lane Music (ASCAP) / Pure Butter Productions (ASCAP)/ AK Thunderfunk Music (ASCAP) administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc.

“Magnificent Eleven”
“Ramblin’ Man from Gramblin”
“Salute To Courage”
“The Equalizer”

All written by Sam Spence (BMI)
Published by Cherry River Music/NFL River Music (BMI)

Tracklist for all versions:

Original Recordings:

AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Archie Eversole – We Ready
Blur – Song 2
Bush – Machinehead
Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum
Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi – Halftime

Cover Versions:

Rock N Roll Part 2 – as made famous by Gary Glitter
We Will Rock You – as made famous by Queen
Crowd Chant – as made famous by Joe Satriani
Kernkraft 400 – as made famous by Zombie Nation

Team Fight Songs:

Chicago Bears – Bear Down Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes
Green Bay Packers – Go Packers Go!
Miami Dolphins – Miami Dolphins #1
Minnesota Vikings – Skol Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles – Fly Eagles Fly
Washington Redskins – Hail to the Redskins

On September 12th, the Canadian equivalent to the CMA Awards will take place at Edmonton’s Rexall Place. You’ll find the full list of nominees below the fold.

Canada has a thriving country music scene that is somewhat more open to emerging and roots artists than here in the States. I’m especially fond of the CCMA Award’s “Roots Artist of the Year” category, which provides left-of-center artists a chance to snag some bragging rights, while potentially exposing the genre’s audience to something other than the middle-of-the-road pop country that hogs most of radio’s airtime—both north and south of the border.

It’s a category, award and attitude that that the CMA could and should adopt.

Fans’ Choice Award

Gord Bamford
George Canyon
Doc Walker
Corb Lund
Johnny Reid

Single of the Year

“Dance With Me” by Johnny Reid
“Day Job” by Gord Bamford
“Dirt Roads Scholar” by Dean Brody
“I Believe In Angels” by George Canyon
“If I Fall” by Doc Walker

Album of the Year

Day Job by Gord Bamford
Dean Brody by Dean Brody
GO by Doc Walker
The Long Way Home by Terri Clark
Losin’ Lately Gambler by Corb Lund

Songwriter(s) Of The Year

“Dance With Me” by Johnny Reid [Written by Reid, Victoria Banks and Tia Sillers]
“Day Job” by Gord Bamford [Written by Gord Bamford and Byron Hill]
“Dirt Roads Scholar” by Dean Brody [Written by Dean Brody]
“Heart Of Gold” by Jessie Farrell [Written by Jessie Farrell and Jesse Tucker]
“If I Fall” by Doc Walker [Written by Doc Walker]

CMT (Canada) Video of the Year

“Dance With Me” by Johnny Reid
“Day Job” by Gord Bamford
“Devil’s Best Dress” by Corb Lund
“Watching You Walk Away” by Shane Yellowbird
“Wildflower” by Dean Brody

Female Artist of the Year

Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Jessie Farrell
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Crystal Shawanda

Male Artist of the Year

Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
George Canyon
Corb Lund
Johnny Reid

Group or Duo of the Year

Doc Walker
Hey Romeo
The Higgins
One More Girl
The Road Hammers

Roots Artist or Group of the year

Ridley Bent
Blue Rodeo
Shane Chisholm
The Higgins
Corb Lund

Rising Star

Jaydee Bixby
Chad Brownlee
High Valley
One More Girl
Marlee Scott

All-Star Band: Drums

Jerry Adolphe (One More Girl/Session)
Matthew Atkins (Jason Blaine)
Mark Branconnier (Gord Bamford)
Steve Broadhurst (Doc Walker)
Mike Melancon (Emerson Drive)

All-Star Band: Bass

Shane Chisholm (Shane Chisholm)
John Dymond (Various)
Steve Farrell (Gord Bamford)
Ryland Haggis (Jessie Farrell)
Brent Pearen (Doc Walker)

All_Star Band: Guitar

Jason Barry (Various)
Darren Gusnowsky (Hey Romeo)
Matt McKay (Gord Bamford)
Murray Pulver (Doc Walker)
Jesse Tucker (Jessie Farrell)

All-Star Band: Keyboard

Mike Little (George Canyon)
Bart McKay (Brad Johner)
Mike Norman (Johnny Reid/Various)
Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo)
Dale Wallace (Emerson Drive)

All-Star Band: Fiddle

Denis Dufresne (Various)
Shane Guse (George Canyon)
David Pichette (Emerson Drive)
Ben Rutz (Johnny Reid)
Mike Sanyshyn (The Higgins/One More Girl)

All-Star Band: Steel Guitar

Jeff Bradshaw (Gord Bamford)
Evan Ehgoetz (Shane Yellowbird)
John Ellis (Ridley Bent)
Ed Ringwald (George Canyon/Session)
Grant Siemens (Corb Lund)

All-Star Band: Special Instrument

Shane Chisholm – Gastank Bass (Session)
Shane Guse – Mandolin (George Canyon)
Eileen Higgins – Mandolin (The Higgins)
Matt McKay- Mandolin (Gord Bamford)
Mike Norman – Saxophone (Session)

Management Company of the Year

Cache Entertainment Inc.
Johnny Mac Entertainment
O’Reilly International Entertainment Management
RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Stark Ravings

Booking Agency of the Year

The Agency Group
Cressman Sakamoto Agency
Karizma Entertainment
Mitchell Entertainment
Paquin Entertainment
PM Gigs

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year

Kelly Berehulka (Casinos of Winnipeg)
Jim Cressman (Cressman Sakamoto Agency)
Lindsay Ell/Rod Tate (Calgary Stampede)
Rob Waloschuk (Dauphin’s Countryfest)
Larry Werner (Big Valley Jamboree)

Country Club of the Year

Cook County Saloon; Edmonton, AB
Cowboys Ranch; London, ON
The Pump Roadhouse; Regina, SK
Ralph’s Texas Bar And Steakhouse; Medicine Hat, AB
Ranchman’s Cookhouse And Dancehall; Calgary, AB

Album Design of the Year

Margaret Malandruccolo/Antoine Moonen for Big Sky (One More Girl)
Patrick Duffy/Bonnie-Jean McAllister for Day Job (Gord Bamford)
Garnet Armstrong/Chad Coombs/Dustin Rabin for GO (Doc Walker)
Ryan McKenna for Hitchhiking Buddha (Shane Chisholm)
Patrick Duffy/Bronwin Parks/Dustin Rabin for The Things We Left Behind (Blue Rodeo)

Website of the Year

corblund.com (Corb Lund) – Paul Bellows/Yellow Pencil, Webmasters
docwalker.ca (Doc Walker) – Ashley Harms, Webmaster
georgecanyon.com (George Canyon) – Karen Corbin/Calin Daniel/Wendy Gilmour, Webmasters
gordbamford.com (Gord Bamford) Bella Spur Innovative Media Inc., Webmaster
heyromeo.com (Hey Romeo) – John Attrell/QSC Designs, Webmasters

Video Director of the Year

Stephano Barberis (“Free Like Love” by The Higgins…more)
Antonio Hrynchuk (“Bare Feet On The Blacktop” by Shane Yellowbird…more)
Margaret Malandruccolo (“Gypsy Boots” by Terri Clark…more)
Christopher Mills (“Arizona Dust” by Blue Rodeo…more)
Warren P. Sonoda (“Dance With Me” by Johnny Reid…more)

Music Publishing Company of the Year

EMI Music Publishing
Grand & Gee Music Group
ole
Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
Universal Music Publishing Group

Record Producer(s) of the Year

Gord Bamford/Byron Hill (for Day Job by Gord Bamford)
Jason Barry (for Enjoy The Ride by Dawson Reigns and It’s About Time by Shane Yellowbird)
Jason Barry/Aaron Lines (for Sunday Afternoon by Aaron Lines)
Terri Clark (for The Long Way Home by Terri Clark)
Tom McKillip (for Big Sky by One More Girl)

Recording Studio of the Year

Armoury Studios; Vancouver, BC
Barrytone Studios; St. Clements , ON
Bart McKay Productions; Saskatoon, SK
Muzik Haus; Three Hills, AB
The Woodshed; Toronto, ON

Record Company of the Year

EMI Music Canada
On Ramp Records
Open Road Recordings
Royalty Records Inc.
Universal Music Canada

Record Company Person of the Year

Ed Harris (Royalty Records Inc.)
Ron Harwood (EMI Music Canada)
Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings)
Rob Smith (Royalty Records Inc.)
Jill Snell (Road Angel Entertainment)

Retailer of the Year

CD Plus
HMV Canada Inc.
iTunes Canada
Lammle’s Western Wear & Tack
Walmart Canada Corp.

Country Music Program or Special of the Year

Canadian Coast To Coast (CJVR, FM)
Chevy Cross Canada Countdown (CMT)
CMT 4 Tracks (CMT)
Johnny Reid: Live at the Jubilee (CMT)
Sounds Canadian With Jason McCoy (Syndicated Radio)

Country Festival, Fair, or Exhibition of the Year

Big Valley Jamboree; Camrose, AB
Calgary Stampede; Calgary, AB
Cavendish Beach Music Festival; Cavendish, PE
Dauphin’s Countryfest; Dauphin, MB
Manitoulin Country Fest; Little Current, ON

[Radio] Music Director of the Year

Major Market
Larry Donohue (CFCW); Edmonton, AB
Mike McGuire (CISN-FM); Edmonton, AB
Mark Patric (CJJR-FM); Vancouver, BC
Jay Richards (CJWW); Saskatoon, SK
Abbey White (CHNK-FM); Winnipeg, MB

Secondary Market
David Baker (CJVR-FM); Melfort, SK
Tim Day (CKGY-FM); Red Deer, AB
Jack Latimer (CICX-FM); Orillia, ON
Bruce Leperre (CKDM); Dauphin, MB
Peter Walker (CJKX-FM); Oshawa, ON