2015 Hamilton Music Award Nominations Announced!

Recently, the 2015 Hamilton Music Award nominations were announced.  Once again, the best musical artists in the Hammer will get a chance to shine.  The hardware will be divvied up on May 24, 2015.

Singer/Songwriter Laura Cole leads the way with 5 nods (Female, Songwriter, Record, New Artist, and Adult Alternative). Jeremy Fischer is next in line with 4, The Arkells, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and Elliott Brood all have three nominations apiece.

Click here for the Industry Award nominations - including one for this site!

Nominees for the industry categories will be announced in early April.

Click here for the Spectator story.

Click here for the results

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here are a few highlights:

Female Artist

• Bianca Bernardi
• Katie Bulley
• Laura Cole
• Diana Panton
• Mimi Shaw
• Ginger St. James

Male Artist

• Jeremy Fischer
• Hachey the MouthPEACE
• Harrison Kennedy
• Jacob Moon
• Bud Roach
• Steve Strongman

Songwriter

• The Arkells
• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
• Laura Cole
• The Dinner Belles
• Elliott Brood
• Jeremy Fischer

Record

• The Arkells: High Noon
• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings: South
• Caribou: Our Love
• Laura Cole: Dirty Cheat
• Elliott Brood: Work And Love
• Jeremy Fischer: The Lemon Squeeze

New Artist/Group of the Year

• Ash and Bloom
• Laura Cole
• Dirty Jeans
• Mississippi Bends
• Tongue FU

Blues Recording 

• Jack de Keyzer: Voodoo Boogie
• Joel Johnson: Blues Joose Volume II
• Harrison Kennedy: This Is From Here
• Shawn O'Halloran: Jumpin' The Gun On Mardi Gras
• Steve Strongman: Let Me Prove It To You

Folk/Traditional Recording

• Ash and Bloom: Let the Storm Come
• John and Sheila Ludgate: Northern Soul
• Scott Orr: A Long Life
• Matt Paxton: Mountain Eyes
• Alfie Smith and Nicole Christian: Come On In My Kitchen
• The Vaudevillian: Salty Dog

Roots Recording (Group) 

• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings: South
• Elliott Brood: Work And Love
• The Folk Sinners: Move That Rock
• Tim Gibbons and the Swampbusters: Swamp Tooth Comb
• Harlan Pepper: Take Out A Twenty And Live Life To The Fullest

Roots Recording (Solo) 

• Katie Bulley: Sun Wolf
• Fred Eaglesmith: Tambourine
• Low Country Hill: Low Country Hill
• Mark McNeil: Flashbacks
• Peter Tigchelaar: Better Things

Alt/Country Recording

• Rae Billing and the Unpayable:, Walls and Fences
• The Dinner Belles: The River And The Willow
• Mississippi Bends: Mississippi Bends
• Mimi Shaw: Niagara
• Ginger St. James: Diesel and Peas

New Country Recording

• Ty Baynton: Good Ol' Boy
• Billy J White: Damn Fool Thing

Jazz Recording

• Brenda Brown: Brenda Brown
• Diana Panton: Red 
• Haolin Munk: HMEP
• The Out of Towners: Dirty. Organ. Jazz
• Karen Thornton: Rain Down On Me

Alternative/Indie Rock Recording

• Beautiful Nothing: Beautiful Nothing
• The Dirty Nil: Smite
• Pet Sun: Feel Like I'm Going Away
• Dave Rave and the Governors: Ashtray Makeup
• Thought Beneath Film: Cartographers
• The Zilis: Sketches II

Rock Recording

• The Arkells: High Noon
• Bob Bryden: Yorkville Days
• Live How You Live: Live How You Live
• Social Animals: Innominate
• Sons of Revelry: Fractal

Adult Alternative Recording

• Laura Cole: Dirty Cheat
• Justin Dunlop: Black Bay Nocturnes
• The DoneFors: Lush Life Below The Poverty Line
• Jeremy Fisher: The Lemon Squeeze
• Jacob Moon: Fascination
• Whitehorse: Éphémère Sans Repère

Pop Recording

• Allotrope: Allotropic
• Among Millions: Among Millions
• Bianca Bernardi: Bianca
• Kojo "Easy" Damptey: Daylight Robbery
• Jordan Haller: Drifting
• Hello Harvard: EP

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Blast from the Past: Last Years; Winners

Links: Hamilton Music Awards, More HMA Stories

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