GOOD LUCK! 2016 Hamilton Music Award Nominations!

The Hammer will be celebrating its vibrant music scene at the Hamilton Music Awards on May 29, 2016 at the the Dofasco Centre for the Arts (aka Theatre Aquarius).  It's all part of a wonderful weekend-long festival in honour of all the talent we have in this city.  Nominees for the awards were recently unveiled

Leading the pack with 4 nods each are Lee Harvey Osmond, Terra Lightfoot, Walk off the Earth, Whitehorse and Lori Yates.  Triple nominees include The Dirty Nil, Monster Truck, Benjamin Dakota Rogers and Duane Rutter.

The industry award categories will be revealed later.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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Here are a few highlights:

Female Artist

• NLX
• Terra Lightfoot
• Diana Panton
• Annie Sumi
• Caroline Wiles
• Lori Yates

Male Artist

• Ben Caplan
• Frank Koren
• Lee Harvey Osmond
• Jace Martin
• Lee Reed
• Duane Rutter

Group

• The Dirty Nil
• Finger Eleven
• Junior Boys 
• Monster Truck
• Walk off the Earth
• Whitehorse

New Artist/Group

• Jennifer Budd
• Island People
• Pet Sun
• The Retroaction
• Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Songwriter

• Lee Harvey Osmond
• Terra Lightfoot
• Duane Rutter
• Walk off the Earth
• Whitehorse
• Lori Yates

Record

• The Dirty Nil: Higher Power
• Junior Boys : Big Black Coat
• Lee Harvey Osmond: Beautiful Scars
• Terra Lightfoot: Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
• Monster Truck: Sittin' Heavy
• Walk off the Earth: Sing it All Away
• Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
• Lori Yates: Sweetheart of the Valley

Blues Recording 

• Ian Andrews and the Smokin' Scoundrels: Foreplay
• André Bisson: Left With the Blues
• Jerry Johnson: Listen To That Howlin' Wind
• AK Mcleod: Spiritual Fire

Folk/Traditional Recording

• Ben Caplan: Birds With Broken Wings
• James Hoffman: Fault Lines
• Benjamin Dakota Rogers: Strong Man's Address to the Circus Crowd
• Steel City Rovers: Grand Misadventures
• The Vaudevillian: Barton Street Blues

Contemporary Folk Recording

• Benjamin: The Bear And The Barn Owl
• Will Gillespie: Chasing Shadows
• Shawn O'Halloran: Songbird
• Annie Sumi: Reflections
• Caroline Wiles: Lovers Lane
• Leaping Laszlo: Songs from the Iroquois Bar

Roots Recording 

• The Hell Bent Rockers: The Hell Bent Rockers
• Lee Harvey Osmond: Beautiful Scars
• Leonard, Burns and Dell: Perfect Strangers
• Duane Rutter: Crazy Things
• Lori Yates: Sweetheart of the Valley

Jazz Recording

• Brad Cheeseman Group: Brad Cheeseman Group
• Haolin Monk: HMEP2
• Diana Panton: I Believe In Little Things
• Avery Raquel: Life Lessons
• Skirt Check: Skirt Check

Rock Recording

• The Bryan Sorensen Groove Trio: Electronic Love
• Diego Deville: Crack Shack Bottle Service
• Finger Eleven: Five Crooked Lines
• Flamingo Bay: Steak n' Eggs
• Monster Truck: Sittin' Heavy
• Satisfied Customers: Satisfied Customers

Adult Alternative Recording

• The Heavy Dream: Hold
• Frank Koren: Red Chair
• Terra Lightfoot: Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
• NLX: Luxury of Failure
• Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
• Tony Aquino: Back By Popular Demand

Pop Recording

• James-Alphonse: James-Alphonse
• Jennifer Budd: Lip Service
• Jace Martin: Mighty
• Kyle Pacey: So Close
• Walk off the Earth: Sing It All Away

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Click here for the winners

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Music Awards, More HMA Stories

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