CONGRATS! This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide by Oakville's The Kings Honoured at SOCAN Awards

This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide, the legendary Canadian music staple from Oakville's The Kings was honoured, along with many other performers and tunes at the SOCAN Awards on June 20, 2016.  The track received a Classic Music Award.



Links: The Kings, More Kings Stories, Video above courtesy of Dave Buco

The big winner of the night was dance artist The Weeknd, who brought home five awards.

Here are some highlights:

Classic Music Awards

• The Kings: This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide
• Max Webster: Let Go the Line
• Toronto: Your Daddy Don't Know
• Crash Test Dummies: Afternoons and Coffeespoons and Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm (SOCAN Interview)

Country Music Awards

• High Valley: Make You Mine
  
  
  
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• Jason Blaine: Country Side (SOCAN Interview)
• Steven Lee Olsen: Rasied By A Good Time
• Dean Brody: Upside Down

Misc Awards

• National Achievement Award: Johnny Reid (SOCAN Interview)
• Folk/Roots: Amelia Curran (SOCAN Interview)
  
  
  
  Links: Amelia Curran, More Amelia Curran Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music
  
  
• Hagood Hardy Award: Robi Botos (SOCAN interview)
• International Achievement: The Weeknd
• Special Achievement: Gary Slaight 
• Cutural Impact: Dolores Claman (Hockey Night In Canada Theme)
• Songwriters: The Weeknd and Belly
• Dance Music:  Trevor Guthrie: Summertime
• International Song: The Weeknd: The Hills
• Most Performed Song: Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars: Uptown Funk
• Online Streaming Award: Maroon 5: Sugar
• Licensed to Play: Canadian Music Week
• New Classical Music: Dinuk Wijeratne

Breakout Awards

• Alessia Cara
• Tobias Jesso Jr.

Pop/Rock Music Awards

• Maroon 5: Sugar
• Shawn Mendes: Something Big
• Shawn Hook: Sound of Your Heart
• The Weeknd: Can't Feel My Face
• The Weeknd: The Hills
• Drake: Hotline Bling
• The Weeknd: Earned It
• Francesco Yates: Better to Be Loved
• Jocelyn Alice: Jackpot
• Scott Helman: Bungalow
• Alessia Cara: Here

Urban Music Awards

• Drake: Hotline Bling
• Travis Scott: Antidote

Click here for a full list of winners (including TV and film awards)

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: SOCAN, More SOCAN Awards Stories

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CONGRATS! Elora's Kevin Breit Brings Home a Canadian Folk Music Award!

Elora singer/songwriter Kevin Breit took home a Canadian Folk Music Award on November 8, 2015 at a ceremony in Edmonton, Alberta.  He was recognized for his incredible originality by winning in the Pushing the Boundaries category.  CONGRATS!



Links: Kevin Breit, More Kevin Breit Stories, Video above courtesy of Trask2705

There were two multiple-award winners that night.  Newfoundland's Amelia Curran won for English Songwriter and Contemporary Singer. PEI's Catherine MacLellan took home the top Solo Artist and Contemporary Album prizes



Links: Amelia Curran, More Amelia Curran Stories, Video above courtesy of Six Shooter Records



Links: Catherine MacLellan, More Catherine Maclellan Stories, Video above courtesy of Catherine MacLellan

Click here for the CBC story.

Here is the complete list of winners

• Pushing the Boundaries: Kevin Breit
• English Songwriter: Amelia Curran
• Ensemble: Big Little Lions
• Vocal Group: Fortunate Ones
• Young Performer: Rebecca Lappa
• Producer: Daniel Ledwell - Compostela (Jenn Grant)
• Traditional Album: Matthew Byrne: Hearts and Heroes
• Contemporary Album: Catherine MacLellan: The Raven's Sun
• Children’s Album: The Swinging Belles: More Sheep, Less Sleep
• Traditional Singer: Michael Jerome Browne
• Contemporary Singer: Amelia Curran
• Instrumental Solo Artist: Adrianna Ciccone
• Instrumental Group: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy:
• French Songwriter: Louis-Jean Cormier
• Aboriginal Songwriter: Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish (Digging Roots)
• Solo Artist: Catherine MacLellan
• World Solo Artist: Kiran Ahluwalia
• World Group: Lemon Bucket Orkestra
• New/Emerging Artist: The Young Novelists

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: CFMA, More CFMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Tons of Local Artists Nominated for 2015 Junos

Not only will the Junos be held in Hamilton this year but many Steeltown musicians are up for nods at the illustrious awards show.  Even the surrounding area is well-represented.

From the Hammer, we have Steve Strongman (Blues Album), Daniel Lanois (Instrumental Album), Diana Panton (Vocal Jazz Album) and Jeremy Fisher (Adult Alternative Album).  Bands with a few Hamilton members were also up for awards such as jacksoul (R and B/Soul Recording) plus Blackie and the Rodeo Kings and Elliott BROOD, who are both in the running for Roots and Traditional Album: group.



Links: jacksoul, more jacksoul Stories, Video above courtesy of jacksoul



Links: Elliott BROOD, More Elliott BROOD Stories, Video above courtesy of Paper Bag 13

Other area nominees include Kitchener's Alysha Brilla (Adult Contemporary Album) and Dallas Green (aka City and Colour) for You+Me, his collaboration with P!nk. The latter is up for a Fans Choice and Group Juno awards.



Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, You+Me, Video above courtesy of You + Me

The 2015 Junos will be televised live on March 15, 2015.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.

Below are a few highlights:

BLUES ALBUM

• Steve Strongman: Let Me Prove It To You
• JW-Jones: Belmont Boulevard
• Steve Hill: Solo Recordings, Vol. 2
• The 24th Street Wailers: Wicked
• The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer: A Real Fine Mess

ROOTS AND TRADITIONAL ALBUM: SOLO

• Matt Andersen: Weightless
• Amelia Curran: They Promised You Mercy
• Catherine MacLellan: The Raven’s Sun
• Del Barber: Prairieography
• James Hill: The Old Silo

ROOTS AND TRADITIONAL ALBUM: GROUP

• Blackie and The Rodeo Kings: South
• Elliott BROOD: Work and Love
• The Bros. Landreth: Let It Lie
• The Deep Dark Woods; Jubilee
• The Once: Departures

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Alysha Brilla: Womyn
• Coeur de pirate: Trauma: Chansons de la série télé (saison no. 5)
• Jann Arden: Everything Almost
• Ndidi: Dark Swing
• Sarah McLachlan: Shine On

ADULT ALTERNATIVE

• Jeremy Fisher: The Lemon Squeeze
• Bahamas: Bahamas Is Afie
• Jenn Grant: Compostela
• Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems
• The Barr Brothers: Sleeping Operator

R and B/SOUL RECORDING

• jacksoul: Got to Have It
• Ben Stevenson: Dirty Laundry
• JRDN: JRDN
• Melanie Durrant: Four Seasons
• The Weeknd: Often

JUNO FAN CHOICE

• You+Me
• Arcade Fire
• Bobby Bazini
• Drake
• Hedley
• Leonard Cohen
• Magic!
• Michael Bublé
• Nickelback
• Serge Fiori

GROUP

• You+Me
• Arkells
• Chromeo
• Mother Mother
• Nickelback

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM

• Diana Panton: Red
• Angela Galuppo: Angela Galuppo
• Elizabeth Shepherd: The Signal
• Julie Crochetière: Counting Dreams
• Molly Johnson: Because of Billie

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

• Daniel Lanois: Flesh and Machine
• Canadian Brass: Great Wall of China
• John Stetch: Off With the Cuffs
• Quartango: Encuentro
• Sultans of String: Symphony!

COUNTRY ALBUM

• Dallas Smith: Lifted
• Jess Moskaluke: Light Up The Night
• Kira Isabella: Caffeine AND Big Dreams
• MacKenzie Porter: Road Angel
• The Road Hammers: Wheels

ALBUM

• Bobby Bazini: Where I Belong
• Hedley: Wild Life
• Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems
• Nickelback: No Fixed Address
• Serge Fiori: Serge Fiori

ARTIST

• Bryan Adams
• Deadmau5
• Leonard Cohen
• Sarah McLachlan
• The Weeknd

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

• Glenn Morrison
• Jess Moskaluke
• Kiesza
• Mac DeMarco
• Shawn Mendes

SONGWRITER

• Bahamas
• Catherine MacLellan
• Henry “Cirkut” Walter
• Jenn Grant
• Magic!

JAZZ ALBUM: SOLO

• Jim Head: Zoetrope
• Kirk MacDonald: Vista Obscura
• Lenny Breau: LA Bootleg 1984
• Marianne Trudel: La vie commence ici
• Owen Howard: Drum Lore Vol. 2 – More Lore

JAZZ ALBUM: GROUP

• Andrew Downing, Jim Lewis and David Occhipinti: Bristles
• Bobby Rice: Latin Jazz Big Band: X-Treme Latin Jazz
• Brian Dickinson Trio: Fishs Eddy
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
• Myriad3: The Where

ABORIGINAL ALBUM

• Crystal Shawanda: The Whole World’s Got the Blues
• Digging Roots: For The Light
• Leela Gilday: Heart of the People
• Tanya Tagaq: Animism
• Tomson Highway: The (Post) Mistress

Click here for the full list of nominees

Blast from the Past: Last Years' Winners

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories

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Local Musicians Nominated for Junos

Hamilton has once again had a strong showing at the Juno nominations, which just goes to prove how much world-class music is in the area.

Both Jack de Keyzer and Steve Strongman will be going head to head for Blues Album of the Year of the year along with Colin James (whose nominated disc includes songwriting from Hamilton's own Tom Wilson), Steve Hill, and Shakura S'Aida (her nominated CD features a performance from local blues legend Harrison Kennedy).



Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack De Keyzer Stories,  Video courtesy of The Capital Voice



Links: Steve Strongman, More Steve Strongman stories, Video courtesy of Brian Blain

Local singer/songwriter, Kathleen Edwards is up for two awards (Songwriter and Adult Alternative Album).



Links: Kathleen Edwards, More Kathleen Edwards Stories, Video courtesy of CBC Music 

Other area musicians up for Junos include Monster Truck, Diana Panton, Walk Off the Earth, and  The Arkells.

We'll be keeping our fingers crossed for everybody on the April 21 ceremony in Regina.

Click here for the Spectator Story

Click here for more of our Juno stories

Blast from the Past: De Keyzer and the Arkells Bring Home the Junos in 2010

Below are a few nomination highlights.

Blues Album

• Colin James, FIFTEEN
• Jack de Keyzer, Electric Love
• Shakura S'Aida, Time
• Steve Hill, Solo Recordings Volume One
• Steve Strongman, A Natural Fact

Roots & Traditional Album (Group)

• Elliott BROOD (Hamilton), Days Into Years
• Great Lake Swimmers (Wainfleet), New Wild Everywhere
• Le Vent du Nord, Tromper le temps
• The Strumbellas, My Father and The Hunter
• The Wooden Sky, Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon A Sun

Roots & Traditional Album (Solo)

• Amelia Curran, Spectators
• Annabelle Chvostek, Rise
• Corb Lund, Cabin Fever
• Old Man Luedecke, Tender Is The Night
• Rose Cousins, We Have Made A Spark

Songwriter

• Afie Jurvanen (Bahamas)
• Arkells
• Hannah Georgas
• Kathleen Edwards (Hamilton)
• Leonard Cohen

Country Album

• Chad Brownlee, Love Me Or Leave Me
• Dallas Smith, Jumped Right In
• Dean Brody, Dirt
• Emerson Drive, Roll
• Johnny Reid, Fire It Up

Adult Alternative Album

• Bahamas, Barchords
• Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur
• Royal Wood, We Were Born to Glory
• Serena Ryder, Harmony
• The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers

Juno Fan Choice Award

• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Céline Dion
• Drake
• Hedley
• Justin Bieber
• Leonard Cohen
• Marianas Trench
• Metric
• Michael Bublé
• Nickelback

Single

• Billy Talent, "Viking Death March"
• Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
• Hedley, "Kiss You Inside Out"
• Serena Ryder, "Stompa"
• The Sheepdogs, "The Way It Is"

International Album

• Maroon 5, Overexposed
• Mumford & Sons, Babel
• One Direction, Up All Night
• Rod Stewart, Merry Christmas, Baby
• Taylor Swift, Red

Album

• Carly Rae Jepsen, Kiss
• Céline Dion, Sans Attendre
• Hedley, Storms
• Justin Bieber, Believe
• Marianas Trench, Ever After

Artist

• Carly Rae Jepsen
• Deadmau5
• Johnny Reid
• Justin Bieber
• Leonard Cohen

Group

• Billy Talent
• Marianas Trench
• Metric
• Rush
• The Sheepdogs

Breakthrough Group

• Hey Ocean!
• Monster Truck
• The Pack a.d.
• Walk Off the Earth
• Yukon Blonde

Rock Album

• Big Wreck, Albatross
• Billy Talent, Dead Silence
• Rush, Clockwork Angels
• The Sheepdogs, The Sheepdogs
• The Tragically Hip, Now For Plan A

Vocal Jazz Album

• Carol Welsman, Journey
• Diana Krall, Glad Rag Doll
• Diana Panton, Christmas Kiss
• Elizabeth Shepherd, Rewind
• Emilie-Claire Barlow, Seule ce Soir

Aboriginal Album

• BURNT-Project 1, The Black List
• Crystal Shawanda, Just Like You
• Don Amero, Heart On My Sleeve
• Donny Parenteau, Bring It On
• Janet Panic, Samples

Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee

• k.d. Lang

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Local Performers Bring Home the Junos

Jack deKeyzer, the Arkells, Jacksoul, and other local musicians made their hometown proud as they brought home a Juno.

DeKeyzer's recorded in Hamilton Live CD, The Corktown Sessions beat out albums from Downchild, Carlos Del Junco, and Colin Linden for Blues Album of the Year. In a Spectator interview, the singer/guitarist said it was only after attending his son's classical guitar performance that he read the news on web.

Links: Jack de Keyzer, More Jack De Keyzer Stories

Rock band the Arkells won for New Group of the Year and the late Haydain Neale's band, Jacksoul, took R&B/Soul recording of the year. Other local winners include Hamilton's Marjan Mozetich (Classical Composition) and Burlington's Adrianne Pieczonka (Vocal and Choral Performance).

Also of interest to our readers:

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO
Amelia Curran

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: GROUP
Good Lovelies


Click here for a complete list of the winners.