Hamilton Music Award Nominations

The Hamilton Music Award Nominations were recently released. Below is a list of the nominees. Good luck everyone. The awards will be given on Sunday November 20 at the McIntyre Theatre.

Female Artist of the Year

• Amberley B.
• Sarah Blackwood
• Rita Chiarelli
• Nicole Christian
• Sharon Musgrave

Male Artist of the Year

• Jeremy Fisher
• James Hoffman
• Brian Melo
• Matt Paxton
• Alfie Smith

New Artist/Group of the Year

• Dawn & Marra
• Dinner Belles
• James Hoffman
• Brandon Pacheco
• Riddim Riders

Pop Recording of the Year

• Andrew Victoria – Andrew Victoria
• Robin Benedict – Ride Of My Life
• Andrea Godin – Andrea
• Brian Melo – The Truth
• Brandon Pacheco – Broke Up

Roots Recording of the Year

• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Kings and Queens
• Jeremy Fisher – Flood
• Dave Gould – Truck For Sale
• Matt Paxton – How The Land Lies
• Whitehorse – Whitehorse

Alternative Country Recording of the Year

• Dinner Belles – West Simcoe County
• Sarah Blackwood – Wasting Time
• Rachel Heart – Rachel Heart
• JP Riemens & the Barflies – Dirty Sunset
• The Vanishers – Hagersville Dance Party

Folk Recording of the Year

• Amberley B. – Paper Dolls
• Dawn & Marra – Never Ask Me Why
• James Hoffman – The Union
• Brian Meecham – On Blue Water
• Scott Orr – Where I Live And What I Lived For

World Recording of the Year

• Yiannis Kapoulas – Yiannis Kapoulas
• Yitka Karlik – Diplomatic Dream
• Riddim Riders – Riddim Riders

Alternative/Indie Rock Recording of the Year

• 2x The Mono – Art Rock and Science Fiction
• The Creepshow – They All Fall Down
• Dark Mean – Dark Mean
• Justin Sawicki – Nothing For No One
• Martin Verrall – Spears of Fate

Blues Recording of the Year

• Rita Chiarelli – Music From The Big House Soundtrack
• Nicole Christian – Run, Rabbit Run
• Famous Framus Band – On Mortal Love
• Alfie Smith – Sometimes The Rain
• Susan Wylde – In The Light

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

• Kojo ‘Easy’ Damptey – Songs
• Chris Jackson – Action
• Sharon Musgrave – Outflow

Religious Recording of the Year

• Jamie Barnes – Wilderness
• Eagles – Your Kingdom Come
• Rosanna Riverso – Let There Be Peace

Songwriter of the Year

• Jeremy Fisher
• Jeremy Greenspan/Matt Didemus (Junior Boys)
• James Hoffman
• Brian Melo
• Tom Wilson

Female Vocalist of the Year

• Rita Chiarelli
• Terra Lightfoot
• Melissa McClelland
• Sharon Musgrave
• Rosanna Riverso

Male Vocalist of the Year

• Jon Harvey (Monster Truck)
• Brian Melo
• Mike Rajczak (Riddim Riders)
• Alfie Smith
• Tom Wilson

Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year

• Brandon Bliss (Monster Truck)
• Greg Brisco (Dinner Belles)
• Amy King – (Alfie Smith, Dawn & Marra)
• Jesse O’Brien (Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Justin Sawicki)
• Christabel Pinto (Rosanna Riverso)

Special Instrumentalist of the Year

• Loretta Hale (Justin Sawicki)
• Yiannis Kapoulas
• Randell Neudorf (2x the Mono)
• Melanie Pothier (Dinner Belles)
• Clint Rice (Martin Verrall)

Guitarist of the Year

• Luke Doucet – Whitehorse
• Brian Griffith (JP Riemens, Sharon Musgrave)
• Yiannis Kapoulas
• Alfie Smith
• Jeremy Widerman (Monster Truck)

Drummer of the Year

• Dave Gould – (solo, Nicole Christian, Famous Framus)
• Peter Grimmer (Sharon Musgrave)
• Steve Kiely (Monster Truck)
• Danny Lockwood (JP Riemens)
• Chris Sindrey (Aerith)

Bassist of the Year

• Carrie Ashworth (JP Riemens)
• Richard Bailey (Riddim Riders)
• Jon Harvey (Monster Truck)
• Sean McNab (The Creepshow)
• Mike Williams – Martin Verrall

Record of the Year

• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings – Kings and Queens
• Dinner Belles – West Simcoe County
• Finger 11 – Life Turns Electric
• Jeremy Fisher – Flood
• Junior Boys – It’s All True

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Lifetime Achievement Award

• Ian Thomas

Rock Recording of the Year

• Finger 11 – Life Turns Electric
• Gruve – Out Of Nowhere
• Live How You Live – Blue Collar Love
• Monster Truck – The Brown EP
• Perennials - Red

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