GOOD LUCK! St. Catharines' Tim Hicks and Kitchener's Helix Nominated for 2017 Music Express Awards! VOTE! Deadline Feb 9!

St. Catharines singer/songwriter, Tim Hicks has been nominated in two categories (Top Canadian Country Artist and Top Record Album - Country) for the 2017 Music Express Awards. This may  be another great win in a long line of 'em for the superstar. Also, Kitchener Hard Rock band Helix is up for the Back In The Spotlight award for their recent resurgence.



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks



Links: Helix, Video above courtesy of helixrockband

GOOD LUCK GUYS!

The highest number of nominations went to Shawn Mendes, Drake and Meghan Patrick, who received 4 each. Canadian legends, the Tragically Hip were also represented with three nods on top of singer Gord Downie's two nominations for his vocals and recent solo album.



Links: Meghan Patrick, More Meghan Patrick Stories, Video above courtesy of Meghan Patrick

Winners are determined through fan voting between January 12 and February 9, 2017. We will post the link here when it's available.

Canadian Country Artist M/F

• Tim Hicks
• Brett Kissel
• Chad Brownlee
• Dallas Smith
• Meghan Patrick

Record Album (Country)

• Tim Hicks: Shake These Walls
• High Valley: Dear Life
• Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit
• Chad Brownlee: Hearts On Fire
• Dallas Smith: Side Effects

Back In The Spotlight

(Established Artists Who Staged A Comeback In 2016)

• Helix
• Alan Frew
• Lee Aaron
• Sum 41
• Tom Cochrane

Canadian Country Group

• Cold Creek County
• High Valley
• The Lovejoys
• The Road Hammers
• Washboard Union

Record Album (Pop/Rock)

• Billy Talent: Afraid Of Heights 
• Shawn Mendes: Illuminate 
• The Tragically Hip: Man Machine Poem
• Gord Downie: Secret Path
• Simple Plan: Taking One For The Team

Canadian Single

• Tegan and Sara: Boyfriend
• Drake: One Dance 
• The Strumbellas: Spirits
• Shawn Mendes: Treat You Better
• Alessia Cara: Wild Things

Canadian Group

• Billy Talent
• Hedley
• Simple Plan
• The Tragically Hip
• The Trews

Canadian Male Vocalist

• Drake
• Gord Downie
• Justin Bieber
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd

Canadian Female Vocalist

• Alessia Cara
• Alyssa Reid
• Lights
• Meghan Patrick
• Serena Ryder

Emerging Artist/Group

• The Deep South
• Meghan Patrick
• Neon Dreams
• The Strumbellas
• Wintersleep

Canadian Live Act/Artist 

• Hedley
• Johnny Reid
• Mariannas Trench
• Shawn Mendes
• The Tragically Hip

Record Album (RnB)

• Partynextdoor: Partynextdoor 3
• The Weeknd: Starboy
• Neon Dreams: To You
• Drake: Views
• K-Os: Views From The Stix

Canadian RnB Group/Artist

• Drake
• Justin Bieber
• Kardinal Offishall
• Neon Dreams
• The Weeknd

Top Record Album (International)

• Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool
• David Bowie: Darkstar
• Beyonce: Lemonade
• Kanye West: The Life Of Pablo
• Bruno Mars: 24 K

NEW!! Click here for the Winners!

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Local Nominees

Links: Music Express, More Music Express Stories

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