News Roundup Part 2: Awards (St. Catharines Arts Awards, East Coast Music Awards, More)

St. Catharines Arts Awards Winners

• Arts in Education: Amanda Nelli (Chorus Niagara Children's Choir)
• Emerging Artist (tie): Ola Kiermacz / Mel Monaco
  
  
  
  Links: Ola Kiermacz, Video above courtesy of  Ola Kiermacz
  
  
  
  Links: Mel Monaco, More Mel Monaco Stories, More Prince Stories, Video above courtesy of Mel Monaco
  
  
• Established Artist: Clelia Scala
• Making a Difference: Mark Elliott

Click here for more St. Catharines Arts Awards Stories

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Spectator Stories

• CMT Nominations
• Billboard Music Awards

Western Canadian Music Awards Nominees

Local nominee: Songwriter(s) of the Year - Jill Barber and Ryan Guldemond: Girl's Gotta Do



Links: Jill Barber, More Jill Barber Music, Video above courtesy of Jill Barber - Topic

East Coast Music Awards Winners

Highlights below. Click above for complete list of winners (incl. industry awards).
Local artists are bolded.

• Songwriter: Ben Caplan (born in Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Ben Caplan, More Ben Caplan Stories, Video above courtesy of stephane DE SCHEPPER

• Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame: Stan Rogers (from Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Stan Rogers, More Stan Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of Jan Hammer
  
  
• Blues Recording of the Year: Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues (ft Hamilton's Jack de Keyzer)
  
  
  
  Links: Myles Goodwyn, More April Wine Stories, Jack de Keyzer, More Jack de Keyzer Stories, Video above courtesy of Wild K. Music
  
  
• Album: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
• Contemporary Roots Recording: Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Country Recording: Mallory Johnson - Mallory Johnson
• Fans’ Choice Entertainer: The Barra MacNeils
• Fans’ Choice Video of the Year: Makayla Lynn - "Joyride"
• Folk Recording: Gunning and Cormier - Two
• Group Recording: Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire - Viens avec moi
• Indigenous Artist: Jeremy Dutcher
• Jazz Recording: Ouroboros - Kitchuses
• Loud Recording: Kilmore - Call Of The Void
• Pop Recording: Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
• RnB/Soul Recording: Reeny Smith - WWIII: Strength. Courage. Love.
• Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
• Rising Star Recording: Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
• Rock Recording: Postdata - Let’s Be Wilderness
• Roots/Traditional Recording: Vishtèn - Horizons
• Solo Recording: Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
• Song: The East Pointers - "Two Weeks"

Links: East Coast Music Awards, More ECMA stories

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