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Thursday, February 5, 2026

2026 Juno Nominees Including Local Artists


The Junos are coming once again to the Hammer and a number of local artists have been given the nod.

The main ceremony will be televised on March 29, 2026 from TD Coliseum in Hamilton.

Below is a video of the official announcement.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local acts are bolded.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Later Tonight - Josh Ross (Waterdown) 
  • The Hard Way - Cameron Whitcomb
  • SWAG II - Justin Bieber 
  • So Close To What - Tate McRae 
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Little Leaf - Chris McKhool (Burlington) 
  • Ari Cui Cui et les jeux d’rôles (Les contes classiques en musique) - Ari Cui Cui 
  • All the Earth Speaks - Ginalina 
  • Hip Kids Music, Vol. 1 - Hip Kids Music 
  • Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers – Back to the Time Machine”  - Young Maestro 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR 

  • Kimiko’s Pearl - Kevin Lau (commissioned by Bravo Niagara)
  • Cloud Path - Amy Brandon 
  • The Laws of Nature - Andrew Staniland 
  • The Complete Piano Solos (1989-2023) Vol. 1 – The Plains - Linda Catlin Smith 
  • Music for Body-Without-Organs - Nicole Lizée 

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Later Tonight - Josh Ross (Waterdown )
  • Let Your Horses Run - Brett Kissel 
  • The Hard Way - Cameron Whitcomb 
  • One Of Us - James Barker Band 
  • Golden Child - Meghan Patrick 

FAN CHOICE 

  • Josh Ross (Waterdown) 
  • bbno$ 
  • Cameron Whitcomb 
  • James Barker Band 
  • Justin Bieber 
  • Karan Aujla 
  • Shawn Mendes 
  • Shubh 
  • Tate McRae
  • The Weeknd

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • My Second Last Album - Bahamas 
  • Fantasy Life - Begonia 
  • Uh Oh Patrick - Watson 
  • Let it Hiss - The Barr Brothers 
  • Humanhood - The Weather Station 

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR 

  • Pink Elephant – Arcade Fire 
    Catherine Lepage (Art Director/Directrice artistique), Simon Rivest (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Daniel Lanois (Illustrator/Illustrateur), Norah Chassagne (Illustrator/Illustratrice), Régine Chassagne (Illustrator/Illustratrice, Photographer/Photographe)

  • Beat Bouquet – Misc Spectacles 
    Jérôme Beaulieu (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Etienne Bonneville (Designer/Concepteur), Chris de Muri (Illustrator/Illustrateur) Alina Herta (Photographer/Photographe)

  • Tsunami Sea – Spiritbox 
    Kevin Moore (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Kyle Joinson (Photographer/Photographe)

  • The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb 
    Logan Dane Morrison (Art Director/Directeur artistique)

  • Bambini Symphonique – Alain Trudel and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal GSI
    Mykael Nelson (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Nicolas Lemieux (Designer/Concepteur), Liliane Jodoin (Illustrator/Illustrateur) & Felipe Arriagada (Illustrator/Illustrateur)

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Edge Of The Earth - Aysanabee 
  • Who Will Look After The Dogs? - PUP 
  • SAYA - Saya Gray 
  • SORRY, IT’S OVER - The OBGMs 
  • All Cylinders - Yves Jarvis 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • NU2U - Nuela Charles 
  • Conditions of Love Vol. 1 - Rose Cousins 
  • Better Broken - Sarah McLachlan 
  • Rebuild - Shawn Hook 
  • Believer - Sister Ray 
ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • bbno$ 
  • Daniel Caesar 
  • Justin Bieber 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Weeknd

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Cameron Whitcomb 
  • Goldie Boutilier 
  • Jade LeMac 
  • Jutes 
  • MICO 
  • Noeline Hofmann 
  • Sacha 
  • Saya Gray 
  • Sofia Camara 
  • yung kai 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) 

  • Benedict Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem
  • Where Waters Meet Canadian Chamber Choir featuring Sherryl Sewepagaham 
  • Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1 
  • Haydn: Symphony No. 43 in E-Flat Major, Hob. I:43 “Mercury” & Symphony No. 49 in F Minor, Hob. I:49 “La passione” 
  • Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Le Baiser de la fée (Divertimento) 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) 

  • Current: MISSING ATOM (Artists of the Opera MISSING), Timothy Long & The Continuum Ensemble - Bright Shiny Things
  • Re/String - CC Duo & collectif9 
  • Vivaldi Les Quatres Nations (reconstruites) -  Ensemble Caprice 
  • Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl - Mariko Anraku, Conrad Chow, Ron Korb & Rachel Mercer 
  • in an archipelago - Standing Wave 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

  • Tchaikovsky: The Seasons - Bruce Liu 
  • Zaytoun - Haitham Haidar 
  • Preludes by Chopin, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Messiaen, Górecki - Jan Lisiecki 
  • Awake and Dreaming - Katherine Dowling 
  • Obsession - Marie Nadeau-Tremblay 

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Dragonflies - Adam Christie 
  • Fish From the Jar - Charlie Demers 
  • Dawud - Dave Merheje 
  • homesick. - Faris Hytiaa 
  • I’m Nervous - Robby Hoffman 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • VULNERABLE TOO - Bridge Music 
  • Outlaw Gospel - collect.assembly 
  • the light that leads to YOU - Elenee 
  • WHERE THE HEART IS - Kofi Dartey 
  • Jubilate - Ryan Ofei 

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Edge Of The Earth - Aysanabee 
  • LOVECHILD - Sebastian Gaskin 
  • Chapter 1 - Shawnee Kish 
  • Siibii - Siibii 
  • Sage My Soul - Tia Wood 

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Set Me Free - Adria Kain 
  • Mirage - Avenoir 
  • Son Of Spergy - Daniel Caesar 
  • PAID IN MEMORIES - Jessie Reyez 
  • Life 2 - Majid Jordan 
  • THERAPIST - SadBoi 

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Strange Trip Ahead - Mariel Buckley 
  • The Hammer & The Rose - Matt Andersen 
  • Purple Gas - Noeline Hofmann 
  • These Dark Canyons - The Young Novelists 
  • Further From the Country - William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • Loving You - Kideko & A-Trak 
  • Do What I Want - Anna Sofia 
  • Dominate - CHYL 
  • Bet On Me - Debby Friday Royal
  • i, sabotage - Felix Cartal 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Channel 303 - Cloverdale 
  • The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life - Debby Friday Royal 
  • Bab El Mdina - Didon 
  • Shades of Meridian - ÈBONY 
  • Glow Up - Korea Town Acid

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Dogue - Ariane Roy La 
  • On s’enverra des fleurs - Fredz 
  • Les amours de seconde main - JF Pauzé 
  • Journal d’un Loup-Garou - Lou-Adriane Cassidy 
  • Dix chansons démodées pour ceux qui ont le cœur abîmé - Pierre Lapointe 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Bab El Mdina - Didon 
  • Ghoyoum - Kazdoura 
  • Future Village - Kizaba 
  • Legends - PIQSIQ 
  • Rammana - Salin 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Arcade Fire 
  • Mother Mother
  • Peach Pit 
  • The Beaches 
  • Three Days Grace 

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • LOTUSLAND - Aaron Paris 
  • The love it took to leave you - Colin Stetson 
  • Ritual II - Crown Lands 
  • désert (deluxe) - Jean-Michel Blais & Lara Somogyi 
  • Le piano et le torrent - Viviane Audet

JACK RICHARDSON PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

  • Cirkut
  • Greg Wells
  • Gus van Go
  • Joel Stouffer
  • Karen Kosowski

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP) 

  • Afrokando - Alexis Baro Y la Big Band 
  • CODE Red - CODE Quartet 
  • Are You Really Real - Shuffle Demons 
  • Impact - The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet 
  • East Meets West: Connections - Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra 

LATIN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Índole - Alex Cuba 
  • BAILA Y CONFÍA - Andy Rubal 
  • Vanity- Isabella Lovestory 
  • La Belleza - Lido Pimienta 
  • He Sanado Varias Cosas - Mario Puglia 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO) 

  • City Lights - Anthony D’Alessandro 
  • Kinda Out West - Aretha Tillotson 
  • Immersed - Justin Gray 
  • Deeper Down - Nancy Walker 
  • Crossing Paths - Renee Rosnes

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

  • Bellatores - Adrian Villagomez Apashe & Vladimir Cauchemar 
  • DRIVING - Adrian Villagomez Eddie Benjamin 
  • luther - Karena Evans Kendrick Lamar & SZA 
  • OK! - Shiraz Haviah Mighty 
  • Listen2me - Winston Hacking Foxwarren 

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • bbno$ - bbno$ 
  • SWAG II - Justin Bieber 
  • 7 - Nelly Furtado 
  • So Close To What - Tate McRae 
  • Hurry Up Tomorrow - The Weeknd 

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR 

  • KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE SPARROW - ARDN 
  • About Time - Connor Price 
  • Misery Loves Company - NorthSideBenji 
  • DRY CRY - SadBoi 
  • ELEMENTS Vol. 2 - TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • Mula feat. Big Sean - Connor Price 
  • PURSUIT - Freddie Dredd 
  • UNLIMITED feat. Playboi Carti - NAV 
  • DUMB - SonReal & Snotty Nose Rez Kids 
  • Who’s Driving You? - TOBi, Saukrates & Jully Black

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Ready For You - Exco Levi & Kheilstone 
  • Dagga Riddim Cypher Jojo  - You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo  
  • Deh Yah - Kirk Diamond 
  • Welcome To Paradise - Naomi Cowan 
  • More Reggae (Funk It Up) - Samora & Ammoye 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Roll With The Punches - Bryan Adams 
  • INERTIA - grandson 
  • No Hard Feelings - The Beaches 
  • Metro - The Blue Stones 
  • The Damn Truth - The Damn Truth 
  • Alienation - Three Days Grace 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR 

  • Ashton Simmonds (Daniel Caesar)
  • Jessie Reyez
  • Justin Bieber 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Beaches 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-PERFORMER) 

  • Elizabeth Lowell Boland
  • Hayley Gene Penner
  • Mustafa
  • Nathan Ferraro 
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.

SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Afsos - AP Dhillon & Anuv Jain 
  • P-POP CULTURE - Karan Aujla 
  • Renaissance - Ikky & Raf Saperra 
  • Supreme - Shubh 
  • By Any Means - Sukha

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Battle At The Beach - Bad Eagle 
  • On The Move - Bear Creek 
  • Me & You - Manitou Mkwa Singers 
  • Anirniliit Suli - Piunguałaq 
  • Nakota Tayhunyabi - YB Nakota 

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Have A Baby (With Me) - Daniel Caesar 
  • **GOLIATH** - Jessie Reyez 
  • Say Yes - Melanie Fiona 
  • Formed - Savannah Ré 
  • Reasons To Stay - Tanika Charles 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • I Lost My Heart On Friday - Aerialists 
  • Gold and Coal - Cassie and Maggie 
  • The Moon’s Daughter - Heather MacIsaac 
  • Heal The Divide - Morgan Toney 
  • Folk Signals - The Southern Residents 

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • Cosmic Affliction (toi toi toi) - AADJA BPitch 
  • Main de Fer - Annie-Claude Deschênes 
  • Icarus F7 - Acting 
  • Phantom Vibrations feat. Teddy Bryant - Gene Tellem Love 
  • Yeah! - Pacific Coliseum 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Under the Lemon Tree - Ale Nuñez 
  • Alex Samaras Meets Judy Garland - Alex Samaras 
  • Seascape feat. Norma Winstone & Joe LaBarbera - Atlantic Jazz Collective 
  • Caity Gyorgy with Strings - Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
  • Get Out of Town - Laura Anglade 

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Winners of the 2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

Hamilton hosted the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards ceremony on June 1, 2025. Quite a few local acts brough home the hardware.

Below is a complete list of winners and nominees. Winners are bolded and at top of the category. Local artists are italicized.

COMPASS AWARD: Josh Ross (Waterdown)

Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSH ROSS

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET) 

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET) 

  • Hot Country 93.9 (CFWC-FM, Brantford)
  • Cool 100.1 (CHCQ-FM, Belleville)
  • Country 104.3 (CJQM-FM, Sault Ste. Marie)
  • Country 105 (CKTG-FM, Thunder Bay)
  • Country 92.9 (CFCO-FM, Chatham)
  • HOT COUNTRY 88.5 (CKDX-FM, Newmarket)

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR 

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

FANS’ CHOICE 

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL MARKET)

THE REAL McCOY  AWARD: Jason McCoy 

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

  • Adam Newcomb: Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Riley Taylor
  • Douglas Romanow: Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
  • Matthew Koebel (Waterloo): Jessie T (Kitchener), Paige Rutledge (Guelph), Jessica Sole
  • Shawn Moore (Waterloo): Spencer Burns, Bradley Hale (Elmira), Brothers Wilde, Tim Albertson
  • The Agenda: Angelica Appelman (Kitchener), David Madras, Kasey Nugent, Patrick James Clark, Peter Peres
  • Deric Ruttan: Karli June – Still Make Cowgirls

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

2025 Juno Winners, Including Local Artists


The 2025 Juno Awards were handed out on March 29 & 30 in Vancouver.

Here's a video of the televised ceremony.



Below is the Gala from Saturday


Video above courtesy of CBC Music

Below is the complete list of winners. Local artists are bolded.

Local Artist Performances at Ceremonies

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

2025 Juno Nominations Including Local Artists


The 2025 Juno Award nominations were revealed a while back and a number of local acts were given the nod. The awards will be handed out on March 29 & 30 in Vancouver.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Below is the complete list of nominees. Local artists are bolded.

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR 

  • Kevin Hearn (Grimsby) , Lauchlan Reid (Art Director, Illustrator), Antoine Jean Moonen (Designer): Basement Days – The Glacials 
  • Erik M. Grice (Art Director), Vanessa Elizabeth Heins (Photographer): Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis
  • Gabriel Noel Altrows (Art Director, Illustrator) Good Kid 4 – Good Kid 
  • Kee Avil, Jacqueline Beaumont (Art Director), Fatine-Violette Sabiri (Photographer): Spine – Kee Avil
  • Keenan Gregory (Art Director): Altruistic – Royal Tusk 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  • Inuktitut - Elisapie 
  • Submergé - Roxane Bruneau 
  • UNDISPUTED - Sukha 
  • THINK LATER - Tate McRae 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  • Kaytranada 
  • Shawn Mendes 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Weeknd

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Nemahsis (Milton)
  • Alexander Stewart 
  • AP Dhillon 
  • AR Paisley 
  • Chris Grey 
  • EKKSTACY 
  • Owen Riegling 
  • Sukha 
  • Tony Ann 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Buon Appetito - Walk off the Earth & Romeo Eats (Burlington) 
  • Shun Beh Nats’ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs - Kym Gouchie 
  • Penny Penguin - Raffi & Good Lovelies 
  • Riley Rocket: Songs From Season One - Riley Rocket and Megablast 
  • Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro “Rhyme Travellers” - Young Maestro 

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Complicated - Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  • The Compass Project – West Album - Brett Kissel 
  • Dallas Smith - Dallas Smith 
  • Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart - MacKenzie Porter 
  • Going Home - Tyler Joe Miller 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Honey - Caribou (Dundas)
  • Union - ÈBONY 
  • Love, Care, Kindness & Hope - Fred Everything 
  • Timeless - Kaytranada 
  • This but More - Priori 

FAN CHOICE

  • Josh Ross (Waterdown/Burlington)
  • bbno$ 
  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • Karan Aujla 
  • Les Cowboys Fringants 
  • Preston Pablo 
  • Shawn Mendes 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Weeknd

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR/ALBUM 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR ***

  • Nemahsis (Milton)
  • The Weeknd
  • AP Dhillon
  • Jessie Reyez
  • Mustafa
  • Evan Blair
  • Lowell
  • Nathan Ferraro
  • Shaun Frank
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • One Guitar Woman - Sue Foley (released on Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  • This Old Life - Big Dave McLean 
  • New Orleans Sessions - Blue Moon Marquee
  • YEAH! - David Gogo 
  • Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit - Samantha King & The Midnight 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Crash Adams 
  • Mother Mother 
  • Spiritbox 
  • Sum 41 
  • The Beaches 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR SOLO ARTIST 

  • Signature Philip Glass - Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
  • Messiaen - Barbara Hannigan 
  • freezing - Emily D’Angelo
  • Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth - India Gailey 
  • Williams Violin Concerto No. 1; Bernstein Serenade - James Ehnes 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE) 

  • Known To Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song  - Canadian Art Song Project
  • Rituæls - collectif9 
  • East is East - Infusion Baroque 
  • Marie Hubert : Fille du Roy - Karina Gauvin 
  • Kevin Lau: Under a Veil of Stars - St. John–Mercer–Park Trio 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

  • Ispiciwin - Luminous Voices 
  • Alikeness - Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Fewer featuring Aiyun Huang, Deantha Edmunds and Mark Fewer 
  • Sibelius 2 & 5 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
  • Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte - Nacht Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Rafael Payare 
  • Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

  • Montreal Jazz Series 1 (Échanges Synaptiques) - André Leroux 
  • The Head Of A Mouse - Audrey Ochoa 
  • Portrait of Right Now - Jocelyn Gould
  • Slice of Life - Larnell Lewis
  • The Antrim Coast - Mark Kelso 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

  • Time Will Tell - Andy Milne and Unison 
  • Reverence - Carn Davidson 9 
  • Harbour - Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra 
  • Gravity - Jeremy Ledbetter Trio 
  • Jaya - Raagaverse 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Oh Mother - Andrea Superstein 
  • Hello! How Are You? - Caity Gyorgy 
  • Winter Song - Kellylee Evans 
  • Wintersongs - Laila Biali 
  • Magpie - Sarah Jerrom 

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Disaster Pony - Disaster Pony 
  • Distant Places - Eric Bearclaw 
  • Ginger Beef - Ginger Beef 
  • memory palace - Intervals 
  • Confluencias - Melón Jimenez & Lara Wong 

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Anniversary - Abigail Lapell 
  • For Eden - Boy Golden 
  • Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now - Donovan Woods 
  • Pathways - Julian Taylor 
  • Strange Medicine - Kaia Kater 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Beyond the Reach of the Sun - Anciients 
  • PowerNerd - Devin Townsend 
  • Fire Kittie - Sumerian
  • The Fear of Fear - Spiritbox 
  • ULTRAPOWER - Striker 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Roses - Aphrose 
  • Boundless Possibilities - Celeigh Cardinal 
  • Transitions - Kellie Loder 
  • Songs of Love & Death - Maddee Ritter 
  • Lovers’ Gothic - Maïa Davies 

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • bleeding heart - Alexander Stewart 
  • if this is it… - Jamie Fine 
  • Anywhere But Here - Preston Pablo 
  • Shawn Shawn - Shawn Mendes 
  • THINK LATER - Tate McRae 

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

  • Bamboo - Ciel 
  • Keepsake - Destrata 
  • Distant Memories - Hernan Cattaneo, Hicky & Kalo 
  • La Vérité - Jesse Mac Cormack, Charlie Houston & Brö 
  • WTP - Suray Sertin 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • People - Classified Independent
  • Double The Fun - Haviah Mighty 
  • SHUT UP - Jessie Reyez 
  • BBE - Snotty Nose Rez Kids 
  • Hier encore - Souldia & Lost 

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Limbo - Aqyila 
  • The Worst - Benita 
  • Cyan Blue - Charlotte Day Wilson 
  • Halfway Broken - Luna Elle 
  • VELVET SOUL - THEHONESTGUY 

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Bloom - Aqyila 
  • Noire - Avenoir 
  • FOR THE BOY IN ME - Dylan Sinclair 
  • LOONY - LOONY 
  • Eastend - Confessions 

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Born to Be Free - Exco Levi 
  • FALLBACK - King Cruff & Runkus 
  • Destiny - Lee “Scratch” Perry & Bob Riddim 
  • Sky’s The Limit - Skystar
  • Rise - Tonya P 

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Wonder Woman - Courtney Gilmour 
  • Honourable Intentions - Debra DiGiovanni 
  • Popcorn - Ivan Decker 
  • Sad Witch - Jess Salomon 
  • Down With Tech - Nathan Macintosh 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • New Comings - Black Bear Singers 
  • Winston & I - Brianna Lizotte 
  • Travelling Home - Cree Confederation 
  • REZilience - Northern Cree 
  • Ostesihtowin “Brotherhood” - Young Spirit 

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Precious Diamonds - Adrian Sutherland 
  • Boundless Possibilities - Celeigh Cardinal 
  • Brown Man - Sebastian Gaskin 
  • RED FUTURE - Snotty Nose Rez Kids
  • Pretty Red Bird - Tia Wood 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Aliocha Schneider - Aliocha Schneider 
  • Demain il fera beau - Fredz La 
  • Toutes les rues sont silencieuses - Jay Scøtt 
  • Abracadabra - Klô Pelgag 
  • Pub Royal - Les Cowboys 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • elenee. - Elenee 
  • My Foundation - Jordan St. Cyr 
  • Restore - Ryan Ofei 
  • Miracle In The Making - Tehillah Worship 
  • Hymns Alive (Live) - Toronto Mass Choir 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Aarambh - Abby V 
  • Kanzafula - Ahmed Moneka 
  • Malak - Didon 
  • Dankoroba - Djely Tapa 
  • Niebla - Ramon Chicharron 

SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • The Brownprint - AP Dhillon 
  • COOLIN - Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga & Jazzy B 
  • Love Like That - Jonita Gandhi 
  • Tauba Tauba (From “Bad Newz”) - Karan Aujla 
  • Arul Yanchan - Produced & Sandeep Narayan 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Human - Adrian Villagomez Apashe & Wasiu 
  • Nasty - Jonah Haber Tinashe 
  • GRAVITY - Jorden Lee Sean Leon 
  • Name of God - Mustafa Mustafa 
  • Jump Cut - Winston Hacking Corridor 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

  • Aaron Paris
  • Akeel Henry
  • Evan Blair
  • Jack Rochon
  • Shawn Everett

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

  • George Seara
  • Hill Kourkoutis
  • Mitch McCarthy
  • Serban Ghenea
  • Shawn Everett

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • Angmalukisaa Deantha Edmunds 
  • the fog in our poise - Gabriel Dharmoo 
  • L’écoute du perdu : III. « Voix jetées » - Keiko Devaux 
  • Dark Flower - Linda Catlin Smith 
  • String Quartet No. 4 “Insects and Machines” - Vivian Fung 
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Monday, September 16, 2024

Winners of the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards


Winner for the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards were announced on September 13 at an Industry Gala Dinner and a televised event on Saturday, September 14.

Below is a complete list of winner. Local musicians are bolded.

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Nominees for the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards, Including Local Musicians


As always, there were many local musicians among the nominees for the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. The main awards ceremony will be broadcast on TV on Saturday, September 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET through CTV. 

Two categories, Fans' Choice & Breakthrough Artist or Group, are voted on by the public. Click here to vote.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local musicians are bolded.

Album of the Year 

  • Complicated – Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  • Dallas Smith – Dallas Smith
  • Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson
  • Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart – MacKenzie Porter
  • Spillin’ My Truth – Tyler Joe Miller

Alternative Country Album of the Year

Creative Team or Designer of the Year

  • Design Team: Mitchell Nevins (Guelph)
    EP: Burning Down The Barn (Artist: Hunter Brothers)
    Single: Yee To The Haw by Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
    Albums: Throw Down (Deluxe Remastered – 10th Anniversary), Campfire Troubador Vol. 2, Talk To Time (Deluxe) by Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
    Singles: The Way You Lie, This House by Dayna Reid

  • Design Team: Dan Davidson, Travis Nesbitt
    Album: Nineteen Eighty Something by Dan Davidson

  • Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Roberta Landreth, Chris Doi, Jeff Ojeda
    Single: Lonesome by Kyle McKearney

  • Design Team: Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative)
    Singles: Intruder, Flowers by Amanda Rheaume
    Album: Fire It Up by Gord Bamford
    EP: Ahead of Our Time by James Barker Ban
    Single: On The Water by James Barker Band ft. Dalton Dover
    Single: Things I Wish I Didn’t Know by Nice Horse

  • Design Team: Michelle Spice, Joanne Howard (Michelle Spice Photography & Small Dog Design)
    Single: The Country Kind by Chad Brownlee

Entertainer of the Year 

Fans’ Choice (CLICK HERE TO VOTE)

  • The Reklaws (Cambridge)
  • Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • High Valley
  • James Barker Band
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • Steven Lee Olsen
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • Dallas Smith

Fiddle Player of the Year 

Group or Duo of the Year

  • The Reklaws (Cambridge)
  • High Valley
  • Hunter Brothers
  • James Barker Band
  • The Washboard Union

Innovative Campaign of the Year 

  • “Blinding Lights” Case Study (Tebey - Burlington)
  • “Country Dance” Line Dance Campaign (Aaron Goodvin)
  • “Do It Anyway” Album Setup & Release Campaign (Jade Eagleson)
  • Festival Launch Campaign (Boots and Hearts Music Festival)
  • “Right Round Here” Album Setup & Release Campaign, Canadian Tour of the Same Name (Dean Brody)

Male Artist of the Year

  • Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • Owen Riegling
  • Dallas Smith

Musical Collaboration of the Year

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

  • CFWC-FM (Brantford, ON)
  • CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
  • CJGX-940 (Yorkton, SK)
  • CKGY-FM (Red Deer, AB)
  • CKXC-FM (Kingston, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

  • CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
  • CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
  • CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
  • CJKX-FM (Oshawa, ON)
  • CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year 

Single of the Year

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

  • Chris Altmann (Hamilton)
  • Doug Johnson
  • Matt McKay
  • Kevin Neal
  • Marcus Ramsay
Video Director of the Year

  • Ben Knechtel (Cambridge), Chad Tennies, Mac Grant
  • Stephano Barberis
  • Codi McIvor
  • Travis Nesbitt
  • Ryan Nolan

Video of the Year 

Bass Player of the Year

  • Lisa Dodd
  • Lisa Jacobs
  • Justin Kudding
  • Ben Miller
  • Holt Stuart-Hitchcox

Booking Agency of the Year 

  • Fame Group Agency
  • The Feldman Agency
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Paquin Entertainment Group
  • Sakamoto Agency

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (CLICK HERE TO VOTE)

  • Hailey Benedict
  • Dax
  • Teigen Gayse
  • Matt Lang
  • Owen Riegling

Country Club of the Year

  • Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
  • King Eddy (Calgary, AB)
  • Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year

  • Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
  • Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
  • Calgary Stampede (Calgary, AB)
  • Cavendish Beach Music Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
  • LASSO Montreal (Montreal, QC)

Country Music Program or Special of the Year

  • Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)
  • Heartstrings & Honkytonks (CFCW & SILVERPLOW Productions)
  • Home For The Holidays with High Valley (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
  • Jess Moskaluke’s Winter Wonderland Radio Special (Gunfighter Productions)
  • A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)

Country Radio Personality(ies) of the Year

  • Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)
  • Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
  • Shannon Ella (Pure Country)
  • Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)
  • Gregg Reynolds & Josie Balka (CKRY-FM)

Drummer of the Year 

  • Matthew Atkins
  • Spencer Cheyne
  • Flavio Cirillo
  • Rich DaSilva
  • Brendan Lyons

Female Artist of the Year 

  • Lindsay Ell
  • Madeline Merlo
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • Tenille Townes
  • Alli Walker

Guitar Player of the Year 

  • Chris Bray
  • Russell Broom
  • Jay Buettner
  • Ryan Davidson
  • Brennan Wall

Industry Person of the Year

  • Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
  • Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
  • Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)
  • Samantha Pickard (Strut Entertainment)
  • Bobby Wills (Willing Entertainment)

Keyboard Player of the Year

  • Matt Koebel
  • Brendon Schmidt
  • Brendan Waters

Management Company of the Year

  • Big Loud Management
  • The Core Entertainment
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Starseed Entertainment
  • Willing Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year

  • Anthem Entertainment Group
  • Big Loud Publishing
  • Sony Music Canada Publishing
  • Universal Music Publishing Canada
  • Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company of the Year

  • Big Loud Records
  • Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
  • Starseed Records
  • Universal Music Canada
  • Willing Records

Recording Studio of the Year

  • 80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
  • Barrytone Studios (Miramichi, NB)
  • MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
  • OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
  • Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

  • Amazon Music
  • Apple Music
  • Spotify Canada Inc.

Songwriter(s) of the Year

  • Country Dance (Artist: Aaron Goodvin) – Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt, Skip Black
  • Hey Mom I Made It (Artist: Sacha) – Sacha Visagie, Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi
  • Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling
  • Rodeo Queen (Artist: Jade Eagleson) – Jade Eagleson, Daryl Scott
  • Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens) – Tony Stevens, Dan Swinimer, Wes Mack, David Borys

Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year

  • Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
  • Dan Clapson (Blue Jay Sessions)
  • Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
  • Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
  • Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment)

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

2024 Juno Nominations Including Many Local Artists


As always, there are quite a number of local acts nominated for a Juno this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them. The main ceremony will be televised on March 24, 2024.

Below is a video of the official announcement.



Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

  • Kit King (Illustrator), Vanessa Heins (Photographer/Photographe) for THE LOVE STILL HELD ME NEAR – City and Colour (St. Catharines)
  • Carolyne De Bellefeuille (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Jessica Ledoux (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Mali Savaria-Ille (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Veronique Lafortune (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Leeor Wild (Photographer/Photographe) for INUKTITUT – Elisapie 
  • Heather Goodchild (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Colby Richardson (Designer/Concepteur), Colin Fletcher (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Sara Melvin (Photographer/Photographe) for MULTITUDES – Feist 
  • Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Albert Zablit (Photographer/Photographe) for RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
  • Quinton Nyce (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Brodie Metcalfe (Designer/Concepteur), Davis Graham (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Kaylee Smoke (Photographer/Photographe) for I’M GOOD, HBU? – Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Bekka Ma’iingan by Zoon (Hamilton)
  • Here and Now by Aysanabee 
  • Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee
  • Inuktitut by Elisapie 
  • Revolution by Shawnee Kish

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • A Light in the Attic by Logan Staats (Brantford)
  • The Returner by Allison Russell 
  • We Will Never Be The Same by Good Lovelies
  • Beyond The Reservoir by Julian Taylor 
  • Stand in the Joy by William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

FAN CHOICE 

  • Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
  • Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  • Charlotte Cardin
  • Daniel Caesar
  • DVBBS
  • Karan Aujla 
  • Shubh 
  • Tate McRae 
  • The Weeknd
  • ThxSoMch 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

  • Reverie by The Red River Ramblers (Halton Hills)
  • Sing. Pray. Love. by Joel Wood
  • LFS5 by Nimkii & the Niniis 
  • Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) by The Bearhead Sisters 
  • Drum Nation by Young Scouts 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Powder Blue by Begonia 
  • Multitudes by Feist 
  • Are We Good by Hayden 
  • Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher 
  • Revolution by Shawnee Kish 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
  • I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not by BANNERS 
  • To Be Loved, Vol. 1 by Josh Sahunta 
  • Run Where the Light Calls by Luca Fogale 
  • Wildflower by Steph La Rochelle 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
  • 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
  • NEVER ENOUGH by Daniel Caesar 
  • Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith
  • Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • Charlotte Cardin
  • Daniel Caesar
  • Lauren Spencer Smith
  • Shania Twain 
  • Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

  • Connor Price 
  • Karan Aujla
  • LU KALA 
  • Shubh
  • TALK 

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • Busty and the Bass 
  • Crash Adams
  • Good Kid 
  • Men I Trust
  • New West 
CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR
  • Big Words by ABC Singsong 
  • Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 
  • Love-a-By by Splash’N Boots 
  • Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles Independent
  • Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick To Your Vision For Young Athletes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

  • Bekah Simms: Bestiaries Cryptid Ensemble conducted byby Brian Current 
  • Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
  • Sibelius 3 & 4 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted byYannick Nézet-Séguin 
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)

  • Mythes by Andrew Armstrong & James Ehnes
  • Portrait: Alex Baranowski by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
  • Portrait by Cheng² Duo 
  • Il Ponte di Leonardo byConstantinople 
  • Basta parlare! by Les Barocudas 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

  • Infinite Voyage by Barbara Hannigan 
  • Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
  • Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles by Marc-André Hamelin
  • De Hartmann: Cello Concerto by Matt Haimovitz
  • mouvance by Suzie LeBlanc 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • Simulacra by Amy Brandon
  • Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling by Dinuk Wijeratne
  • …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them… by Emilie Cecilia LeBel
  • Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra by Iman Habibi 
  • Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • Life of Leisure by Derek Seguin 
  • Never Was by Graham Clark 
  • A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
  • Sexiest Fish in the Lake by Laurie Elliott
  • SAP by Mae Martin

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • For the Better by Aqyila
  • Never Enough by Daniel Caesar 
  • Heartbreak Hill by Jon Vinyl 
  • When It Blooms by Nonso Amadi
  • FACETS by Shay Lia

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • The Compass Project – South Album by Brett Kissel 
  • Right Round Here by Dean Brody
  • Do It Anyway by Jade Eagleson 
  • Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
  • Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

  • INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
  • Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees by Harrison 
  • Creatures of the Late Afternoon by Kid Koala 
  • Synthetic Season 2 by Rich Aucoin 
  • No Highs by Tim Hecker 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Zayon by FouKi 
  • Dans la seconde by Karkwa 
  • En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) by Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
  • À boire deboutte by Salebarbes 
  • Non conventionnel by Souldia 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Donte sann yo by Bel and Quinn 
  • Kizavibe by Kizaba 
  • SMS for Location Vol. 5 by Moonshine 
  • Okantomi by OKAN 
  • Soap Box by Waahli

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
  • When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
  • Calibrating Friction by Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis 
  • Fourth Album by Markus Floats 
  • Tesseract by Meredith Bates 

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs 
  • HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro 
  • One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen 
  • SOS by SZA 
  • 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

  • Migrations by Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble 
  • Septology-The Black Forest Session by Canadian Jazz Collective
  • Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
  • Recent History by Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet 
  • Convergence Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali Browntasauras/Independent

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

  • Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
  • Walls Made of Glass Gentiane MG TPR*Propagande/A-Train
  • Sonic Bouquet by Jocelyn Gould 
  • Twelve by Noam Lemish 
  • The South Detroit Connection by Russ Macklem 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

  • Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes (Andrew De Zen - Director)
  • Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
  • onetwostep (feat. juicelover) by des hume (Jordan Clarke - Director)
  • DAMN RIGHT by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sterling Larose - Director)
  • feral canadian scaredy cat by young friend (Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague  - Directors)

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
  • Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith 
  • Saturn Return by Rêve 
  • Queen Of Me by Shania Twain 
  • Lost In Translation by Valley

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

  • Hill Kourkoutis
  • Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal & Sam Avant
  • Joel Stouffer
  • Shawn Everett
  • Wondagur

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

  • bag or die by bbno$ 
  • Spin the Globe by Connor Price 
  • Crying Crystals by Haviah Mighty 
  • KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ 
  • PANIC by TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • American Nightmare by Belly 
  • Spinnin (feat. Bens) by Connor 
  • Honey Bun by Haviah Mighty 
  • Minimum Wage by Pressa 
  • Someone I Knew  by TOBi 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

  • Denis Tougas
  • George Seara
  • Matty Green
  • Serban Ghenea
  • Shawn Everett

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

  • Stir This Thing by Ammoye 
  • Feel Like Home by Exco Levi 
  • Roots Girl by Jah’Mila
  • Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
  • Rush Dem (feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty) by Omega Mighty 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Fearless by Crown Lands 
  • Formentera II by Metric
  • Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
  • Pretty Monster by The Blue Stones 
  • Glory by The Glorious Sons

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

  • Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
  • Always by Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
  • Pretty Girl Era by LU KALA 
  • A Little Bit Happy by TALK
  • greedy by Tate McRae 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  • Allison Russell
  • Aysanabee
  • Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando & Lubalin
  • Nicholas Durocher & Connor Riddell
  • William Prince

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

  • Hello by Aqyila
  • Unbreakable by Jhyve
  • Where To Find Me by Katie Tupper
  • 9 to 5 by Luna Elle
  • Real World by RealestK

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

  • Call My Name by BLOND:ISH Warner
  • Mad Mess by DJ Karaba
  • Could Be Wrong by LOSTBOYJAY
  • Eclipse by Peach 
  • Concorde Groove by Smalltown DJs 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • Songwriter by Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
  • You’re Alike, You Two by Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
  • Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels 
  • Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
  • Your Requests by Laila Biali 
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