CMW 2012 Wraps Up with The Indie Awards
As the 30th anniversary edition of Canadian Music Week drew to a close, the 12th annual Indie Awards put the final capper on things Saturday night.
The big winners of the night were (to no one’s surprise) The Sheepdogs who picked up four awards, including Group of the Year, Favourite Single of the Year (for “I Don’t Know), Favourite Live Artist and Favourite Rock Artist.
And before they went home, they got to jam with Paul Rogers, best known as the singer from Free, Bad Company and most recently, Queen.
It was also nice to see Treble Charger back on stage. They played a quick two-song set featuring “Red” and “American Psycho.” I spoke with Greig Nori and Bill Priddle beforehand and they say that they’re not quite done with this reunion thing just yet. “Stay tuned for some summer news,” Greig told me.”
Here’s the full list of winners:
Favorite Pop Artist or Group of the Year
Neverest
Favorite Jazz Artist or Group of the Year
Jill Barber
Favorite Blues Artist or Group of the Year
Suzie Vinnick
Favorite Folk/Roots Artist or Group of the Year
Elliott Brood
Favorite Country Artist or Group of the Year
Doc Walker
Favorite Children’s Artist or Group of the Year
Splash’N Boots
Favorite World Artist or Group of the Year
Minor Empire
Favorite Video of the year
Marianas Trench – Haven’t Had Enough
Favorite Rock Artist or Group of the Year
The Sheepdogs
Favorite Single of the Year
The Sheepdogs – I Don’t Know
Favorite International Group of the Year
Bon Iver
Favorite International Solo Artist of the Year
Adele
Favorite International Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
Young The Giant
Favorite International Single of the Year
AWOLNATION – Sail
Favorite International Album of the Year
Adele – 21
Favorite International Video of the Year
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Favorite Solo Artist of the Year
Dan Mangan
Hall of Fame Inductees
Treble Charger
Favorite Francophone Artist or Group of the Year
Coeur De Pirate
Favorite Electronic Artist or Group of the Year
Deadmau5
Favorite Urban Artist or Group of the Year
The Weeknd
Favorite Alternative Artist or Group of the Year
Library Voices
Favorite Punk/Hardcore Artist or Group of the Year
Fucked Up
Favorite Metal Artist or Group of the Year
Protest The Hero
Favorite Live Artist/Group of the Year
The Sheepdogs
Group of the Year
The Sheepdogs
SiriusXM Emerging Artist of the Year
Rich Aucoin
Favorite Album of the Year
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
Paul Rodgers singing "All Right Now" with The Sheepdogs was easily my highlight of CMW.