Vote now for CMW’s Independent Music Awards
We’re just weeks away from Canadian Music Week and, with that, the 19th Annual Independent Music Awards. Who will win? That’s up to you!
Voting is now open for the nominees in 14 categories:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Aaron Pritchett – Out On The Town – Big Star Recordings
Alexandra Stréliski – INSCAPE – Secret City Records
Suuns – Felt – Secret City Records
U.S. Girls – In A Poem Unlimited – Royal Mountain Records
Whitehorse – A Whitehorse Winter Classic – Six Shooter Records
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
DVBBS – IDWK – Ultra Music Canada
Loud Luxury – Love No More – Armada Music
Lucky Rose – Lost ft. Jordan Hart – Ultra Music Canada
MONOWHALES – Take it Back – MONOWHALES
Patrick Watson – Mélody Noir – Secret City Records
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Suuns – Secret City Records
The Dead South – Six Shooter Records
The Dirty Nil – Dine Alone Records
Tokyo Police Club – Dine Alone Records
U.S. Girls – Royal Mountain Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Born Ruffians – Paper Bag Records
Jeremy Dutcher – Fontana North
Lindi Ortega – Shadow Box Music
Neko Case – Anti –
Tanya Tagaq – Six Shooter Records
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Dizzy – Royal Mountain Records
Donovan Woods – Meant Well
La Force – Arts & Crafts
Sarah MacDougall – Label In Between
The Trews – Cadence Recordings
INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Elisapie – Bonsound
iskwē – iskwē Music
Jeremy Dutcher – Fontana North
Midnight Shine – Midnight Shine Music
nêhiyawak – Arts & Crafts
ALTERNATIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Born Ruffians – Paper Bag Records
Ellevator – Arts & Crafts
Nap Eyes – You’ve Changed Records
MONOWHALES – MONOWHALES
La Force – Arts & Crafts
ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Caracol – Indica Records
DVBBS – Ultra Music Canada
Keys N Krates – Dim Mak
Milk & Bone – Bonsound
REZZ – Mau5trap
FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Choses Sauvages – Audiogram
Jean-Michel Blais – Arts & Crafts
Jesuslesfilles – Blow The Fuse Records
Pierre Lapointe – Audiogram
Safia Nolin – Bonsound
POP ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Chromeo – Last Gang
Emilie Kahn – Secret City Records
Ralph – 604 Records
Said The Whale – Arts & Crafts
Soran – Audiogram
RAP/R&B ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Cadence Weapon – Upper Class Recordings,
Evil Ebenezer x JYAY – Independent
Killy – Secret Sound Club
Shad – Secret City Records
Zaki Ibrahim – Pirates Blend
ROCK ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Crown Lands – Independent
The Barr Brothers – Secret City Records
The Elwins – Hidden Pony
The Glorious Sons – Black Box
The Trews – Cadence Recordings
SINGER-SONGWRITER ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dan Mangan – Arts & Crafts
Megan Bonnell – Cadence
Great Lake Swimmers – Nettwerk
Joshua Hyslop – Nettwerk
Sarah MacDougall – Label In Between
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Chromeo – Must’ve Been (feat. DRAM) – Last Gang
DVBBS – IDWK (feat. Blackbear) – Ultra Music Canada
Loud Luxury – Body (feat. Brando) – Armada Music
Suuns – Watch You, Watch Me – Secret City Records
Tim Hicks – The Worst Kind (feat. Lindsay Ell) – RGK Entertainment
The Indies will be awarded at the Phoenix Concert Theatre on May 11 and the party will include performances from The Elwins, La Force, Born Ruffians and the winners of the Jim Beam Talent Search. Tickets are available here.
And if you’re in Toronto May 6-12, be sure to check out the showcase and concert schedule to map out your gig-hopping destinations.
