welcome to the
2024 music nova scotia
music & industry awards!

  • Performance by Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen

  • Welcome and Opening Prayer

  • Performance by Daniel James McFayden

  • Artistic Development Award

  • Recording Sector Award, presented by Long & McQuade

  • Americana/Bluegrass Recording

  • Prix de l’Acadie, presented by FéCANE

  • Electronic Artist of the Year

  • Media Arts Award, presented by Rewind 89.3

  • Children's Artist of the Year, presented by the Town of Wolfville

  • In Memoriam

  • Performance by DeeDee Austin

  • Music Video of the Year, presented by the When In Wolfville Gift Card Program

  • DJ of the Year

  • Traditional Recording of the Year, sponsored by Hotel Wolfville

  • Hip Hop/Rap Recording of the Year

  • Live Sector Award, presented by McKay Real Estate

  • Loud Recording of the Year

  • Remarks by Jeff Hennessey, President of Acadia University

  • Educator of the Year

  • Folk/Roots Recording of the Year, presented by Herbin Jewellers

  • Indigenous Artist of the Year, presented by Valley REN

  • Musician of the Year, presented by Kody Blois, MP for Kings-Hants

  • Performance by Pillow Fite

  • Remarks by the Wolfville Host Committee

  • Volunteer of the Year, presented by the NSMW 2024 Host Committee

  • African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year, presented by ANSMA

  • R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

  • Country Recording of the Year , presented by Acker Wealth Family Office

  • Rock Recording of the Year

  • Classical Recording of the Year, presented by the Acadia Performing Arts Series

  • Pop Recording of the Year

  • Giveaway presented by Alexander Keiths'

  • Performance by Harmz

  • New Artist Recording of the Year

  • Sound, Tech, and Production Award

  • SOCAN Songwriter of the Year

  • Emerging Industry Professional of the Year

  • Entertainer of the Year, sponsored by Aberdeen Paving Ltd.

    thank you and safe travels home!

Music Nova Scotia would like to extend a huge thank you to NSMW’s Partners for their support in making this year’s event possible:

Premier:

FACTOR, the Government of Canada, and Canada's Radio Broadcasters

Province of Nova Scotia

Alexander Keith's

Acadia University

Presenting:

101 Creative Solutions

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Wine Growers Nova Scotia

Sustaining:

Atlantic Lottery

Barkeep Cocktails

Cox & Palmer

Nova Scotia Spirit Co.

Valley Harvest Marathon

Industry:

ACTRA RACS

ANSMA

Cavendish Beach Music Festival

CBMIC

Deep Roots Music Cooperative

ECMA

FéCANE

Music Declares Emergency Canada

Shoebox Studios

SOCAN

Sommo Fest

The Coast

UNISON Fund

Whitecap Entertainment

Women In Music Canada

Community:

KBL Advantage

Sunken Escapes


Award:

Aberdeen Paving Ltd.

Acadia Performing Arts Series

Acker Wealth Family Office

ANSMA

FéCANE

Herbin Jewellers

Hotel Wolfville

Kody Blois, MP for Kings-Hants

Long & McQuade

McKay Real Estate

Rewind 89.3

SOCAN

Town of Wolfville

Valley REN