Music Nova Scotia Music & Industry Award Voting!
(August 17, 2023 - Halifax, NS) Music Nova Scotia is pleased to present the 2023 Music Nova Scotia Music & Industry Award nominees! With 283 total individual award submissions covering 21 music and six industry categories, Jah’Mila and Quake Matthews lead the way with four award nominations each. Following close behind with three nominations each are Andrew Jackson, Braden Lam, Corey LeRue, Jenn Grant, Kayo, Nicole Ariana, O’Sound, and Rich Aucoin.
Voting for the 2023 Music & Industry Award winners is now open! All Music Nova Scotia members in good standing are eligible to vote for this year’s Music and Industry Awards, and must vote for a minimum of 50% of the ballot in the Music Awards in order to submit their ballot. Voting will take place online through the Music Nova Scotia website. Voting is now open and will close on Thursday, August 31, 11:59 PM AST. Once voting closes, jury scores and popular vote will be combined to determine the winner of each category.
Voting for the 2023 Music Nova Scotia Music & Industry awards has CLOSED.
See you next year!
The following 2 categories did not receive the required 4 or more eligible nominations to activate their category:
Children’s Artist of the Year
Traditional Recording of the Year
**Every year, the Volunteer Of The Year Award is selected by the Nova Scotia Music Week Host Committee.
See below for a complete list of award nominees.
The 2023 Music Nova Scotia Music Awards nominees are:
African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year
Jah'Mila
JupiterReign
Kayo
Maggie Andrew
O'Sound
Americana/Bluegrass Recording
Aaron MacDonald - Rights & Wrongs
JJ ROOTS - Euphoria
Lookout Tower - Fields
The Bombadils - Dear Friend
Wayne Bedecki - Running So Long
Blues Recording of the Year
Allen Snow - The Quorum
Jon Hines - A Pale Blue Dot
Kevin Fletcher - Sades Place Studio
Lookout Tower - Smoke Over Sound
Classical Recording of the Year
Charke-Cormier Duo - Equation of Time
Edward Enman - Breathe In, Breathe Out
India Gailey - to you through
Maureen Batt & Tara Scott - Durme, Durme: Four Ladino Folk Songs
Country Recording of the Year
Cameron Nickerson - Submission
Elyse Aeryn - Joy State of Mind
Keven Daken - Living Inside of Lonely
Nicholas Layes - 1990's Country Revival
Witchitaw - Good Time & Now
DJ of the Year
Cloverdale
DJ Century Samuel
Jules Worth
Kayo
Kitty Bass
Electronic Artist of the Year
Cloverdale
Corey LeRue
Kyashi
Rich Aucoin
wants
Entertainer of the Year
Braden Lam
Classified
Daniel James McFadyen
Jah'Mila
Jenn Grant
Nicole Ariana
Quake Matthews
Rankin MacInnis
Rich Aucoin
Willie Stratton
Folk/Roots Recording of the Year
Braden Lam - Strange Paradise
Daniel James McFadyen - Songs to Show Your Friends
Moira & Claire - i'm not usually this forward but...
Terra Spencer & Ben Caplan - Old News
Villages - Dark Island
Hip Hop/Rap Recording of the Year
Bowen V.O.K - Live & Learn Vol 1
Classified - Retrospected
Eazy10 - Welcome to the Show!
John Snow - Born to be Legendary
Quake Matthews - The Darkroom
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Angel Ann Julian
DeeDee Austin
Drives the Common Man
Joe H Henry
Gearl
Jazz Recording of the Year
Ally Fiola & the Next Quest - Interblaze
Gina Burgess - ISNOW
Jackson\Wilson Duo - New Doors
James Shaw Music - III/V
Sly-Fi - Crypto Bro
Loud Recording of the Year
All Honesty - Everyone You've Ever Known
Fear and Filth - Blessed Be
Kilmore - From The Inside
The Bloody Hell - Nobody Cares
Vormir - When Planets Collide
Music Video of the Year
Braden Lam - Don't Let Go (Chapter 1 of 2) - Directed by Tim Mombourquette & Braden Lam
DeeDee Austin - Buried Truth - Directed by Mike Boyd, Produced by Andy Hines
Jenn Grant - Judy - Directed by Tessa Fleming
Nicole Ariana - Shameless - Directed by Griffin O'Toole
Quake Matthews - Try - Directed by DGT
Musician of the Year
Andrew Jackson
Cassie Mann
Gina Burgess
Kate Bo
O'Sound
New Artist Recording of the Year
Jah'Mila - Roots Girl
Maura Whitman - Introspection
Moira & Claire - i'm not usually this forward but...
Sleepy Kicks - Fizz
Steel Cut Oats - At The Eleventh Hour
Pop Recording of the Year
Carleton Stone - Papercut
Good Dear Good - Arrival
Karen Robinson - The Flip Side
Maura Whitman - Introspection
Rich Aucoin - Synthetic: Season 1
Prix de l’Acadie
Laura Rae
Mary Beth Carty
P'tit Belliveau
Peanut Butter Sunday
Yvette d'Entremont
Rock Recording of the Year
Peanut Butter Sunday - Quoi-ce y'a pour souper?
Rain Over St. Ambrose - Liar
Sleepy Kicks - Fizz
Steel Cut Oats - At The Eleventh Hour
Voodoo Sometimes - A Hummingbird's Vice
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Jah'Mila - Roots Girl
Kayo - TRIP
Nicole Ariana - Crybaby
Laura Roy - Odyssey
O'Sound - 235
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Adam Baldwin
Corey LeRue
Jenn Grant
Pillow Fite
Quake Matthews
The 2023 Music Nova Scotia Industry Awards Nominees are:
Artistic Development Award
Big Turnip Records
Eirinn Fraser
Katrina Lopes
Makye Clayton
Micah Smith
Sound of Pop
Emerging Industry Professional of the Year
Anna Brown
Kolade Kolawole-Boboye
Morgan Simms
Nik MacDonald
Ninad Tripathi
Todd Mercer
Live Sector Award
Crescendo Fest
Makin' Waves presented by Sydney Credit Union
Rankin's Winter Warmers
Shoebox Cantina
TD Halifax Jazz Festival
The Jubilee
Media Arts Award
Andrew Jackson
CBFM
Israel Ekanem
Mike and Kristen
Richard Lann
The Boom at Noon
Recording Sector Award
Corey LeRue
Erin Costelo
Fang Recording
Future Dad Music
Makye Clayton
Thomas J. Stajcer
Sound, Tech and Production Award
Alec Martin
Derek Martin
Devin Farrell
John Mullane (Future Dad)
Rodger Leeder
Stephen 'Snickers' Smith
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For all inquiries about the awards nominations and voting process, please contact:
Dana Beeler
Events and Strategic Development Manager
Email: dana@musicnovascotia.ca
Phone: +1 902-800-8525
For all marketing and sponsorship inquiries, please contact:
Kelsey Whynot
Marketing, Communications, and Sponsorship Coordinator
Email: kelsey@musicnovascotia.ca
Phone: +1 902-334-1995
