And the 2024 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees are…

2024 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS ARTISTIC NOMINEES:

Blues Artist of the Year                     
Blue Moon Marquee – BC
Brandon Isaak – BC
Garret T. Willie – BC
Kinjo & Young – AB
Paul Black – BC

BreakOut Artist of the Year (Sponsored By FACTOR)
Boy Golden – MB
Field Guide – MB
Miesha and The Spanks – AB
Slow Leaves – MB
William Prince – MB

Children’s Artist of the Year             
Al Simmons – MB
Micah! – MB
Mom Bop – BC
Seeka Sings – AB
The Zing Zangs  – BC

Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year (Sponsored By Canadian Music Centre (CMC))
Allegra Chamber Orchestra – BC
Emily Carr String Quartet – BC
Suzie LeBlanc – BC
UltraViolet – AB
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – BC

Classical Composer of the Year                    
Dorothy Chang – Fifteen feet Closer to the Sky “All That Glitters” – BC
Emilie Cecilia LeBel – field studies “and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the    last of the sunlight’s lingering touch of them” – AB
Farshid Samandari – Light of Lights “Light of Lights” – BC
Jeffrey Ryan – A Left Coast “Everything Already Lost” – BC
Vincent Ho – Cheng² Duo “Horizon Images” – AB

Country Artist of the Year                 
Corb Lund – AB
Don Amero – MB
Kalsey Kulyk – AB
Nice Horse – AB
The Prairie States – AB

Electronic & Dance Artist of the Year                       
Kelland – BC
Rose Motion – BC
Ruby Singh – BC
RUMPUS – BC
Talltale – AB

Francophone Artist of the Year (Sponsored by APCM (Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique))
Alexis Normand – SK
Beau Nectar -SK
Fire & Smoke – MB
Missy D – BC
Suzie LeBlanc – BC

Global Artist of the Year                   
Jocelyn Pettit -BC
Notas de 4 – AB
Rooky Kamiz – SK
Rubim de Toledo – AB
Rumba Calzada – BC

Indigenous Artist of the Year            
Celeigh Cardinal – AB
FONTINE – MB
Garret T. Willie – BC
Logan Staats – BC
PIQSIQ – BC

Instrumental Artist of the Year                    
Apollo Suns – MB
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira – BC
Merrie Klazek  – BC
Rubim de Toledo – AB
West of Mabou – SK

Jazz Artist of the Year           
Angela Verbrugge – BC
Aretha Tillotson – AB
Audrey Ochoa – AB
Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra – BC
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra – MB

Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year                     
Fall of Earth – AB
FKA Rayne – BC
KEN mode – MB
LOOK ALIVE – AB
Red Cain – AB

Pop Artist of the Year                       
Haley Blais – BC
Josh Sahunta – AB
Kayla Williams – AB
Kuzi Cee – AB
Michaela Slinger – BC

Producer of the Year             
Andy Schichter – Park Sound Studio – BC
Lana Winterhalt – MB
Liam Moes & Shane Stephenson – BC
Ryan Dahle – BC
Ryan Worsley – Echoplant Sound – BC

R&B Artist of the Year                       
Emerald Osagie – BC
JJ Adrian – BC
NADUH – BC
Sadé Awele – BC
ZADA – BC

Rap & Hip Hop Artist of the Year                  
Arlo Maverick  – AB
Junk & Massiah – BC
Mouraine – AB
Super Duty Tough Work – MB
Terell Safadi – BC

Recording of the Year           
Ariel Posen – MB
Begonia – MB
Boy Golden – MB
Michael Kaeshammer – BC
William Prince – MB

Rock Artist of the Year
Ariel Posen – MB
Kris Ulrich – MB
Miesha and The Spanks – AB
Shred Kelly – BC
Whale and the Wolf – AB

Roots Artist of the Year                    
Celeigh Cardinal – AB
FONTINE – MB
Jake Vaadeland – SK
The Dead South – SK
William Prince – MB

Songwriter(s) of the Year (Sponsored By The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN))
Alexa Dirks, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg – Begonia “Butterfly”  – MB
Liam Duncan – Boy Golden “For Jimmy” – MB
Celeigh Cardinal, Dave & Joey Landreth “Light of the Moon”  – MB
Logan Staats “A Light In The Attic” – BC
William Prince – “Stand In The Joy” – MB

Spiritual Artist of the Year                
Anastasya Lea – BC
Brian Doerksen – BC
Cynthia Lok – BC
Marika Siewert – BC
Stirling John – AB

Video Director of the Year (Sponsored by Manitoba Film & Music)
Amy Mantyka – Beau Nectar “Two Lips” – SK
Jay Lawrance – Miesha and The Spanks “Unconditional Love In Hi-Fi” – AB
Peter Kominek – VISSIA “Doorway” – AB
Sandy Rossignol – Blue Moon Marquee “Hound Dog On a Chain” – BC
Steve Bays – The Matinee “Cut to Pieces” – BC

2024 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS INDUSTRY NOMINEES:

Audio Engineering Award                 
Andy Schichter – Park Sound Studio – BC
David Ziehr – Echoplant Sound – BC
Neil Cooke-Dallin – Burning Rainbow Studio – BC
Ryan Worsley – Echoplant Sound – BC
Steve Bays – Trophy Club Mgmt  – BC

Community Excellence Award                      
Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) – SK
Good + Plenty Arts Collective – MB
National Music Centre – AB
West End Cultural Centre – MB
Women in Music Canada – MB

Excellence in Visual Design              
Bronwin Parks – Feisty Creative – BC
Keenan Gregory – Kidpixel – AB
Mark Mushet – Mark Mushet Photography – BC
Megan Kwan – Super Sensitive Studios – BC
Roberta Landreth – MB

Impact in Artist Development                      
Birthday Cake Media – MB
Misfit Music MGMT – MB
National Music Centre – AB
Paquin Artists Agency – MB
West End Cultural Centre – MB

Impact in Live Music  (Sponsored by Canadian Live Music Association)
King Eddy – AB
Midnight Agency – BC
National Music Centre – AB
Paquin Artists Agency – MB
West End Cultural Centre – MB

Impact in Music Marketing              
All Good Promotion & Marketing – AB
Birthday Cake Media – MB
National Music Centre – AB
Phase Management Inc. – BC
West End Cultural Centre – MB

Voting is now open to members of all western Provincial and Territorial Music Industry Associations. Only MIA members will be sent an email regarding login information to vote (beginning today – Tuesday, May 14).

If any members do not receive an email, please check your junk/spam folder and then contact their Music Association regarding their membership.

Voting will conclude at 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 26.