The East Coast Music Awards will once again be handed out in 2019, honouring Canadian artists from the easternmost provinces, and this year's nominees have just been announced.
Rapper Classified earned the most nods with seven, while Ben Caplan garnered nominations in an impressive six categories and Jeremy Dutcher got nominated in five. Not to be ignored, Fortunate Ones, Hillsburn, Paper Lions and Neon Dreams each earned four nods.
The top honour of Album of the Year will be a competition between Classified, Dylan Menzie, Fortunate Ones, Paper Lions and Postdata.
There will also be a round of industry awards, honouring management, media outlets and venues.
See the full list of nominees below.
The ECMA's will be handed out in Charlottetown from May 1 to 5.
2019 East Coast Music Award nominees:
Music Awards:
Album of the Year
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Dylan Menzie - As The Clock Rewinds
Fortunate Ones - Hold Fast
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
Postdata - Let's Be Wilderness
Blues Recording of the Year
Dan Doiron - Livin' Centre Stage
Earle & Coffin - A Day In July
Elise Besler - Truth
Logan Richard - The Split 2.0
Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues - Myles Goodwyn And Friends Of The Blues
Bucky Adams Memorial Award
Jody Upshaw
Keonté Beals
Owen Lee
Reeny Smith
Tachichi
Classical Composition of the Year
Andrew Staniland - "Earthquakes and Islands"
Charke - "Cormier Duo: Ex Tempore"
Jeremy Dutcher - "Mehcinut"
Paul Halley - "God's Grandeur"
Classical Recording of the Year
Charke - Cormier Duo: Ex Tempore
Duo Concertante - Perfect Light
Jennifer King - O Mistress Moon
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra - Sea to Sea
Paul Halley - In The Wide Awe And Wisdom - Choral Works by Paul Halley
Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year
Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Jimmy Rankin – Moving East
Lennie Gallant – Time Travel
Museum Pieces – Plain Sight
Meaghan Blanchard – The Great Escape
Country Recording of the Year
Cameron Nickerson - Detours
Carolina East - Crossroads
Mallory Johnson - Mallory Johnson
Ryan Cook - Having a Great Time
Thomas Stajcer - Will I Learn To Love Again?
Dance Recording of the Year
Balco - "Real You" (feat. Malia Rogers)
Dion Todd - "Rocketship State of Mind"
Lonely Kid & Dylan Menzie - "You Could Be My Queen"
PINEO & LOEB - "Bump In The Road"
Electronic Recording of the Year
Alex Byrne - Come Back
Denique - Shape 1
grej - Chasing the Path
Rozalind MacPhail - LOVE AND LET BE
Sparkee - Technically Impossible EP
Folk Recording of the Year
Ben Caplan - Old Stock
Gunning & Cormier - Two
Heather Rankin - Imagine
Ian Sherwood - Bring The Light
The Ennis Sisters - Keeping Time
The Once - Time Enough
Francophone Recording of the Year
Chloé Breault - Love
Joannie Benoît - Feux de bengale
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Raphaël Butler - Raphaël Butler
Simon Daniel - Nightcrawler
Gaelic Artist of the Year
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald
Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young
Kyle MacDonald
NicNeil
Group Recording of the Year
ChessClub - These Flowers Are For You
Fortunate Ones - Hold Fast
Hillsburn - The Wilder Beyond
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
The Town Heroes - Everything (Will Be Fine When
We Get To Where We Think We're Going)
Vishtèn - Horizons
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Alan Syliboy and The Thundermakers
Brandon Arnold
Jeremy Dutcher
Old Self & Kam Speech
SHiFT FROM THA 902
Inspirational Recording of the Year
Infinitely More - The Beauty Of The One
Matt Linton - Call His Name Jesus
Paul Brace - Liars & Actors
Rootsdeepdown - Live At Selah
We The Rescued - Heartstrings
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Beaton-Plasse - Beaton-Plasse
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald - South Haven
Gillian Head - Tidal
Joyful Noise - Cocoloco
Richard Wood - Unbroken
Jazz Recording of the Year
Bill Elliott - Canadian Certified Guitar Player
Grahame Rhodes - Giant Steps
Ouroboros - Kitchuses
Tin Pan Darlings - Inside a Melody
Tom Easley - The Starting Point vs The Steep Decline
Loud Recording of the Year
Death Valley Driver - Wolf Crown
Hitman - The Offering: Side 1
Kilmore - Call of the Void
Orchid's Curse - Graveyard of the Gulf
The Combine - Void and Vessel
Pop Recording of the Year
Adyn Townes - After The Fall
Neon Dreams - Shape Of My Mind
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
Rachel Beck - Rachel Beck
Simon Daniel - Nightcrawler
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Amanda Jackson Band - Fire in the Blue
Cyndi Cain - Stand Up
Elijah Wohlmuth (Will) - 3am
Jody Upshaw - Straight Shooter
Reeny Smith - WWIII: Strength. Courage. Love.
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Brandon Arnold - A Leo's Dream
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Kayo - Winter in St Lucia
Mitchell Bailey - Season One
Quake Matthews - Drinking Games
Rising Star Recording of the Year
FM Berlin - At Least You're Having Fun
Jenni & The Hummingbird - Your Masterpiece
Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
LeRiche - X-Dreamers
Rachel Beck - Rachel Beck
Rock Recording of the Year
FM Berlin - At Least You're Having Fun
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Postdata - Let's Be Wilderness
Tampa - Belated Love
The Stanfields - Limboland
Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year
Barra MacNeils - On the Bright Side
Beaton-Plasse - Beaton-Plasse
Rosemary Lawton - Painted Glass
Rum Ragged - The Hard Times
Vishtèn - Horizons
Solo Recording of the Year
Ben Caplan - Old Stock
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Gabrielle Papillon - Keep the Fire
Heather Rankin - Imagine
Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Song of the Year
Ben Caplan - "Lullaby" (Producer: Graham Scott)
Gabrielle Papillon - "When The Heart Attacks"
(Producers: Corey LeRue, Daniel Ledwell)
Postdata - "Black Cloud" (Producer: Tony Doogan)
Quake Matthews - "Confessions" feat. Neon Dreams (Producer: Street Runner)
The East Pointers - "Two Weeks" (Producer: Gordie Sampson)
Songwriter of the Year
Ben Caplan
Classified
Fortunate Ones
Gabrielle Papillon
Port Cities
The Town Heroes
Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year
Barra MacNeils
Ben Caplan
David Myles
Fortunate Ones
Heather Rankin
Hillsburn
Lennie Gallant
Mo Kenney
Neon Dreams
Paper Lions
Port Cities
The East Pointers
Fans' Choice Video of the Year
Ben Caplan – "Minimum Intervals"
BRDGS – "All My Friends"
Christina Martin – "Always Reminding"
Classified – "Powerless"
Hillsburn – "Strange Clouds"
Jimmy Rankin – "Been Away"
KINLEY – "Golden Days"
LeRiche – "River Runs"
Makayla Lynn – "Joyride"
Neon Dreams – "Shape Of My Mind"
Industry Awards:
Company of the Year
Malkin Music Management
Spincount
Sonic Concerts
Sound of Pop
The Syrup Factory
Event of the Year
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Celtic Colours International Festival
Halifax Jazz Festival
Halifax Pop Explosion
Island Jazz
Graphic/Media Artist of the Year
Abracazebra Productions
Brendan Henry
James Bennett
Krista Power
Richard Lann
Live Sound Engineer of the Year
Devin Farrell
Stephen "Snickers" Smith
Wayne O'Connor
Zach Lacey
Management/Manager of the Year
Carol Doucet (Le Grenier Musique)
Jones & Co. Lynn Colepaugh (Malkin Music Management)
Nigel Jenkins (Laughing Heart Music)
Sonic Entertainment Group
Media Outlet of the Year
Canadian Beats
Halifax Is Burning
Tantramar Community Radio CFTA 107.9 FM
The Barbershop Sessions
The East
Media Person of the Year
Alex Cook
Bill Roach
Doug Gallant
Greg Smith
Richard Lann
Producer of the Year
Chris Kirby
Corey LeRue
Daniel Ledwell
Jon Matthews
Luke Boyd (aka Classified)
Studio Engineer of the Year
Dale Murray
Darren van Niekirk
Michael "Sheppy" Shepherd
Scott Ferguson
Scott Hammond
Studio of the Year
Codapop Studios
FMP Matrix
Halflife Records
New Scotland Yard
The Sound Mill
Venue of the Year
The Capital Complex
The Carleton
"The Mack" (at Confederation Centre of the Arts)
The Ship Pub Trailside Music Café & Inn
Video of the Year
ChessClub - "Amelia Earhart" (Director: Matt Power)
Christina Martin - "Always Reminding" (Director: Ryan Thompson)
Classified - "Powerless" (Director: Andrew Hines)
Hillsburn - "Strange Clouds" (Director: Paul Aarntzen)
KINLEY - "Golden Days" (Director: Jenna MacMillan)
Neon Dreams - "Shape Of My Mind" (Director: Zack Facts)
Rapper Classified earned the most nods with seven, while Ben Caplan garnered nominations in an impressive six categories and Jeremy Dutcher got nominated in five. Not to be ignored, Fortunate Ones, Hillsburn, Paper Lions and Neon Dreams each earned four nods.
The top honour of Album of the Year will be a competition between Classified, Dylan Menzie, Fortunate Ones, Paper Lions and Postdata.
There will also be a round of industry awards, honouring management, media outlets and venues.
See the full list of nominees below.
The ECMA's will be handed out in Charlottetown from May 1 to 5.
2019 East Coast Music Award nominees:
Music Awards:
Album of the Year
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Dylan Menzie - As The Clock Rewinds
Fortunate Ones - Hold Fast
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
Postdata - Let's Be Wilderness
Blues Recording of the Year
Dan Doiron - Livin' Centre Stage
Earle & Coffin - A Day In July
Elise Besler - Truth
Logan Richard - The Split 2.0
Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues - Myles Goodwyn And Friends Of The Blues
Bucky Adams Memorial Award
Jody Upshaw
Keonté Beals
Owen Lee
Reeny Smith
Tachichi
Classical Composition of the Year
Andrew Staniland - "Earthquakes and Islands"
Charke - "Cormier Duo: Ex Tempore"
Jeremy Dutcher - "Mehcinut"
Paul Halley - "God's Grandeur"
Classical Recording of the Year
Charke - Cormier Duo: Ex Tempore
Duo Concertante - Perfect Light
Jennifer King - O Mistress Moon
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra - Sea to Sea
Paul Halley - In The Wide Awe And Wisdom - Choral Works by Paul Halley
Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year
Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Jimmy Rankin – Moving East
Lennie Gallant – Time Travel
Museum Pieces – Plain Sight
Meaghan Blanchard – The Great Escape
Country Recording of the Year
Cameron Nickerson - Detours
Carolina East - Crossroads
Mallory Johnson - Mallory Johnson
Ryan Cook - Having a Great Time
Thomas Stajcer - Will I Learn To Love Again?
Dance Recording of the Year
Balco - "Real You" (feat. Malia Rogers)
Dion Todd - "Rocketship State of Mind"
Lonely Kid & Dylan Menzie - "You Could Be My Queen"
PINEO & LOEB - "Bump In The Road"
Electronic Recording of the Year
Alex Byrne - Come Back
Denique - Shape 1
grej - Chasing the Path
Rozalind MacPhail - LOVE AND LET BE
Sparkee - Technically Impossible EP
Folk Recording of the Year
Ben Caplan - Old Stock
Gunning & Cormier - Two
Heather Rankin - Imagine
Ian Sherwood - Bring The Light
The Ennis Sisters - Keeping Time
The Once - Time Enough
Francophone Recording of the Year
Chloé Breault - Love
Joannie Benoît - Feux de bengale
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Raphaël Butler - Raphaël Butler
Simon Daniel - Nightcrawler
Gaelic Artist of the Year
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald
Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young
Kyle MacDonald
NicNeil
Group Recording of the Year
ChessClub - These Flowers Are For You
Fortunate Ones - Hold Fast
Hillsburn - The Wilder Beyond
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
The Town Heroes - Everything (Will Be Fine When
We Get To Where We Think We're Going)
Vishtèn - Horizons
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Alan Syliboy and The Thundermakers
Brandon Arnold
Jeremy Dutcher
Old Self & Kam Speech
SHiFT FROM THA 902
Inspirational Recording of the Year
Infinitely More - The Beauty Of The One
Matt Linton - Call His Name Jesus
Paul Brace - Liars & Actors
Rootsdeepdown - Live At Selah
We The Rescued - Heartstrings
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Beaton-Plasse - Beaton-Plasse
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald - South Haven
Gillian Head - Tidal
Joyful Noise - Cocoloco
Richard Wood - Unbroken
Jazz Recording of the Year
Bill Elliott - Canadian Certified Guitar Player
Grahame Rhodes - Giant Steps
Ouroboros - Kitchuses
Tin Pan Darlings - Inside a Melody
Tom Easley - The Starting Point vs The Steep Decline
Loud Recording of the Year
Death Valley Driver - Wolf Crown
Hitman - The Offering: Side 1
Kilmore - Call of the Void
Orchid's Curse - Graveyard of the Gulf
The Combine - Void and Vessel
Pop Recording of the Year
Adyn Townes - After The Fall
Neon Dreams - Shape Of My Mind
Paper Lions - At Long Creek II
Rachel Beck - Rachel Beck
Simon Daniel - Nightcrawler
R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Amanda Jackson Band - Fire in the Blue
Cyndi Cain - Stand Up
Elijah Wohlmuth (Will) - 3am
Jody Upshaw - Straight Shooter
Reeny Smith - WWIII: Strength. Courage. Love.
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Brandon Arnold - A Leo's Dream
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Kayo - Winter in St Lucia
Mitchell Bailey - Season One
Quake Matthews - Drinking Games
Rising Star Recording of the Year
FM Berlin - At Least You're Having Fun
Jenni & The Hummingbird - Your Masterpiece
Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
LeRiche - X-Dreamers
Rachel Beck - Rachel Beck
Rock Recording of the Year
FM Berlin - At Least You're Having Fun
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Viens avec moi
Postdata - Let's Be Wilderness
Tampa - Belated Love
The Stanfields - Limboland
Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year
Barra MacNeils - On the Bright Side
Beaton-Plasse - Beaton-Plasse
Rosemary Lawton - Painted Glass
Rum Ragged - The Hard Times
Vishtèn - Horizons
Solo Recording of the Year
Ben Caplan - Old Stock
Classified - Tomorrow Could Be The Day Things Change
Gabrielle Papillon - Keep the Fire
Heather Rankin - Imagine
Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Song of the Year
Ben Caplan - "Lullaby" (Producer: Graham Scott)
Gabrielle Papillon - "When The Heart Attacks"
(Producers: Corey LeRue, Daniel Ledwell)
Postdata - "Black Cloud" (Producer: Tony Doogan)
Quake Matthews - "Confessions" feat. Neon Dreams (Producer: Street Runner)
The East Pointers - "Two Weeks" (Producer: Gordie Sampson)
Songwriter of the Year
Ben Caplan
Classified
Fortunate Ones
Gabrielle Papillon
Port Cities
The Town Heroes
Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year
Barra MacNeils
Ben Caplan
David Myles
Fortunate Ones
Heather Rankin
Hillsburn
Lennie Gallant
Mo Kenney
Neon Dreams
Paper Lions
Port Cities
The East Pointers
Fans' Choice Video of the Year
Ben Caplan – "Minimum Intervals"
BRDGS – "All My Friends"
Christina Martin – "Always Reminding"
Classified – "Powerless"
Hillsburn – "Strange Clouds"
Jimmy Rankin – "Been Away"
KINLEY – "Golden Days"
LeRiche – "River Runs"
Makayla Lynn – "Joyride"
Neon Dreams – "Shape Of My Mind"
Industry Awards:
Company of the Year
Malkin Music Management
Spincount
Sonic Concerts
Sound of Pop
The Syrup Factory
Event of the Year
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Celtic Colours International Festival
Halifax Jazz Festival
Halifax Pop Explosion
Island Jazz
Graphic/Media Artist of the Year
Abracazebra Productions
Brendan Henry
James Bennett
Krista Power
Richard Lann
Live Sound Engineer of the Year
Devin Farrell
Stephen "Snickers" Smith
Wayne O'Connor
Zach Lacey
Management/Manager of the Year
Carol Doucet (Le Grenier Musique)
Jones & Co. Lynn Colepaugh (Malkin Music Management)
Nigel Jenkins (Laughing Heart Music)
Sonic Entertainment Group
Media Outlet of the Year
Canadian Beats
Halifax Is Burning
Tantramar Community Radio CFTA 107.9 FM
The Barbershop Sessions
The East
Media Person of the Year
Alex Cook
Bill Roach
Doug Gallant
Greg Smith
Richard Lann
Producer of the Year
Chris Kirby
Corey LeRue
Daniel Ledwell
Jon Matthews
Luke Boyd (aka Classified)
Studio Engineer of the Year
Dale Murray
Darren van Niekirk
Michael "Sheppy" Shepherd
Scott Ferguson
Scott Hammond
Studio of the Year
Codapop Studios
FMP Matrix
Halflife Records
New Scotland Yard
The Sound Mill
Venue of the Year
The Capital Complex
The Carleton
"The Mack" (at Confederation Centre of the Arts)
The Ship Pub Trailside Music Café & Inn
Video of the Year
ChessClub - "Amelia Earhart" (Director: Matt Power)
Christina Martin - "Always Reminding" (Director: Ryan Thompson)
Classified - "Powerless" (Director: Andrew Hines)
Hillsburn - "Strange Clouds" (Director: Paul Aarntzen)
KINLEY - "Golden Days" (Director: Jenna MacMillan)
Neon Dreams - "Shape Of My Mind" (Director: Zack Facts)