New Music Awards

The New Music Awards will act as a wrap up to the Festival and is being held on Sunday Sept 19th 2010. The 2010 awards ceremony will feature over 20 different award categories for independent artists Nationally with the exception of the "Best International" category.
The New Music Awards will be ticketed separately from the New Music Fest.

New Music Awards - Artist Eligibility Criteria

• For award nomination, all artists must be 100% Canadian with the exception of the “Best International” category.
• All artists must be independent from any labels with the exception of a distribution deal
• Canadian artists are eligible for all categories
• Artists from outside of Canada may only apply for the “Best International”
• Artists from Ontario between the ages of 12 - 18 are eligible for the “Best Young Songwriters” category

Artists/applicant may select as many award categories in which they feel they may be eligible for.

The organizers of the New Music Awards reserve the right to add or remove categories in relation to the amount of compatible artists. All scores are compiled by an independent accounting firm.

New Music Award 2009 nominees included:

Best Alternative Rock
    littleSUNDAY - Link (Award Winner)
    Hello Beautiful - Link
    Trainlight - Link

Best Blues
    The Schomberg Fair - Link (Award Winner)
    The Station - Link
    Saltcoats - Link

Best Country
    Cathy Korpi - Link
    Lynzie Kent - Link
    Three Penny Opus - Link (Award Winner)

Best Electronic
    Amy Thibodeau - Link
    Eight Cubed - Link
    Afterparty - Link (Award Winner)

Best Female
    The Station - Link
    Cathy Korpi - Link (Award Winner)
    Sarah Melody - Link

Best Folk
    The Crystal Kage - Link
    Drew Parker - Link (Award Winner)
    John McGown - Link

Best Hard Rock
    Blind Dog Circus - Link
    The Entropy - Link (Award Winner)
    Holding.Sky - Link

Best Hip Hop
    General - Link
    Mr. Burns - Link (Award Winner)
    MicLordz & Sauce Funky - Link

Best Indie Rock
    Under Artificial Skies - Link
    Hello Beautiful - Link (Award Winner)
    Atlantis Blueprint - Link

Best International
    Fernanda Cunha (Brazil) - Link
    We The They (Arizona, USA) - Link
    Marta (Australia) - Link (Award Winner)

Best Jam Band
    Four Two Nothing - Link
    Starving Artists - Link (Award Winner)
    The Releasejam Band - Link

Best Jazz
    Nura - Link
    Storias - Link (Award Winner)
    Jazzbassic - Link

Best Male
    Graham Greer - Link (Award Winner)
    Drew Parker - Link
    Eyes Wide - Link

Best Metal
    Special Ops - Link (Award Winner)
    The Gods Of Now - Link
    Jugula - Link

Best Out-Of-Province
    Sleddogs - Link
    TOP JOHNNY - Link
    Danyluk & Card - Link (Award Winner)

Best Pop
    Stereo Goes Stellar - Link (Award Winner)
    Hilary Weaver - Link
    Courtney Pigeau - Link

Best Punk
    The Last Names - Link
    Rosedale - Link (Award Winner)
    All For Nothing - Link

Best Rock
    TOP JOHNNY! - Link
    Rosedale - Link
    Trainlight - Link (Award Winner)

Best Song
    Trainlight - Link (Award Winner)
    littleSUNDAY - Link
    Three Penny Opus - Link

Best Urban
    Michelle Mondesir (aka. Muze) - Link
    Mr. Burns - Link
    MicLordz & Sauce Funky - Link (Award Winner)

Best World
    Lady Son & Articulo Veinte - Link (Award Winner)
    Nura - Link
    Michael Tanebaum - Link

Best Young Songwriter(s)
    The Last Names - Link (Award Winner)
    Kristen Clark - Link

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