Edmonton Music Awards Nominees Announced!

Nominees for this year’s Edmonton Music Awards have been announced, and a TONNE of former SONiC Band of the Months and Local Spotlight artists!  The awards will be handed out on June 29th at the Winspear.  Check out the full list below:

Album of the Year
Faith Healer — Cosmic Troubles
Lucas Chaisson — Telling Time
The Hearts — Equal Love
The Provincial Archive — The Provincial Archive
The Velveteins — A Hot Second With The Velveteins

Single of the Year
Billie Zizi — I Love You
Faith Healer — Canonized
Post Script — Dear Marie
The Provincial Archive — Bad Connection
The Royal Foundry — Running Away

Group of the Year
Captain Tractor
Faith Healer
The Provincial Archive
The Royal Foundry
The Velveteins

Rock Recording of the Year
Electricity For Everybody! — Age Of Scars
Raygun Cowboys — Heads Are Gonna Roll
Rend — Skin and Bones
Savage Playground — Infatuation
Whale and the Wolf — Man Is A Wolf

Music Video of the Year
Andrea Nixon — You Didn’t Make Me
Concealer — Place to Hide
Jr. Gone Wild — Barricades
Striker — Second Attack
The Royal Foundry — Running Away

Indie Rock Recording of the Year
Counterfeit Jeans — Nothing
Faith Healer — Canonized
The Provincial Archive — Bad Connection
The Velveteins — Shimmy Shake
White Lightning — One Last Time

Female Artist of the Year
Ariana Brophy — Ink And Water
Billie Zizi — I Love You
Colleen Rae — Quickest Heart in Town
Kimberley MacGregor — Nicer, Gentler
Lyra Brown — Cheek & Bruise

Male Artist of the Year
Dan Davidson — Unkiss Her
Ken Stead — Oh Carolina
Lucas Chaisson — Start A Fire
Mohsin Zaman — Ivy
Scott Cook — The Long Weekends Theme

Pop Recording of the Year
Bryan Finlay — RICH
Doug Hoyer — Get It Right
Lyra Brown — Cheek & Bruise
The Velveteins — Shimmy Shake
White Lightning — One Last Time

Rap/Hip-hop Recording of the Year
Arlo Maverick — More ft. Oozeela
Brothers Grimm ft. Neph — Unleash The Dragon
Boosh & The Dip — Losing My Head
Mitchell Lawler & Conch — Open and Close
Rellik ft. Gregos — My Voice (United Way)

Country Recording of the Year
Colleen Rae — Quickest Heart in Town
Dan Davidson — Unkiss Her
Dirt Road Angels — Back Around the Mountain
Lucas Chaisson — Start a Fire
Olivia Rose — Makeup to Mud

Metal Recording of the Year
Face First — Killing Me
Monarch Sky — Hell’s A Little Closer
Striker — Too Late
The Order of Chaos — Apocalypse Moon
Vanity Red — Kingdom Come

Blues Recording of the Year
Bobby Cameron — Susanna
Darryl Matthews — Ease my Troubled Mind
Jodie Leslie — The Melody Is Playin’ Me
Lucas Chaisson — Freight Train
Rooster Davis Group — Rooster Blues

R& B/Soul Recording of the Year
Asim — Love Sick Summer
Dunna — Without You
Leina — Sound Off
RAANI — All My Ladies
TAT — Set Myself On Fire ft. Madi Allen

DJ/Electronic Recording of the Year
Concealer — Your Master’s Wishes
FAIITH — A Love That Lasts
TAT — Kill My Darlings
TERRIAN — Oblivion
Wilfred Kozub — The Weather (Don’t Like It)

Jazz Recording of the Year
A/B Trio — What Happens Next
Landry — The Risen Son
Marc Beaudin — La Cueva
Prequal — King’s Landing
Robin Menuett Trio — St. Pierre’s Place

Singer/Songwriter of the Year
Billie Zizi — I Love You
Justine Vandergrift — Sailor
Ken Stead — Oh Carolina
Lucas Chaisson — My Lover and My Ghost
Post Script — Dear Marie

Rising Star (18 and Under)
Alyssa Strand — Spinning
Olivia Rose — Makeup to Mud
Rebecca Lappa — Piece Of Me
The Shawn Oates Band — Hey Girl
Ya Boy Gillie — Reminisce

Roots/Folk Recording of the Year
Billie Zizi — I Love You
Captain Tractor — Johnny’s Ghost
Justine Vandergrift — Sailor
Ken Stead — Oh Carolina
Lucas Chaisson — Love’s So Loud

Adult Alternative Recording of the Year
Billi Zizi — I Love You
Kimberley MacGregor — Nicer, Gentler
Lyra Brown — Cheek & Bruise
Mohsin Zaman — Fly Home
Post Script — Dear Marie

Artist to Watch
Black & Bleu
Colleen Rae
Counterfeit Jeans
Derina Harvey Band
Savage Playground