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The Canadian Radio Music awards celebrate the best of…well..they celebrate the best of Canadian music on radio. That’s probably obvious.
The nominations were announced today and there was some good for news for some of my favourite acts. But I’m also frustrated and confused about the other nominations.
Here are some of the high and low-lights:
- Karl Wolf is nominated for three awards. Puke. I’m ashamed to be a bald man.
- Theo Tams still has not fallen back into the hole he looks like he crawled out of. Somehow he got nominated for Best Solo Artist of The Year.
- Ensuring that American Apparel stays open for business, Mariana’s Trench, Midway State, Stereos and The New Cities all picked up nominated.
- Carly Rae Jepsen picked up a nomination for song of the year. That makes me feel warm all over!
- Not one woman is nominated for Fan’s Choice. Although, most of the nominees act like them most of the time anyway. Yeah, I’m talking to you Nickelback and Karl Wolf.
Take a look at all the nominations below. The awards will be handed out in Toronto on March 12th.
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (MAINSTREAM AC) OF THE YEAR:
DALA – LEVI BLUES
KARL WOLF – AFRICA
MELANIE FIONA – GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT
NADJA – HOUND DOG
THEO TAMS – SING
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (HOT AC) OF THE YEAR:
KARL WOLF – AFRICA
THE LATENCY – TONIGHT I LOVE YOU
MIDWAY STATE – NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS – SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES – DEAD END COUNTDOWN
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (ROCK) OF THE YEAR:
ARKELLS – OH, THE BOSS IS COMING
METRIC – HELP I’M ALIVE
MOTHER MOTHER – BODY OF YEARS
THE ENDING – FREAKSHOW
VEER UNION – SEASONS
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (CHR) OF THE YEAR:
CLASSIFIED – ANYBODY LISTENING
DRAKE – BEST I EVER HAD
MIDWAY STATE – NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS – SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES – DEAD END COUNTDOWN
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC) OF THE YEAR: CLASSIFIED – ANYBODY LISTENING
DOMAN & GOODING – RUNNIN’
DRAKE – BEST I EVER HAD
EMMALYN ESTRADA – GET DOWN
MELANIE FIONA – GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (COUNTRY) OF THE YEAR:
DARREN MCGINNIS – MORE THAN ME
DEAN BRODY – BROTHERS
ONE MORE GIRL – I CAN LOVE ANYONE
STEVEN LEE OLSEN – NOW
VICTORIA BANKS – THE WHEEL
BEST NEW GROUP/SOLO ARTIST (SONG OF THE YEAR) OF THE YEAR:
CHAD KROEGER
IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY
Recorded by NICKELBACK
CHAD KROEGER, RYAN PEAKE, JOE MOI
GOTTA BE SOMEBODY
Recorded by NICKELBACK
DIVINE BROWN, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, NELLY FURTADO, COREY HART SUNGLASSES
Recorded by DIVINE BROWN
TYLER CONNOLLY, DEAN BACK, DAVE BRENNER, KARA DIOGUARDI
NOT MEANT TO BE Recorded by THEORY OF A DEADMAN
CARLY RAE JEPSEN, RYAN STEWART
TUG OF WAR Recorded by Carly Rae Jepsen
FANS’ CHOICE:
HEDLEY
KARL WOLF
MARIANAS TRENCH
NICKELBACK
STATE OF SHOCK
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
