Leading the way is Kellie Loder with 6 nods followed by Ana Luísa Ramos, Rum Ragged and
With Violet with 5 categories each. Followed by Jason Benoit and Justin Fancy with 4 nominations.
The awards will be handed out as part of Music Celebration Week, taking place in St. John’s from September 4-7, 2024.
Of the event, the newly appointed Executive Director Tamara Kater said: “The 2024 edition of Music Celebration Week is going to be a fabulous year for growing and strengthening our music sector. We’re grateful to Celebrate NL and Year of the Arts for helping us to shining a spotlight on our wonderful music community and industry. Stay tuned as we release our full conference and performance schedule in the coming days, as well as tickets for the prestigious 2024 MusicNL awards gala on September 7. We can’t wait to celebrate with you in September! ”
AND THE NOMINEES ARE
Music Awards
Album of the Year
presented by FACTOR
Ana Luísa Ramos – Solaris
Ian Foster – Nerve
Iris Trio – Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
Jason Benoit – The Deadwood
Kellie Loder – Transitions
Rum Ragged – Gone Jiggin’
Alternative Artist/Group of the Year
Claire Porter and the Stouts
Hannah Green
Len O’Neill
Selina Boland
Valmy
With Violet
Celtic/Traditional Artist/Group of the Year
Kathy Stock
Mike Sixonate
Port-Aux-Poutines
Rum Ragged
Salt Beef Junkies
The Irish Descendants
Classical Artist/Group of the Year
Ian Foster
Iris Trio
Country Artist/Group of the Year
Angie Bohlke
Jason Benoit
Justin Fancy
Mackenzie Critch
Midnight Watch
Peter Vance
Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year
Carolina East
Jason Benoit
Justin Fancy
Kellie Loder
Mallory Johnson
Nico Paulo
Rum Ragged
Silver Wolf Band
The Irish Descendants
With Violet
Folk/Roots Artist/Group of the Year
Andrew Rodgers
Evelyn Jess
Jake Nicoll
Kellie Loder
Kelsey Arsenault
The Dandelion Few
L’Artiste/Groupe Francophone de L’Année
Presented by La fédération Francophone de terre-neuve-et-du labrador
Adrian House
Ben’s Ekman Spiral
Liz Fagan Band
Port-Aux-Poutines
Global Music Artist/Group of the Year
Ana Luísa Ramos
Ben’s Ekman Spiral
Cristina Hernández & Humberto Piccoli
Zay Nova
Group of the Year
presented by Yamaha
Flying Pooka!
Maria Cherwick and Jockey Special
Nick Earle &The Reckless Hearts
Port-Aux-Poutines
Rum Ragged
With Violet
Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year
DT Surgeon
Lorna Lovell
Summer Bennett
Instrumental Artist/Group of the Year
Ben’s Ekman Spiral
Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special
Wade Tarling
Jazz Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by Coast 101.1
Adrian House
Ana Luísa Ramos
Cristina Hernández & Humberto Piccoli
Flying Pooka!
Loud Artist/Group of the Year
Love Letters to Lewis
NERVE SHACK
The Order of the Precious Blood
Music Video of the Year
Justin Fancy – “Lie” Directed by Stephen Green
Kellie Loder – “Can’t Go Back” Directed by Ashlea Wessel
Natasha Blackwood – “Pleading Guilty” Directed by Jamie Miller
Nico Paulo – “Learning My Ways” Shot and edited by Sarah Kierstead
Rum Ragged – “1949” Video by Up Sky Down Films
With Violet – “Gravity” Directed by Ben Mercer, Kirk Stuckless, & Ryan Flanagan
Pop Artist/Group of the Year
Becca Bartlett
Madeline
Rachel Cousins
Summer Bennett
Rap/Hip-Hop Artist/Group of the Year
Albert Dalton
Cheff
Hippy Junior
Lee Fitz
Radar
Sarkastodon
Rising Star of the Year
Andrew Rodgers
Hannah Green
Len O’Neill
Mackenzie Critch
Peter Vance
TXS Red
Rock Artist/Group of the Year
Greta & The Goldfish
Liz Fagan Band
Mick Davis & Thin Love
Mike Jenkins
Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts
Side Musician of the Year
Andrew Rodgers
Bill Simms
Carol Bestvater
Hunter Madden
Jamie Moran
Maria Cherwick
Solo Artist of the Year
Ana Luísa Ramos
Baraka
Justin Fancy
Kellie Loder
Rachel Cousins
Valmy
Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year
Presented by SOCAN
Ana Luísa Ramos
Jason Benoit
Kellie Loder
Mallory Johnson
Peter Daniel Newman
Valmy
With Violet (Peter MacDonald, Spencer Fitzgerald, Sarah Newell, Hunter Madden, & Matthew Cadigan)
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Industry Awards
Artist Manager of the Year
David Shears / Hurricane Music
Derrick Sturge / Pharos Music
Mary Beth Waldram / LHM
Meg Tucker / Johnson Talent Mgt.
Mel Simmonds / The Shed
Event of the Year
A Trinity Hall Christmas – Scilly Cove Records
Atlantic Jazz Nights
Lawnya Vawnya 14 – Lawnya Vawnya
Concert Series – Memorus Maximus
February – Opera on the Avalon
Spirit Song Festival – First Light
Industry Professional of the Year
Amy Collyer-Holmes
Cecil Johnson
Debbie Brown
Matt Dines
Michelle LaCour
Rozalind MacPhail
Media Person of the Year
Presented by Ray Agency
Jake Thompson
Dean Clarke
Melissa Tobin
Zach Snow
Music Educator of the Year
Abra Whitney
Amy Collyer-Holmes
Brian Downton
Carole Bestvater
Rosemary Lawton
Rozalind MacPhail
Outstanding Company of the Year
Presented by Noseworthy Chapman
Pharos Music Inc.
Hurricane Music
Lawnya Vawnya
Opera on the Avalon
NL Promotions
Tuckamore Productions
Recording Engineer/ Producer of the Year
Clare Follett
Clint Curtis
Daniel Adams
Jason Benoit
Matt Dines
Michelle LaCour
Venue of the Year
Bannerman Brewing Co.
Peter Easton Pub
The Battery Cafe
The Ship Pub
Volunteer of the Year
Alick Tsui and Christopher Deacon
Anchor Media NL
Ben Chapman-Smith
Ryan Gates
Mel Simmonds
Zach Snow
MusicNL member voting opens today and will close on Wednesday, August 7 at 11:59PM NST. Members can vote on the MusicNL Members Only Page.
Voting for the Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year will be open to the public, more details coming soon. MusicNL’s Honorary Awards will be announced at a later date.