Congratulations to the 2024 Nominees!
Check out all nominees here: https://yycmusicawards.com/awards/2024/2024-yycma-nominees/
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Nomination at the YYC Music Awards 2023!
2023 YYCMA Nominees
Congratulations to the 2023 Nominees!
Check out all nominees here: https://yycmusicawards.com/awards/2023/2023-yycma-nominees/
Nomination at the YYC Music Awards 2022!
This year’s YYCMA categories and nominees include:
ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by X92.9 Calgary’s Alternative
- Cheyanne Summer – “Circles”
- I Am The Mountain – “Overthinking Conversations”
- JVNO The Bard – “GRIPTAPE”
- Shuffalo – “City Quitters”
- The Royal Foundry – “Listen To The Beat”
BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Gunn – “Hand in the Fire”
- Luc Roach – “What I Need”
- Marcus Trummer – “Running on My Own”
- Rob Bischoff – “Bend Before I Break”
CHILDREN’S RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Colour Me Sad – “The Magic That is Me”
- Elevate Kids Choir – “Energy”
- Georgie Lyons – “Shine On”
- Music with Mandy – “From My Head to My Toes”
- Wandering with Wonder Ensemble – “Wandering with Wonder: The Soundtrack”
CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Jared Nicklen – “Tales of a Snowstorm”
- Jessica McMann – “Incandescent Tales”
- Patrick Zelinski and Karl Edh – “Dystopia”
- Patrick Zelinski – “February Sun”
- Patrick Zelinski and Eric Heitmann – “Dark Before Dawn”
- The Daniel Pelton Collective – “The Gold Coin Sessions”
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by WILD95.3 Calgary’s New Country
- ANNIKA – “Encore”
- Kyle McKearney – “Down-Home”
- Megan Dawson – “Influence”
- Scarlett Butler – “Love Me Like California”
- Steve Pointmeier – “Sway”
EDM RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Bungalow – “The Fire EP”
- King Aurorus – “Sunset Designs”
- Nick K2 and Rubix – “Notorious”
- Table Mannerz – “One”
- Titus1 – “Bring Da Funk”
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Nancy Laberge – “Forgiveness and Grace”
- Natalie Inga – “War”
- Paul Zacharias – “Which Part of Me Will Win?”
- T Buckley – “Frame by Frame”
- Two Late to the Party – “In The Sunrise”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Miesha and the Spanks
- Nice Horse
- Northern Quarter
- Sargeant X Comrade
- SYRYN
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
- Amanda Burgener
- Christopher Hewitt
- Kodi Hutchinson
- Kyle Tenove
- Rob Cyrynowski
INSPIRATIONAL/HOLIDAY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- David Klob – “Simply Christmas”
- FAC Music – “Oh What a Day”
- Kearstin Pfeifer – “Yahweh (Hear Your Name)”
- Kristen Scott – “It’s Christmastime”
- Matt Blais – “Christmas Without You”
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by JazzYYC
- Al Muirhead Quintet – “Live from Frankie’s and the Yardbird”
- Augustine Yates – “An Open Window”
- Canadian All Star JazzPops Orchestra – “Then Is Now/Rhapsody In Blue”
- Esteban Herrera Quintet – “The Prophet”
- Pat Belliveau – “Secret Smiles”
METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by Loud As Hell Metal Fest
- Every Hour Kills – “Vacua”
- Illyrian – “Aegis”
- Osyron – “Kingsbane Deluxe Edition”
- SYRYN – “Madness Becomes Me”
- Tomhet – “Blissful Escapism”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Angie C – “Worlds Away (feat. Jane)”, Director – LK Visuals
- King Dylan – “So Awesome”, Director – King Dylan
- Nice Horse – “High School”, Director – Brandi Sidoryk & Krista Wodelet
- Sinzere – “Shake the Building”, Director – Emil Agopian
- Terez – “Kitty”, Director – Noah Fallis
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Presented by Mortgage Connection
- Aaron Pollock – “The Truth Is”
- Alice Awake – “Rabbit Hole”
- All Above Me – “Wrecking Ball”
- Coolmowee – “Life of a Robot”
- Ron A. McNeill – “Hey Bob Dylan”
POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Fin McDowell – “Losing Game”
- Jake Klimove, Craig Carswell, King Dylan & Ross Baynham – “Better Than Before”
- Jenny Harluk – “Just Like That”
- Lisette Xavier – “Worst Case – (ft. Sinzere)”
- Terez – “Sad Girl Summer”
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- bRavenous – “Flaunting Imperfections”
- Kam Prada – “HAHAHA”
- KThe Chosen – “(+) Vice”
- Sinzere – “Blackout”
- Tarik Robinson – “Rotations”
- Zach Taylor – “Time + The Place”
R&B SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Jared Daniel – “Don’t Worry About Me”
- Miss Benzo – “Twin Flame”
- Sargeant X Comrade – “The Elephant In The Room”
- Souls in Rhythm – “Emergency”
- ZENON – “What It Was”
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR
- Audio House Recording Studio
- MCC Recording Studio
- RedBlack Recording
- Reluctant Cowboy Records
- Wheelhouse Sound
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Dorians Mirror – “Artificial Harmony”
- Long Time No Time – “Tough Times”
- Lynx – “Long Live Rock n’ Roll”
- Miesha and the Spanks – “Singles EP”
- The Static Shift – “Feeling Fine”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- 86love – “Freaks”
- ANNIKA – “Encore”
- Clea Anais – “Stars Still Dying (Single Edit)”
- Kelly Besd – “Our Love”
- Mickey Valenz – “AT THE SPEED OF FORCE [MICKEY VALENZ REMIX]”
- Steve Pointmeier – “Sway”
- The Royal Foundry – “Listen To The Beat”
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Angie C
- ANNIKA
- Brandon Lorenzo
- King Dylan
- ZENON
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
- Aaron Pollock – “The Truth Is”
- Crystal McGrath – “Day 2 Night”
- Kyle McKearney – “Just Like That”
- T Buckley – “Stardust”
- ZENON – “What It Was”
THE PROPHETS OF MUSIC EMERGING ARTIST AWARD – Presented by The Prophets of Music Society
- Kate Reid
- Fin McDowell
- Sadie-Lee Richards
- King Fabbs
- Frank Mona
VENUE/PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
- Arts Commons
- Blind Beggar Smokehouse
- Dickens Pub
- Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
- The Prairie Emporium
WORLD/CULTURAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Chefbeatz – “Find Move Love”
- Curt Young – “This Is My Story”
- Gabriel Angel – “Candela”
- Gisela Romero – “ROMERO & HERRERA VOL.1”
- Luis Tovar – “Como Te Hago Entender”
To see the complete list of award categories and nominees, click here.
2 Nominations at the YYC Music Awards 2021!
Published July 18, 2021
Congratulations to the 2021 Nominees!
Link to website: 2021 YYCMA Nominees | YYC Music Awards
ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
presented by X92.9 FM Calgary’s Alternative
The Galacticas – “Pixels And Poetry”Expand
Mindseed – “Lockdown”Expand
Downtown Revival – “(L o v e S i c k T a p e s)”Expand
Taken By Sanity – “Paper Child”Expand
Rhea Jones – “Sick With No Symptoms”Expa
CHILDREN’S RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Six by Six – “Brown and Blue”Expand
Dan Duguay – “Foods N’ Tudes”Expand
Elevate Kids Choir – “Won’t Stop Growin’”Expand
Barb Mitchell & Bobby Stagg – “Candy Cane Kids”Expand
Julia & Eugenio – “A Whole New World”Expand
CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Patrick Zelinski – “Watercolor”Expand
Sarah Houston – “In Time”Expand
Original Cast – “Crossing Swords”Expand
Her Motives Are Silent – “MOVEMENTS”Expand
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Nice Horse – “Cowgirl”Expand
Drew Gregory – “Beer With Anyone”Expand
Kyle McKearney – “Devil Water”Expand
Chris Brien – “One Sunrise at a Time”Expand
NewLaw – “Next To Me”Expand
EDM RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Earl Von Bye – “Tahiti”Expand
Ginsong – “Keep Me Up All Night”Expand
Titus1 & Boostha – “Voices (feat. Nathan Brumley)”Expand
K BESD, Titus1 – “Take Me Away”Expand
DeadDeer – “Background Music for The End of The World/DayDreamer”Expand
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Wardens – “Sold Out at the Ironwood”Expand
Northern Quarter – “Rocky Mountain Song”Expand
Reanne Kyla – “Home”Expand
Trundled – “High Water”Expand
Carolyn Harley – “Heartbeat of the World”Expand
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Nice Horse – “Cowgirl”Expand
Sargeant X Comrade – “Take Me Higher (Who Let The Devil In)”Expand
Miesha & The Spanks – “Wanna Feel Good”Expand
The Hello Darlins – “Still Waters”Expand
Northern Quarter – “Rocky Mountain Song”Expand
Exit Division – “Fatal”Expand
INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Johnny Summers and Caity Gyorgy – “Miracles Can Happen”Expand
Septembryo – “The Fall (Scary Times)”Expand
Kristen Scott – “Let Christmas Fill Your Heart”Expand
Forte Musical Theatre Guild – “Naughty… but Nice!”Expand
FAC Music – “Unseen God”Expand
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Karl Schwonik – “Reinventions”Expand
Aimee-Jo Benoit with Trio Velocity – “BORJONER”Expand
Brian Buchanan – “In a Sentimental Mood”Expand
Pat Belliveau – “Lakeview Drive”Expand
Calgary Jazz Orchestra (feat. Johnny Summers) – “My Funny Valentine”Expand
METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Osyron – “Foundations”Expand
Bloody MonroeI – “Cast A Shadow”Expand
SYRYN – “Beyond The Depths”Expand
Benevolent Like Quietus (BLQ) – “Kill The Bliss”Expand
Telephone Silence – “Death By Luxury”Expand
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Troy Kokol – “Like A Record”, Director – Troy KokolExpand
King Dylan – “Warriors (ft. MC Mossberg)”, Director – King DylanExpand
Wxsted Txlent – “The Old Me”, Director – Levente KovacsExpand
Nice Horse – “Hot Mess”, Director – Lisa MannExpand
Kyle McKearney – “Devil Water”, Director – Kyle McKearney & Chris DoiExpand
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Taken By Sanity – “Paper Child”Expand
Exit Division – “Fatal”Expand
Nice Horse – “Cowgirl”Expand
Kate Stevens – “Comfortable”Expand
Coolmowee – “Single All Summer”Expand
POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Rabino – “My Friends Love Me More”Expand
Dempsey Bolton – “Backup”Expand
Hayden McHugh – “Better”Expand
KAIYA – “Speak Out”Expand
Talia Sargent – “Do You Hate Me?”Expand
PROPHETS OF MUSIC EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Miranda MartiniExpand
Kate ReidExpand
KAIYAExpand
Jessica McMannExpand
ZENONExpand
Exit DivisionExpand
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sargeant X Comrade – “Magic Radio”Expand
ZENON – “Something About”Expand
Kuzi Cee – “Say Something (ft. Shea Michael)”Expand
Kate Stevens – “Comfortable”Expand
Dorsa Lena – “Blunt Story”Expand
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Awd Fellas – “The Truth”Expand
DJ Kav ft. Kay L & Nadi Downs – “Alone”Expand
Pat Clifton – “Indigo Child”Expand
Xempt – “Joy”Expand
DaKidT – “Dreams To Reality”Expand
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Marcus Trummer Band – “These Roads”Expand
Exit Division – “Psychosis”Expand
Rooks – “The High Road”Expand
Okay Mann – “When You Go”Expand
Stonegate – “Victim”Expand
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Nice Horse – “Cowgirl”Expand
Kate Stevens – “Comfortable”Expand
Sargeant X Comrade – “Take Me Higher (Who Let The Devil In)”Expand
Miesha & The Spanks – “Wanna Feel Good”Expand
Lisette Xavier – “Rise Up”Expand
SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Okay Mann – “When You Go”Expand
Jess Knights – “Best Kind of Light”Expand
Downtown Revival – “(L o v e S i c k T a p e s)”Expand
Kate Stevens – “Comfortable”Expand
Megan Dawson – “Double Take”Expand
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Sargeant X Comrade – “Take Me Higher (Who Let The Devil In)”Expand
Troy Kokol – “Like A Record”Expand
S.K. Wellington – “Like a Ghost”Expand
Flaysher – “Ride”Expand
The Hello Darlins – “Still Waters”Expand
WORLD/CULTURAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Virender.Manjit Studios – “Mere Dil Mein…(In My Heart)”Expand
Songsta – “Waaah Gwaan Jamaica”Expand
Jessica McMann – “Inni”Expand
Notas de 4 – “Almas Danzantes (Dancing Souls)”Expand
Betta Boyz – “A Betta Summer”Expand
2 Nominations at the YYC Music Awards 2020!
Published Jul 28, 2020
AND THE 2020 YYCMA NOMINEES ARE…
Congratulations to the 2020 YYC Music Awards Nominees!
For a complete list of nominees click https://yycmusicawards.com/awards/2020/2020-yycma-nominees/
2020 Nominees Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mCBllbiLBsUh8FOsJlw0t
In keeping with social distancing guidelines, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to ensure our community stays safe and healthy, the 2020 YYC Music Awards Gala will be presented in an online, streaming format on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
We would also like to thank all the talented musicians who submitted. The YYCMA’s celebrate you, your music and the contribution you make to Calgary’s music community.
Although our 5th Annual YYCMA Gala will look different this year, what is important is that, as a community, we gather for one night – albeit in front of our media screens – to celebrate each other, and our amazing accomplishments.
YYC MUSIC AWARDS 2020 NOMINEES:
ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Amelie Patterson – “The Patient Kind”
I Am The Mountain – “Denigrate”
Matt Blais – “In Shadow and Light”
Septembryo – “Nightmares”
Wxsted Txlent – “On The Road Again”
BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Dave Spivak Project – “Traverse Bay”
Debra Power – “That’s How I Roll”
Devin Cooper – “Going Down (Live off the Floor) [feat. The Flat Whites]”
The Bluesland Horn Band – “Keep It In the Shadows”
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Brandon Lorenzo – “Spread Some Good Time Around”
Brettyn Rose – “Running Out of Borrowed Time”
Jake Mathews – “Just Like A Country Song”
Justine Vandergrift Music – “Stay”
Kim Thompson – “Thinkin’ Bout”
EDM RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ginsong – “Waiting for you”
Pete Wilde, Rubix – “Pete Wilde ft. Rubix – Do or Die (Original Mix)”
Pete Wilde, Rubix – “Pete Wilde ft. Rubix – Like Us”
George Acosta – “You’re Not Alone (Titus1 & Boostha Remix)”
Titus1, Ginsong – “Over The Water (Radio Cut)”
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Blaeser – “Songs & Others Like Them”
Heather May – “For Mark”
Joseph Tennant – “Stories From the Landscape”
Phenix Warren – “Nothing But The Blood”
S.K. Wellington – “Without Breaking Your Heart”
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Baritone Madness – “Baritone Madness”
Life Like Fire – “A Fire Walked Into The Forest And Said…”
Northern Quarter – “Fighting For You”
Redline Trio – “Redline Trio featuring Steve Hudson”
Taken By Sanity – “City of Contrast – Glass Hands”
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Grant Howarth
Johanne Lirette
Matt Masters
Pat McGannon – PM Gigs
Phenix Warren
Trey Mills
INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Alicia Young – “Alicia Young”
Kate Stevens & Ellen Doty – “Next to the Fire”
Kelsey Raine/ Alise Kuipers – “Outside Looking In”
Odum Abekah – “Wonder of Love“
Two World Creatives – Zaire Ink & Afuhmbom – “Wait”
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Andréa Petrity – “What If I”
Baritone Madness – “Baritone Madness”
Deanne Matley – “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing”
Long Time No Time – “Next Time”
Redline Trio – “Redline Trio featuring Steve Hudson”
METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Gone Cosmic – “Sideways In Time”
HYPERIA – “Insanitorium”
Illyrian – “The Entity, Unknown”
METAVORE – “Becoming”
Red Cain – “JULIET [feat. Daniel Louden]”
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Heyoka’s Mirror – “Asylum”, Director – Seth Williams
Lisette Xavier – “TASTE (with Dane Hunt)”, Director – Lisette Xavier
Miesha & The Spanks – “Motorin”, Director – Hans Grossman
Noah & Lazy – “Hot Commodity”, Director – Ryan Leason, Tyler Wong, Kyle Scott
Troy Kokol – “Lightbulb”, Director – Troy Kokol
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Brandon Lorenzo – “Spread Some Good Time Around”
Craig Carswell – “Consider This Closure”
I.Con Twins – “Setting Fires”
Kelsey Raine – “Set you Free”
Taken By Sanity – “City of Contrast – Glass Hands”
POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Brooke Sweets – “Victim”
Kara Joy – “Vanilla”
King Dylan – “In the Darkness, We Can Shine”
Lisette Xavier – “TASTE (with Dane Hunt)”
Rabino – “Manic Panic”
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Kate Stevens – “Meant for Me”
Miss Benzo – “Empire”
Souls In Rhythm – “Speak Of The Devil”
Yung Dre – “50 Shades Of Dre”
RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Capitole D – “Brain ft. Travis Omen”
Headhaunter – “The Hobby Swapping Problem”
Iron Lion feat. King Lou, King Dylan, Ricca Razor Sharp, Sabo Forte, Rubix & Roofeo – “YYC Ruckus”
Rubix – “Flatline”
Tinywiings – “Ruthless”
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Audio House Recording Studio
DogHouse Studio
Ian Dillon (Calgary Recording Company)
OCL Studio
Reluctant Cowboy Music
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Brother Bicker Band – “Breaking Glass”
Carlos Cruz Project – “The Only Reality (Feat. Marco Minnemann)”
Fermented Beet Orchestra – “Phat Phox”
Life Like Fire – “A Fire Walked Into The Forest And Said…”
Science is Fiction – “Don’t Everybody Thank Me At Once”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
I Am The Mountain – “Denigrate”
Kate Stevens – “Meant for Me”
Sabo Forte – “Starlight f. the fly”
Science is Fiction – “Awkward Girl”
Troy Kokol – “Lightbulb”
Titus1 & Boostha WIN at the YYC Music Awards for EDM Recording of the Year 2019!
Thank you Calgary for all your support and getting the EDM Recording of the Year for 2019 with Boostha for ‘Midnight Society’.
Beyond exciting and definitely unexpected.
Titus1 & Ginsong WIN at the YYC Music Awards for EDM Recording of the Year 2018!
Thank you Calgary for all your support and getting the EDM Recording of the Year for 2018 with Ginsong for ‘Deeper’.
Beyond exciting and definitely unexpected.
YYC Music Awards 2018
Thank you Calgary! Currently nominated for People’s Choice Award and EDM Recording of the Year.
Check out the full list of nominations and categories below.