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.