Western Canadian Music Awards

2024 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS ARTISTIC NOMINEES

Blues Artist of the Year
Blue Moon Marquee - BC
Brandon Isaak - BC
Garret T. Willie - BC
Kinjo & Young - AB
Paul Black - BC
                       
BreakOut Artist of the Year (Sponsored By FACTOR)
Boy Golden - MB
Field Guide - MB
Miesha and The Spanks – AB
Slow Leaves - MB
William Prince - MB
                       
Children’s Artist of the Year
Al Simmons - MB
Micah! - MB
Mom Bop - BC
Seeka Sings - AB         
The Zing Zangs  - BC
                       
Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year (Sponsored By Canadian Music Centre (CMC))
Allegra Chamber Orchestra - BC
Emily Carr String Quartet - BC
Suzie LeBlanc - BC
UltraViolet - AB
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - BC
                       
Classical Composer of the Year
Dorothy Chang - Fifteen feet Closer to the Sky "All That Glitters" - BC
Emilie Cecilia LeBel - field studies "and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight's lingering touch of them" - AB
Farshid Samandari - Light of Lights "Light of Lights" - BC
Jeffrey Ryan - A Left Coast "Everything Already Lost" - BC
Vincent Ho - Cheng² Duo "Horizon Images" - AB
                       
Country Artist of the Year
Corb Lund - AB
Don Amero - MB
Kalsey Kulyk - AB
Nice Horse - AB
The Prairie States - AB
                       
Electronic & Dance Artist of the Year
Kelland - BC
Rose Motion - BC
Ruby Singh - BC
RUMPUS - BC
Talltale - AB
                       
Francophone Artist of the Year (Sponsored by APCM (Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique))
Alexis Normand - SK
Beau Nectar -SK
Fire & Smoke - MB
Missy D - BC
Suzie LeBlanc - BC
                       
Global Artist of the Year
Jocelyn Pettit -BC
Notas de 4 - AB
Rooky Kamiz - SK
Rubim de Toledo - AB
Rumba Calzada - BC
                       
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Celeigh Cardinal - AB
FONTINE - MB
Garret T. Willie - BC
Logan Staats - BC
 PIQSIQ - BC
                       
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Apollo Suns - MB
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - BC
Merrie Klazek  - BC
Rubim de Toledo - AB
West of Mabou - SK
                       
Jazz Artist of the Year
Angela Verbrugge – BC
Aretha Tillotson - AB
Audrey Ochoa - AB
Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra - BC
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra - MB
                       
Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year
Fall of Earth - AB
FKA Rayne - BC
KEN mode - MB
LOOK ALIVE - AB
Red Cain - AB
                       
Pop Artist of the Year 
Haley Blais - BC
Josh Sahunta - AB
Kayla Williams - AB
Kuzi Cee - AB
Michaela Slinger - BC
                       
Producer of the Year
Andy Schichter - Park Sound Studio - BC
Lana Winterhalt - MB
Liam Moes & Shane Stephenson - BC
Ryan Dahle - BC
Ryan Worsley - Echoplant Sound - BC
                       
R&B Artist of the Year
Emerald Osagie - BC
JJ Adrian - BC
NADUH - BC
Sadé Awele - BC
ZADA - BC
                       
Rap & Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Arlo Maverick  - AB
Junk & Massiah - BC
Mouraine - AB
Super Duty Tough Work - MB
Terell Safadi - BC
                       
Recording of the Year
Ariel Posen - MB
Begonia - MB
Boy Golden - MB
Michael Kaeshammer - BC
William Prince - MB
                       
Rock Artist of the Year
Ariel Posen - MB
Kris Ulrich - MB
Miesha and The Spanks - AB
Shred Kelly - BC
Whale and the Wolf - AB
                       
Roots Artist of the Year
Celeigh Cardinal - AB
FONTINE - MB
Jake Vaadeland - SK
The Dead South - SK
William Prince - MB
                       
Songwriter(s) of the Year (Sponsored By The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN))
Alexa Dirks, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg - Begonia "Butterfly"  - MB
Liam Duncan - Boy Golden "For Jimmy" - MB
Celeigh Cardinal, Dave & Joey Landreth "Light of the Moon"  - MB
Logan Staats "A Light In The Attic" - BC
William Prince - "Stand In The Joy" - MB
                       
Spiritual Artist of the Year
Anastasya Lea - BC
Brian Doerksen - BC
Cynthia Lok - BC
Marika Siewert - BC
Stirling John - AB
                       
Video Director of the Year (Sponsored by Manitoba Film & Music)
Amy Mantyka - Beau Nectar "Two Lips" - SK
Jay Lawrance - Miesha and The Spanks "So Mad" - AB
Peter Kominek - VISSIA "Doorway" - AB
Sandy Rossignol - Blue Moon Marquee "Hound Dog On a Chain" - BC
Steve Bays - The Matinee "Cut to Pieces" - BC


2024 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS INDUSTRY NOMINEES
 
Audio Engineering Award
Andy Schichter - Park Sound Studio - BC
David Ziehr - Echoplant Sound - BC
Neil Cooke-Dallin - Burning Rainbow Studio - BC
Ryan Worsley - Echoplant Sound - BC
Steve Bays - Trophy Club Mgmt  - BC
                       
Community Excellence Award
Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) - SK
Good + Plenty Arts Collective - MB
National Music Centre - AB
West End Cultural Centre - MB
Women in Music Canada - MB
                       
Excellence in Visual Design
Bronwin Parks - Feisty Creative - BC
Keenan Gregory – Kidpixel - AB
Mark Mushet - Mark Mushet Photography - BC
Megan Kwan - Super Sensitive Studios - BC
Roberta Landreth - MB
                       
Impact in Artist Development
Birthday Cake Media - MB
Misfit Music MGMT - MB
National Music Centre - AB
Paquin Artists Agency - MB
West End Cultural Centre - MB
                       
Impact in Live Music  (Sponsored by Canadian Live Music Association)
King Eddy - AB
Midnight Agency - BC
National Music Centre - AB
Paquin Artists Agency - MB
West End Cultural Centre - MB
                       
Impact in Music Marketing
All Good Promotion & Marketing - AB
Birthday Cake Media - MB
National Music Centre - AB
Phase Management Inc. - BC
West End Cultural Centre - MB