2015 Western Canadian Music Award Winners:

Aboriginal Recording of the Year presented by APTN

Tanya Tagaq - Animism - MB

Blues Recording of the Year

The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - A Real Fine Mess - BC

Children's Recording of the Year presented by Bolen Books *TIE*

Fred Penner - Where In The World - MB

Raffi - Love Bug - BC

Classical Composition of the Year presented by Canadian Music Centre 

Cobalt - Jocelyn Morlock - BC

Classical Recording of the Year 

Ysaÿe Sonatas For Solo Violin - Karl Stobbe - MB

Country Recording of the Year presented by CCMA 

Ridley Bent - Wildcard - MB

Electronic/Dance Recording of the Year presented by UnionElectronic

Kiesza - Hideaway - AB

Francophone Recording of the Year presented by Musicaction 

Annette - Papillon Amiral - SK

Independent Album of the Year presented by Stingray Music 

The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - A Real Fine Mess - BC

Instrumental Recording of the Year 

Five Alarm Funk - Abandon Earth - BC

Jazz Recording of the Year

Jill Barber - Fool's Gold - BC

Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year

Shooting Guns - WolfCop Soundtrack - SK

Pop Recording of the Year presented by Rifflandia

BESTiE - No Bad Days - BC

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year 

Def3 - Wildlif3 - SK

Rock Recording of the Year presented by Radio Starmaker

36? - where do we go from here? - AB

Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year

Twin Peaks - Trouble - BC

Roots Solo Recording of the Year 

Sarah MacDougall - Grand Canyon - YT

Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN 

Dan Mangan, Gordon Grdina, Kenton Loewen, John Walsh "Vessel" - Dan Mangan + Blacksmith From the Album Club Meds - BC

Spiritual Recording of the Year 

Tanya Tagaq - Animism - MB

Urban Recording of the Year 

Dawn Pemberton - Say Somethin' -BC

World Recording of the Year 

Tanya Tagaq - Animism – MB

 

2015 Western Canadian Music Industry Awards Winners:

Agency of the Year 

Paquin Artists Agency - MB

Album Design of the Year 

Roberta Hansen - Steve Bell - Pilgrimage - MB

Engineer of the Year presented by the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology 

Ryan Worsley/Echoplant Sound - Dear Rouge, Van Damsel, Greg Drummond, Little India, Derrival, Red Vienna, Windmills - BC

Independent Record Label of the Year 

Mint Records - BC

Live Music Venue of the Year presented by Music Canada Live 

West End Cultural Centre - MB

Manager of the Year presented by Music Managers Forum 

Gilles Paquin - Paquin Entertainment Group - MB

Producer of the Year presented by Yigeda Lighting and ABT Innovations 

Jesse Zubot - Tanya Tagaq - The Sands - BC

Talent Buyer of the Year 

Atomique Productions Ltd. - BC

Video of the Year presented by MuchFACT 

Sage McBride and Dylan Siggers - "Sing to the Night Album" From The Album Sing to the Night By Shred Kelly - BC

2015 Hall of Fame

NoMeansNo - BC