N.S. rapper Classified and folk-pop singer Rose Cousins lead ECMA nominations

Music Nominees

African Canadian Artist of the Year

• Joe Bowden
• Keonté Beals
• Miokal
• Owen O’Sound Lee
• Shelley Hamilton
• Zamani

• Classified – Time EP (Producer: Classified)
• Joel Plaskett – 44 (Producer: Joel Plaskett)
• Neon Dreams – The Happiness Of Tomorrow (Producers: Corey LeRue, PJ Bianco, Nathaniel Motte, Scott Effman, Adrian Morris)
• Rachel Beck – Stronger Than You Know (Producer: Daniel Ledwell)
• Rose Cousins – Bravado (Producer: Rose Cousins)

Children’s Entertainer of the Year

• Bingly and The Rogues
• Dr G
• Matt the Music Man
• Silly Robbie
• The Swinging Belles

Classical Composition of the Year

• Andrew Staniland – Peter Quince at the Clavier
• Bekah Simms – Granitic
• Derek Charke – Tree Rings
• Dinuk Wijeratne – The Spirit and the Dust
• Emily Doolittle – Doolittle: Minute Études Excerpts (Live)
• Peter-Anthony Togni – Sea Dreams

Classical Recording of the Year

• Charke-Cormier Duo – Bathymetric Terrains
• Duo Concertante – Franz Schubert Music for Violin and Piano
• Sarah Hagen – Women of Note
• Sarah Slean, Symphony Nova Scotia, Bernhard Gueller – Sarah Slean and Symphony Nova Scotia
• Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti – Focus

Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year

• Catherine MacLellan – Coyote
• Coco Love Alcorn – Rebirth
• Émilie Landry – Arroser les Fleurs
• Mike McKenna Jr. – At the Edge of the World
• Rose Cousins – Bravado

Country Recording of the Year

• Brooklyn Blackmore – Get A Little Crazy
• Laurie LeBlanc – When It’s Right It’s Right
• Lawrence Maxwell – Almost Natural
• Norma MacDonald – Old Future
• The Heavy Horses – With Darkness In My Eyes

Dance Recording of the Year

• BRDGS & FWLR – Suspicious
• Cloverdale – Keep Dancing EP
• Karate Kactus – Shut Up And Say It
• Kin Crew x LNY TNZ – No Limits EP
• PINEO & LOEB – Free ft. Liinks & Kayo

Electronic Recording of the Year

• ELEPHANT SKELETONS – SLEEP
• grej – In Search Of…
• Rich Aucoin – United States
• Scientists of Sound – The Beginning (Of the Beginning of the End)
• Sparkee – Moon Mist

Enregistrement francophone de l’année

• Émilie Landry – Arroser les Fleurs
• Joey Robin Haché – TRENTE
• Les Hay Babies – Boîte aux lettres
• Matt Boudreau – Armageddon
• Menoncle Jason – La grosse piastre

Folk Recording of the Year

• David Myles – Leave Tonight
• Dylan Menzie – Lost In Dreams
• Jennah Barry – Holiday
• Rube & Rake – Leaving With Nothing
• Sherman Downey – New Beautiful

Group Recording of the Year

• Beòlach – All Hands
• Jessica Rhaye & the Ramshackle Parade – Just Like a Woman: Songs of Bob Dylan
• Les Hay Babies – Boîte aux lettres
• Rube & Rake – Leaving With Nothing
• Sorrey – In Full Bloom

Indigenous Artist of the Year

• Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers
• Mike Bern
• SHiFT FROM THA 902
• Silver Wolf Band
• Wolf Castle

Inspirational Recording of the Year

• Jordan Musycsyn – Around The Fire
• Justin Fancy – Sure Beats a Good Time
• Kristen Martell – Coming Home
• Martine Kelsey – Sweet Hallelujah
• Natasha Blackwood – Ease Back

Instrumental Recording of the Year

• Beòlach – All Hands
• grej – In Search Of…
• Maxim Cormier – Maxim and Gervais Cormier: Live at the Fortress of Louisbourg
• Sarah Hagen – Women of Note
• Taktus – Mirrored Glass
• Wrong Planet Band – Wrong Planet Band

Jazz Recording of the Year

• Anteater – Anteater
• Joe Bowden – ROOTS – Tales of the Urban Yoda
• Joel Miller – UNSTOPPABLE
• Lee Park – Lee Park

Loud Recording of the Year

• Diner Drugs – As Is
• Hero’s Last Rite – Behind the Darkest Days
• Sonic Detour – Sonic Detour
• Sound Drown – Selfish Reasons
• WinterheartH – Riverbed Empire

Pop Recording of the Year

• BRDGS – ie+
• Kim Harris – Heirloom
• KINLEY – KINLEY
• Rachel Beck – Stronger Than You Know
• Sorrey – In Full Bloom

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

• Kam Sparks – “Witness” feat. Jamie Sparks
• Keonté Beals – KING
• Rey D – “Loyal”
• aRENYE – 23//97
• Zamani – Outside

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year

• Atay & JAX – Last Night
• Classified – Time EP
• Owen O’Sound Lee – “Listen”
• SHiFT FROM THA 902 – This Ones For You EP
• Wolf Castle – Gold Rush

Rising Star Recording of the Year

• Beauts – Dalliance
• Braden Lam – Inside Four Walls
• Hauler – Hauler
• Mike McKenna Jr. – At the Edge of the World
• Moira Bren – 6 Is Green
• Rube & Rake – Leaving With Nothing

Rock Recording of the Year

• Beauts – Dalliance
• Chris Colepaugh – 2019
• Kestrels – Dream or Don’t Dream
• Like A Motorcycle – Dead Broke
• Nap Eyes – Snapshot of a Beginner

Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year

• Beòlach – All Hands
• Matthew Byrne – Matthew Byrne with the Lady Cove Women’s Choir – In Concert
• Maxim Cormier – Maxim and Gervais Cormier: Live at the Fortress of Louisbourg
• Pretty Archie – Running For Cover
• Rum Ragged – The Thing About Fish

Solo Recording of the Year

• Catherine MacLellan – Coyote
• Classified – Time EP
• David Myles – Leave Tonight
• Dylan Menzie – Lost In Dreams
• Rose Cousins – Bravado

Song of the Year

• Classified – Good News feat. Breagh Isabel (Producer: Classified)
• Like A Motorcycle – Wide Awake (Producer: Howard Redekopp)
• Neon Dreams – Sick of Feeling Useless (Producer: Nathaniel Motte)
• Rachel Beck – Warrior (Producer: Daniel Ledwell)
• Rich Aucoin – Walls (Producers: Rich Aucoin, Joel Waddell, Kevin Maher)

Songwriter of the Year / Compositeur ou compositrice de l’année

• Catherine MacLellan
• Classified
• David Myles
• Joel Plaskett
• Rose Cousins