Ahead of their December 4th, 2019 press conference, MusicNL have announced their longlist nominations for their annual MusicNL Awards. Most prominent among today’s nominations are Rum Ragged, Jenina MacGillivray, and Eastern Owl with four nominations, followed by Nick Earle, Christian Howse, Adam Baxter, Cicerone, Youngtree & The Blooms, and Rozalind MacPhail with three nominations each.
“The board and staff of MusicNL have been working very hard to acknowledge and honour the creative work of our members. We are committed to giving MusicNL members the proper recognition they deserve.” says Amy House, chair. “We are very excited to carry on this long-time tradition as we present the 2019 MusicNL Awards Celebration. Congratulations to all the nominees.”
The 2019 MusicNL Award Nominees are:
Alternative Artist/Group of the Year
Adam Baxter
Another North
Cicerone
Lie With Wolves
The Proper Things
Youngtree & The Blooms
Electronic Artist/Group of the Year
Dion Todd
Elling Lien (Featuring Dani Bailey)
Galaa
GAME BOY
Quinn
Rozalind MacPhail
Event of the Year
43rd Annual Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival
The Gathering Burlington
Iceberg Alley Performance Tent
Lawnya Vawnya 9
Live at Heart Newfoundland
Mr. H Presents: Make Music Happen
Female Artist of the Year
Carolina East
Heather Bambrick
Danielle Hamel (It Could Be Franky)
Jenina MacGillivray
Rosemary Lawton
Rozalind MacPhail
Folk/Roots Artist/Group of the Year
Christian Howse
Eastern Owl
Jenina MacGillivray
The Kubasonics
Rum Ragged
The Likes of Jeff Pittman
Group of the Year
Another North
Eastern Owl
Galaa
The Kubasonics
Quote the Raven
Rum Ragged
Industry Professional of the Year
Elling Lien
Greg Smith
Mary Beth Waldram
Michelle LaCour
Roger Lockyer
Tony Murray
Male Artist of the Year
Adam Baxter
Brad Tuck
Christian Howse
David Picco
Thomas Shea (GAME BOY)
Nick Earle
Music Educator of the Year
Adam Baxter
Kacie Callahan
Korona Brophy
Melanie O’Brien
Natasha Blackwood
Rozalind MacPhail
Music Video of the Year
Cicerone – A Night in the Sea (Dir. Mike Simms)
Jason Benoit – Slow Hands ft. Leah Daniels (Dir. Tim Deegan)
Evil Ebenezer & JYAY – Almost Gone (Dir. Luke Connor)
Rachel Cousins – Let Go (Dir. Devin Sooley)
Rum Ragged – Ladies Man (Dir. Michael Lynch)
Weary – Bruise (Dir. Kate Lahey)
Outstanding Company of the Year
Bakeapple Productions
The Citadel House
Foleymore Entertainment
Hartery Music House
The Newfoundland Herald
Stingray Radio
Rising Star of the Year
Christian Howse
Cicerone
Galaa
Jenina MacGillivray
Nick Earle
Youngtree & The Blooms
Ron Hynes SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
David Picco (David Picco – Down the Road and Gone)
Joanna Barker & Natasha Blackwood (Eastern Owl – The Drum)
Aley Waterman, Adam Hogan, & Romesh Thavanathan (Galaa – Ender)
Nick Earle (Nick Earle – Breaking New Ground)
Jordan Coaker, Kristen Rodden-Clarke, Chris Kirby, Victoria Howse, Stephen Green, & Keith Mullins (Quote the Raven – Golden Hour)
Peter Smith (Youngtree & The Blooms – She Found Me)
FACTOR Album of the Year
Carolina East – Crossroads
Eastern Owl – Qama’si
Galaa – The Speech
Jenina MacGillivray – Marion
Nick Earle – Breaking New Ground
Rum Ragged – The Hard Times
Several award categories were left out of the today’s announcement due to an insufficient number of submissions to appear on the longlist. rather than dropping the categories altogether, MusicNL will be announcing the nominees those categories along with the top three nominees in all 27 during their December 4th press conference.
The categories yet be announced include:
Celtic/Traditional Artist/Group of the Year
Country Artist/Group of the Year
Graphic Artist of the Year
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Inspirational Artist/Group of the Year
Jazz/Blues Artist/Group of the Year
Media Person of the Year
Pop Artist/Group of the Year
Rap/Hip-Hop Artist/Group of the Year
Rock Artist/Group of the Year
Side Musician of the Year
Venue of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
MusicNL will host their annual MusicNL Awards press conference at 11:00am on Wednesday, December 4th at Fred’s Records in Downtown St. John’s. The press conference will also include live music by Nick Earle and Rosemary Lawton.