Music PEI Week is returning, with their annual celebration of the island’s music industry and performers with their SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Concert and the Festival Finale concert featuring the top nominees of 2022. Of course, the big news today is who will be among those nominees.
First among the 2022 Music PEI Award nominees is Alicia Toner, whose new album Joan has earned her seven nominations, in the categories of Album of the Year, Solo Recording of the Year, and Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Digital Achievement of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.
Very close behind are Andrew Waite with six nominations, Dylan Menzie with five, and Logan Richard, Joce Reyome, Brandon Howard Roy, Dennis Ellsworth, and Sarah Hagen, all with four nominations each.
The complete list of 2022 Music PEI Award Nominees is as follows:
Album of the Year
Alicia Toner – Joan
Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite
Logan Richard – Logan Richard
Nathan Wiley – Modern Magic
Scott MacKay – Stupid Cupid
The Buzz Album Art of the Year
Andrew A. Melzer – Groovin’ with Scatman (Graphic Designer: Kevin Smith & Oil Portrait: Bernadette Kernaghan & Photographs: Tony Miller)
Brandon Howard Roy – Tough Stuff (Graphic Designer: Ashley Anne Clark)
Dylan Menzie – A Heart That Doesn’t Want Mine (Graphic Designer: Sam Hughes & Lead Artist: Monica Lacey)
Gordie MacKeeman – Folk for Little Folk: Volume 1 (Graphic Designer: Mira Howard & Artwork: Jeremy Brunel)
Hailey MacIsaac – Poisonous (Graphic Designer: Jett Roberts & Photographer: Stewart MacLean)
Sarah Hagen – Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (Graphic Designer: Ben Didier & Artwork: Sarah Hagen)
Digital Achievement of the Year
Alicia Toner
Andrew Waite
Brandon Howard Roy
KINLEY
Noah Malcolm
City of Charlottetown Group Recording of the Year
Baby God – Another Suffer
Julie And Danny – Dreams
Negative J – Negative J
Rick Sparkes + The Enablers – Pleasure in the Pathless Woods
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Lee Rosevere – 5 Minute Meditations Vol. 7
Pieter S. Ijsselstein – “Prince Edward Island” Keys. Strings. Wind.
Sarah Hagen – Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
Livestream of the Year
Indian River Festival
Julie And Danny
Nikkie Gallant
Holland College Musician of the Year
Ben Aitken
Chad Matthews
Joce Reyome
Nikkie Gallant
Roland Beaulieu
New Artist of the Year
Golden Cinema – Little Sunscreen
Jenna-Marie Gallant – Pin Me To The Wall
Joce Reyome – Cross My Heart
Kierrah – Dedication
Noah Malcolm – On Time
Producer of the Year
Adam Gallant
Andrew A. Melzer
Colin Buchanan
Danny Drouin
Jon Matthews
Recording Studio of the Year
The Hill Sound Studio
The Sound Mill
DNR Records
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Andrew Waite
Dennis Ellsworth
Dylan Menzie
Logan Richard
Nathan Wiley
Solo Recording of the Year
Alicia Toner – Joan
Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite
Brandon Howard Roy – Tough Stuff
Dennis Ellsworth – Bound by Love
Logan Richard – Logan Richard
Sarah Hagen – Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
Song of the Year
Alicia Toner – Have it All
Andrew Waite – Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That
Dylan Menzie – A Heart That Doesn’t Want Mine
Rachel Beck – Dizzy
Scott Mackay – When She’s Sleepin’ She’s Cheatin’
Film PEI Video of the Year
Alicia Toner – Have it All (Directed by Millefiore Clarkes)
Arsenal Mills – Cry No More (Directed by Kelly Caseley)
Dennis Ellsworth – Bound by Love (Directed by Aidan Searle)
Dylan Menzie – Dylan Menzie & the Daydream Orchestra-Lost in Dreams (Directed by Millefiore Clarkes)
Rachel Beck – Dizzy (Directed by Rachel Beck and Savannah Belsher-MacLean)
Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year
Alicia Toner – Joan
Dennis Ellsworth – Bound by Love
Gordon Belsher – Aging Gratefully
Nathan Wiley – Modern Magic
Shane Pendergast – Second Wind
Country/Traditional Roots Recording of the Year
Chad Matthews – Here I am Lord
Gordie MacKeeman – Folk for Little Folk: Volume 1
Julie and Danny – Dreams
Luka Hall – Category 1
Scott MacKay – Stupid Cupid
Electronic Recording of the Year
GLORYWAVE – Sunrise
KINLEY – Run with You [Lee Rosevere Remix]
Noah Malcolm – No End In Sight
Loud/Rock Recording of the Year
Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite
Arsenal Mills – Lovesick and Broke
Cosmica – The Apostle
Negative J – Negative J
Rick Sparkes + The Enablers – Pleasure in the Pathless Woods
Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Pop/R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Brandon Howard Roy – Tough Stuff
Hailey MacIsaac – Poisonous
Joce Reyome – Cross My Heart
Kierrah – Dedication
Logan Richard – Logan Richard
Academy of Swimming Excellence Rap/HipHop Recording of the Year
BT FLW – Serpents
Lizleo – Heat Rise (ft. Eric Broadbent)
Spivey – Da Vinci
Vince The Messenger – Trustfall
X-Plycit – Trapped In My Head
Entertainer of the Year
Alicia Toner
Cory Gallant
Dylan Menzie
Joce Reyome
Sarah Hagen
The category of Entertainer of the Year is open to the public. Online voting begins on December 14th and can be found at https://awards.musicpei.com/
Music PEI Week takes place from March 2nd to March 6th, 2022.