2017 nominees
INDUSTRY SUBMISSIONS
BOOKING AGENCY
- The Billions Corporation
- The Feldman Agency
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- Madison House Inc.
- Paquin Artists Agency
- Sakamoto Agency
- United Talent Agency
MANAGEMENT COMPANY
- Arts and Crafts Management
- Bedlam Music Management
- Bernie Breen Management
- Bruce Allen Talent
- Chris Smith Management
- Coalition Music
- RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
- XO/SAL and CO
MAJOR FACILITY OVER 8000
- Air Canada Centre – Toronto
- Bell Centre/Centre Bell – Montreal
- Budweiser Gardens – London
- Budweiser Stage(formerly Molson Canadian Amphitheatre) – Toronto
- Canadian Tire Centre – OTTAWA
- MTS Centre – Winnipeg
- Rogers Arena – Vancouver
- Sasktel Centre – Saskatoon
- Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary
MAJOR FACILITY UNDER 8000
- Brandt Centre – Regina
- Credit Union Place – Summerside
- Echo Beach – Toronto
- Tribute Communities Centre (formerly General Motors Centre – Oshawa
- Mile One Centre – St. John’s
- Prospera Place – Kelowna
- Rogers K-Rock Centre – Kingston
- Save-On Foods Memorial Centre – Victoria
- TD Place – Ottawa
CASINO/SPECIALTY VENUE
- Caesars Windsor – WINDSOR
- Casino Montreal – MONTREAL
- Casino New Brunswick – MONCTON
- Casino Nova Scotia – HALIFAX
- Casino Rama Resort – ORILLIA
- Casino Regina – REGINA
- Club Regent Casino – Winnipeg
- Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls
- River Cree Resort and Casino – Edmonton
- River Rock Casino Resort – Richmond
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE OVER 1500
- Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts – Winnipeg
- Centre in the Square – Kitchener
- FirstOntario Concert Hall – Hamilton
- Massey Hall – Toronto
- National Arts Centre – Ottawa
- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton
- The Orpheum – Vancouver
- Place des Arts – Montreal
- Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver
PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE UNDER 1500
- Vogue Theatre -VANCOUVER
- Rebecca Cohn Auditorium – Halifax
- Royal Theatre – Victoria
- Corona Theatre – Montreal
- FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre – St. Catharines
- Showplace Performance Centre – Peterborough
- The Port Theatre – Nanaimo
PROMOTER
- AEG Live
- Collective Concerts
- Embrace
- Evenko
- Ink Entertainment
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- Live Nation
- MRG
- Sonic Concerts
INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE
- CHEAP THRILLS – Montreal
- Compact Music – Ottawa
- Fred’s Records – St. John’s
- Freecload Records – Edmonton
- Neptune Records – Vancouver
- Red Cat Records – Vancouver
- Rotate This – Toronto
- Sonic Boom – Toronto
- Soundscapes – Toronto
- Taz Records – Halifax
- Zulu Records – Vancouver
RETAIL
- 7Digital
- Amazon.ca
- Google Play Music
- Groupe Archambault
- iTunes
- London Drugs
- Sunrise Records
- Walmart
RECORDING STUDIO
- Studio Fast Forward – Montreal
- Greenhouse Studios – Vancouver
- Metalworks Studios – Mississauga
- Nimbus 9 – Vancouver
- Noble Street Studios – Toronto
- The Orange Lounge Recording Studio – Toronto
- Phase One Studios – Toronto
- Planet Studios – Montreal
- Revolution Recording – Toronto
- Vespa Music Group – Toronto
- The Warehouse Studio – Vancouver
CANADIAN INDEPENDENT LABEL
- 604 Records
- Arts and Crafts Records
- Black Box Recordings
- Dine Alone Records
- Last Gang Records
- MDM Recordings Inc.
- Nettwerk Records
- Open Road Recordings
- Royal Mountain Records
- Royalty Records
- Secret City Records
- Six Shooter Records
INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR
- Believe Distribution Services
- Cadence Music Group
- DEP Distribution
- eOne Distribution
- Fontana North
- IDLA
- Outside Music
MUSIC PUBLISHER
- Arts and Crafts Music Publishing
- Cadence Music Group
- Casablanca Media Publishing
- Nettwerk Music
- ole
- peermusic
- Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
- Third Side Music
- Universal Music Publishing
- Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
MUSIC SCHOOLS
- Durham College – Oshawa
- Fanshawe College – London
- Harris Institute – Toronto
- Metalworks Institute – Mississauga
- Nimbus School of Recording – Vancouver
- OIART – London
- Trebas Institute – Montreal/Toronto
MUSIC JOURNALIST
- Karen Bliss – Billboard/Samaritan Magazine
- David Farrell – FYI Music News
- Carla Gillis – NOW Magazine
- Holly Gordon – CBC Music
- Andrew King – Canadian Musician
- Anupa Mistry – Fader
- Sarah Murphy – Exclaim
- Ben Rayner – Toronto Star
- Jane Stevenson – Toronto Sun
- Mike Usinger – Georgia Straight
PUBLICIST
- Ken Beattie – Killbeat Music
- Beth Cavanagh – Cadence Music
- Cristina Fernandes – Listen Harder
- Mavis Harris – Universal Music Canada
- Joelle May – Modmay
- Sacha Miller – Workplate
- Joanne Setterington – Indoor Recess
- Carrie Sager – Flip Publicity
- Charlotte Thompson – Red Umbrella
- Steve Waxman – Warner Music Canada
MAJOR LABEL
- Sony Music Canada
- Universal Music Canada
- Warner Music Canada
DIGITAL MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
- Apple Music
- CBC Music
- Google Play Music
- Groove Music
- iHeart
- Sirius/XM
- Soundcloud
- Spotify
- Stingray Music
- YouTube
BROADCAST SUBMISSIONS
MUSIC DIRECTOR MAJOR
- Amy “Race” Ballard – The New Hot 89.9 – Ottawa
- Brad Challoner – 103.5 QM/FM – Vancouver
- Lisa Grossi – CHUM-FM – Toronto
- Tyler Hall – Virgin 985 – Calgary
- Julie James – CHFI – Toronto
- Lynch – X92.9 – Calgary
- Jeremy Slattery – Kiss 92.5 – Toronto
- Brandy Taylor – Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- Brittany Van Hemert – CFOX – Vancouver
- Wayne Webster – Boom 973 – Toronto
MUSIC DIRECTOR SECONDARY
- Mark Cameron – FM96 – London
- Bryan Capistrano – The Zone 91.3 – Victoria
- Kat Elliott – Virgin 101.3 – Halifax
- Gary Grivich – BX93 – London
- Paul Morris – HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
- Mark Munroe – 102.9 K-Lite/105.7 EZ Rock -Hamilton/St. Catharines
- Barry Stewart – Live 105/Hot Country 103.5 – Halifax
- Anna Zee – Q104 – Halifax
MUSIC DIRECTOR SMALL
- James Cormier – Capital FM – Fredericton
- Kurt Flesher – Country 97 – Prince George
- Cody Malbeuf – The Goat – Lloydminster
- Scott McGregor – 98.1 The Bridge – Lethbridge
- Andrew Murdoch – 99.9 Sun FM – Kelowna
- Curtis Pope – Country 107 – Abbotsford
- Leigh Robert – Country 104 – Woodstock
- Brendan Seeley – Real Country 95.5 – Red Deer
- Cam Webb – Cruz-FM – Red Deer
ON AIR TALENT MAJOR MARKET
- Garner Andrews – Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- The Jeff O’Neil Show – CFOX – Vancouver
- John Derringer – Q107 – Toronto
- Jonny, Holly & Nira – Virgin 94.5 – Vancouver
- The Nat & Drew Show – QM/FM – Vancouver
- Roger & Marilyn – CHUM-FM – Toronto
- Ryder in the Morning – Hot 107 – Edmonton
- Stu Jeffries – Boom 973 – Toronto
- Tyler & Lynch – X929 – Calgary
- Willy in the Morning – Rock 101 – Vancouver
ON AIR TALENT SECONDARY MARKET
- Biggs & Barr – HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
- Dave & Rachel – BX93 – London
- BJ & the Morning Crew – Q104 – Halifax
- Griff & Caroline – 92.9 Jack FM – Halifax
- Ian & Dana – Hot Country 103.5 – Halifax
- Poncho & Cassie – 105.3 Rock – Medicine Hat
- Rick Hodge & Lori Love – 105.7 EZ Rock – St. Catharines
- Stacie & Joel – Cruz 96.3 – Saskatoon
- Taz & Jim Kelly – FM96 – London
PROGRAM DIRECTOR MAJOR
- Blair Bartrem – Q107 – Toronto
- Josie Fenech – The New Hot 89.9 – Ottawa
- Paul Kaye – Kiss 92.5 – Toronto
- Chad Martin – CJAY 92/Virgin 985/Funny 1060 – Calgary
- Troy McCallum – Boom 973 – Toronto
- Curtis Strange – QMFM/Virgin 94.5 – Vancouver
- Adam Thompson – Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- Al Tompson – XL103 – Calgary Christian Hall – X929 – Calgary
- Rob Vavrek – 100.3 The Bear – Edmonton
PROGRAM DIRECTOR SECONDARY
- Sarah Cummings – Llite/105.7 EZ Rock – Hamilton/St.Catharines
- Brad Gibb – FM96 – London
- Ian March – K Rock 105.7 – Kingston
- Rob Michaels – 98.5 The Ocean – Victoria
- Brad Muir – C100/101.3 Virgin – Halifax
- Andy Ross – 96.3 Cruz – Saskatoon
- John Shields – The Zone – Victoria
- Trevor Wallworth – Q104 – Halifax
- Jeff Winskell – HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
PROGRAM DIRECTOR SMALL
- JD Anderson – The Goat – Lloydminster
- Brad Bazin – GX94/The Fox 94.1 – Yorkton
- Mike Campbell – VOCM group – St. John’s
- Matt Cleveland – Capital FM/The Fox 105.3/CKHJ – Fredericton
- Jenn Dalen – Real Country 95.5 – Red Deer
- Carol Gass – Country 97 – Prince George
- John Knox – 97.9 Rock/Country 93 – Fort MacMurray
- Trapper John – 105.3 Rock – Medicine Hat
PROMOTION
- Besties or Bust – 105.7 EZ Rock – St. Catharines
- Bullseye – Q107 – Toronto
- Burgers for Breakfast – Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- Flight to the North Pole – Hits FM – St. John’s
- Hip-FM – HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
- Live for Free – Jump 106.9 – Ottawa
- May the Best Friends Win – Indie 88 – Toronto
- Rock Paper Scissors Invitational – Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- The Social Experiment – The New Hot 89.9 – Ottawa
- X Fest Announcement Party – X929 – Calgary
STATION OF THE YEAR MEDIUM
- 1023 Jack – London
- 104.9 The Wolf – Regina
- 105.7 EZ Rock – St. Catharines
- C100 – Halifax
- Free 98.1 – London
- HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
- Q104 – Halifax
- Rock 95 – Barrie
- The Zone @ 91.3 – Victoria
STATION OF THE YEAR AC
- 98.1 CHFI – Toronto
- 103.1 Fresh Radio – London
- 103.5 QM/FM – Vancouver
- 105.7 EZ Rock – St. Catharines
- CHUM-FM – Toronto
- Kiss 95.9 – Calgary
- Kiss 102.3 – Winnipeg
- K-Lite – Hamilton
STATION OF THE YEAR CHR
- 91.7 The Bounce – Edmonton
- 94.5 Virgin Radio – Vancouver
- 97.5 Virgin Radio – London
- 98.5 Virgin Radio – Calgary
- 99.9 Virgin Radio – Toronto
- 101.3 Virgin – Halifax
- Jump 106.9 – Ottawa
- Kiss 92.5 – Toronto
- The New Hot 89.9 – Ottawa
STATION OF THE YEAR CLASSIC/GOLD
- 92.9 Jack FM – Halifax
- 969 Jack – Calgary
- Boom 973 – Toronto
- Boom 99.7 – Ottawa
- Q107 – Calgary
- Q107 – Toronto
- Rock 101 – Vancouver
- XL103 – Calgary
STATION OF THE YEAR COUNTRY
- Big Dog 92.7 – Regina
- BX93 – London
- CISN Country – Edmonton
- Country 99.3 – Fort McMurray
- Country 105 – Calgary
- JR FM – VANCOUVER
- KX94.7 – Hamilton
- KX96 – Oshawa
- New Country 100.7 – Penticton
STATION OF THE YEAR MULTICULTURAL
- 101.7 World FM – Edmonton
- CHIN Radio International – Toronto
- CIRV FM 88.9 – TORONTO
- CMR 101.3 – TORONTO
- FM 94.7 – CALGARY
- FM 96.1 – VANCOUVER
STATION OF THE YEAR NEWS/TALK
- 680 News – Toronto
- AM980 – London
- CHED – Edmonton
- CJAD – MONTREAL
- News 957 – Halifax
- News 1130 – Vancouver
- Newstalk 1010 – Toronto
- TSN 1260 – Edmonton
STATION OF THE YEAR ROCK
- 92.1 CITI – Winnipeg
- 97.7 HTZ-FM – St. Catharines
- 100.3 The Bear – Edmonton
- 102.1 The Edge – Toronto
- CJAY 92 – Calgary
- Indie 88 – Toronto
- Sonic 102.9 – Edmonton
- The World Famous CFOX – Vancouver
- X929 – Calgary
STATION OF THE YEAR SMALL
- 94.3 The Goat – Prince George
- 99.9 Sun FM – Kelowna
- 105.3 Rock – Medicine Hat
- 106.1 The Goat – Lloydminster
- Capital FM – Fredericton
- The Fox 105.3 – Fredericton
- K96.3 – Kelowna
- Zed 98.9 – Red Deer