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2023 Live Awards Categories
Venues & Festivals
- Best Teamwork in a Major Club (>1000):
Major live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (<1000 capacity) - Best Teamwork in a Medium Club (300-999):
Medium live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (300-999 capacity) - Best Teamwork in a Small Club (<300):
Small live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (<300 capacity) - Best Teamwork in a Soft Seat Theatre/Performing Arts Centre:
Soft-seat/PAC whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Any sized soft-seat theatre or performing arts centre - Best Teamwork in an Arena:
Arena venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Arena venue (>15,000 capacity) - Green Operations Festival of the Year:
Festival that is setting the bar for sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices.
Criteria: Festival, any size - Major Festival of the Year :
Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival 15,001+ - Medium Festival of the Year:
Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival 6001 - 15,000 capacity - Small Festival of the Year :
Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival <6000 capacity
General Live Music Awards
- A/V Production Company of the Year:
Production staff and organizations who have demonstrated technical excellece in live music.
Criteria: Criteria: Technical production workers and organizations or technical suppliers in live music - Agent of the Year:
Agent whose outstanding work has created success for their artists.
Criteria: Criteria: The Agent who fought the hardest, never gave up, figured it out - Brand/Music Program of the Year:
Outstanding partnership between live music and corporate entities, opening opportunities for Canadian artists and live music businesses.
Criteria: Criteria: Live music + brand partnerships - Community Impact:
An individual, group, or organization that has championed significant advocacy to help enhance the interests of the live music industry.
Criteria: An individual, group, or organization in the live music industry - Concert/Club Talent Buyer of the Year:
Buyer whose work on behalf of the venue has led to outstanding programming.
Criteria: Criteria: Concert talent buyer who demonstrated resiliency, flexibility and determniation - Festival Buyer of the Year:
Buyer whose work on behalf of the festival has led to outstanding programming.
Criteria: Criteria: Festival talent buyer who demonstrated resiliency, flexibility and determniation - Legends of Live:
Canadian artist(s) with a distinguished career in live performance in and beyond Canada.
Criteria: Canadian artist - Lifetime Achievement:
Individual with a distinguished career nurturing the Canadian live music industry.
Criteria: Canadian live music industry worker - Manager of the Year:
Manager whose outstanding work has created success for their artists.
Criteria: Criteria: Artist manager who fought the hardest, never gave up, figured it out - New Touring Artist of the Year:
New artist demonstrating oustanding live performance.
Criteria: Criteria: Artist who began touring between 2020-2023 - Production Manager of the Year (Festival/Concert):
Production worker whose work on behalf of the concert or festival led to outstanding achievement and excellence.
Criteria: Criteria: Production; Crew - Road Warrior of the Year (Tour Manager):
Tour manager whose outstanding work on tour has supported artists and tour staff.
Criteria: Tour Manager - Your Future Boss:
Outstanding young leader demonstrating promising talent for the future of the live music industry.
Criteria: Criteria: Individuals under the age of 35.
Music Cities Awards
- Music City of the Year:
Group making a demonstrated commitment to leveraging the power of live music locally, to rebuild, recovery and grow thanks to live music.
Criteria: Criteria: Community groups of any size that have undertaken economic development work in the live music space, including BIAs, townships, and municipalities. (Associations and charities are not eligible for this award.)