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.)