Kyle McKearney, The Royal Foundry, ANNIKA and Jennie Harluk lead the nominations for the YYC Music Awards this year, which will be held Sept. 24 at the Grey Eagle Casino.
The YYC Music Awards Foundation announced the nominees in 27 categories earlier this week. McKearney is up for five awards, including country recording of the year for Mercy, music video of the year and songwriter of the year for Whispering Pines, single of the year for Mercy and solo artist of the year. The Royal Foundry are up for five awards as well, including group of the year and alternative recording of the year for Little High Little Low. They have also been nominated for music video of the year, single of the year and songwriter of the year for the title track of their album. Country singer ANNIKA is up for single of the year for Strangers, which is also nominated for country recording of the year and music video of the year.
Jennie Harluk got the nod for pop recording of the year for Mess of Me and songwriter of the year for I Don’t Get Angry. She is also up for solo artist of the year. Fans can vote for the People’s Choice Award until Aug. 7 at yycmusicawards.com.
2023 YYCMA Nominees:
ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by X92.9 Calgary’s Alternative
JVNO The Bard – “Castaway” NIKU – “NIKU”
Oranje – “Quanzor”
The Royal Foundry – “Little High Little Low” Kue Varo & the Only Hopes – “Feelin’ Lucky”
BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Ethan Askey – “Walk When You Wanna Run”
Brother Ray Lemelin – “Dark/Out of Phase”
Chris Forrest & The Big Mercy – “Bring It Home”
Kinjo & Young – “Gone Too Long”
Sandra Sutter – “Midnight Serenade”
The Prairie Dogz – “40 Dollars”
CHILDREN’S RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Elevate Kids Choir – “New Things”
Amy Essen – “Dinosaur Dubstep”
Music with Mandy – “Outside My Window”
Parks Canada’s Mountain WIT – “Wildlife Rules”
CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Jeremy Brown, with Lna Henchel – “emergence”
CWP: artist collective – “KWP”
Eric Heitmann & Patrick Zelinski – “Moonlit Echoes”
Sarah Houston – “Windshift”
Jarred Nicklen – “Sky After Sunset”
COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
Cool Choir
JazzYYC Youth Lab Band
New West Symphony & Chorus
Revv52
Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
ANNIKA – “Strangers”
Scarlett Butler – “Big Vacation”
Steve Jevne – “Best Friends Fall In Love”
Crystal McGrath – “Test Drive”
Kyle McKearney – “Mercy”
EDM RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Bungalow – “Just Dance”
Ginsong – “Can’t Escape you”
Salmon Sushi Boys & Boostha – “Feel Alive”
Sonek – “Get Down”
Titus1 – “Circles”
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Sonia Deleo – “Love Notes To The Monsters”
Nancy Laberge – “Just Leave”
Heather May – “Folk Revival”
Carly Reirson – “Aurora”
The CHARMS – “You Are My Flower, Acoustics Vol. 1″
GROUP OF THE YEAR
DoubleSuede
Osyron
Souls In Rhythm
The Lovebullies
The Royal Foundry
INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Amanda Burgener
Rob Cyrynowski
Grant Howarth
Sheldon Lachambre
Nancy Laberge
INSPIRATIONAL/HOLIDAY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
FAC Music – “He Lives “
Goldmarkist – “Seasons (Feat GoldenLiz)”
Her Motives Are Silent – “Pieces”
New West Symphony & Chorus – “Christmas with New West: Live at the Jack”Johnny Summers and the Calgary Jazz Orchestra – “Let’s Do It Again, This Christmas”
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Tina Hartt – “Absence of You”
Keith O’Rourke – “Imperfect Perfectionist”
Perpie – “The Landing (1803)”
Deb Rasmussen – “UNSPOKEN”
Carsten Rubeling – “Headwaters”
METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Presented by Loud As Hell Metal Festival
Balrogath – “Arcane Sacrifice”
Carlos Cruz Project – “Carlos Cruz Project, Volume1″
Osyron – “Momentous”
Red Cain – “Fisher King”
SYRYN – “Heads or Tails”
