Nominees

Children’s Album of the Year

  • Abigail Lapell - Lullabies
  • Bon Débarras - J'm'en viens chez vous!
  • Henri Godon - Chants de vacances
  • Seeka Sings - I Belong
  • Will and Seeka - Will and Seeka: Friends with Everyone

Contemporary Album of the Year

  • Abigail Lapell - Anniversary
  • Boy Golden - For Jimmy
  • Juurini - Aqqutinni
  • Kaia Kater - Strange Medicine
  • Lynne Hanson - Just A Poet
  • Sandra Bouza - A Sound in the Dark

Contemporary Singer of the Year

  • Camille Intson (Camie) - POEMS IN THE ASHES
  • Derina Harvey (Derina Harvey Band) - Waves of Home
  • Jeffery Straker (Jeffery Straker) - Great Big Sky
  • Ndidi O (Ndidi O) - Simple Songs for Complicated Times
  • Esther Wheaton (Onion Honey) - Foul Weather Friends

English Songwriter(s) of the Year

  • Celeigh Cardinal, Brennan Cameron (Celeigh Cardinal) - Boundless Possibilities
  • Kellie Loder (Kellie Loder) - Transitions
  • Ndidi O (Ndidi O) - Simple Songs for Complicated Times
  • Ruth Moody (Ruth Moody) - Wanderer
  • Shayna Hayes (Shaina Hayes) - Kindergarten Heart
  • Adrian Glynn, Brendan McLeod (The Fugitives) - No Help Coming

Ensemble of the Year

  • Good Lovelies - We Will Never Be The Same
  • Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen - Home
  • Rum Ragged - Gone Jiggin'
  • Sultans of String - Walking Through the Fire
  • The Fugitives - No Help Coming

French Songwriter(s) of the Year

  • Alexandre Poulin (Alexandre Poulin) - La somme des êtres aimés
  • Michel Robichaud (Michel Robichaud) - Rallumer l'effort
  • Reney Ray (Reney Ray) - L'album Temporaire
  • Sara Dufour, Dany Placard (Sara Dufour) - On va-tu prendre une marche?
  • Lennie Gallant, Patricia Richard (Sirène et Matelot) - Un monde de dissonances

Global Roots Album of the Year

  • Dumai Dunai - Sometime Between Now and Never
  • Jason Wilson and Ashara - Ashara
  • Lemon Bucket Orkestra - Cuckoo
  • Merrie Klazek - Dance Around the Sun
  • Okavango African Orchestra - Migration

Indigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year

  • Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers (Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers) - Marks on the Ground
  • Jason Burnstick, Nadia Burnstick (Burnstick) - Made of Sin
  • Celeigh Cardinal (Celeigh Cardinal) - Boundless Possibilities
  • Gabrielle Fontaine (Indian City) - Tomorrow
  • Mimi O'Bonsawin (Live in Concert) - Live in Concert

Instrumental Composer(s) of the Year

  • Alanna Jenish (Alanna Jenish ) - Daleview
  • Karson McKeown, Tom Gammons, Tuli Porcher (Inn Echo) - Hemispheres
  • Andrew Collins (The Andrew Collins Trio) - The Rule of Three
  • Andre Valerio (Tio Chorinho) - Tempestuoso
  • Pastelle LeBlanc (Vishtèn) - Vishtèn Connexions Expansion

Instrumental Group of the Year

  • Masmoudi Quartette - Villes Éternelles
  • Pipeslinger - The King's Clothing
  • Solidaridad Tango - DISTANCIA
  • The Andrew Collins Trio - The Rule of Three
  • Tio Chorinho - Tempestuoso

Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year

  • Jason Fowler (Jason Fowler) - FORELSKET
  • Jeremie Groleau (Jeremie Groleau) - Uphill
  • Merrie Klazek (Merrie Klazek) - Dance Around the Sun
  • Miles Zurawell (Miles Zurawell) - Far Afield
  • Shaun Ferguson (Shaun Ferguson) - La Lumière De L'Ombre - L'Ombre De La Lumière

Single of the Year

  • What Would Love Do? (Alt Version) - Andrew Allen
  • Train Coming (ft. Eric Gales) - Angelique Francis
  • Wildflower - Asiah Holm
  • Same Old Me - Geneviève Racette
  • Tell Me How - Loryn Taggart
  • Meaning Well - Mia Kelly

Solo Artist of the Year

  • Abigail Lapell (Abigail Lapell) - Anniversary
  • Connie Kaldor (Connie Kaldor) - Keep Going
  • Loryn Taggart (Loryn Taggart) - The Lost Art of Pulling Through
  • Mélisande (Mélisande) - Rembobine
  • Orit Shimoni (Orit Shimoni) - Winnipeg
  • Sue Foley (Sue Foley) - One Guitar Woman

Traditional Album of the Year

  • Bradley Murphy - BEUL
  • Brandon Isaak - One Step Closer
  • David Francey - The Breath Between
  • La Bottine Souriante - Domino !
  • Lucy MacNeil - Angels Whisper
  • Rum Ragged - Gone Jiggin'

Traditional Singer of the Year

  • Abigail Lapell (Abigail Lapell) - Lullabies
  • Fathieh Honari (Gordon Grdina's The Marrow) - With Fatheih Honari
  • Ken Whiteley (Ken Whiteley) - So Glad I'm Here
  • Lucy MacNeil (Lucy MacNeil) - Angels Whisper
  • Mélisande (Mélisande) - Rembobine

Vocal Group of the Year

  • Good Lovelies - We Will Never Be The Same
  • La Nef - RED SKY AT NIGHT
  • Mikha.elles - Camino de mujeres
  • Prairie Comeau - L'emprunt(e)
  • summersets - small town story

Producer(s) of the Year

  • Jason Burnstick, Nadia Burnstick (Burnstick) - Made of Sin
  • Gal George Gjurin (Gal George Gjurin) - How about a kiss?
  • Joshua Van Tassel and Christine Bougie (Good Lovelies) - We Will Never Be The Same
  • David Boulanger (La Bottine Souriante) - Domino !
  • (Marie Onile) - Les mots, l'élan et la chance

Young Performer(s) of the Year

  • Amelia Parker - Forwards
  • Irish Millie - GRACE
  • Mary Frances Leahy - First Light
  • Paige Penney - INFINITY
  • The Salt Beef Junkies - Somewhere In Between

Oliver Schroer Pushing the Boundaries

  • Irish Millie - GRACE
  • James Hill - Uke Heads
  • Jonathan Bélanger - Sur le Boulevard
  • Kiran Ahluwalia - Comfort Food
  • Nastasia Y - Kyiv Soul
  • The Andrew Collins Trio - The Rule of Three

New/Emerging Artist(s) of the Year

  • Derina Harvey Band - Waves of Home
  • Lucy MacNeil - Angels Whisper
  • Maggie's Wake - Maggie's Wake
  • Miles Zurawell - Far Afield
  • Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen - Home
  • Solidaridad Tango - DISTANCIA

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