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Summerside, PE – On Saturday night, March 7th, 2026, the 25th annual Music PEI Week culminated with the Awards Gala presented by the City of Summerside at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside. The celebration was hosted by CBC’s Bill Roach with musical direction by Craig Fair Productions. The gala also included performances by top nominees at this year’s Music PEI Awards including Logan Richard, Lennie Gallant, siddhu sneh, Richard Wood and members from the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble – who paid tribute to PEI jazz icons The Jive Kings.

Tiffany Liu, siddhu sneh and Logan Richard each took home 3 awards. The list of winners included:

2026 MusicPEI Award Winners

Terra Nova Fund – Achievement in Classical Music: Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra

Discover Charlottetown – Achievement in Global Music: Tiffany Liu

City of Charlottetown – Achievement in Jazz Music: Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble

Stay Golden Customs – Alternative Recording of the Year: Dazey – “This is all i am i guess”

SRL Solutions – Album of the Year: Logan Richard – “Character Traits”

Craig Fair Productions – Behind the Music Award: Island Jazz

Dairy Farmers of PEI – Country Recording of the Year: Brooke MacArthur – “Bittersweet Surprise”

Ocean 100 & Hot 105.5 – Entertainer of the Year: Mango Street Trio

PEI Mutual – Folk Recording of the Year: Lennie Gallant – “Shelter from the Storms”

KARI – Instrumental Recording of the Year: Tiffany Liu – “Spring in Tianshan”

Leo Cheverie Community Contributor of the Year, presented by Long & McQuade: Andrew Cormier

Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the City of Summerside: Teresa Doyle

Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year, presented by the Rising Tide Community Fund: siddhu sneh – “i am”

Timeless Events PEI – Musician of the Year: Todd MacLean

Anchor Fest – Music Video of the Year: Lennie Gallant – “Counting on Angels” directed by Matt Lodge

Holland College – Pop/Dance Recording of the Year: KINLEY – “Marrying Me”

Receiver Coffee – Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: siddhu sneh – “i am”

Cavendish Farms – R&B Soul/Recording of the Year: siddhu sneh – “i am”

Pressed 4 Time – Recording Professional of the Year: Adam Gallant

Norton’s Jewellers – Rock Recording of the Year: Two Hours Traffic – “I Never See You Anymore”

Maritime Electric – Single of the Year: Logan Richard – “The Grass is Blue (Everywhere I Go)”

SOCAN – Songwriter of the Year: Logan Richard

Timber to Trim Carpentry – Traditional Recording of the Year: Tiffany Liu – “Spring in Tianshan”

The Buzz – Visual Artist of the Year: Justin Rix

This year’s celebration included special recognition for two remarkable honorees: Teresa Doyle, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award Presented by the City of Summerside, recognizing her passionate representation of PEI on national and international stages and highlighting her dedication to arts education, and Andrew Cormier the recipient of the Leo Cheverie Community Contributor Award Presented by Long & McQuade, for his efforts to build bridges in PEI’s music community and give visibility to lesser-recognized genres of music.

Public voting for two fan-favorite categories took place—Ocean 100 and Hot 105.5 Entertainer of the Year was awarded to the Mango Street Trio and the Anchor Fest Music Video of the Year was awarded to Lennie Gallant on March 2nd’s video screening event for his video Counting on Angels, directed by Matt Lodge. 

Music PEI Week took place from February 28th to March 7th, 2026, with events across the Island celebrating PEI’s music scene. 

Music PEI would like to thank all of the sponsors who make this week possible, including the Province of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI, Skills PEI, the Government of Canada, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the City of Charlottetown, and the City of Summerside.

Music PEI would like to extend its gratitude to its 2026 sponsors. Gold sponsors include The City of Summerside, the City of Charlottetown, Pride PEI, Ocean 100 and Hot 105.5 – Stingray Radio Stations, SOCAN, and Maritime Electric.

Furthermore, the weeks’ silver sponsors: Terra Nova Fund of PEI, Discover Charlottetown, City of Charlottetown, SRL Solutions, Stay Golden Customs, Craig Fair Productions, Dairy Farmers of PEI, Stingray Radio Stations, PEI Mutual, KARI, Long & McQuade, City of Summerside, Rising Tide Community Fund, Anchor Fest, Timeless Events PEI, Holland College, Cavendish Farms, Receiver Coffee, Pressed 4 Time, Norton’s Jewellers, Maritime Electric, SOCAN, Timber to Trim Carpentry, The Buzz and Blue Ribbon Pet Supplies. Finally, MusicPEI thanks the bronze sponsors: Inn at Bay Fortune, Maritime Madness, CYMBA Music Publishing, COWS, Arsenault Best Cameron Ellis, Downtown Charlottetown, Wellington Co-op, PEI Liquor & Cannabis, Connolly Group, Samuel’s Coffee, Olde Village Bakery, Locarius, Synergy Screens, Jade Garden Restaurant.

And finally to our jurors, fans, and industry professionals who support this celebration of music.