2023 Awards Nominees
Music PEI congratulates all the nominees on their achievements and contributions to the Island’s music community and would like to extend gratitude to all the funders, sponsors, and partners who help to make Music Week possible.
FACTOR Album of the Year
Dylan Menzie – Modern Classic
Lawrence Maxwell – Ballad of Miles
Lennie Gallant – Christmas Day on Planet Earth
The Burning Hell – Garbage Island
The East Pointers – House of Dreams
The Buzz Album Art of the Year
Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite
(Artwork: Brendan Henry)
Brielle Ansems – Still Awake
(Portrait/Painting: Sarah Eddie, based on Photograph by Emily Coffin; Graphic Design: Brielle Ansems)
Lawrence Maxwell – Ballad of Miles
(Art Direction / Illustration / Layout: Aidan Searle)
The Burning Hell – Garbage Island
(Artwork & Graphic Design: Emmie Tsumura)
The Moneygoround – Cruisin’ and Swingin’
(Design & Layout: Aidan Searle; Inside Photo: Heather Doyle; Graphic Designer: Mira Howard & Artwork: Jeremy Brunel)
Hailey MacIsaac – Poisonous
(Graphic Designer: Jett Roberts & Photographer: Stewart MacLean)
Sarah Hagen – Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
(Graphic Designer: Ben Didier & Artwork: Sarah Hagen)
Combat Computers Digital Achievement of the Year
Alicia Toner
BraedenV
Brandon Howard Roy
Hailey MacIsaac
Knull
PEI Mutual Instrumental Recording of the Year
Atlantic String Machine – A Single Juniper Post
Kevin, Tim & Brent Chaisson – Dad’s Tunes
Lee Rosevere – Calm After the Storm
Natalie Williams Calhoun – Act 3
Tzu-Cheng Wang – Hello, PEI!
Rising Tide Community Fund Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year
Ava + Lily Rashed
Elijah MacDougall
Hazen Halls
Natalie Williams Calhoun
Nolan Compton
Atlantic Lottery Recording Sector Award
Adam Gallant
Andrew A. Melzer
SpaceCamp
The Guild Achievement in Classical Music
Atlantic String Machine
Lee Rosevere
Natalie Williams Calhoun
Under the Spire Music Festival
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Alicia Toner
KINLEY
Lawrence Maxwell
The East Pointers
The Moneygoround
Upstreet Craft Brewing Single of the Year
Alicia Toner – Tonight (feat. Joey Landrith)
Brandon Howard Roy – Give Me Love
Cory Gallant – Daddy Was Saturday Night
Lennie Gallant – I’m Gonna Have A Merry Christmas Even If It Kills Me
The East Pointers – Stronger Than You Know
Lennox Island First Nation Music Video of the Year
Andrew Waite – Full Time Tryin’ 2 Luv
(Directed & Animated by Brendan Henry)
Brielle Ansems – 25 (Still Awake)
(Directed by Ryan McCarville)
Knull – Devour
(Directed by Kyle Gallagher)
Lawrence Maxwell – Back to Cape Breton
(Directed by Shane Pendergast)
The Burning Hell – Nigel the Gannet
(Directed by Ariel Sharratt)
Caledonia House Roots Recording of the Year
Andrew Waite – Andrew Waite
Brielle Ansems – Still Awake
Lawrence Maxwell – Ballad of Miles
Lennie Gallant – Christmas Day on Planet Earth
Nolan Compton – Born and Raised
Discover Charlottetown Rock Recording of the Year
Elijah MacDougall – The Boy That Would Be
Hazen Halls – Our Fires Fade to Candles, Vol.1
Hired Guns – One In The Chamber
Nolan Compton – Born and Raised
The Burning Hell – Garbage Island
Fiddling Fisherman Lookout R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
BraedenV – Trendsetter
Dr. Zoo – 20
Hailey MacIsaac – Lumber
Logan Richard – Live at The Trailside
Nadia – Off the High feat. Vince The Messenger
Downtown Charlottetown Pop Recording of the Year
Elijah MacDougall – The Boy Who Would Be
Doug Hoyer – Getting Older
KINLEY – Daylight
Nick Doneff – The Late August Days
Nikkie Gallant – Subtle Motions
City of Charlottetown Rap/HipHop Recording of the Year
Adam Robbins – Coup de Grâce
BraedenV – Trendsetter
Spivey – Fever Dreams
TNA & Vince The Messenger – Night Scenes
Vince the Messenger – If These Walls Could Talk
X-Plycit – X-It The Premises
Whitecap Entertainment Entertainer of the Year
Alicia Toner
Andrew Waite
Cory Gallant
Lawrence Maxwell
Lennie Gallant
Maritime Electric Live Sector Award
Craig Fair Music Productions
Open Mic with KINLEY at Baba’s
Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
Shane Pendergast
Under the Spire Music Festival
2023 Board Awards Nominees
KENT Community Contributor of the Year
Jay Diss
Maxine MacLennan
Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors
Richard Wood
Zoe & Holly O’Regan
Long & McQuade Educator of the Year
Island Rock Camps
Kirk White
Music Alive Program – Richard Pellissier-Lush & Ryan Elliot Drew
SRL Solutions Industry Person of the Year
Alyssa Gallant
Faye Williams Wood
Arsenault Best Cameron & Ellis Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Haines
Maureen McTague
Maxine MacLennan
CYMBA Music Publishing Live Music Production Professional of the Year
Chris Knox
Kyle Gallagher
Shawna Picard
Souris Credit Union Rooted to The Island
Christine Campbell
Jay Diss
Kiwi Jr.
Holland College Musician of the Year
Cory Gallant
Lawrence Maxwell
Nick Doneff
Nick Gauthier
Tzu-Cheng Wang
