NOMINEES FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL NIAGARA MUSIC AWARDS
Album of the year
“Go Through Hell” – Beepax
“Just Before Dawn” – Ezza CG
“Cartoon Ghosts” – Grim Fandango
“I Just Found Out About Love” – Jimmy Stahl featuring Genevieve-renee Bisson “Swinging On a Star” – Jimmy Stahl featuring Michael Vanhevel “Taking My Way” – John Lepp
“Summer Nights” – Light Spectrum
“Lit in the Sticks” – Ryan Langdon
Adult contemporary artist
Adam James Ashley Sienna Jessica Wilson Light Spectrum Maceo
Mel Monaco Nico TK Riley Michaels Ryan Lunn VALERIE Victorthegiant
Blues artist
Gravely James Maeve Davis
Country artist
Chris Scott
Mike Lynch
NT 1078 featuring Alpana Skies
Ryan Langdon Samantha Ava
The Handsome Devils
EDM artist
Hyland and Kavai Kromatik
MCON Thrust Polychronic (Dave Moore)
Protocell
Soda Fountain to the Stars
Female vocalist
Barb Mantini Errunhrd Genevieve-renee Bisson Maeve Davis
Mel Monaco
Paige Kopp Moonfox (Emma Lee Fleury) Samantha Ava VALERIE
Male vocalist
Niko TK Riley Michaels Ryan Lunn G.ORGE Victorthegiant Ryan Langdon
Engineer
Daniel Belasco/glass Apple Bonzai
Grim Fandango (Josh Kalogerakos)
Light Spectrum Lunder the Influence/ Ryan Lunn
Matt Keighan/midnight Sons
Pluto Hann/kelly Hendrix TAWGS/RYAN Lunn Tumbektrain
Folk artist
Anthony Abbruscato G.ORGE Gravelly James John Lepp
Ryan Lunn
Heavy metal artist
Druid Dustwalker Kawthra Laid to Rest Ocular Trauma Temple of Night
Hip-hop artist
Aerostylez
Beepax Bryxeisdead
CDOT
D-pax
Eric Laurent
Ezza CD featuring Ill Table Manners
Ill Table Manners featuring L. Write & Humble Hah
Johnny Armani
Josh Monroe featuring Young Snitch Keandreongo
Kelly Hendrix featuring Mavis Lane & Pluto Hann Kid Hitz featuring Lil Nucci
Nick Bee
Riri 3500
Steve Ink featuring Young Snitch
Swish Styles
Tino Punch
Indigenous artist or group
Willpower Cam Laforme
Instrumental artist
Jake Reynolds Mcon Thrst
Mike Palermo
Rusty Mccarthy Soda Fountain to the Stars Space Basement Collective
Jazz artist
Barb Mantini Jimmy Stahl featuring Genevieve-renee Bisson
Music video
“Holy Moly” – Beepax “I Live Christmas” – Cassandra
“Shadow Creeper” – Duskwalker
“OJ” – Ezza CG featuring Darrell Mxller “Country Western Band” – Handsome Devils “Bags Up” – Kid Hitz featuring Lil Nucci “Space” – Maceo “Any Girl” – Maysides “Volition” – Mel Monaco “Dia de los meurtos” – Method 2 Madness “Frequencies” – Moonfox “Ghost Rider” – Ryan Lunn “White Witch” – Swish Styles “Distance! Quarantine! Isolation!” – The Real Budzi
“No More Bad Dreams” – VALERIE “Walkin” – Victorthegiant
New artist
Adam James Ashley Sienna Cassandra Difruscio Don Sway Sosa Eric Laurent Johnny Lepp Light Spectrum Maceo
Maci Wood Robert Alfieri Samantha Ava Victorthegiant
New group
Daylight Burners Drivinsty
Filet of Soul Method 2 Madness Shady Business Shallo Water Space Basement Collective
Original group
Advancing Low Lives DJ Arum & The Poe Cocktails
Fool Proof Shady Business Road Waves
Producer
Brandon Walker for Jimmy Stahl Band (“Just Found Out About Love”) Dean Malton for Maeve Davis (“Restless Heart”) (Maeve Davis) Errunhrd for Errunhrd (“Atbp2”)
Ill Table Manners for Ill Table Manners featuring L. Write and Humble Hah (“Get Some”)
Kid Hitz for Kid Hitz featuring Lil Nucci (”Bags Up”)
Rabby Teng (“Lying to Myself”)
Punk artist
Advancing Low-lives Maysides Welland Wasted
Rock artist
Breaking Still Cocktails Evan Rotella Foolproof Grim Fandango Hazy T
Method 2 Madness Midnight Sons
NT 1078 featuring Sara Ireland
Original song
“Friends” – Adam James “Spaceship” – Beepax “I Love Christmas” – Cassandra “Something to Prove” – CDOT
“Atbp2” – Errunhrd “Violet” – Fool Proof “Get Some” – Ill Table Manners featuring L. Write & Humble Hah “Sick” – Jessica Wilson “I’m Sorry” – Light Spectrum featuring Marrika Sanders
“Any Girl” – Maysides “Kerosene” – Niko TK “Now I Know” – Riley Michaels
“A Ghost Story” – Ryan Lunn
“Jam #051” – Shady Business
“Hall of Fame” – Tumbektrain
Producer
Expose the North Rafik Guirguis Rob Repovs Lunn Consutling Will Dridge
Singer/songwriter
Adam James Anthony Abbruscato Chris Scott G.ORGE Gravely James Mel Monaco Robert Tanos Ryan Lunn VALERIE