June 26th, 2014 Last Updated on: June 26th, 2014
Voting is now open for the 9th annual Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMAs). Nominees in all 22 categories, talented nominees have been announced. For two nights, Native America's celebrated musicians will receive awards. The APCMA RBC Ohshkii Awards Showcase on Thursday, September 11 at The Winnipeg Art Gallery is an Invite-only event. The televised APCMA Show occurs on Friday, September 12 at the MTS Centre. A full broadcast will appear on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Tickets are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca.
First round of voting for the APCMA was only open to Industry Voters. Worldwide voting is now open to the public. This round of voting is from June 19th –July 19th,2014.Music fans that register online may vote to choose the winners,and voting is open around the world and is free online.
To vote,go to www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com and select the Sign Up page. Once you register,you can choose your favorite artists in each category!Voting closes July 19,2014 at 11:59pm CST.
Categories and Nominees are:
BEST ALBUM COVER DESIGN:
INDIAN CITY–Colors
INEZ JASPER–Burn Me Down
JB THE FIRST LADY-‐Indigenous Girl LifeStyle
SHY-‐ANNE–Bones
UTIN MACHISKINIE AND LANCE CROW–Life of Happiness
BEST BLUES CD:
CARY MORIN–Streamline
GARY SAPPIER–Who Ya Foolin
JOEL JOHNSON–Blues Joose
Volume
II
YOUNG MEDICINE–Be Your Own Person
BEST COUNTRY CD:
GENEVIEVE FISHER–Bad Enough
KELLY DERRICKSON–Warriors of Love
LEANNE GOOSE–This Time
NELSON LITTLE –The Little Things
SHY-‐ANNE –Bones
BEST FIDDLE CD:
BOYD BENJAMIN– The Flying Gwitch’in Fiddler
JASON LEPINE– Drivin’ Force
MIDNIGHT MIST–Still Going
BEST FLUTE CD
DALLAS ARCAND–Thunderbird Spirit
JODY THOMAS GASKIN –Ojibway Flute Songs
RUSHINGWIND &MUCKLOW –Strong Horse
RYAN LITTLE EAGLE –The Long Journey Home
TONY DUNCAN –Native Son
BEST FOLK/ACOUSTIC CD:
DIYET –When You Were King
JANET PANIC –Most Of What Follows Is True…
JASMINE NETSENA –Take You With Me
LEONARD SUMNER– Rez Poetry
SAMANTHA CRAIN –Kid Face
BEST GROUP OR DUO:
GARY SAPPIER
OHWIHSHA
WINNIPEG BOYZ
YOUNG MEDICINE
BEST HAND DRUM CD:
CREE CONFEDERATION–Piciciwin – Cree Round DanceSongs
FAWN &DALLAS–Blessings
NITANIS ‘KIT’LARGO –Serenity
NORTHERN CREE –Ewipihcihk
POUNDMAKER –The Way It Used To Be
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS RELEASE:
ADONIS PUENTES –Sabor a Café
H’SAO –Oria
LAETITIA ZONZAMBE–Sanza
SAINA &GEO–Songs of Gaia
THE IMBAYAKUNAS – Andean Soul
BEST MUSIC VIDEO:
A TRIBE CALLED RED– Sisters
GENEVIEVE FISHER –Bad Enough
INEZ JASPER–Dancin’ on the Run
KEITH SECOLA–Say Your Name
SUPAMAN –Prayer Loop Song
BEST NEW ARTIST:
CRYSTAL J
GHOST TOWN ORCHESTRA
ICEIS RAIN
JASMINE NETSENA
LEONARD SUMNER
BEST PEYOTE CD:
DELBERT BLACKHORSE –Friends&Family
JOE TOHONNIE JR. –Apache Peyote Songs
KEVIN YAZZIE–Charity
MEEWASIN OMA–God Saw It Was
UTIN MACHISKINIE AND LANCE CROWE–Life of Happiness
BEST POP CD:
INDIAN CITY–Colors
INEZ JASPER–Burn Me Down
JB THE FIRST LADY–Indigenous Girl LifeStyle
MOODIE X2 –Never Alone
RED ROCKERZ–Electronic Gangster
BEST POwWOW CD CONTEMPORARY:
BEAR CREEK–Kaagige–Forever
EASTERN EAGLE– Twenty Years of Powwow
NORTH BEAR-‐#NBallday
NORTHERN CREE–Loyalty to the Drum
NORTHERN VOICE –Dance of the Moon
YOUNG BEAR–Live
BEST POW WOW CD TRADITIONAL:
BUCWILD –On The Rise
HANISHA SINGERS –Live at Whitefish Bay
IRON BOY–On The Rise
MIDNITE EXPRESS–Live in Cali 2
WILD BAND OF COMANCHES –Makin A Ruckus
BEST PRODUCER/ENGINEER:
CHRISTA COUTURE–The Living Record
DALLAS ARCAND– Thunderbird Spirit
INDIAN CITY–Colors
INEZ JASPER–Burn Me Down
KRISTI LANE SINCLAIR – The Sea Alone
SAMANTHA CRAIN–Kid Face
BEST RAP/HIPHOP CD:
KASP–K.A.S.P. #Living Tha Good Life
MIKE BONE–Rain Dance
SHAWN BERNARD–Livin Like Stars
SUPAMAN –Gorilla
WINNIPEG BOYZ–Ab Initio
BEST ROCK CD:
GHOST TOWN ORCHESTRA–Dead Wait
ICEIS RAIN–The Queen
KICKIN KROTCH–Kickin Krotch
KRISTI LANE SINCLAIR–The Sea Alone
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS–The Power
BEST TELEVISION PROGRAM/PROMOTION OF ABORIGINAL MUSIC:
LIVE FROM THE HUNDRED YEARS CAFÉ
THE CANDY SHOW
WABANAAGIG
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
DESIREE DORION– Turn To Me
ELISAPIE ISAAC– Life Is What You Make It
INEZ JASPER–Dancin on the Run
SAMANTHA CRAIN– Somewhere All The Time
SHY-‐ANNE–Be Your Girl
ABORIGINAL SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
DESIREE DORION– Mama Got a Shotgun
DONNY PARENTEAU –Sun Shower
GENEVIEVE FISHER –Bad Enough
INDIAN CITY –Colors
JANET PANIC–Somewhere Warm
ABORIGINAL ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
CARY MORIN
DALLAS ARCAND
GARY SAPPIER
KASP
SHY-‐ANNE
For more information:
Janell Melenchuk, Marketing Manager
204.989-‐0119
[email protected]
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