MusicNL have announce the nominees for their 2021 music awards, first and foremost of which is Kelly McMichael who has received five nominations in the categories of Album of the Year, Rock Artist/Group of the Year, Solo Artist of the Year, Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year and Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year.
Not far behind are Carolina East, Ofra Harnoy, and Quote the Raven, with 4 nominations each, followed by Ana & Eric, Duane Andrews, James Daly, Jay Heart, Justin Fancy, Kellie Loder, King Sway, Kitchinparti, Mallory Johnson, Rachel Cousins who have each received three nominations.
The nominees for the MusicNL Awards are as follows:
Album of the Year
Presented by FACTOR
Carolina East – Soaked in Whiskey
Duane Andrews – Singles
Justin Fancy – Sure Beats a Good Time
Kelly McMichael – Waves
Ofra Harnoy – On the Rock
Sherman Downey – New Beautiful
Alternative Artist/Group of the Year
Adam Baxter
Cara Lee Coleman
Clare Follett
Goodbye Apollo
Jay Heart
Jenny Naish
Celtic/Traditional Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub
Fine Lads
Kitchinparti
Maria Cherwick
Rugged Shores
Vicki Doyle
Classical Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by MUN School of Music
Ben Diamond
Ofra Harnoy
Country Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by Due South Promotions
Carolina East
Chris Ryan
Dolly Dunn
Electronic Artist/Group of the Year
Alex Byrne
Jay Mach
Virginia Fudge
Wite Rino
Event of the Year
Presented by Canadian AV
Happy @ Home – VOCM Cares Virtual Happy Tree Concert
HipHopShopNL Presents: The Rock House Summer Bash Pt2
Opera on the Avalon Presents: Summer Pops
Rotary Arts Centre’s (Almost) NOVID-21 Summer Music Festival
Saturday Shed Sessions
Spirit Song Festival
Folk/Roots Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by Citadel House
Colleen Power
David Picco
Nico Paulo
Quote the Raven
Rosemary Lawton
The Dandelion Few
Global Music Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by McInnes Cooper
Ana & Eric
Ana Luisa Ramos
Eric Taylor Escudero
Jay Heart
King Sway
Ofra Harnoy
Graphic Artist of the Year
Presented by Pattison Outdoor
Aaron Bishop
Krista Power
Mia Penney
Michaela Benoit
Group of the Year
Presented by Yamaha
Ana & Eric
Fine Lads
Kitchinparti
Quote the Raven
The Dandelion Few
With Violet
Indigenous Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by First Light
Carolina East
Jason Benoit
Lorna Lovell
Industry Professional of the Year
Presented by CNA
Cecil Johnson
Mary Beth Waldram
Mike McDonald
Natasha Blackwood
Nigel Jenkins
Roger Lockyer
Instrumental Artist/Group of the Year
Duane Andrews
Eric Taylor Escudero
Jazz/Blues Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by Coast 101.1 FM
Ana Luisa Ramos
Scott Downey
Media Person of the Year
Presented by Ray Agency
Amy Joy
Bryan Tobin
Chris Batstone
Greg Smith
Jake Thompson
Zach Snow
Music Educator of the Year
Presented by Long & McQuade
Adam Baxter
Brett Vey
Christine Carter
Joshua Parsons
Rowan Sherlock
Music Video of the Year
Presented by Up Sky Down Films
Adrian House – Short Back & Sides (Animator: Mike Feehan)
Ian Foster & Nancy Hynes – Voyager (Animator: Andrew Winter)
Kellie Loder – Molded Like a Monster (Director: Ashlea Wessel)
King Sway – Winter (2 AM) (Director: Shaalan)
Mallory Johnson & Twin Kennedy – Wise Woman (Director: Cecil Johnson)
Winnie Churchill – Dumb High (Director: Troy Maher)
Outstanding Company of the Year
Presented by Noseworthy Chapman
618 Entertainment Inc.
Atlantic Music
First Light
Laughing Heart Music
Tuckamore Productions
VOCM
Pop Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by DC Design House Inc.
James Daly
Janer
Jayne Batstone
Rachel Cousins
With Violet
Rap/Hip-Hop Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by HipHop NL
Albert Dalton
Hippy Junior
JYAY X Decay
King Sway
Reggie Morales
Winnie Churchill
Rising Star of the Year
Presented by MDIIO
Ana & Eric
James Daly
Jay Heart
Kitchinparti
Matthew Hender
Nico Paulo
Rock Artist/Group of the Year
Presented by Bannerman Brewing Company
Adam Staple
Dan Glover
Gene Phillips
Kelly McMichael
Matthew Hender
Scott Gilbert
Side Musician of the Year
Dan George
James Daly
Maria Cherwick
Nick Earle
Rowan Sherlock
Rozalind MacPhail
Solo Artist of the Year
Presented by Cox & Palmer
Duane Andrews
Justin Fancy
Kelly McMichael
Ofra Harnoy
Rachel Cousins
Rosemary Lawton
Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year
Presented by SOCAN
Kellie Loder
Kelly McMichael
Mallory Johnson
Peter Daniel Newman
Jordan Coaker & Kirsten Rodden-Clarke (Quote the Raven)
Virginia Fudge
Venue of the Year
Presented by George Street Association
The Bella Vista
First Light Centre for Performance & Creativity
The Gate
Rotary Arts Centre
The Ship Pub
Volunteer of the Year
Alick Tsui & Christopher Deacon
David Smallwood
Greg Smith
Linda Hickey
Joshua Roberts
Zach Snow
Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year
Presented by The Telegram
Carolina East
Clare Follett
Jason Benoit
Justin Fancy
Kellie Loder
Kelly McMichael
Mallory Johnson
Quote the Raven
Rachel Cousins
Rube & Rake
Rum Ragged
Sherman Downey
MusicNL will be releasing a complete schedule of events in early November. In the meantime, voting for the Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year is now open to the general public at thetelegram.com, and voting for MusicNL Awards is open now until October 31st via www.musicnl.ca. Nominations for MusicNL’s Honourary Awards are also open until October 22nd.