Dozens of Manitobans up for regional music awards
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This article was published 05/06/2025 (493 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Local artists and music companies are up for 31 awards in 21 categories at the Western Canadian Music Awards, which will take place at the BreakOut West Festival & Conference in Winnipeg in September.
Country-roots act Boy Golden, a.k.a. Liam Duncan, is a triple nominee with nods for BreakOut Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
Burnstick, the duo of Jason and Nadia Burnstick, earned nominations in the same three categories.
Field Guide, the alter ego of singer-songwriter Dylan MacDonald, is a double nominee with nods for BreakOut Artist of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.
Former multiple WCMA winner Kelly Bado earned two nominations: Francophone Artist of the Year and Global Artist of the Year.
DXXN and Tommyphyll picked up noms in the new Afrobeats Artist of the Year category, introduced in 2025 by the WCMAs.
Manitoba’s classical community garnered nominations in two categories: Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year for the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (MCO) and Classical Composer of the Year for Glenn Buhr’s work with Ariel Barns and the MCO.
The remaining artistic nominees are Andrina Turenne (Francophone Artist of the Year); Begonia (Pop Artist of the Year); Big Dave McLean (Blues Artist of the Year); Danielle Savard (Spiritual Artist of the Year); Holy Void (Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year); Jade Turner (Country Artist of the Year); Leaf Rapids (Roots Artist of the Year); and Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (Jazz Artist of the Year).
On the industry side of the awards, Birthday Cake Records is up for two trophies (Impact in Artist Development and Impact in Music Marketing), while John Paul Peters of Private Ear earned a nomination for the Audio Engineering Award. Paquin Artists Agency is up for Impact in Artists Development and Impact in Live Music.
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Field Guide is a double nominee at the Western Canadian Music Awards.
Local venues Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club and the West End Cultural Centre are nominated in the Impact in Live Music category, while music events Soul Supreme and the sakihiwe festival scored Community Excellence Award nominations.
Winners will be announced during BreakOut West, which runs Sept. 24-28 and will feature 50-plus artists performing at venues across Winnipeg.
— staff
