Indie Music Universe

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest – CMW spans a four-day period from March 11 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

The spirit and success of independent music is stronger and louder than ever. Hundreds of artists, who don’t fit in with the ever-narrowing radio formats, are none-the-less breaking through to a hungry public and winning the support of fans, media and tastemakers across the nation. These artists will be honored at the public presentation of the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards show, simply titled "The Indies".

These are the nominees for the Independent Music Awards, which are being featured today…

ChartAttack.com FAVORITE ALBUM
Constantines – Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts)
Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life (Matador)
Hey Rosetta! – Into Your Lungs (Sonic Records)
Theory Of A Deadman – Scars and Souvenirs (604 Records)
The Trews – No Time For Later (Bumstead)

ASTRAL MEDIA RADIO FAVORITE SINGLE       
Addictiv – "Tonite"
City and Colour – "Sleeping Sickness"
Lights – "Drive My Soul"
The Trews – "Hold Me In Your Arms"
USS – "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole"

FAVORITE GROUP/DUO
Arkells
Beast
Crystal Castles
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
USS

FAVORITE SOLO ARTIST
Brendan Canning
Chad VanGaalen
City and Colour
Kathleen Edwards
Lights

FAVORITE VIDEO
City and Colour – "Sleeping Sickness"
The Midway State – "Never Again"
Sam Roberts – "Them Kids"
The Trews – "Hold Me In Your Arms"
The Waking Eyes – "All Empires Fall"

FAVORITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP
Bedouin Soundclash
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Stars
The Trews
The Weakerthans

inDiscover.net FAVORITE ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE
Hey Rosetta! – www.heyrosetta.com
Kathleen Edwards – www.kathleenedwards.com
Martha Wainwright – www.marthawainwright.com
The Midway State – www.themidwaystate.com
We Are Wolves – www.wearewolves.net

FAVORITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP
Amos Garrett
Daddy Long Legs
Julian Fauth
Marshall Lawrence
Treasa Levasseur

FAVORITE CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Bobs & Lolo
Étienne
The Funky Mamas
Jack Grunsky
Rik Barron

FAVORITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP
Canadian Brass
The Gryphon Trio
Isabel Bayrakdarian
James Ehnes
Karina Gauvin

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP
Aaron Pritchett
Doc Walker
Gord Bamford
The Higgins
Tara Oram

FAVORITE ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Crystal Castles
Deadmau5
Fidgital
Ghislain Poirier
Woodhands

FAVORITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP
Elliott Brood
Fred Eaglesmith
Kathleen Edwards
NQ Arbuckle
One Hundred Dollars

FAVORITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP
Bonjour Brumaire
Coeur de Pirate
Karkwa
Plants and Animals
We Are Wolves

FAVORITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
Elizabeth Shepherd
Francois Bourassa
Nikki Yanofsky
Oliver Jones
Susie Arioli

FAVORITE METAL ARTIST/GROUP
Annihilator
Bison BC
Cryptopsy
Cursed
Fuck The Facts

FAVORITE POP ARTIST/GROUP
Carly Rae Jepsen
Danny Fernandes
The Latency
Lights
The Midway State

FAVORITE PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP
Brutal Knights
Cancer Bats
D.O.A.
Fucked Up
Protest The Hero

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
Black Mountain
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
The Stills
The Weakerthans
Wolf Parade

FAVORITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP
Cadence Weapon
D-Sisive
DL Incognito
Moka Only
Shad

FAVORITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Beautiful Nubia
Constantinople
Eccodek
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
Lorraine Klaasen

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL GROUP
The Kills
My Morning Jacket
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Bon Iver
Girl Talk
Santogold
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours (Modular)
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction)
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
Taylor Swift – Fearless (Big Machine)
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE
Adele – "Chasing Pavements"
M.I.A. – "Paper Planes"
Radiohead – "Bodysnatchers"
Seether – "Rise Above This"
Taylor Swift – "Love Story"

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