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Sunday, March 28th, Music PEI held the annual Awards Party and handed out 31 awards at the PEI Convention Centre. As all things over the past 12 months, it was a much different affair than previous years. Social distancing was the rule of the day.

After previously rescheduling the event from earlier in March, the final day of the Credit Union Music PEI Week featured the awards and the Festival Finale.

Catherine MacLellan took home Crabbe Road Productions Solo Recording, Music Publishers Canada Song of the Year (with Tara MacLean) and Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year. Dylan Menzie received SOCAN Songwriter of the Year, FACTOR Entertainer of the Year and tied with Lawrence Maxwell for the Buzz Album Art of the Year.

Other highlights in non-recording awards included Scott Parsons receiving the Upstreet Lifetime Achievement Award, Frances McBurnie receiving the ABCE Community Contributor of the Year and Nancy White for the Deep Roots Distillery Rooted To The Island Award.

Music PEI is grateful to title sponsor PEI Credit Unions, funders FACTOR, ACOA, The City of Charlottetown and the Province of PEI and all the many sponsors. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners.

Following is a list of all award winners.
1. PEI Symphony Achievement in Classical Music
Sirens
2. Credit Union Album of the Year
Rachel Beck – Stronger Than You Know
3. The Buzz Album Art of the Year
Dylan Menzie – Lost in Dreams (Graphic Designers: Ashley Anne Clark and Cohen McDonald)
Lawrence Maxwell – Almost Natural (Graphic Designer: Aidan Searle)
4. Digital Achievement of the Year
KINLEY
5. Copper Bottom Brewing Event of the Year
Indian River Festival
6. Francophone Artist of the Year
Vishtèn
7. City of Charlottetown Group Recording of the Year
Amanda Jackson Band – Ocean
8. Instrumental Recording of the Year
Sarah Hagen – Women of Note
9. Livestream of the Year
Vishtèn
10. Holland College Musician of the Year
Roland Beaulieu
11. Maritime Electric Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year
Logan Richard – Everyday
12. Cymba Music Publishing Producer of the Year
Colin Buchanan
13. Recording Studio of the Year
The Sound Mill
14. SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Dylan Menzie
15. Crabbe Road Productions Solo Recording of the Year
Catherine MacLellan – Coyote
16. Music Publishers Canada Song of the Year
Catherine MacLellan and Tara MacLean – This Storm
17. Venue of the Year
Mainstage Theatre – Confederation Centre of the Arts
18. FilmPEI Video of the Year
KINLEY – Run With You (Directed by Jenna MacMillan)
19. Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year
Catherine MacLellan – Coyote
20. Electronic Recording of the Year
Hailey MacIsaac – Down2U (feat. Mossboy)
21. Rock Recording of the Year
Little Cities – Little Cities EP
22. Downtown Charlottetown Inc. Pop Recording of the Year
Brielle Ansems – This New Hurricane
23. Rap/HipHop Recording of the Year
Vince the Messenger – Nowhere 2 Grow
24. FACTOR Entertainer of the Year
Dylan Menzie
25. Long & McQuade Educator of the Year
Karson McKeown
26. Industry Person of the Year
Adam Johnston
27. Upstreet Lifetime Achievement Award
Scott Parsons
28. Deep Roots Distillery Rooted to the Island
Nancy White
29. Live Music Production Professional of the Year
Donald Richard
30. ABCE Community Contributor of the Year
Frances McBurnie