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Charlottetown, PE – On Sunday, March 10th, invited guests and the public joined the Island’s music community to celebrate the 2024 Music PEI Award nominees and winners at the Confederation Centre of the Arts’ Sobey Family Theatre presented by Atlantic Lottery. This was the first time in over a decade the event was open to the public and held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, and it was a great turnout.

It featured stirring performances by top nominees Tara MacLean, Inn Echo, Sirène et Matelot, Noah Malcolm, joined by special guests Jenn Grant and Paper Lions and an incredible house band led by Musical Director Craig Fair. Hosted by Mathias Kom and Ariel Sharratt of “The Burning Hell”, the show was one to remember. The Awards Gala was held on the last day of a five-day celebration including concerts and showcases.

There were 25 awards that were given out and Noah Malcolm, Sirène et Matelot, and The Umbrella Collective led the way with two awards each.

We congratulate all the nominees on their incredible talent and achievements in today’s challenging music industry. Thank you to all of the members of the Prince Edward Island music community for your continued support and dedication to making great music. Music PEI would also like to acknowledge the jurors who took time out to adjudicate the submissions for the 2024 awards. Jurors for the awards are made up of music industry professionals from around the world. 

Music PEI is grateful to our funders and we acknowledge the financial support from the Province of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI, Skills PEI, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), and for ongoing support throughout the year from FACTOR (through the Government of Canada and Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters). 

Music PEI is also fortunate to receive tremendous sponsorship support from our community and we wish to acknowledge SOCAN, SaltWire, Whitecap Entertainment, Cavendish Farms, Souris Credit Union, Terra Nova Fund, Atlantic Lottery, The Buzz, SWENN, Hijinks Design Agency, GFL Environmental, ExamOne Atlantic, Holland College, Rising Tide Community Fund, ECMA, ABCE, Downtown Charlottetown, Discover Charlottetown, Olde Dublin Pub, Long and McQuade, City of Charlottetown, CYMBA Music Publishing, Maritime Electric, Collège de L’Île, DiverseCity Festival, Stay Golden Custom, Caledonia House,Sara Roach-Lewis (SRL Solutions), Stellar Somm Wine Experts, Mike Bernard Photography, Green Eye Designs, McInnes Cooper, Forever Healthy, Locarius and Cows. 

The following is the complete list of the 2024 Music PEI Award winners:

1. SWENN Album of the Year – The East Pointers – Safe in Sound

2. The Buzz Album Art of the Year – Inn Echo – Hemispheres, Graphic Designer Jud Haynes
3. Hijinks Design Agency Digital Presence Award – Noah Malcolm

4. Rising Tide Community Fund Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year – Absolute Losers – At the Mall

5. Stay Golden Custom Recording Sector Award – Colin Buchanan

6. Terra Nova Fund Achievement in Classical/Jazz Music – Sirens Choral Association Inc.
7. SOCAN Songwriter of the Year – Dylan Menzie

8. ECMA Single of the Year – Tara MacLean – Sparrow

9. ExamOne Atlantic Music Video of the Year – Nadia – Intertwine – Directed by Griffin O’toole

10. Olde Dublin Pub Contemporary/Traditional Roots Recording of the Year – Sirène et Matelot – Un Monde de Dissonances

11. Discover Charlottetown Rock Recording of the Year – Liam Corcoran – Hints and Traces

12. GFL Environmental R&B/Soul Recording of the Year – The Umbrella Collective – Welcome to Studio UC!

13. Arsenault Best Cameron Ellis Pop Recording of the Year – Noah Malcolm – Feel the Same

14. Downtown Charlottetown Rap/HipHop Recording of the Year – The Umbrella Collective – Welcome to Studio UC!
15. SaltWire Entertainer of the Year – Lawrence Maxwell

16. Maritime Electric Live Sector Award – Canada Games IllumiNATION Festival

17. Collège De L’Île Prix de L’Acadie – Sirène et Matelot

18. Diversecity Festival Achievement in World Music – Tiffany Liu

MUSIC PEI BOARD AWARDS

19. City of Charlottetown Leo Cheverie Community Contributor of the Year – Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors

20. Long & McQuade Educator of the Year – Alan Dowling

21. Sara Roach Lewis – SRL Solutions Industry Person of the Year – Alyssa Gallant

22. Atlantic Lottery Lifetime Achievement Award – Chris Roumbanis

23. CYMBA Music Publishing Live Music Production Professional of the Year – Sergey Varlamov

24. Caledonia House Rooted to The Island – Jenn Grant25. Holland College Musician of the Year – Hannah Melanson