KARL WOLF AND NICKELBACK LEAD NOMINATIONS FOR 2010 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS
Awards to be handed out Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:30pm
From rock to pop and urban to country, Canada’s hottest radio stars will be celebrated at the 13th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:30pm. Taking place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week 2010, the awards will be handed out during a gala luncheon featuring performances by nominees Karl Wolf, Stereos, The New Cities, Arkells and Dean Brody.
Leading this year’s nominees are Karl Wolf and Nickelback with three nominations apiece followed by The Midway State, Stereos, The New Cities, Classified, Drake, Melanie Fiona and Theory of a Deadman, all with two nominations. The complete list of nominees is printed below.
Presented by The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Canadian Radio Music Awards honour first-time top charting Canadian artists in six music categories, including Mainstream AC, Hot AC, Rock, CHR, Dance/Urban/Rhythmic, and Country. Nominees include artists who have hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio “spins”, as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2009. Votes cast by music directors, program directors and on-air personalities determine the winners.
Nominees for this year’s SOCAN Song of the Year Award are “If Today Was Your Last Day” (written by Chad Kroeger; recorded by Nickelback), “Gotta Be Somebody” (written by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Joe Moi; recorded by Nickelback), “Sunglasses” (written by Divine Brown, Slakah The Beatchild, Nelly Furtado, and Corey Hart; recorded by Divine Brown), “Not Meant To Be” (written by Tyler Connolly, Dean Back, Dave Brenner, and Kara Dioguardi; recorded by Theory Of A Deadman), and “Tug Of War” (written by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ryan Stewart; recorded by Carly Rae Jepsen).
Again this year, the CRMA Fans’ Choice Award will be presented. Radio listeners from across the country can vote online for their favourite radio artist at the Canadian Music Week website (www.cmw.net). This year's Fans' Choice nominees are Hedley, Karl Wolf, Marianas Trench, Nickelback, State of Shock and Theory of a Deadman.
Two additional non-voting awards will also be presented at this year’s ceremony: the FACTOR Breakthrough Award for top airplay for a new FACTOR supported artist; and the Chart Topper Award for top overall airplay.
At this year’s ceremony, Platinum Blonde and Rob Braide will each receive a Lifetime Achievement Award to commemorate their induction into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame.
And the nominees are…
MAINSTREAM AC
DALA - LEVI BLUES
KARL WOLF - AFRICA
MELANIE FIONA - GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT
NADJA - HOUND DOG
THEO TAMS - SING
HOT AC
KARL WOLF - AFRICA
THE LATENCY - TONIGHT I LOVE YOU
MIDWAY STATE - NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS - SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES - DEAD END COUNTDOWN
ROCK
ARKELLS - OH, THE BOSS IS COMING
METRIC - HELP I'M ALIVE
MOTHER MOTHER - BODY OF YEARS
THE ENDING - FREAKSHOW
VEER UNION - SEASONS
CHR
CLASSIFIED - ANYBODY LISTENING
DRAKE - BEST I EVER HAD
MIDWAY STATE - NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS - SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES - DEAD END COUNTDOWN
DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC
CLASSIFIED - ANYBODY LISTENING
DOMAN & GOODING – RUNNIN’
DRAKE - BEST I EVER HAD
EMMALYN ESTRADA – GET DOWN
MELANIE FIONA – GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT
COUNTRY
DARREN MCGINNIS - MORE THAN ME
DEAN BRODY - BROTHERS
ONE MORE GIRL - I CAN LOVE ANYONE
STEVEN LEE OLSEN - NOW
VICTORIA BANKS - THE WHEEL
SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR
CHAD KROEGER
IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY
Recorded by NICKELBACK
CHAD KROEGER, RYAN PEAKE, JOE MOI
GOTTA BE SOMEBODY
Recorded by NICKELBACK
DIVINE BROWN, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, NELLY FURTADO, COREY HART
SUNGLASSES
Recorded by DIVINE BROWN
TYLER CONNOLLY, DEAN BACK, DAVE BRENNER, KARA DIOGUARDI
NOT MEANT TO BE
Recorded by THEORY OF A DEADMAN
CARLY RAE JEPSEN, RYAN STEWART
TUG OF WAR
Recorded by Carly Rae Jepsen
FANS’ CHOICE
HEDLEY
KARL WOLF
MARIANAS TRENCH
NICKELBACK
STATE OF SHOCK
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
Tickets for the Canadian Radio Music Awards luncheon are available for purchase through the Canadian Music Week website at www.cmw.net.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country.
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 five 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 five-day period from March 10 to March 14, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.
