The winners of Canadian Music Week’s 19th Annual Independent Music Awards have been announced, and it sees artists like Said The Whale, Monowhales, Milk & Bone, and more bringing home awards.
The ceremony, which was presented by Jim Beam and Indie88, saw performances from artists like Born Ruffians, The Elwins, LA FORCE, and Christee Palace. The top prizes were taken home by Alexandra Stréliski, DVBBS, and Lindi Ortega, while Jeremy Dutcher, Shad, The Trews, and more won awards as well.
Check out the full list of winners below.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Alexandra Stréliski
Aaron Pritchett
Whitehorse
U.S. Girls
Suuns
SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
DVBBS
Lucky Rose
The Trews
GROUP OF THE YEAR:
The Dead South
Tokyo Police Club
The Dirty Nil
U.S. Girls
Suuns
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Lindi Ortega
Jeremy Dutcher
Tanya Tagaq
Born Ruffians
Neko Case
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Sarah MacDougall
Donovan Woods
La Force
Dizzy
ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
MONOWHALES
Ellevator
Born Ruffians
La Force
Nap Eyes
ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Milk & Bone
Caracol
REZZ
DVBBS
Keys N’ Krates
FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Jean- Michel Blais
Safia Nolin
Jesuslesfilles
Pierra Lapointe
Choses Sauvages
INDIGENOUS ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Jeremy Dutcher
Elisapie
Midnight Shine
Iskwé
Nêhuyawak
POP ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Said The Whale
Ralph
Emilie Kahn
Chromeo
Soran
RAP/R&B ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Shad
Zaki Ibrahim
Cadence Weapon
Evil Ebenezer x JYAY
Killy
ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
The Trews
The Barr Brothers
The Glorious Sons
Crown Lands
The Elwins
SINGER-SONGWRITER ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Sarah Macdougall
Joshua Hyslop
Dan Mangan
Megan Bonnell
Great Lake Swimmers
MONOWHALES
Patrick Watson
Loud Luxury
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Tim Hicks
Suuns
Chromeo
Loud Luxury
DVBBS
