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<\/a><\/p>\nECMA Award to VOCM\u2019s Greg Smith (MusicNL Photo)<\/p>\n
MusicNL says the momentum continues this fall as MusicNL Week returns October 1\u20134, taking over downtown St. John\u2019s with more than 30 artists showcasing in front of local audiences and an international crowd of buyers and industry professionals. <\/p>\n
The umbrella group says that will be the next major opportunity to bring the world\u2019s attention to the extraordinary talent coming out of Newfoundland and Labrador, and to drive cultural economic growth for the province\u2019s music industry and the communities it calls home.<\/p>\n
Full List of ECMA Winners<\/p>\n
Blues Release of the Year
JP LeBlanc \u2014 All In My Blood \/ Je l\u2019ai dans l\u2019sang
(New Brunswick)
Presented by East Coast Blues Society<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s Artist of the Year
Donna & Andy
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Downtown Sydney<\/p>\n
Classical Release of the Year
Duo Concertante \u2014 Maier, Franck, Schumann: Sonatas for Violin & Piano
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by Canadian Music Center \/ Debut Atlantic<\/p>\n
Classical Composer of the Year
Amy Brandon
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Canadian Music Center \/ Debut Atlantic<\/p>\n
Country Release of the Year
The Martin Boys \u2014 Burn the Boats
(New Brunswick)
Presented by City of Moncton<\/p>\n
Dance Release of the Year
PINEO & LOEB \u2014 Love Yourself
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Mayflower Mall<\/p>\n
Electronic Release of the Year
Rich Aucoin \u2014 Frequency Modulation
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Nova Scotia Power<\/p>\n
Fusion Release of the Year
Morgan Toney \u2014 Golden Regalia
(Cape Breton)
Presented by Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation<\/p>\n
Global Music Release of the Year
XIA-3 \u2014 Interworlds
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport<\/p>\n
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Morgan Toney
(Cape Breton)
Presented by Membertou First Nation & Eskasoni First Nation<\/p>\n
Instrumental Release of the Year
Adam Cicchillitti \u2014 Lyric
(New Brunswick)
Presented by Lightfoot & Wolfville<\/p>\n
Jazz Release of the Year
Joe Bowden \u2014 Music Is Life
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by the Canadian Federation of Musicians<\/p>\n
Producer of the Year
Colin Buchanan
(Prince Edward Island)
Presented by Atlantic Lottery<\/p>\n
R&B \/ Soul Release of the Year
Lindsay Misiner \u2014 I Saw An Angel
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Rogers<\/p>\n
Rap \/ Hip-Hop Release of the Year
HINCH \u2014 Poetry Is The Art Of Death
(New Brunswick)
Presented by Nova Scotia Spirit Co.<\/p>\n
Rock \/ Alternative Release of the Year
Goldie Boutilier \u2014 Goldie Boutilier Presents\u2026 Goldie Montana
(Cape Breton)
Presented by Cape Breton Regional Municipality<\/p>\n
Roots Release of the Year
Cassie and Maggie \u2014 Gold and Coal
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by FACTOR<\/p>\n
Solo Artist of the Year
Logan Richard
(Prince Edward Island)
Presented by Needs<\/p>\n
Songwriter of the Year
Kellie Loder
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by SOCAN<\/p>\n
Traditional Release of the Year
Cassie and Maggie \u2014 Gold and Coal
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Cape Breton Beverages<\/p>\n
2026 ECMA Industry Award Winners
Artist Management of the Year
Nik MacDonald
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Stingray<\/p>\n
Event of the Year
Celtic Colors International Festival
(Cape Breton)
Presented by Canadian Live Music Association<\/p>\n
Innovator of the Year
Katrina Lopes
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Midland<\/p>\n
Media Excellence Award
Greg Smith
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by Pattison Outdoor Advertising<\/p>\n
Recording Engineer of the Year
John Mullane
(Nova Scotia)
Presented by Destination Cape Smokey<\/p>\n
Technical Excellence Award
Donnie MacNeil
(Cape Breton)
Presented by Atlantic Music & Merch<\/p>\n
Venue of the Year
The Majestic Theater
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by TIXR<\/p>\n
Visual Artist of the Year
Sandra-Lee Layden
(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Presented by Nova Scotia Loyal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) in Sydney, Cape Breton wrapped up yesterday with artists from Newfoundland…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":692057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,136],"class_list":["post-692056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/692056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/692057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=692056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=692056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}