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<\/a><\/p>\nPort-aux-Poutines talks with VOCM\u2019s Geri-Lyn Mackey (VOCM News)<\/p>\n
Alternative Artist of the Year
Claire Porter
Liz Fagan Band
Mark Bragg
Rev Dave and the Sin Eaters
The Proper Things
WEKU<\/p>\n
Artist Manager of the Year
Jeff Sheppard
Linda Hickey
Matt Dines<\/p>\n
Classical Artist of the Year
Alan Klaus
Rob Power
Robert Humber<\/p>\n
Country Artist of the Year
Carolina East
James Cutler
Jason Benoit
Josh Janes
Justin Fancy
Paige Penney<\/p>\n
Electronic Artist of the Year
DOEUX
Feminotica
Jay Mach
Medians
potem
Shieldeater<\/p>\n
Event of the Year
Bloom United in Music
Newfound Music Festival
Opera on the Avalon\u2019s Fall Festival
Showcase on Da Rock
Theatre Hill Jazz Jam<\/p>\n
Folk Artist of the Year
Becca Bartlett
Colleen Power
Evan AuCoin
Mallory Johnson
Matthew Byrne
Rachel Cousins
Silver Wolf Band<\/p>\n
Global Music Artist of the Year
Ana Luisa Ramos
Nana Kwame Obese
WEKU
Zay Nova<\/p>\n
Graphic Artist of the Year
Halfcase
Scott Sheppard
Tara Thompson<\/p>\n
Group of the Year
Liz Fagan Band
Port-Aux-Poutines
Silver Wolf Band
The Irish Descendants
The Proper Things
With Violet<\/p>\n
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Elizabeth Sheppard
James Cutler
Silver Wolf Band<\/p>\n
Industry Professional of the Year
Debbie Brown
Matt Dines
Meghan Herder
Mike McDonald
Robert Buck
Rozalind MacPhail<\/p>\n
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Ben Diamond
Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill
Elder Caius
Ian Foster
The Ames Window
Wade Tarling<\/p>\n
International Touring Artist of the Year
Ana & Eric
Ben Diamond
Port-Aux-Poutines<\/p>\n
Jazz Artist of the Year
Andrew Gosse
Beep Bop
Duane Andrews<\/p>\n
L\u2019Artiste Francophone de L\u2019Ann\u00e9e
Adrian House
Colleen Power
daisy jay
Liz Fagan Band<\/p>\n
Loud Artist of the Year
DAHLIA
IR\u00d8NVEIL
Sea Dogs
Yes, Officer<\/p>\n
Media Person of the Year
Presented by Ray Agency
Alyssa Crocker
Heather Barrett
Zach Snow<\/p>\n
Music Educator of the Year
Presented by Long and McQuade Musical Instruments
Ben Chapman-Smith Music
Ben Diamond
Dr. Dylan Maddix
Emily Martin
Port-Aux-Poutines
Rozalind MacPhail<\/p>\n
Music Video of the Year
Adrian House \u2013 \u201cNo\u00ebl No\u00ebl\u201d
Director: Adrian House
Editor, Producer: Noah Bender
Director of Photography: Noah Bender
Participants: Adrian House, Julien Bouchard, Axel Belgarde, Jenna Maloney, Kristen English, Mari\u00e8ve Therriault, Chris Driedzic, Laura Penney<\/p>\n
Ana Luisa Ramos \u2013 \u201cClareia\u201d
Director and Video Editing: Eric Taylor Escudero
Camera and Directors of Photography: Michelle Lacour, David Eguiguren
Stage Design: Bruno Vinhas
Produced by: Ana Pitol<\/p>\n
Becca Bartlett \u2013 \u201cCicadas\u201d
Directed by: James Newhook and Becca Bartlett
Edited and produced by: Cesar Espinosa and James Newhook
Director of Photography: James Newhook
Color Graded by: Cesar Espinosa
Starring: Emma Beach, Makailla Palliyaguru, Maeggan Palliyaguru and Breanna Lynch<\/p>\n
Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill \u2013 \u201cTunnels of Light\u201d
Director, Editor and Producer: Bruce Alcock
Design, Direction, and Animation: Bruce Alcock<\/p>\n
mosthated \u2013 \u201cMidsummer\u201d
Director, Editor, and Director of Photography: Adam Martin<\/p>\n
Rachel Cousins \u2013 \u201cTo Fail\u201d
Director: Stephen Green
Producer: Stephen Green
Editor: Brad Tulk
Set and Creative Design: Hilda Cousins & Rachel Cousins<\/p>\n
The Ennis Sisters \u2013 \u201cWildfire\u201d
Director: Cecil Johnson
Producer: Cheryl Hickman
Director of Photography: David Howells
Editor: Ma\u00efka Hearson<\/p>\n
Outstanding Company of the Year
Atlantic Music & Merch
Making Music Academy Inc
NARA Community
Opera on the Avalon
Spectrum Queer Choir, Inc.
The Citadel House<\/p>\n
Pop Artist of the Year
H.A.G.S.
Judith
Julia Dawson
With Violet<\/p>\n
Rap \/ Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Albert Dalton
Janet Cull & Decay
mosthated<\/p>\n
Recording Engineer\/Producer of the Year
Ben Chapman-Smith Music
Bill Brennan
Dean Stairs
Louis McDonald
Matt Dines
Mike McDonald<\/p>\n
Rising Star of the Year
Beep Bop
Feminotica
Judith
Julia Dawson
Nana Kwame Obese
The Way East
WEKU<\/p>\n
Rock Artist of the Year
Presented by George Street Association
George Morgan
MADELINE
Matthew Hare
The Way East
Tobirus
Zay Nova<\/p>\n
Side Musician of the Year
Adam Baxter
Jacob Earle
Jamie Moran
Wade Tarling<\/p>\n
Solo Artist of the Year
Ben Diamond
Claire Porter
Ian Foster
MADELINE
Mallory Johnson
Paige Penney<\/p>\n
Songwriter of the Year (Non Performer)
Amelia Curran
Daniel Adams
Peter Daniel Newman<\/p>\n
Sound on Screen of the Year
Amelia Curran
Daniel Adams
Peter Daniel Newman<\/p>\n
Traditional Artist of the Year
Kitchinparti
Roblo\u2019s Rock
The Irish Descendants<\/p>\n
Venue of the Year
City of St. John\u2019s \u2013 Downtown Pedestrian Mall
Old House Shows
The Battery Caf\u00e9
The Majestic Theatre
The Ship Pub
Trinity Hall Inc<\/p>\n
Volunteer of the Year
Alick Tsui and Christopher Deacon
Glenn Pardy
\u201cMK Sisters Productions\u201d (Lydia, Lina and Rosemary Makaga)<\/p>\n
Ron Hynes Songwriter of the Year
Becca Bartlett
Evan AuCoin
Mallory Johnson
Port-Aux-Poutines
Rachel Cousins
With Violet
Yes, Officer<\/p>\n
Fan\u2019s Choice Entertainer of the Year
Presented by VOCM
Josh Janes
Justin Fancy
Kitchinparti
Mackenzie Critch
Mallory Johnson
Nick Earle & The Reckless Hearts
Port-Aux-Poutines
Rachel Cousins
The Ennis Sisters
The Irish Descendants
With Violet<\/p>\n
Album of the Year
Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill \u2013 Dreaming in Gamelan
Duane Andrews \u2013 Duane Andrews and The Hot Club of Conception Bay
Matthew Byrne \u2013 Stealing Time
Port-Aux-Poutines \u2013 Oui B\u2019y
Rachel Cousins \u2013 What Hasn\u2019t Killed Me
Robert Humber \u2013 into air<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MusicNL has announced 117 nominees for its 2026 awards, scheduled for the first week of October. Port-Aux-Poutines and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,249282,157,111,156169,249279,139,69,249281,249283,249280,249276,249277,249278],"class_list":["post-551714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-listen-to-vocm","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-news-radio","tag-news-radio-st-johns","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-st-johns-fm-radio","tag-st-johns-local-radio","tag-st-johns-radio-station","tag-vocm","tag-vocm-590","tag-vocm-radio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}