The 2014 Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Award Nominees
Inez Jasper garnered the most nominations (five!) followed by Indian City and Shy-Anne (four each!) at the 2014 APCMA nominee announcement. With over 25 Indigenous artists nominated over all, this year is looking as exciting as ever
At Portage Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Manito Ahbee Festival announced the 2014 Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Award Nominees. Voting is open now until July 19th – get your vote on at aboriginalpeopleschoice.com - and enormous congratulations from RPM to all the nominees, keep making music!
Best Music Video
A Tribe Called Red - Sisters
Genevieve Fisher – Bad Enough
Inez Jasper – Dancin’ on the Run
Keith Secola – Say Your Name
Supaman – Prayer Loop Song
Best New Artist
Crystal J
Ghost Town Orchestra
Iceis Rain
Jasmine Netsena
Leonard Sumner
Best Peyote CD
Delbert Blackhorse -Friends & Family
Joe Tohonnie Jr. – Apache Peyote Songs
Keving Yazzie – Charity
Meewasin Oma – God Saw it Was
Utin Machiskinie and Lance Crowe – Life of Happiness
Best Pop CD
Indian City – Colors
Inez Japer – Burn Me Down
JB the First Lady – Indigenous Girl LifeStyle
Moodie x 2 – Never Alone
Red Rockerz – Electronic Gangster
Best Pow Wow CD – Contemporary
Bear Creek – Kaagige – Forever
Eastern Eagle – Twenty Years of Powwow
North Bear – #NBallday
Northern Cree – Loyalty to the Drum
Northern Voice – Dance of the Moon
Young Bear – Live
Best Producer/Engineer
Christa Couture - The Living Record
Dallas Arcand – Thunderbird Spirit
Indian City – Colors
Inez Jasper – Burn Me Down
Kristi Lane Sinclair- The Sea Alone
Samantha Crain – Kid Face
Best Rap/Hip Hop CD
KASP – K.A.S.P. #Livingthegoodlife
Mike Bone – Rain Dance
Shawn Bertrand – Livin Like Stars
Supaman – Gorilla
Winnipeg Boyz – Ab Initio
Best Rock CD
Ghost Town Orchestra – Dead Wait
Iceis Rain – The Queen
Kickin Krotch – Kickin Krotch
Kristi Lane Sinclair – The Sea Alone
When Darkness Falls – The Power
Single of the Year
Desiree Dorion – Turn to Me
Elisapie Isaac - Life is What You Make It
Inez Jasper – Dancin on the Run
Samantha Crain – Somewhere All the Time
Shy-Anne – Be Your Girl
Best Television Program of Aboriginal Music
Live From the Hundred Years Cafe
The Candy Show
Wabanaagig
Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year
Cary Morin
Dallas Arcand
Gary Sappier
Kasp
Shy-Anne
Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
Desiree Dorion – Mama Got a Shotgun
Donny Parenteau – Sun Shower
Genevieve Fisher – Bad Enough
Indian City – Colors
Janet Panic – Somewhere Warm
Best Album Cover Design
Indian City – Colors
Inez Jasper – Burn Me Down
JB the First Lady – Indigenous Girl LifeStyle
Shy-Anne – Bones
Utin Machiskinie and Lance Crowe – Life of Happiness
Best Blues CD
Cary Morin – Streamline
Gary Sappier – Who Ya Foolin
Joel Johnson – Blues Joose Volume II
Young Medicine – Be Your Own Person
Best Country CD
Genevieve Fisher – Bad Enough
Kelly Derrickson – Warriors of Love
Leanne Goose – This Time
Nelson Little – The Little Things
Shy-Anne – Bones
Best Fiddle CD
Boyd Benjamin – The FLying Gwitch in Fiddler
Jason Lepine – Drivin’ Force
Midnight Mist – Still Going
Best Folk/Acoustic CD
Diyet – When You Were King
Janet Panic – Most of What Follows is True…
Jasmine Netsena – Take You With Me
Leonard Sumner – Rez Poetry
Samantha Crain – Kid Face
Best Group or Duo
Garry Sappier
Ohiwisha
Winnipeg Boyz
Young Medicine
Best Hand Drum CD
Cree Confederation – Piciciwin – Cree Round Dance Songs
Fawn & Dalla – Blessings
Nitanis ‘Kit’ Largo – Serenity
Northern Cree – Ewipihcihk
Poundmaker – The Way It Used to Be
Best International Indigenous Release
Adonis Puentes – Sabor a Cafe
H’Sao – Oria
Laetitia Zonzambe – Sanza
Saina & Geo- Songs of Gaia
The Imbayakunas – Andean Sol