WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THE OFFICIAL CBC MUSIC AWARDS LONG LIST!

 

    CBC Music’s fan choice awards announces their long list

 

After countless nominations from fans, CBCMusic.ca has determined the Top 20 in each of the 10 categories for the CBC Music Awards this year. Announced this morning on CBCMusic.ca, the shining contenders are:

 

Top of the Class Award for artist of the year

Arcade Fire

Drake

Tanya Tagaq

Cold Specks

Leonard Cohen

Royal Canoe

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Shad

Blue Rodeo

Kiesza

Alvvays

PUP

Bahamas

Magic!

Brett Kissel

F*cked Up

Alex Nevsky

Celine Dion

Sam Roberts Band

July Talk

 

Earworm of the Year Award for best song

Kiesza - Hideaway

Magic! - Rude

Sam Roberts Band - Shapeshifters

Chromeo - Jealous (I Ain’t With It)

Mo Kenney - Telephones

Wil - Make Make

Jeremy Fisher - Uh Oh (feat. Serena Ryder)

Arkells - Come to Light

Reuben and the Dark - Rolling Stone

Tokyo Police Club - Hot Tonight

Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me

Brett Kissel - 3-2-1

Basia Bulat - Tall Tall Shadow

Adam Cohen - We Go Home

Hedley - Heaven in our Headlights

Jill Barber - Broken For Good

Kira Isabella - Quarterback

Dominique Fricot - I Miss the 80s

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

Bahamas - Stronger than That

 

“I Left Home to Buy This” Award for album of the year

Arcade Fire - Reflektor

The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers

Basia Bulat - Tall Tall Shadow

Royal Canoe - Today We’re Believers

The Darcys - Warring

Drake - Nothing Was the Same

Nikki Yanofsky - Little Secret

Bahamas - Bahamas is Afie

Gerald Finley - Winterreise

Serge Fiori - S/T

Matt Andersen - Weightless

Royal Wood - The Burning Bright

Sloan - Commonwealth

Rural Alberta Advantage - Mended With Gold

Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast - Martel

Sam Roberts Band - Lo-Fantasy

Shad - Flying Colours

Sarah McLachlan - Shine On

Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems

Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil’s Tale

 

Proof You Heard Them First Award for rising star

Alvvays

Reuben and the Dark

The Strumbellas

Jess Moskaluke

Lowell

Annie Zhou

Harlan Pepper

Motel Raphael

Koriass

Iskwe

Tire Le Coyote

Robyn Dell’Unto

Lindsay Ell

Scott Helman

King Reign

Alysha Brilla

Royal Tusk

Brave Shores

The Walkervilles

Kandle

 

Best Reason to Buy a Concert Ticket Award for best live show

Arcade Fire

PUP

A Tribe Called Red

Constantines

Owen Pallett

Rich Aucoin

Drake

Tanya Tagaq

Tafelmusik

Sam Roberts Band

Corb Lund

Mac Demarco

Shad

David Marin

Michael Kaeshammer

Headstones

Big Wreck

The Pack A.D.

July Talk

Leonard Cohen

 

Homegrown Hero Award for best independent artist

Alvvays

The Pack A.D.

The Wet Secrets

Rural Alberta Advantage

Death from Above 1979

Pink Mountaintops

Operators

Mac DeMarco

The Darcys

PS I Love You

Napalmpom

The Courtneys

Library Voices

Rich Aucoin

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan

Timber Timbre

Lydia Ainsworth

King Khan & the Shrines

White Lung

In-Flight Safety

 

Best Way to Spend Three Minutes on YouTube Award for best music video
Rich Aucoin - Yelling in Sleep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCu1geUteZM )

Arcade Fire - Afterlife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKinnMXuKg)

PUP - Mabu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwd-gwrAiVE

Kevin Drew - You in Your Were (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDI49X7koGE)

Buck 65 - Super Pretty Naughty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTE3JyUjljQ)

Brett Kissel - 3-2-1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtJXqAxTLiA)

Kiesza - Hideaway (http://youtu.be/Vnoz5uBEWOA)

Jason Blaine - Friends of Mine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVEb-i57Mog)

Cold Specks - Absisto(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgqRYbPLlnU)

Fanny Bloom - Piscine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmNiNcCnXTs)

July Talk - Summer Dress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdCu8uXQ7k)

Hedley - Heaven in our Headlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-34MydKt6G4)

A Tribe Called Red - Sisters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbrvwaVXJ48)

Sam Roberts Band - Shapeshifters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPYcbMADOt8)

Mounties - Tokyo Summer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAq1EUg15bk)

Timber Timbre - Curtains?! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSxZy_7Ps90)

Lights - Up We Go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFl7DhdGGzo)

Shad - Remember to Remember ft Lights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NBp2wwN5Is)

Lowell - The Bells (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjhmKvCuC84)

Owen Pallett - Song for Five & Six (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr_SbrFIuKA)

 

Most Likely to Follow You Back Award for best fan engagement

Lights

Arkells

Johnny Reid

Current Swell

Gryphon Trio

Buck 65

Jill Barber

Hedley

Big Wreck

Walk Off the Earth

Tegan and Sara

Michael Buble

The Darcys

Said the Whale

Brett Kissel

Aaron Pritchett

Hey Rosetta

Matt Mays

Jenn Grant

Rich Aucoin

 

Heart of Gold Award

Gord Bamford

Arcade Fire

Lights

Simple Plan

Hannah Georgas

Justin Hines

Molly Johnson

Danny Michel

The Darcys

Tenille

Meredith Shaw

Hedley

Hey Ocean

Neil Young

Bruce Cockburn

The Wooden Sky

Jim Cuddy

City and Colour

Tom Cochrane

Bryan Adams

 

Wish You Were Here Award for best international artist

Sam Smith

Haim

The Black Keys

Coldplay

Lorde

Passenger

Spoon

First Aid Kit

Beck

Ed Sheeran

Hozier

Lang Lang

Boy & Bear

Jake Bugg

Arctic Monkeys

Beyonce

Pharrell Williams

Jack White

Alt-J

Vance Joy

 

“Canadian music fans have really done an amazing job at showcasing some of the best music of 2014,” says Tom Power, host of CBC Radio 2 Morning. “We can’t wait to see who the winners will be on December 9th.”

 

The CBC Music Awards recognizes the best in Canadian music—as decided by CBCMusic.ca fans, unlike other music awards which are based on sales or spins. CBCMusic.ca is celebrating this year’s top Canadian talent by inviting listeners to support their favourite artists through a set of online people’s choice polls.

 

Voting for the long list is now live and goes until Monday, December 1. The shortlist will be announced on CBCMusic.ca on Tuesday, December 2. The winners of the fan-voted CBC Music Awards will be announced on Tuesday, December, 9.

 

To vote on the long list, click here: CBCMusic.ca
 

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