2025 AFRICAN CANADIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ARTISTE AFRO-CANADIENNE OU AFRO-CANADIEN DE L’ANNÉE
- Baraka - Galaxy
- Jah'Mila - Never Fail
- KAYO - Get Me Right ft JRDN (Prod. NULO)
- Maggie Andrew - About Us
- Measha Brueggergosman-Lee - Zombie
2025 ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ALBUM DE L’ANNÉE
- Classified - Luke's View
- Jah'Mila - Woman of the Sun
- Maggie Andrew - DAY JOB
- Quote The Raven - Map The Dark
- The Irish Descendants - The Irish Descendants Christmas
- Vishtèn Connexions - Expansion
2025 ARTIST MANAGEMENT OF THE YEAR | GÉRANCE DE L’ANNÉE
- Derrick Sturge (Pharos Music Inc.)
- Hurricane Music Artist Management
- Jayden Duplessis
- Todd Mercer
2025 ARTISTE ACADIEN(NE) OU FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE | ACADIAN OR FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Jacques Surette - Conséquences
- Joey Robin Haché - Jerrycan
- Les Hay Babies - Soyez fiers
- Sirène et Matelot - Coeur chaviré
- Suzie LeBlanc - Nous partirons
2025 BLUES RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE BLUES DE L’ANNÉE
- 11th & Duke - The Phoenix
- Campbell & Johnston - Find Your Way
- Connor Fox - Ain't No Time
- Lookout Tower - Dust Jackets
- Stompbox - Just Don't Know It Yet (She's My Girl)
2025 BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR | RÉVÉLATION DE L’ANNÉE
- Brett Matthews - If I Die Today (Feat. Classified)
- Callum Gaudet - Ghosts
- Clare Siobhan - Flare
- Jacques Surette - Conséquences
- Loviet - Broken Lips
- Rachel Cousins - Hell & High Water
2025 CHILDREN’S ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ARTISTE JEUNESSE DE L’ANNÉE
- Art Richard - Bonjour Canada
- Heather Feather - Ants in My Pants
- Micaela Comeau (Wuzzô) - I'm Made From Stardust
- Miss Kris - The Day Has Just Begun
- Mr Super Dude X KinderChartin' - Sticker on My Toe
2025 CLASSICAL COMPOSER OF THE YEAR | COMPOSITRICE OU COMPOSITEUR CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
- Bekah Simms - Foreverdark
- Florian Hoefner - Bird Island Suite: IV. Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel
- India Gailey - Butterfly Lightning Shakes the Earth: I. SKY
- Julia Mermelstein - Bending, breaking through
2025 CLASSICAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE CLASSIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
- Blackwood with India Gailey - Benedicite
- India Gailey - Problematica
- Measha Brueggergosman-Lee - Blizzard
- SHHH!! Ensemble - Causes, 1.1 Negative Energy
- Suzie LeBlanc - pour une Amérique engloutie
2025 CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR | CRÉATRICE OU CRÉATEUR DE L’ANNÉE
- Classified
- Jud Haynes
- Kristan Toczko
- Richard Lann
- Scott Legge
2025 COUNTRY RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE COUNTRY DE L’ANNÉE
- Brett Matthews - If I Die Today (feat. Classified)
- Carolina East - I'm Not Scared
- Julie Aubé - I Found Mine
- Justin Fancy - She Just Is
- Mallory Johnson - suitcase
2025 DANCE RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE DANCE DE L’ANNÉE
- Alex Byrne - When We Dance
- Bad Friends - Mmam
- Cloverdale - Believe In The Music
- PINEO & LOEB - Chrome
- Summer Bennett - Just a Phase - Dave Aude Remix
- The Volta - Lights Out
2025 ELECTRONIC RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE L’ANNÉE
- Ben Diamond - Something Sawed
- DenMother - Ghost Gear
- Rich Aucoin - Sonica
- Rozalind MacPhail - In Perfect Time
- SHHH!! Ensemble - Causes, 1.1 Negative Energy
2025 ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (FANS’ CHOICE) | ARTISTE DE L’ANNÉE (CHOIX DU PUBLIC)
- Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers
- Andrew Rodgers
- Daniel James McFadyen
- Dylan Menzie
- Ian Foster
- Justin Fancy
- Kellie Loder
- Lennie Gallant
- Mallory Johnson
- Rum Ragged
- The Once
2025 EVENT OF THE YEAR | ÉVÉNEMENT DE L’ANNÉE
- Congrès mondial acadien 2024
- Goolaholla!
- Halifax Jazz Festival
- Nova Scotia Music Week
- The 2024 JUNOS
2025 FOLK RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE FOLK DE L’ANNÉE
- Noah Malcolm - Cereal
- Old Man Luedecke - My Status Is The Baddest (feat. Bahamas)
- Rum Ragged - The Road to Lushes Bight (Island Stock)
- Terra Spencer - Real Love (featuring Ian Sherwood)
- Vishtèn Connexions - Kouma
2025 FUSION RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE MULTI-GENRE DE L’ANNÉE
- Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers - The Dream Canoe
- Capital 6 - Not My One
- Ian Foster - Gossamer
- India Gailey - Problematica
- Vishtèn Connexions - Kouma
2025 GLOBAL MUSIC RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE MONDE DE L’ANNÉE
- Ana Luísa Ramos - Clouds
- Dee Hernandez - Just Friends
- KAYO - Lightning In A Bottle
- Richard Wood - CareBear Forever
- Zay Nova - Keep Your Head Above the Water
2025 GROUP OF THE YEAR | GROUPE DE L’ANNÉE
- Moira & Claire - no hesitation
- Neon Dreams - The Art of Letting Go
- Rum Ragged - The Road To Lushes Bight (Island Stock)
- The Once - Oh You
- The Town Heroes - Hockey Fights
2025 INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ARTISTE AUTOCHTONE DE L’ANNÉE
- Deantha Edmunds - Angmalukisaa: IV. Rings 4 (Arr. for Voice & String Orchestra by Robert Carli)
- DeeDee Austin - Tell Me ( Why Am I So Different)
- Summer Bennett - Just A Phase
2025 INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR | INNOVATRICE OU INNOVATEUR DE L’ANNÉE
- Ariel Sharratt
- Chelsi Madonna
- Ian Foster
- John D.S. Adams
- Micah Smith
2025 INSTRUMENTAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE INSTRUMENTALE DE L’ANNÉE
- Blackwood with India Gailey - Passages
- Iris Trio - Bird Island Suite: IV. Song for the Song of the Leach's Storm Petrel
- Mark Fewer - The Simple Life (Arr. for Violin & String Orchestra by Andrew Downing)
- Shaun Ferguson - Sound Mind
- Symphony Nova Scotia - Piano Concerto in One Movement: Andantino - Allegretto
2025 JAZZ RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE JAZZ DE L’ANNÉE
- Amirault Brothers - St-Antoine's March
- Capital 6 - Not My One
- Measha Brueggergosman-Lee - Zombie
- Natasha Blackwood - Good Machines
- Sam Wilson - the moon song
2025 LOUD RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE LOUD DE L’ANNÉE
- BLEVK - Ascension
- Elevate The Virus - Famine
- Omnivide - Cosmic Convergence
- The Order of the Precious Blood - Suffer & Die
2025 MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR | REPRÉSENTANTE OU REPRÉSENTANT DES MÉDIAS DE L’ANNÉE
- Chuck Boudreau
- Darcy Walsh
- Greg Smith
- Richard Lann
- Zach Snow
2025 POP RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE POP DE L’ANNÉE
- chasing luma - is this as good as it gets?
- Logan Richard / Moira & Claire - Unrequited Love Blues
- Maggie Andrew - About Us
- Mat Elliott - Church Street
- Noah Malcolm - January
2025 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR | RÉALISATRICE OU RÉALISATEUR DE L’ANNÉE
- AA Wallace - Archiviste
- Ben B. Creelman - Bad Habit
- Classified - Luke's View
- Cloverdale - Believe In The Music
- Jeremy VanSlyke - Alikeness
2025 R&B / SOUL RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE R&B/SOUL DE L’ANNÉE
- aRENYE, NULO - City On Fire (feat. Kayo & BASYL)
- Bakers Duz'n - Lesson #1 (Radio Edit)
- Dee Hernandez - Blessed
- Jah'Mila - Never Fail
- Mat Elliott - Church Street
2025 RAP / HIP-HOP RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE RAP/HIP-HOP DE L’ANNÉE
- Classified - Sure Enough
- HARMZ - Family Highs
- Michael J Foxx - Better Half
- Mischif - Same Old Feeling
- TODD. - Burn The House
2025 RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE DE L’ANNÉE
- Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers - The Dream Canoe
- Classified - Amnesia
- Jah'Mila - Never Fail
- Kellie Loder - When It Comes To You
- The Once - The Bend
2025 ROCK / ALTERNATIVE RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE ROCK/ALTERNATIF DE L’ANNÉE
- Absolute Losers - By Fright
- Maggie Andrew - DAY JOB
- Sluice - Agis comme du monde
- The Town Heroes - In Your Head
2025 ROOTS RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE FOLKLORE DE L’ANNÉE
- Jessica Rhaye, Bill Preeper, Sandy MacKay - Rocky Hills
- Quote The Raven - Already Gone
- Terra Spencer - East to West
- Vishtèn Connexions - Gaillard featuring De Temps Antan
2025 SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ARTISTE SOLO DE L’ANNÉE
- Classified - Amnesia
- Ian Foster - Gossamer
- Kellie Loder - When It Comes To You
- Kylie Fox - Alberta
- Rich Aucoin - Sonica
2025 SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR | COMPOSITRICE OU COMPOSITEUR DE L’ANNÉE
- Classified - Wonder (feat. Ian Janes)
- Kellie Loder - When It Comes To You
- Natasha Blackwood - Pleading Guilty
- Old Man Luedecke - The Raven and The Dove
- Terra Spencer - Real Love (featuring Ian Sherwood)
2025 TRADITIONAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE TRADITIONNELLE DE L’ANNÉE
- Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers - Whale Hunting Song
- Lucy MacNeil - Radio Sweethearts
- Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen - The Quartermaster
- Rum Ragged - Paddy Hyde
- Vishtèn Connexions - Gaillard featuring De Temps Antan
2025 VENUE OF THE YEAR | SALLE DE SPECTACLE DE L’ANNÉE
- Marigold Cultural Centre
- Sanctuary Arts Centre
- Shore Club
- The Carleton
- The Ship Pub
2025 VIDEO OF THE YEAR (FANS’ CHOICE) | VIDÉOCLIP DE L’ANNÉE (CHOIX DU PUBLIC)
- Classified - “Amnesia” (Directed by: Classified)
- David Myles - “Devil Talking” (Directed by: Griffin O'Toole)
- Jah'Mila - “East Coast Family” (Directed by: Jeff Miller)
- Kellie Loder - “Can't Go Back” (Directed by: Ashlea Wessel)
- Maggie Andrew - “About Us” (Directed by: MooseCanFly)
- Neon Dreams - “The Art of letting Go” (Directed by: Dan Lewis Cole & Frank Kadillac)
- Old Man Luedecke - “She Told Me Where To Go” (Directed by: Pangalactic Pictures Inc)
- Quote The Raven - “Already Gone” (Directed by: Cody Westman)
- The Town Heroes - “Hockey Fights” (Directed by: Matt Corkum)
2025 VOCAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR | SORTIE VOCALE DE L’ANNÉE
- Chœur Louisbourg - L'appel
- Halifax Camerata Singers - Yôtin (The Wind)
- Halifax Gay Men's Chorus - Maybe
- Laura Roy - Lucy
- Measha Brueggergosman-Lee - Pur ti miro
