The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) announced the nominees for the 2025 Capital Music Awards which took place at the National Arts Centre.
Here are the nominees:
Single of the Year | Chanson Primée de l’année * Public vote | Vote du public
Train Coming – The Angelique Francis Band
Bonefish Boys – Mia Kelly
Outside – Banggz
Derelicts in the Fungus Shed – The Escape Society
FOMOTION – Akeem Oh
Album of the Year | Album de l’année *Public vote | Vote du public
Show Love – Kellylee Evans
Undefeated – Double Experience
To Be Clear – Mia Kelly
Love & Patience – Country Club Pool Boy
Hugging the Cactus – Twin Flames
Newcomer of the Year | Nouvel.le artiste de l’année *Public vote | Vote du public
Mars Aspen
Dumis9ne I
Satellite Birdhouse
zeelle
Elizabeth Royall
Video of the Year | Vidéo de l’année *Public vote | Vote du public
DAWAMA – Remenkimi
Outside – Banggz
Si j’étais franche – Mia Kelly
GO GO GO – Shim In The Cut
12 Feet Tall – Angelica Jones
Music Educator of the Year | Éducateur.rice de musique de l’année *Public vote | Vote du public
Produced By Youth
Danielle Allard
OrKidstra
Lucas Haneman & Megan Laurence
Danah-Lee Krieger / More Than A Song Studios
Live Music Curator of the Year | Programmateur.rice de musique sur scène de l’année
Quata Quata
Red Bird Concerts, Geoff Cass
Debaser
Festival Franco-Ontarien, Sophie Bernier
The Rainbow, Stacie Sivyer
Live Music Venue of the Year | Salle de concert de l’année
Bronson Centre
Red Bird Live
Club SAW
The Rainbow
Chateaux Lafayette
Solo Artist of the Year | Artiste solo de l’année
Emma Gabriel
Banggz
Alanna Sterling
Akeem Oh
Kellylee Evans
Group of the Year | Groupe de l’année
Twin Flames
CEVILAIN
The Angelique Francis Band
OK Naledi
Backseat Dragon
Sound Engineer of the Year | Ingénieur de son de l’année
Cory Bergeron
Suraj “The LJ” Jagai
Kieran Isley
Steve Foley
Brent Washburn
Best Production and Arrangements | Meilleures productions et arrangements
Bonefish Boys – Mia Kelly
Stranger I Used To Love – The Wilderness
Train Coming – The Angelique Francis Band
Encore un peu – De Flore
Worlds Collide – Ash Ravens
Our Strife – The Space Between
Songwriter of the Year | Auteur.e-compositeur.e de l’année
Dans l’fond du Canada – Jean-Marc Lalonde (Hey, Wow)
Light In Me – Lynne Hanson
Hearts on Fire – Chelsey June and Jaaji (Twin Flames)
Everything’s gonna be just fine – Alanna Sterling
Miss – Sam Stone
Community Impact Award | Prix impact communautaire
Winner to be announced at the awards on May 22nd 2025
The event will be taking place National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall and tickets are on sale.
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