Here’s some of the nominees:
Check out the full list HERE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Arcade Fire – Reflektor (Merge Records)
Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow (Secret City Records)
City and Colour – The Hurry and the Harm (Dine Alone Records)
Shad – Flying Colours (Black Box Recordings)
The Weeknd – Kiss Land (XO)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour – The Lonely Life (Dine Alone Records)
Classified – Inner Ninja ft. David Myles (Black Box Recordings)
Head of the Herd – By This Time Tomorrow (Independent)
July Talk – Guns & Ammunition (July Talk / Sleepless Records)
Mounties – Headphones (Light Organ Records)
SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (English)
Fur Trade (Last Gang Records)
The Glorious Sons (Black Box Recordings)
Head of the Herd (Independent)
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald (Trauma2 Records)
The Matinee (Light Organ Records)
The Motorleague (Sonic Records)
Mounties (Light Organ Records)
PUP (Royal Mountain Records)
Royal Canoe (Nevado Records)
Wake Owl (Rezolute Music)
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Hosted by SiriusXM Canada’s Jeff Leake (@theleake),the 2014 SiriusXM Indies will be broadcast live for SiriusXM subscribers in Canada and the U.S. on “The Verge” (XM 173) and “Iceberg” (Sirius 161) English and French winners of the Emerging Artist of the Year categories will receive a $5,000 bursary from SiriusXM Canada.
Both public and industry votes decide the winners. Fans can vote online for their favourites as of Monday, March 31st at www.indies.ca.
Tickets for the show are available for purchase now through Ticketweb, Rotate This and Soundscapes; online at www.indies.ca; or 1.855.985.5000 to charge by phone.
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