Nominees Announced for 2012 Canadian Radio Music Awards

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Radio Music Awards is pleased to announce the nominations for the 15^th Annual edition.  The awards, celebrating first-time top charting Canadian artists, will honour nominees across eight distinct categories during a gala luncheon at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto on Friday, March 23, 2012, 12:30pm. Hosted by radio personality Jay "Mad Dog" Michaels, the CRMAs will feature performances by nominees Alyssa Reid, Dragonette, Fefe Dobson, Kira Isabella, Neverest, Raghav and The Sheepdogs.

Alyssa Reid and Martin Solveig & Dragonette lead this year's nominations with 5 nods apiece including SOCAN Song of the Year for their respective titles "Alone Again" and  "Hello". Other multiple nominations include: Kristina Maria (3), Neverest (2), Raghav (2), and Fefe Dobson (2). The complete list of nominees is printed below.

This year's music categories include: Mainstream AC, Hot AC, Rock, CHR, Dance/Urban/Rhythmic, and Country. Nominees comprise artists who have hit the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay in different formats based on radio "spins", as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2011. Votes cast by program directors, music directors, and on-air personalities determine the winners.

Again this year, the CRMA Fans' Choice Award will be presented. Radio listeners from across the country can vote online for their favourite radio artist at www.cmw.net.

Two additional non-voting awards will also be presented at this year's ceremony: the FACTOR Breakthrough Award for top airplay for a new FACTOR supported artist; and the Chart Topper Award for top overall airplay.

And the nominees are…

ROCK
BLEEKER RIDGE - SMALL TOWN DEAD
JONAS & THE MASSIVE ATTRACTION - BIG SLICE
THE REASON - THE LONGEST HIGHWAY HOME
THE SHEEPDOGS - I DON'T KNOW
USS - N/A OK

CHR
ALYSSA REID - ALONE AGAIN
ANJULIE - BRAND NEW CHICK
MARTIN SOLVEIG & DRAGONETTE - HELLO
RAGHAV - FIRE
THESE KIDS WEAR CROWNS - JUMPSTART

DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC
DEADMAU5 - SOFI NEEDS A LADDER
KRISTINA MARIA - LET'S PLAY
MARTIN SOLVEIG & DRAGONETTE - HELLO
MIA MARTINA - LATIN MOON
SUNLOVERZ FEAT. ROSETTE - FIRE

HOT AC
ALYSSA REID - ALONE AGAIN
KRISTINA MARIA - LET'S PLAY
MARTIN SOLVEIG & DRAGONETTE - HELLO
NEVEREST - ABOUT US
RAGHAV - FIRE

MAINSTREAM AC
ALYSSA REID - ALONE AGAIN
JESSE LABELLE - EASIER
JUSTIN NOZUKA - HEARTLESS
MARTIN SOLVEIG & DRAGONETTE - HELLO
NEVEREST - ABOUT US

COUNTRY
GOMIE - EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
KIRA ISABELLA - LOVE ME LIKE THAT
MARLEE SCOTT - BEAUTIFUL MAYBE
RYAN LAIRD - I'M YOUR MAN
THE STELLAS - PERFECT 

FANS CHOICE
ALYSSA REID - ALONE AGAIN
FEFE DOBSON - STUTTERING
HEDLEY - INVINCIBLE
JRDN - LIKE MAGIC
SHAWN DESMAN - ELECTRIC

SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR
ALONE AGAIN
Songwriters: Alyssa Reid / Jamie Appleby / Raynford Humphrey / Thomas Kelly / Billy Steinberg Recorded by: Alyssa Reid

HELLO
Songwriters: Martin Solveig / Martina Sorbara Recorded by: Martin Solveig & Dragonette

JET LAG
Songwriters: Pierre Bouvier / Chuck Comeau / Beatrice Martin / Ryan Petersen / Nolan SipeRecorded by: Simple Plan

LET'S PLAY
Songwriters: Kristina Maria / Negin Djafari / Kristian Lundin Recorded by: Kristina Maria

STUTTERING
Songwriters: Fefe Dobson / Claude Kelly / Michael Mentore / Jonathan Rotem Recorded by: Fefe Dobson

Tickets for the Canadian Radio Music Awards luncheon are available for purchase at www.cmw.net.

For photos, visit www.cmw.net

About Slacker Canadian Music Week

Celebrating 30 years, Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival - Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 21 to March 25, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and over 60 various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

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