All the winners from the 2024 Music Nova Scotia Awards

This year’s Music Nova Scotia Awards celebration was an eventful one.

Taking place in Wolfville from Nov 7-10, the annual music and industry awards saw several of Nova Scotia’s greatest musical talents walk away with awards for their incredible work. Hot off his latest single “Landmine,” Daniel James McFadyen came away with three awards, including SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. Maggie Andrew, having released her new EP Day Job, followed with two awards, including African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year and New Artist Recording of the Year.

Genre-blending spectacular Elyse Aeryn won Entertainer of the Year. Her latest single, “Cowboy,” blends her signature rock style with a country tone. One of Halifax’s best percussionists, Patrick Murphy, stepped up on stage to accept the Musician of the Year Award for his work with Pillow Fite, Rankin MacInnis and many others.

The weekend also saw performances from several acclaimed local artists, including McFayden and Andrew, Indigenous Artist of the Year DeeDee Austin, hip-hop artist HARMZ, Halifax alt-rock duo Pillow Fite, and Cape Breton folk duo Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen.

Here’s a full list of this year’s award winners:

Music Awards

African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year: Maggie Andrew

Americana/Bluegrass Recording: Old Man Luedecke – She Told Me Where To Go

Children’s Artist of the Year: Levon the Prince

Classical Recording of the Year: Symphony Nova Scotia – Defiant Dances

Country Recording of the Year: Hearts of Kin – Beautiful Burn

DJ of the Year: PINEO & LOEB

Entertainer of the Year: Elyse Aeryn

Electronic Artist of the Year: Rich Aucoin

Folk/Roots Recording of the Year: Daniel James McFadyen – Songs To Show Your Friends

Hip Hop/Rap Recording of the Year: HARMZ – Better Watch

Indigenous Artist of the Year: DeeDee Austin

Loud Recording of the Year: Bologna Colorado – No Refund

Music Video of the Year: Daniel James McFadyen – Sunshine, Directed by Griffin O’Toole

Musician of the Year: Patrick Murphy

New Artist Recording of the Year: Maggie Andrew – Day Job

Pop Recording of the Year: Neon Dreams – The Good, The True And The Beautiful

Prix de l’Acadie: P’tit Belliveau

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year: Jah’Mila – Woman of the Sun

Rock Recording of the Year: Loviet – The Nighttime Is All In The Timing

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: Daniel James McFadyen

Traditional Recording of the Year: Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen – Home

Industry Awards

Artistic Development Award: Micah Smith

Educator of the Year: Eirinn Fraser

Emerging Industry Professional of the Year: Shelby Henry

Live Sector Award: Rankin’s Winter Warmers

Media Arts Award: Erin Costelo

Recording Sector Award: Alexander Meade

Sound, Tech, and Production Award: Trevor DeSouza

Volunteer of the Year: Lisa Hammett Vaughn

This article appears in Nov 7-30, 2024.