Grimes, DVBBS, JJ Wilde, SNRK Lead Indie Awards Nominations

By FYI Staff

Canadian Music Week (CMW) has announced the nominees for the 2021 Indies – the 20th annual Independent Music Awards – presented by Jim Beam. Grimes leads with four nominations, followed by DVBBS, JJ Wilde, and Snotty Nose Rez Kids, with three nods each. The Indie Awards will be streamed Sunday, May 30, featuring recordings shot live from Toronto’s El Mocambo.

The online awards show is to be hosted by Indie88;s Josie Dye and feature performances by July Talk, Sam Roberts Band, Half Moon Run and Monowhales, and" special guest" appearances from  Walk Off The Earth, Iskwē and Tom Wilson. 2020 Jim Beam National Talent Search winner CZN will also make an appearance. For full information, head here.

The 2021 Nominees are:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

City and Colour - A Pill for Loneliness

Grimes - Miss Anthropocene

Half Moon Run - A Blemish in the Great Light

Hannah Georgas - All That Emotion

July Talk - Pray For It 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Grimes - Miss Anthropocene

Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia

Sarah Harmer - Are You Gone

The Glorious Sons - Pink Motel (Live from Richardson Stadium)

William Prince - Reliever

COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Hunter Brothers - Silver Lining

Madeline Merlo - Dear Me

Nice Horse - Cowgirl

The Dead South - Sugar & Joy

Tim Hicks - No Truck Song

ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

DVBBS - Tinted Eyes (feat. blackbear & 24kGoldn)

Frank Walker - Only When It Rains (with Astrid S)

Grimes - Miss Anthropocene

Loud Luxury - Like Gold 

Lucky Rose - Help w. Jason Walker

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Andee - Case départ

Charlotte Cardin - Passive Aggressive

Klô Pelgag - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

Léa Jarry - L'heure d'été

Sarahmée - Irréversible

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

DVBBS - Tinted Eyes feat. blackbear & 24kGoldn

Half Moon Run - A Blemish in the Great Light

Moscow Apartment - Better Daughter

Neon Dreams - Happiness of Tomorrow

Sam Roberts Band - All of Us

The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art

HIP HOP/RAP/R&B ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Cartel Madras - Age of the Goonda

Mike Shabb - Life is Short

Notifi - Close to You

Shad - Bun Babylon ft. Braveboy

Snotty Nose Rez Kids - TRAPLINE

Terell Safadi - Champagne in the Morning

INDIGENOUS ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Buffy Sainte-Marie - Hey Little Rockabye

Crystal Shawanda - Church House Blues

Julian Taylor - The Ridge

Riit - ataataga

Snotty Nose Rez Kids - TRAPLINE

POP ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Delaney Jane - Dirty Pretty Things

Felix Cartal - Happy Hour

GUS - Miss You

Loud Luxury - Like Gold: Loud Luxury and Frank Walker feat. Stephen Puth

Shawn Hook - Take Me Home 

Virginia To Vegas - Hartland St. 

ROCK/METAL/PUNK/ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

JJ Wilde - Ruthless

July Talk - Pray For It

MONOWHALES - RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down)

PUP - This Place Sucks Ass

The Dirty Nil - Fuck Art

The Glorious Sons - Pink Motel (Live from Richardson Stadium)

SONG OF THE YEAR – Presented by CMRRA (the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd.)

City and Colour - Strangers 

Composer - Dallas Green 

DVBBS - Tinted Eyes feat. blackbear & 24kGoldn

Composers - Andrew James Bullimore - Christian Michael Dold - Golden Landis Von Jones - Matthew Tyler Musto Benjamin Shubert  

JJ Wilde - The Rush

Composers - Frederik Thaae - Jillian Dowding

Jonathan Roy – Keeping Me Alive

Composers - Jonathan Roy - Brian Howes - Jason Van Poederooyen

Charlotte Cardin – Passive Aggressive

Composers – Charlotte Cardin - Jason Brando O Farrell Ciciola – Connor Siedel - Marc Andre Gilbert

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Grimes "Delete Forever" 

JJ Wilde "Best Boy" 

Jonathan Roy “Keeping Me Alive" 

Lido Pimienta "Eso Que Tu Haces" 

Snotty Nose Rez Kids “Boujee Natives" 

The Dead South "Diamond Ring"