Man's Best Friend

Last night (Sept. 25), the Western Canadian Music Awards crowned 24 Artistic Award winners at The Park Theatre in Winnipeg.

Emerging on top of the trophy count with two each were Alberta’s Wyatt C. Louis and British Columbia’s Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Louis triumphed in the BreakOut Artist of the Year (Sponsored by FACTOR) and Indigenous Artist of the Year categories while Snotty Nose Rez Kids received Rap & Hip Hop Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year (Sponsored by SOCAN) for their album, Red Future. Sterling Larose (from BC), won Video Director of the Year for the SNRK video for “BBE.”