Logan Richard, Tiffany Liu and siddhu sneh Top List of 2026 Music PEI Awards Winners

Three Prince Edward Island artists, Tiffany Liu, siddhu sneh and Logan Richard, topped the winners list at the 2026 Music PEI Awards, presented at the Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside on March 7.

Tiffany Liu took home the trophies for achievement in global music, instrumental recording of the year and traditional recording of the year, the latter two for her album Spring in Tianshan. siddhu sneh won as New Artist of the Year, with their album i am victorious in the rap/hip-hop recording of the year and R&B/soul recording of the year categories, while Logan Richard won album of the year for Character Traits, single of the year for "The Grass is Blue (Everywhere I Go)" and songwriter of the year.

The celebration was hosted by CBC’s Bill Roach with musical direction by Craig Fair Productions. The gala also included performances by some of this year's top nominees, including Logan Richard, Lennie Gallant, siddhu sneh, Richard Wood and members from the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble who paid tribute to PEI jazz notables The Jive Kings.

The gala was the closing event of the 25th annual Music PEI Week, which ran from Feb. 28 to March 7, with events across the Island celebrating PEI’s music scene.

This year’s celebration included special recognition for two honourees: Teresa Doyle, the recipient of the lifetime achievement award, recognizing her passionate representation of PEI on national and international stages and highlighting her dedication to arts education, and Andrew Cormier, the recipient of the Leo Cheverie Community Contributor Award, for his efforts to build bridges in PEI’s music community and give visibility to lesser-recognized genres of music.

Public voting for two fan-favourite categories took place: entertainer of the year, awarded to the Mango Street Trio, and music video of the year, presented to roots music veteran Lennie Gallant at a video screening event for his video "Counting on Angels," directed by Matt Lodge.

Last year, the Music PEI Awards were significantly revamped, with several new categories created and application fees removed in a bid to boost accessibility.

In 2025, the multiple awards winners were Vishtèn Connexions, Absolute Losers and Dylan Menzie, with two apiece.

Here is the full list of award winners:

2026 MusicPEI Award Winners

Achievement in Classical Music: Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra

Achievement in Global Music: Tiffany Liu

Achievement in Jazz Music: Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble

Alternative Recording of the Year: Dazey - This is all i am i guess

Album of the Year: Logan Richard - Character Traits

Behind the Music Award: Island Jazz

Country Recording of the Year: Brooke MacArthur - Bittersweet Surprise

Entertainer of the Year: Mango Street Trio

Folk Recording of the Year: Lennie Gallant - Shelter from the Storms

Instrumental Recording of the Year: Tiffany Liu - Spring in Tianshan

Leo Cheverie Community Contributor of the Year: Andrew Cormier

Lifetime Achievement Award: Teresa Doyle

New Artist of the Year: siddhu sneh - i am

Musician of the Year: Todd MacLean

Music Video of the Year: Lennie Gallant - “Counting on Angels” directed by Matt Lodge

Pop/Dance Recording of the Year: KINLEY - Marrying Me

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: siddhu sneh - i am

R&B Soul/Recording of the Year: siddhu sneh - i am

Recording Professional of the Year: Adam Gallant

Rock Recording of the Year: Two Hours Traffic - I Never See You Anymore

Single of the Year: Logan Richard - “The Grass is Blue (Everywhere I Go)”

Songwriter of the Year: Logan Richard

Traditional Recording of the Year: Tiffany Liu - Spring in Tianshan

Visual Artist of the Year: Justin Rix