The CanCon Catalogue

The 9th Annual Independent Music Awards (via the Ampersand)

It seems to hit a nice balance between mainstream appeal and artistic integrity, including everyone from Theory of a Deadman to the Arkells to Lights to Coueur de Pirate. It also acknowledges the passing of time, highlighting the new landscape of Canadian music everywhere. Even the international categories are good: Cut Copy, Girl Talk, Bon Iver, M.I.A., and yet still making room for Taylor Swift and Seether. A nice antidote to the Juno nominees. Full list after the jump.

FAVOURITE ALBUM

Constantines -- Kensington Heights
Fucked Up -- Chemistry Of Common Life
Hey Rosetta! -- Into Your Lungs
Theory Of A Deadman -- Scars and Souvenirs
The Trews -- No Time For Later

FAVOURITE SINGLE

Addictiv -- Tonite
City and Colour -- Sleeping Sickness
Lights -- Drive My Soul
The Trews -- Hold Me In Your Arms
USS -- Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole

FAVOURITE GROUP/DUO

Arkells
Beast
Crystal Castles
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
USS

FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST

Brendan Canning
Chad VanGaalen
City and Colour
Kathleen Edwards
Lights

FAVOURITE VIDEO

City and Colour -- Sleeping Sickness
The Midway State -- Never Again
Sam Roberts -- Them Kids
The Trews -- Hold Me In Your Arms
The Waking Eyes -- All Empires Fall

FAVOURITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP

Bedouin Soundclash
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Stars
The Trews
The Weakerthans

FAVOURITE ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE

Hey Rosetta!
Kathleen Edwards
Martha Wainwright
The Midway State
We Are Wolves

FAVOURITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP

Amos Garrett
Daddy Long Legs
Julian Fauth
Marshall Lawrence
Treasa Levasseur

FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO

Bobs & Lolo
Étienne
The Funky Mamas
Jack Grunsky
Rik Barron

FAVOURITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP

Canadian Brass
The Gryphon Trio
Isabel Bayrakdarian
James Ehnes
Karina Gauvin

FAVOURITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP

Aaron Pritchett
Doc Walker
Gord Bamford
The Higgins
Tara Oram

FAVOURITE ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO

Crystal Castles
Deadmau5
Fidgital
Ghislain Poirier
Woodhands

FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP

Elliott Brood
Fred Eaglesmith
Kathleen Edwards
NQ Arbuckle
One Hundred Dollars

FAVOURITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP

Bonjour Brumaire
Coeur de Pirate
Karkwa
Plants and Animals
We Are Wolves

FAVOURITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP

Elizabeth Shepherd
Francois Bourassa
Nikki Yanofsky
Oliver Jones
Susie Arioli

FAVOURITE METAL ARTIST/GROUP

Annihilator
Bison BC
Cryptopsy
Cursed
F*ck The Facts

FAVOURITE POP ARTIST/GROUP

Carly Rae Jepsen
Danny Fernandes
The Latency
Lights
The Midway State

FAVOURITE PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP

Brutal Knights
Cancer Bats
D.O.A.
Fucked Up
Protest The Hero

FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP

Black Mountain
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
The Stills
The Weakerthans
Wolf Parade

FAVOURITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP

Cadence Weapon
D-Sisive
DL Incognito
Moka Only
Shad

FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO

Beautiful Nubia
Constantinople
Eccodek
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
Lorraine Klaasen

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL GROUP

The Kills
My Morning Jacket
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST

Adele
Bon Iver
Girl Talk
Santogold
Taylor Swift

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM

Cut Copy -- In Ghost Colours
Elbow -- The Seldom Seen Kid
Fleet Foxes -- Fleet Foxes
Taylor Swift -- Fearless
Vampire Weekend -- Vampire Weekend

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE

Adele -- Chasing Pavements
M.I.A. -- Paper Planes
Radiohead -- Bodysnatchers
Seether -- Rise Above This
Taylor Swift -- Love Story