Indie Music Universe

On Saturday, March 14th, the 2009 Independent Music Award winners from Canada’s Annual International Music Convention were announced.

The Indies, as this event is called, celebrates the best in independent music. Nominees are selected by committees of industry professionals from all areas of the music scene and winners are decided by a combination of public and industry voting.

Here’s the list of winners:

2009 INDIES WINNERS

ChartAttack.com FAVORITE ALBUM
Hey Rosetta! – Into Your Lungs (Sonic Records)

ASTRAL MEDIA RADIO FAVORITE SINGLE
Lights – Drive My Soul

FAVORITE GROUP/DUO
USS

FAVORITE SOLO ARTIST
Lights

FAVOURITE VIDEO
The Trews – Hold Me In Your Arms

FAVORITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP
The Trews

inDiscover.net FAVORITE ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE
Hey Rosetta! – www.heyrosetta.com

FAVORITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP
Daddy Long Legs

FAVORITE CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Jack Grunsky

FAVORITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP
Canadian Brass

FAVORITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP
Doc Walker

FAVORITE ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Crystal Castles

FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP
Kathleen Edwards

FAVORITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP
Plants and Animals

FAVORITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
Nikki Yanofsky

FAVOURITE METAL ARTIST/GROUP
Annihilator

FAVORITE POP ARTIST/GROUP
The Midway State

FAVORITE PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP
Protest The Hero

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
Matt Mays & El Torpedo

FAVORITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP
Shad

FAVORITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Eccodek

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL GROUP
Nine Inch Nails

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Taylor Swift  – Fearless (Big Machine)

FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE
M.I.A.
Paper Planes

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