On March 12, invited guests joined host PEI recording artist Noah Malcolm and the Island’s music community to celebrate the 2023 Music PEI Award nominees and winners at the Rodd Charlottetown Ballroom. The Awards Party was held on the last day of a five-day celebration including concerts and showcases held across PEI.
The East Pointers led the way with three awards for Album, Single and Songwriter of the Year. They were followed by Atlantic String Machine, Lennie Gallant and the Burning Hell with two each.
The following is the complete list of the 2023 Music PEI Award winners:
FACTOR Album of the Year: The East Pointers—House of Dreams
The Buzz Album Art of the Year: The Burning Hell—Garbage Island
The Guild Achievement in Classical Music: Atlantic String Machine
KENT Community Contributor of the Year: Mi’kmaq Heritage Actors
Combat Computers Digital Presence Award: Brandon Howard Roy
Long & McQuade Educator of the Year: Richard Pellissier-Lush & Ryan Elliot Drew—Music Alive Program
Whitecap Entertainment Entertainer of the Year: Lennie Gallant
SRL Solutions Industry Person of the Year: Alyssa Gallant
PEI Mutual Instrumental Recording of the Year: Atlantic String Machine —A Single Juniper Post
Arsenault Best Cameron & Ellis Lifetime Achievement Award: Maureen McTague
Maritime Electric Live Sector Award: Under the Spire Music Festival
Cymba Music Publishing Live Music Production Professional of the Year: Kyle Gallagher
Lennox Island First Nation Music Video of the Year: Andrew Waite—Full Time Tryin’ 2 Luv (Directed & Animated by Brendan Henry)
Holland College Musician of the Year: Nick Gauthier
Rising Tide Community Fund Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year: Ava + Lily Rashed—Silver Car
Downtown Charlottetown Pop Recording of the Year: KINLEY—Daylight
City of Charlottetown Rap/HipHop Recording of the Year: Vince the Messenger—”If These Walls Could Talk”
Atlantic Lottery Recording Sector Award: Adam Gallant
Discover Charlottetown Rock Recording of the Year: The Burning Hell—Garbage Island
Souris Credit Union Rooted to The Island: Christine Campbell
Caledonia House Roots Recording of the Year: Lennie Gallant—Christmas Day on Planet Earth
Fiddling Fisherman Lookout R&B/Soul Recording of the Year: Logan Richard—Live at The Trailside
Upstreet Libra Single of the Year: The East Pointers—”Stronger Than You Know”
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: The East Pointers
