Music PEI Award Winners

On March 7, the 25th annual Music PEI Week culminated with the Awards Gala presented by the City of Summerside at Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside. The celebration was hosted by CBC’s Bill Roach with musical direction by Craig Fair Productions. The gala also included performances by Music PEI Award nominees, including Logan Richard, Lennie Gallant, siddhu sneh, Richard Wood, and members from the Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble who paid tribute to PEI jazz icons, The Jive Kings.

Tiffany Liu, siddhu sneh and Logan Richard each took home three awards. 

The 2026 Music PEI Award winners are:

Terra Nova Fund – Achievement in Classical Music
PEI Symphony Orchestra

Discover Charlottetown – Achievement in Global Music
Tiffany Liu

City of Charlottetown – Achievement in Jazz Music:
Charlottetown Jazz Ensemble

Stay Golden Custom – Alternative Recording of the Year
Dazey – This is all i am i guess

SRL Solutions – Album of the Year: 
Logan Richard – Character Traits

Craig Fair Productions – Behind the Music Award:
Island Jazz

Dairy Farmers of PEI – Country Recording of the Year: 
Brooke MacArthur – “Bittersweet Surprise”

Ocean 100 & Hot 105.5 – Entertainer of the Year: 
Mango Street Trio

PEI Mutual – Folk Recording of the Year: 
Lennie Gallant – Shelter from the Storms

KARI – Instrumental Recording of the Year: 
Tiffany Liu – “Spring in Tianshan”

Leo Cheverie Community Contributor of the Year, presented by Long & McQuade: 
Andrew Cormier

Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the City of Summerside:
Teresa Doyle

Lloyd Doyle New Artist of the Year, presented by the Rising Tide Community Fund: 
siddhu sneh – i am

Timeless Events PEI – Musician of the Year: 
Todd MacLean

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

Holland College – Pop/Dance Recording of the Year: 
KINLEY – “Marrying Me”

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

Cavendish Farms – R&B Soul/Recording of the Year: 
siddhu sneh – i am

Pressed 4 Time – Recording Professional of the Year: 
Adam Gallant

Norton’s Jewellers – Rock Recording of the Year: 
Two Hours Traffic – I Never See You Anymore

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

SOCAN – Songwriter of the Year:
Logan Richard

Timber to Trim Carpentry – Traditional Recording of the Year: 
Tiffany Liu – “Spring in Tianshan”

The Buzz – Visual Artist of the Year:
Justin Rix

This year’s celebration included special recognition for two remarkable honorees: 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-favorite categories took place—Ocean 100 and Hot 105.5 Entertainer of the Year was awarded to the Mango Street Trio and the Anchor Fest Music Video of the Year was awarded to Lennie Gallant on March 2 at video screening event for his video “Counting on Angels,” directed by Matt Lodge. 

Music PEI Week took place from February 28–March 7, 2026, with events across the Island celebrating PEI’s music scene. 

For more information, visit musicpei.com.