JUNO Awards nominations were officially announced on Wednesday, March 3rd, and Frontside is proud to share that THREE of our clients made the list! Ten Second Epic earned a nomination for New Group of the Year, UGO Crew received recognition for their track "Still Fly" with Drake and Big Page in the category of Rap Recording of the Year, and Metric brought it home big time with 3 nominations (Group of the Year, Songwriter of the Year for Emily Hains & Jimmy Shaw, and Alternative Album of the Year for Fantasies). Metric will also be performing at the awards ceremony. Congratulations to all!

Winners of this year's JUNO awards will be announced at the JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, April 17 at the St. John's Convention Centre, and the 2010 JUNO Awards will be broadcast on CTV on Sunday, April 18 at Mile One Centre in St. John’s, NL.

For a complete listing of nominees, visit http://junoawards.ca/nominees/.

For more information on Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong, click here.

Nominees were announced yesterday for the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards - "The Indies" - which "acknowledge, promote and honour achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector." Presented by Canadian Music Fest and Galaxie, "The Indies" will be held on Saturday, March 13 @ 8pm at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, ON.

Of the nominees, Frontside clients account for six (6) artists and nine (9) nominations across seven (7) categories. Congratulations to Metric, Desperate Union, Mother Mother, Chantal Kreviazuk, You Say Party! We Say Die!, and Tiga for the honors! Special congratulations to Metric, who lead this year's Canadian nominees alongside Alexisonfire with four nominations.

Metric (Last Gang)
Chartattack.com Favourite Album - Fantasies
Astral Media Radio Favourite Single - Gimme Sympathy
Favourite Group/Duo
Favourite Live Artist/Group

You Say Party! We Say Die! (Paper Bag)
Favourite Live Artist/Group

Tiga (Last Gang)
Favourite Electronic Artist/Group

Chantal Kreviazuk (Nettwerk)
Favourite Pop Artist/Group

Mother Mother (Last Gang)
Favourite Pop Artist/Group

Desperate Union (Independent)
Favourite Rock Artist/Group

Also of note, Desperate Union will be a featured performer at this year's awards show, as well as Great Lake Swimmers, Constantines, Plants and Animals, and The Rural Alberta Advantage.

The event will be broadcast live-to-air on XM Satellite Radio's "The Verge" and recorded for future broadcast on Galaxie.

For the full list of nominees, visit http://www.indies.ca/nominees-winners.

Nominations were released today for the 13th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) to be held in Toronto on Friday, March 12, 2010. Presented by The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the awards honor first-time top-charting Canadian artists in six music categories, as well as "Song of the Year" and "Fans' Choice." Additional awards this year include the "FACTOR Breakthrough Award" for top airplay for a new FACTOR-supported artist and the "Chart Topper Award" for top overall airplay.

Of the nominees, six (6) Frontside artists can be found across five (5) categories for a total of seven (7) nominations, with 3 of the 5 Rock nominees being Frontside clients. Congratulations to Dala, Metric, The Midway State, Mother Mother, State of Shock, and The Veer Union for your nominations!

MAINSTREAM AC
Dala - "Levi Blues"

HOT AC
The Midway State - "Never Again"

ROCK
Metric - "Help I'm Alive"
Mother Mother - "Body Of Years"
The Veer Union - "Seasons"

CHR
The Midway State - "Never Again"

FANS CHOICE - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
State Of Shock

Click here for a listing of all nominees and more information.

The Frontside offices are closed for the holidays and will re-open on January 6th, 2010. In the meantime, we would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season, and we look forward to the big things that Frontside has in store for you in 2010. See you next year!

Frontside artist Eric Solomon was recently featured on the popular music blog ArjanWrites.com for his "synthy and groovy spin" on Passion Pit's track, "Moth's Wings," as well as his remix of "Fireflies" by Owl City. With the attention that he has begun to garner from the online world and his potent remixes of tracks by some of the most buzzed-about artists, 2010 is shaping up to be a big year for Eric Solomon, and he has shown no signs of slowing down.

Click here to read Arjan's article on Eric, and be sure to check him out on Myspace for more information.

Frontside artists Shaun Frank from The Envy and Nathan Ferraro from The Midway State on stage together last week in Belleville, Ontario!

Visit www.themidwaystate.com for upcoming tour dates and a chance to win tickets to see both bands.