TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) – Women in Music Canada (WIMC) has announced the first-ever WIMC Honors Award winners. The Honors aim to honor and support Canadian innovators and creators who have achieved remarkable success in their fields over the past year. The honor was presented to her 18 on Wednesday (March 8) night at the Toronto Opera House.
The WIMC Honor Roll recognizes up to 10 female and gender-diverse industry members or artists who are early in their careers and have demonstrated success and growth in their careers. It aims to highlight new voices in the Canadian music industry and these are the people to watch in the years to come.
“With so many incredible women who have broken the glass ceiling and paved the way for a more equitable music industry, I am extremely honored to launch this year as the first step in celebrating their achievements. ” says. WIMC Executive Director Robin Stewart“We are also excited to elevate the projects of the new women in music who are making great strides with their unique equity-serving projects. This is just the beginning.”
The 2023 winners were selected by a finalist jury from a long list of nominees announced in February. For the longtime industry leaders we have dedicated ourselves to, we have decided to award two Trailblazer Awards this first year as a first step towards increasing the commitments WIMC continues to offer. .
Sandy Pandya by ArtHaus Music and Ryhna Thompson of Envision Management and Production Both won the 2023 Trailblazer Award.
Up-and-coming country stars, Sashaproducers, DJs, performers, Lillian CleraJUNO nominated recording artist, songwriter, producer, Desiree Dawson; Cree and Salish singers, Tear Wood; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Sophia Camara; and decorated multi-platinum recording artist, Fefe Dobson
Award-winning, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, a special introduction to the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame was made. Lorena McKennitt during the event.
2023 Honorary Recipients
Artist of the Year (presented by Amazon Music) – Charlotte Cardin
Distinguished Leader (provided by TuneCore) – Keziah Myers, ADVANCE: Canada’s Black Music Business Collective
Entrepreneur of the Year (Bandzoogle) – Elise Roller, Misfit Music MGMT
Excellence in Live Music – Heather Gibson, National Arts Center
International Leader of the Year – Faryal Khan-Thompson, TuneCore (USA)
Organization of the Year – Ishkōdé Records / Indigenous Music Alliance
Trailblazer Award – Ryhna Thompson, Envision Management & Production
Trailblazer Award – Sandy Pandia, ArtHaus Music
Honor Roll 2023 (Courtesy of Spotify):
Ashley Bieniarz, Songsmith
Domanique Grant
Gianna Sailer, Allegra Chamber Orchestra
Mary Beth Waldrum, Laughing Heart Music
Nicole Alosinac, Nicole Alosinac Luthiery
Nicole Auger, Indigenous Musical Alliance
Shmaira Hemani
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Sunny Chen, Sad China
Sergeant Yolanda, Comrade Sergeant X
