Atlantic Seabreeze: CMW 2017 Announce Independent Winners

Canadian Music Week is excited to announce the winners from last night's 2017 Indies - the 17th Annual Independent Music Awards - presented by Jim Beam with Indie88 at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in downtown Toronto. Hosted by Indie88's Josie Dye and Matt Hart, A Tribe Called Red, The Strumbellas, Kaytranada, and July Talk took home the top honours of the night. 54-40 rocked the audience after being inducted into the Indies Hall of Fame, indie-alternative mainstays Hollerado performed along with Repartee who celebrated their Pop Group of the Year win with a fan-favourite show. The Jim Beam Make History Talent Search winners The Nursery and recipient of the Make History Award Dan Mangan hit the stage respectively.

Celebrating the best of independent music - both Canadian and international - the Jim Beam INDIES with Indie88, supported by The Ontario Media Development Corporation through the Ontario Music Fund, proved to be an unforgettable night for fans and industry alike.

2017 INDIE AWARDS WINNERS

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A TRIBE CALLED RED - WE ARE THE HALLUCI NATION (PIRATES BLEND)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

THE STRUMBELLAS - WE DON'T KNOW (SIX SHOOTER)

GROUP OF THE YEAR

JULY TALK (SLEEPLESS)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KAYTRANADA (HW&W/ULTRA)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

THE STRUMBELLAS - SPIRITS; WE DON'T KNOW (SIX SHOOTER)

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

WEAVES (BUZZ)

ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

ZEDS DEAD (DEADBEATS)

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

KORIASS (7I�ME CIEL)

INDIGENOUS ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

AMANDA RHEAUME (INDEPENDENT)

POP ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

REPARTEE (SLEEPLESS)

RAP/R&B ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

CLAIRMONT THE SECOND (BLACK BOX)

ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

PUP (ROYAL MOUNTAIN)

SINGER-SONGWRITER ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

LISA LEBLANC (BONSOUND)

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR

CHANCE THE RAPPER (INDEPENDENT)

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