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Radio Starmaker Fund Annual Report
2015 / 2016
Awards Won By Radio Starmaker Funded Artists
Success Fact: Young Empires
Young Empires received funding via the Radio Starmaker Fund’s domestic and international touring programs in support of their debut full-length album The Gates, released September 4th, 2015 via Pirates Blend in Canada and Votiv in the rest of the world. With Starmaker’s generous support, Young Empires were able to perform 97 shows across North America in 2015 and 2016, including both support and headlining dates, as well as key festival appearances.
The financial support was utilized to maintain a consistent live presence throughout the year-long album cycle. As a result, Young Empires significantly grew their Canadian fan base and increased their American presence and reputation south of the border. This led to The Gates earning an impressive 9,000,000 streams, 2 Top 10 radio singles, 2 MMVA nominations, 2 Indie Award nominations, as well as a 2015 Juno nomination for “Breakthrough Artist of the Year”.
Sean Ramesbottom
Label Manager
Pirates Blend
| 2016 Juno Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Dear Rouge | Breakthrough Group of the Year |
| Dean Brody | Country Album of the Year - Gypsy Road |
| Whitehorse | Adult Alternative Album of the Year - Leave No Bridge Unburned |
| Braids | Alternative Album of the Year - Deep In The Iris |
| Death From Above 1979 | Rock Album of the Year - The Physical World |
| Emilie Claire Barlow | Vocal Jazz Album of the Year - Clear Day |
| Boogat | World Music Album of the Year - Neo-reconquista |
| 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Brett Kissel | Fan's Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year, Interactive Artists of the Year |
| High Valley | Group or Duo of the Year |
| Dean Brody | Single of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Topselling Canadian Single of the Year - "Bring Down The House" |
| Yoan | Topselling Canadian Album of the Year - Yoan |
| 2016 East Coast Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Amelia Curran | Songwriter of the Year |
| Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy | Traditional Instrument Recording of the Year - One, Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year |
| Jenn Grant | Solo Recording of the Year - Compostela |
| Fortunate Ones | Rising Star Recording of the Year - The Bliss |
| Mo Kenney | Video of the Year - "Telephones" |
| 2016 Western Canadian Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| The Bros. Landreth | Breakout Artist of the Year |
| Brett Kissel | Country Artist of the Year |
| Delhi 2 Dublin | Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year |
| SonReal | Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year |
| Yukon Blonde | Recording of the Year |
| Frazey Ford | Roots Solo Artist of the Year |
| 2016 Canadian Radio Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Coleman Hell | Best New Group or Solo Artist: Modern Rock - "2 Heads" |
| Cold Creek County | Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country - "Our Town" |
| The Strumbellas | Heatseeker Award |
| 2016 The Indies | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Grimes | Album of the Year - Art Angels |
| The Strumbellas | Group of the Year |
| Yoan | Artist of the Year |
| A Tribe Called Red | Aboriginal Artist/Group of the Year |
| The Zolas | Alternative Artist/Group of the Year |
| Purity Ring | Electronic/Dance Artist/Group of the Year |
| Coleman Hell | Pop Artist/Group of the Year |
| 2016 Casby Awards | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Award |
| Arkells | Favourite Sugar Beach Session |
| July Talk | Favorite New Song - "Push & Pull" |