East Coast Music Award nominees to be announced in Sydney, N.S.

Gold (ie) standard: Cape Breton's Boutilier leads ECMAs nominations

A Cape Breton artist has set the gold standard in her hometown for this year's East Coast Music Awards.

East Coast Music Award nominees to be announced in Sydney, N.S.

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is set to launch the East Coast Music Awards 2026 season and announce this year’s nominees.

Thirty-six NLers nominated for 2026 ECMA Awards

The East Coast Music Awards (ECMAs) have unveiled the 2026 nominees, and Newfoundlanders and Labradorians swept the shortlists this year with 36 nominations across music and industry categories.  Two household names Kellie Loder and The Irish Descendants, earned Album of the Year nominations for their records Transitions and Those Were the Days, respectively. Loder previously won Songwriter of the Year and Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year in…

NL Receives 36 Nominations for This Year’s East Coast Music Awards

Newfoundland and Labrador has a total of 36 nominations for this year’s 38th annual East Coast Music Awards. The list of nominees was announced this morning in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Local artists nominated include Mallory Johnson with five, Kellie Loder with four, as well as The Irish Descendants and Rachel Cousins with three each. On the industry side; The Ship Pub and Majestic Theatre are both up for Venue of the Year, while Hilda Cousins and R…