Toronto, ON; April 10, 2012 – The 7th annual Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ is a stage for honouring, acknowledging, and supporting great Canadian musical talents from across the nation. This year, the event includes a long list on multi-talented artists, DJ’s, and producers who have been nominated by fans and industry leaders alike for a series of awards and well-deserved recognition.
International comedian TRIXX will return to rock the house once again with big laughs and controversial material to host this year’s show. The legendary careers of incredible talents Michie Mee and DJ Bunny will be celebrated as they are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The award nominations are based on a bevy of different genres and with voting submissions now closed and the nominees list signed, sealed and delivered, some talents such as Kardinal Offishall, Melanie Fiona, The Weeknd, Drake, 4 Korners, Charlie Brown, Wristpect, T-Minus, Boi 1da, and Noah "40" Shebib have been nominated for categories such as the Fan Choice Artist of the Year, Fan Choice DJ of the Year, and the Canadian Producer of the Year to name a few (a complete list of nominees is listed below). With today’s announcement many nominees are celebrating multiple nods including DJ Anchor, (Saskatoon) with 4 nominations, and triple nominees 4 Korners (Toronto), Mike Tomas (Edmonton), Charlie Brown (Toronto), Lissa Monet (Toronto), Dames Nellas (Toronto), and Keith Dean (Montreal).
On May 26, 2012 in Toronto, the Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ will kick-off with the 2012 Spinfest weekend, which is a three-day event showcasing the hottest talents in music nationwide and incredible conference speakers. The weekend of mix n’ mingling all lead up to the Awards ceremony as the final premiere event. This celebratory showcase will take place on Monday, May 28, 2012 at the newly re-designed Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, located at 147 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4K 1N2. Tickets are available for $40 CDN +HST at Ticketmaster.com and will go on sale on Monday, April 16, 2012.
2012 Stylus Awards Nominees presented by Pioneer DJ
Fan Choice Club DJ of the Year presented by Pioneer DJ
4 Korners Toronto
Charlie Brown Toronto
Hedspin Vancouver
Lissa Monet Toronto
Wristpect Toronto
Keith Dean Montreal
Fan Choice Artist of the Year presented by Pioneer DJ
Anjulie
Drake
Kardinal Offishall
Karl Wolf
Melanie Fiona
The Weeknd
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| Keith Dean |
Canadian Hip Hop Single of the Year
A-Game Oh My!
Classified That Ain’t Classy
Drake ft. Tyga, Lil’ Wayne The Motto
JD Era ft. Lokz Change
Kardinal Offishall Ignorant
P Reign I Need It All
Reema Major I’m The One
Rock Da House For My City Remix
Club Reggae DJ of the Year
Blax Dun Da Place Toronto
Firekid Steenie Toronto
Little Thunder Montreal
Spex Toronto
Tasha Rozez Toronto
WhiteBwoy Toronto
Soca DJ of the Year
2 Touch Toronto
D’Enforcas Toronto
Jump Up Kingz Toronto
Junya Menace Toronto
MarXman Toronto
Soca Sweetness Toronto
Radio Mixshow DJ of the Year
DJ ClymaxXx Set It Off Kiss 92.5 Toronto
DJ Anchor Drive Home Wired 96.3 Saskatoon
Flipout 5 O’clock Traffic Jam The Beat 94.5 Vancouver
Keith Dean The Keith Dean Show K103 Montreal
Mike Tomas The 90 Minute Commercial Free HOTmix Hot 107 Edmonton
The Angry Kids The Hit Fix Virgin 99.9 Toronto
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| Star Q |
Montreal DJ of the Year
Jo Jo Flores
Keith Dean
Kwite Sane
Payce
Special K
Star Q
Breakthrough DJ of the Year
Charlie Brown Toronto
Dames Nellas Toronto
DJ Rich A Vancouver
ISC Nation Toronto
James Redi Toronto
J Ohh NFLD
DJ Mixtape of the Year
Dames Nellas Hip Hop Ain’t Dead; It Lives in the North Vol 4
Dafunky Situation Control the Moment
DJ Christylz The Mega City Mixtape vol. 4 (The T-Dot Meets The Doc)
DJ Mensa Babygirl: An Aaliyah Retrospective
Dow Jones Free Trade Agreement
P Plus and Lissa Monet Love Letters & Broken Hearts Pt. 3
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| KWITE SANE |
Artist Mixtape of the Year
Ayah & DJ Jazzy Jeff Back For More
Belly The Greatest Dream I Never Had
Magnum I’m G.O.O.D
Raz Fresco MCMXCV
Reema Major I Am Legend
Rich Kidd We On Some Rich Kidd Sh*t Vol 5: Born To Win
Shaun Boothe Waiting Room
Son Real Where’s Waldo?
The Airplane Boys Where’ve You Been
The Weeknd House of Balloons
Female DJ of the Year
DJ Nora Tones Toronto
DJ She Vancouver
DJ Vilify Montreal
Mel Boogie Toronto
Tasha Rozez Toronto
Vivi Diamond Toronto
Video DJ of the Year
Armed with Harmony (DJ Anchor and Matt Fossey) Saskatoon
Blind Method Toronto
DJ Dopey Toronto
Starski Toronto
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| MUGZ |
Club MC of the Year
Almighty Chops Montreal
Bassline (D’Enforcas) Toronto
Celebrity Dru Toronto
Kid Kut Toronto
MC Linx Hamilton
Sir Lancelot Toronto
Underground Hip Hop DJ of the Year
Big Jacks Toronto
Dames Nellas Toronto
DJ Fase Toronto
DJ Law Toronto
DJ Sage Vancouver
Marvel Vancouver
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| Magnum |
College Radio Show of the Year
DJ Manifest & Flo Toronto Morning Live CHRY 105.5 Toronto
DJ MedicineMan No Man’s Land CIUT 89.5 Toronto
Doe-Ran Bootlegs & B-Sides CITR 101.9 Vancouver
DJ Gnat, Red Worm Quadrafunk CKUW 95.9 Winnipeg
DJ Chedo The Come Up Show CHRW 94.9 London
Theo3, DJ Serious & DJ Fase Stylistic Endeavours CIUT 89.5 Toronto
For the complete list of nomineesStylusgroup.ca
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