Jim Beam Indies

Canadian Music Week Announces Nominees for Jim Beam® INDIES

INDIES Headliner Announced as Finger Eleven

Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce the nominees for the 23rd Anniversary Jim Beam® INDIE Awards taking place June 6, 2024, at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. Allison Russell, Charlotte Cardin, and The Beaches lead with four nominations each.

Finger Eleven, nominated for Rock Artist/Group or Duo of the Year, will be closing out the Jim Beam® INDIES with a headline set. Tickets are currently on sale and can purchased at the following link: ticketmaster.ca/event/10006056D8592BE7.

The 2024 Jim Beam® INDIE Awards will feature a diverse array of Canadian artists, celebrating the spectrum of talent within the independent music scene across 19 categories. The INDIES will include award presentations, and dynamic performances by select nominees and the winner of the 2024 Jim Beam National Talent Search. 

The 2024 Jim Beam® INDIES Nominees are:

Album of the Year 
City and Colour “The Love Still Held Me Near”
Charlotte Cardin “99 Nights” 
Karan Aujla “Making Memories”
Metric “Formentera II”
The Beaches “Blame My Ex”

Artist of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
Allison Russell
AP Dhillon
City and Colour
Connor Price
Karan Aujla

Country Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Brett Kissel
MacKenzie Porter
High Valley
Sacha
Tim Hicks

Electronic/Dance Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Keys N Krates 
LOSTBOYJAY
Loud Luxury 
Rezz
Zeds Dead

Francophone Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Boutot
Jean-Michel Blais
Karkwa
Salebarbes
FouKi

Group or Duo of the Year
Arkells
Loud Luxury
Walk Off The Earth
Sam Roberts Band 
The Beaches

Hip Hop/Rap Artist of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
bbno$
Connor Price 
Da Crook
Haviah Mighty
Shubh

Indigenous Artist/Group or Duo of the Year – presented by SiriusXM
Aysanabee
DJ Shub
Elisapie
Scream, Holler & Howl
Shawnee Kish

Pop Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Charlotte Cardin
Elijah Woods
Good Kid 
Men I Trust 
Shawn Desman

R&B Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Charlotte Day Wilson
Jon Vinyl
OSÈ
Rhyan Douglas
Zeina

Rock Artist/Group or Duo of the Year
Finger Eleven
NOBRO
Simple Plan
The Beaches
The Glorious Sons

Roots/Folk Artist of the Year
Allison Russell
Andy Shauf
City and Colour 
Julian Taylor
William Prince

Song of the Year – Presented by SOCAN
Allison Russell “The Returner” Allison Russell, JT Nero
Aysanabee “Somebody Else” Evan Pang, Derek Hoffman, Sean Sroka
Charlotte Cardin “Confetti” – Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando and Lubalin
LU KALA “Hotter Now” James Norton, Nathan, Cunningham, Lukasz Gottwald, Vanessa Kalala, Vaughn Oliver
The Beaches “Blame Brett” Elizabeth Boland, Gustavo Coriandoli, Leandra Earl, Eliza Clara, Jordan Miller

Video of the Year
AP Dhillon “With You” 
Charlotte Cardin “Confetti” 
Connor Price & Haviah Mighty “Trendsetter”
Allison Russell “Demons”
Karan Aujla “Admirin’ You”

Independent Label of the Year
604 Records
Arts & Crafts
Cult Nation 
Dine Alone Records 
Monstercat

Producer of the Year
Hill Kourkoutis
Ikky
Lowell & Gus Van Go
WondaGurl
Shawn Everett

Publisher of the Year – Presented by CMRRA 
Anthem
Arts & Crafts Music
High Priestess Publishing
Kilometre
Reservoir