APCMA 2012 Award Winners: Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards

The 2012 APCMAs—the 7th annual Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards—took place November 1st and 2nd in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Two nights of celebrating Indigenous music, one long list of winners! Here is a complete list of the 2012 APCMA award winners.

The Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards were handed out over the course of two nights this week in Winnipeg, and pop-country singer Shy-Anne Hovorka took home the most trophies, winning in all six categories in which she was nominated, including the prestigious Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year award:

Northwestern Ontario’s Shy-Anne Hovorka was the winner of six awards including Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year. Shy-Anne was nominated for six awards, and won all six. Three of the awards that Shy-Anne won were on Thursday night and three on Friday night.

Source: NNL

Hometown success, Winnipeg's own Don Amero also won big, taking home Male Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year as his first APCMA award, while Six Nations rocker Derek Miller took home the award for Best Blues CD for his work with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan's band Double Trouble.

Check out the complete list of 2012 winners below.

Complete List of 2012 APCMA Award Winners

Best blues CD Derek Miller,  Derek Miller with Double Trouble

Best country CD Shy-Anne Hovorka, Interwoven Roots

Best hand drum CD Fawn Wood, Iskwewak

Best new artist Bruthers of Different Muthers

Best pow wow CD - traditional Young Bear, Keeping It Old Style 

Best rap/hip hop CD Lightningcloud, LightningCloud

Single of the year Shy-Anne Hovorka, The Glue

Aboriginal songwriter of the year Tracy Bone, Woman of Red

Aboriginal female entertainer of the year Shy-Anne Hovorka

Aboriginal male entertainer of the year Don Amero

Best album cover design Shy-Anne, Interwoven Roots

Best fiddle CD Wesley Hardisty, 12:12 

Best flute CD Dallas Arcand, Sacred Sweetgrass

Best folk/acoustic CD Janet Panic, Samples

Best gospel CD Yvonne St. Germaine, Tennessee Sky 

Best group or duo Northern Cree

Best instrumental CD Gabriel Ayala, Shades of Blue

Best music video Shy-Anne Hovorka, Too Young, Too Late

Best pop CD Indian City, Supernation

Best powwow CD — contemporary Northern Cree, Drum Boy — Mistikwaskink Napesis

Best producer/engineer Shy-Anne Hovorka

Best rock CD Sinuupa, Culture Shock

APCMA 2012 Nominees - Aboriginal Female Entertainer Of The Year

An RPM YouTube Playlist of the APMCA 2012 nominees for Aboriginal Female Entertainer Of The Year. Hoka.

Here's another RPM YouTube Playlist focusing on the nominees for the 2012 Aboriginal People's Choice Awards category of Aboriginal Female Entertainer Of The Year. This list includes some of our most powerful female forces in today's Indigenous music culture. Enjoy.

Phyllis Sinclair - Washerwoman's Lament Shy-Anne Hovorka - The Glue Tagaq - (LIVE) Terri Clark - The One Tracy Bone - Women Of Red (LIVE)

APCMA 2012 Nominees - Best Music Video

We have an RPM YouTube playlist of the 2012 Aboriginal People's Choice Awards nominees for Best Music Video.

We've once again reached this chilly part of the year where we choose our favorites in the Aboriginal People's Choice Awards, and this year packs a great selection in all categories. Today we'll look at the nominees for Best Music Video in the 2012 APCMAs.

Beatrice Love - Dirty Game Donny Parenteau - Fiddle Back Cris Derksen - Pow.Wow.Wow Shy-Anne Hovorka - Too Young, Too Late Winnipeg's Most - Winnipeg Boy 

2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards Performance Lineup

The complete performance lineup for the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards has been announced.

The 2012 awards broadcast will feature performances by Juno award-winning blues artist Murray Porter, pop-country singer Shy-Anne Hovorka, Indigenous supergroup Indian City and rockers Bruthers of Different Muthers, multi-instrumentalist Donny Parenteau, fiddle player Wesley Hardisty and renowned hoop dancer and flute player Dallas Arcand.

The APCMAs will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 1st and 2nd, 2012. For the seventh year in a row, the awards will be hosted by actor and director Lorne Cardinal.

Online voting for this year's awards closed earlier in September, but here is the full list of this year's nominees: APCMA Nominees 2012.

As CBC Manitoba reported earlier:

"This year's lineup truly brings to life what we're trying to showcase with the festival," said Gloria Spence in a news release. Spence is the general manager of Manito Ahbee, the festival that produces the awards.

Tune in to APTN for the live broadcast of the music on November 2, 2012—and keep it locked to RPM for a full report on this year's award winners.

VIDEO: Shy-Anne - "Run Run Run"

Shy-Anne Hovorka is back with a brand new single and video for her infectious pop-country tune, "Run Run Run".

From the flowing fringe dress to a forest dreamscape of escape, Shy-Anne sings about heartbreak and hope in this latest hit for the up-and-coming singer.

Shy-Anne is also celebrating other good news. On Friday the singer announced that she had been invited to perform at this year's Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards, calling it "another huge opportunity and honour". This year's APCMAs will be held in Winnipeg on November 2nd. You can catch the performance live on APTN.

In the meantime, enjoy the video (starring Classic Roots and Cherry Hovorka):

Shy-Anne - "Run Run Run"

APCMA Nominees 2012

At a press conference in Winnipeg this morning, the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Award nominees were announced. Read the full list of nominees here.

Following a first round of industry votes, the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMA) announced the official nominees and opened the polls to public voting this morning. To vote for your favourite artists, go to aboriginalpeopleschoice.com. Voting closes September 3rd, and the awards take place November 1st and 2nd in Winnipeg.

Congratulations to all the nominees from RPM! They are:

Best Album Cover Design Chippewa Travellers - Love/Zaagidwin Dallas Arcand - Cedar Flute Electronica: Modern Day Warrior Indian City - Supernation Janet Rogers - Got Your Back Lena Recollet - I Am Woman, Kwe Shy-Anne - Interwoven Roots

Best Blues CD Derek Miller - Derek Miller With Double Trouble Gary Farmer And The Troublemakers - Under The Watertower Joel Johnson - Blues Joose Vol. 1 Murray Porter - Songs Lived & Life Played Priscilla’s Revenge - 3rd Gear

Best Country CD Jerry Sereda - Turn The Country On Ron Loutit - Where I Come From Shy-Anne - Interwoven Roots Terri Clark - Roots And Wings Tracy Bone - Woman Of Red

Best Fiddle CD Blain Constant - Listening From Above Dallas Boyer - Music Metis Fiddler Quartet - North West Voyage Nord Ouest Midnite Mist - A Tribute To Bill Bryant Wesley Hardisty - 12:12

Best Flute CD Dallas Arcand - Sacred Sweetgrass Herman Edward - It’s About Time Tony Duncan - Earth Warrior

Best Folk / Acoustic CD Dark Water Rising - Dark Water Rising Dylan Rysstad - Ghost House Ghostkeeper - Ghostkeeper Janet Panic  - Samples Phyllis Sinclair - Dreams Of The Washerwomen

Best Gospel CD Becky Thomas - Sacred Ground Cheryl Bear - A’ba Dean Powder - Living Proof Yvonne St. Germaine  - Tennessee Sky

Best Group Or Duo Cree Confederation C-Weed Band Indian City Northern Cree Priscilla's Revenge

Best Hand Drum Cd Big River Cree - The Old Way Eastern Eagle - Softer Side Fawn Wood - Iskwewak Indigie Femme - Grandmother Earth, Grandfather Sky Nakoa Heavyrunner & Rocky Morin  - Medicine Line

Best Instrumental Cd Curt Young - Northern Equinox Dallas Arcand - Cedar Flute Electronica: Modern Day Warrior Gabriel Ayala - Shades Of Blue Jeari Czapla - Dear Leonardo Rev Hank - Longhorn

Best International Indigenous Artist Adam James Kiran Ahluwahlia Nrg Rising Steele

Best Music Video Beatrice Love - Dirty Game Donny Parenteau - Fiddleback Cris Derksen  - Pow Wow Wow Shy-Anne - Too Young, Too Late Winnipeg’s Most - Winnipeg Boy

Best New Artist Bruthers Of Different Muthers Indian City Jb The First Lady Kristi Lane Sinclair Lena Recollet

Best Pop Cd Don Amero - The Long Way Home Holly Mcnarland  - Run Body Run Indian City - Supernation Lena Recollet - I Am Woman, Kwe Will Belcourt - Epoch

Best Pow Wow Cd - Contemporary Black Bear - Spring Medicine Cree Confederation - Horse Dance - Mistatim Simoowin Northern Cree - Drum Boy - Mistikwaskink Napesis River Cree - River Cree Young Spirit - Live In Hinckley 2011

Best Pow Wow Cd - Traditional Chippewa Travellers - Love/Zaagidwin High Noon - Live In Brandon Mandaree Singers  - Mandaree Revisited Wild Band Of Comanches  - Wild Band Of Comanches Young Bear - Keeping It Old Style

Best Producer/Engineer Donny Parenteau Indian City Leanne Goose Shy-Anne Vince Fontaine

Best Rap / Hip Hop Cd Blu - No Way No How Lightning Cloud - Lightning Cloud Rellik - Mighty Mouth Tha Link - Tha Link Vibez - On My Way

Best Rock Cd Charles “Chucky” Keelan - Chucky ? Federal Lights - Carbon Quinton Moody - Worldwide Services Sinuupa - Culture Shock Tonemah - Mulligan

Single Of The Year Don Amero - Turn These Grey Skies Blue Indian City - Supernation Iskwe - Wandering Murray Porter - Rez Bluez Shy-Anne - The Glue

Aboriginal Songwriter Of The Year Bruthers Of Different Muthers - Speakers Of Tomorrow Donny Parenteau - Play On Holly Mcnarland - Alone’s Just Fine Indian City - Supernation Murray Porter - Is Sorry Enough? Tracy Bone - Woman Of Red

Aboriginal Female Entertainer Of The Year Phyllis Sinclair Shy-Anne Tagaq Terri Clark Tracy Bone

Aboriginal Male Entertainer Of The Year Dallas Boyer Don Amero Jerry Sereda Kasp Murray Porter

Vote now at aboriginalpeopleschoice.com!