The veteran manager of huge Canadian acts including Michael Buble and Bryan Adams, Bruce Allen (pictured), picked up an Award at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards in Toronto last week – alongside the likes of Universal Music Publishing and Dine Alone Records.
The ceremony. took place on Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week.
Other than the list of standard winners, which you can see below, Warner Music Canada boss Steve Kane was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame, alongside Cowboy Junkies and the President and CEO of Entertainment One, Darren Throop.
INDUSTRY AWARDS
LIVE TOURING CATEGORIES
- BOOKING AGENCY: THE AGENCY GROUP
- CASINO/SPECIALTY VENUE: NIAGARA FALLSVIEW CASINO, NIAGARA FALLS
- CLUB VENUE: COMMODORE BALLROOM, VANCOUVER / DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO
- FESTIVAL: BOOTS & HEARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL, BOWMANVILLE
- MAJOR FACILITY OVER 8000: AIR CANADA CENTRE, TORONTO
- MAJOR FACILITY UNDER 8000: ROGERS K-ROCK CENTRE, KINGSTON
- MANAGEMENT COMPANY: BRUCE ALLEN TALENT, VANCOUVER
- PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE OVER 1500: MASSEY HALL, TORONTO
- PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE UNDER 1500: VOGUE THEATRE, VANCOUVER
- PROMOTER: LIVE NATION
RECORD CATEGORIES
- CANADIAN INDEPENDENT LABEL: DINE ALONE RECORDS, TORONTO
- MAJOR LABEL: UNIVERSAL
RETAIL/OTHER CATEGORIES
- DIGITAL MUSIC RETAIL SERVICE: ITUNES
- DIGITAL MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE: SPOTIFY
- INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR: E-ONE
- INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE: ZULU RECORDS, VANCOUVER, BC
- MASS MERCHANT/RETAIL CHAIN: HMV CANADA
- MUSIC JOURNALIST/BLOGGER: ALAN CROSS, A JOURNAL OF MUSICAL THINGS
- MUSIC PUBLISHER: UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING
- RECORDING STUDIO: METALWORKS, MISSISSAUGA
- HEATSEEKER: FRANCESCO YATES – BETTER TO BE LOVED
BROADCAST AWARDS
- MUSIC DIRECTOR MAJOR MARKET: LYNCH X929 CALGARY
- MUSIC DIRECTOR SECONDARY: ANNA ZEE Q104 HALIFAX
- MUSIC DIRECTOR SMALL: TAMMY COLE 99.9 SUN FM KELOWNA
- ON AIR TALENT MAJOR MARKET: GARNER ANDREWS SONIC 102.9 EDMONTON
- ON AIR TALENT SECONDARY MARKET: TUCKER & SARAH VIRGIN 97.5 LONDON
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR MAJOR MARKET: CURTIS STRANGE QM FM-THE BEAT (VIRGIN) VANCOUVER
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR SECONDARY MARKET: WENDY DUFF CHYM FM KITCHENER
- PROGRAM DIRECTOR SMALL MARKET: MARK BURLEY 99,9 SUN FM KELOWNA / TRAPPER JOHN ROCK 105.3 MEDICINE HAT
- PROMOTION: WORLD PRIDE 2014 PROUD TORONTO
- STATION MEDIUM MARKET: 104.9 THE WOLF REGINA
- STATION CHR: KISS 92.5 TORONTO
- STATION CLASSIC/GOLD: Q107 TORONTO
- STATION COUNTRY: COUNTRY 105 CALGARY
- STATION HOT AC: CHUM FM TORONTO
- STATION MAINSTREAM AC: 98.1 CHFI TORONTO
- STATION MULTICULTURAL: 101.7 WORLD FM EDMONTON
- STATION NEWS TALK SPORTS: 680 NEWS TORONTO
- STATION ROCK: INDIE 88.1 TORONTO
- STATION SMALL MARKET: 99.9 SUN FM KELOWNA
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