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Strong showing from local country music scene with four of five nominations for best country album


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he Indigenous Music Awards are back after a one-year hiatus and artists from Manitoba have netted several nominations. Te winners will be revealed at a gala


event at the Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg on May 19, 2017. Presented annually by Manito Ahbee Festival, Indigenous Music Awards (formerly Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards) is the world's premier awards show recognizing the accomplishments of Indigenous record- ing artists and music industry professionals from around the globe. Te Manitoba country scene shines in the list of this year’s


nominations with four of five nominees for Best Country Album, including nods for Jade Turner, JC Campbell, Kim- berley Dawn, and Renée Lamoureux. Turner and Campbell are also both vying for Best Music Video. Other nominees this year include: local rock outfits Te


Bloodshots and Te Deeds both with nods in the Best Rock Album category; Western Canadian Music Award winning husband and wife duo Nadia & Jason Burnstick for Best Folk Album; Classically-trained singer Rhonda Head for Best Inuit, Indigenous Language, or Francophone Album; up-and-coming act Lisa Muswagon for Best New Artist; Murray Pulver and Hangar Studios’ Tom Dutiaume for Best Producer/Engineer for their work with JC Campbell and Kimberley Dawn, respectively; and CBC Radio One’s Unreserved: Radio Indigenous with Rosanna Deerchild for Best Radio Station Program Promotion Indigenous Music. Also up for awards, Swan Lake-raised and Peterborough-


based singer/songwriter Tara Williamson landed a nod for Best Pop Album and Manitoba-born, Ontario-raised artist NADJIWAN is up for Best Radio Single. Kimberley Dawn, who is also the Morning Show Host at


Now Country 104.7, and fellow country singer/songwriter Jerry Sereda will take up hosting duties for this year’s cel- ebration. Te IMAs take place during the Manito Ahbee Festival,


which runs May 17-21, 2017 in Winnipeg and includes a music conference, international pow wow, trade show and marketplace, youth education day, and more. Several of this year’s Manitoba-based nominees have par-


ticipated in Manitoba Music’s Aboriginal Music Program, as well as professional and market development programs during their careers, accessing assistance to showcase in new markets and in making critical business contacts. Manitoba Music's programs and services are made pos- sible by the generous support of the Province of Manitoba, FACTOR through the financial support of the Government of Canada and Canada's private radio broadcasters, Mani- toba Film & Music,Te Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Te SOCAN Foundation, and members of the music industry of Manitoba. For a complete list of 2017 IMA nominees, please visit indigenousmusicawards.com


INDIGENOUS MUSIC


AWARD NOMINEES FROM MANITOBA


Best Country Album Jade Turner – North Country JC Campbell – Four Letter Lie Kimberley Dawn – Til The Cowboys Come Home Renée Lamoureux – Dare To Be You


Best Folk Album Nadia & Jason Burnstick – Dream Big Little One


Best Inuit, Indigenous Language, Or Francophone Album Rhonda Head – Kisakihitan


Best Rock Album The Bloodshots – The Bloodshots The Deeds – Late O’Clock


Best New Artist Lisa Muswagon – Buffalo and Rabbits


Best Music Video Jade Turner – “Worth” JC Campbell – “Four Letter Lie”


Best Producer/Engineer Murray Pulver, Murray Pulver – JC Campbell/Four Letter Lie Tom Dutiaume, Hangar Studio – Kimberley Dawn/Til The Cowboys Come Home


Best Radio Station Program Promoting Indigenous Music Unreserved: Radio Indigenous, CBC Radio One


Best Radio Single NADJIWAN – All Those Years


Best Pop Album Tara Williamson – Songs to Keep Us Warm


16 Smart Biz Lisa Lampanelli. www.smartbizwpg.com May 2017 Winn$tock has another


successful year Local Fundraiser raises over 100-thousand dollars for charity.


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s you read about in last month’s issue of Smart- Biz, the 13th Annual Winn$tock Charity Fund- raiser was recently held at Cowboys Canad Inn


Destination Centre Windsor Park. Winnstock is a battle of the bands fundraiser for


people who work in the Financial Services, Real Estate, and Accounting industries. Te bands all really came to play and “Prime Time”


was selected as Best Band by the panel of celebrity judges: Tom McGouran, Howard Mandshein and Rich- ard Cloutier. Te attendees all had a blast dancing and partying and voted for “Mutual Funk” as the Fan Favorite band. Celebrity MC Greg Mackling kept the crowd en-


tertained between sets. Greg and Richard Cloutier combined to be formidable Celebrity Auctioneers for the live auction. Te event raised $101 K with charity partners being Te Movement Centre of Manitoba, March of Dimes


and the Winn$tock Legacy Trust (managed by the Win- nipeg Foundation). Te final expense items are still being tallied, but Allan Jacks, Senior Vice-President, Business Development with Knowledge Bureau and Co-Chair of the event, says he’s extremely proud of the fact that after expenses, over 90% of the funds raised will go directly to the charities! “Unfortunately we were only $19 K from reaching


our cumulative goal of $1 million raised since incep- tion. But it is not yet over,” says Jacks. “We will still be accepting tax-deductible donations until the end of May, and who knows, we just might still be able to hit our milestone goal on behalf of the children!


STOMP comes back to Winnipeg


as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries and in front of more than 24 million people. STOMP last played Winnipeg in 2009, to thunderous ova-


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tions. “We are thrilled to continue offering this type of ex- ceptional programming at the Burton Cummings Teatre,” says Kevin Donnelly, True North Sports + Entertainment’s senior vice president of venues and entertainment. “Stomp is a critically acclaimed, high energy production. Audiences will have a lot of fun. We’re proud to give fans of all ages an opportunity to witness this incredible live presentation.”


TOMP, the international percussion sensation, re- turns to Winnipeg on May 6-7, 2017 for three shows at Burton Cummings Teatre. From its beginnings


Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas,


STOMP continues its phenomenal run with four global productions: the ongoing sell-out production at New York’s Orpheum Teatre, a permanent London company, and North American and European tours. Troughout its life, the show has continued to change by creating new material; soon it will incorporate two new pieces. It is safe to say you will never again look at supermarket carts or plumbing fixtures the same way… or paint cans, or kitchen sinks or… Show times are 4pm and 8pm on Saturday May 6th


and 2pm on Sunday, May 7. Tickets range from $29.50 to $79.50 (plus fees) and go on sale to the public at 10:00 am on Friday November 21st at Ticketmaster. stomponline.com


“Queen of Mean” brings her tour to the Burt


at the Burton Cummings Teatre May 13th at 8:00pm. Lampanelli is a regular on the Howard Stern radio


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show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, “Chelsea Lately”, “Good Morning America” and many others. Lisa’s rise to the top of the comedy food chain began


in 2002 when she was the only female comedian invited to skewer Chevy Chase on the NY Friars Club Comedy Central Roast. She soon became known as the “Queen of the Roasts”, going on to lambaste such names as Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, William Shatner, Flava Flav, David Hasselhoff and, most recently, Don- ald Trump. You’re not going to want to miss this show and we


want to help you get there. Follow SmartBIZWpg on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat for your chance to win tickets to the show.


isa Lampanelli is bringing her outrageous, raun- chy “Leaner Meaner Tour” to Winnipeg. Comedy’s loveable “Queen of Mean” performs


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