Music•Musique NB (MNB) has unveiled the nominees' list for the 7th annual Prix MNB Awards. A total of 25 awards will be presented to artists and industry professionals who have made their mark on the NB music scene in the past year. As announced last Friday, the MNB Directors’ Lifetime Achievement Award will be given to Miramichi fiddler Matilda Murdoch.
The winners will be announced during the Prix MNB Awards evening, taking place Thursday, October 13, at Miramichi's Carrefour communautaire Beausoleil. The evening will kick off Festival (506), a four-day migrating event which showcases incredible homegrown New Brunswick music.
Tickets for the MNB Awards Show are available at the Carrefour communautaire Beausoleil.
It's time to vote
Music•Musique NB is looking to the public to help them choose the winners.
A number of categories are open for public and member voting, while others are determined solely by a panel of jurors. The general Music Award winners will be decided by the general public (25%), jurors (25%) and MNB members (50%). All nominees, regardless of categories, are automatically eligible for the Fans' Choice Award, which will be determined 100% by the public. NEW THIS YEAR, MNB Members will have the chance to select their own "Members' Choice" Award winner, which will be determined 100% by the members.
Voting begins online at noon on Tuesday, September 13, and ends on Thursday, October 6 at noon.