News: APCMA ONLINE VOTING HAS STARTED

Online voting for the 2010 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards has started!

The APCMA’s will continue to have two rounds of voting in 2010. Round one will start on July 14, 2010 at 11:00am CST and end on August 18, 2010 at 11:59pm CST. The Artist / Genre categories will be open to the public to determine the nominees. An Industry vote will take place during round one. Industry professionals across North America will log in and cast their votes. Only industry voters will be able to access the industry categories.

2010 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards nominees will be annouced on August 25, 2010!

The final round of voting for the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards will begin on August 25th at 11:00am CST and close on October 6th, 2010 at 11:59pm CST. All Genre/Artist and Industry categories will be open to the public for online voting. There will be NO industry vote in the final round. The people will choose the winners in all categories!

A list of some of the artists nominated:

Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year
Inez

Aboriginal Male Entertainer of the Year
Joey Stylez

Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year
Discreet Da Chosen One – Storytellin
Inez – Singsoulgirl
Joey Stylez – The Black Star

Best Album Cover Design
Brooklyn – Mind of a Heat Bag
Discreet Da Chosen One – Storytellin
Plex – Brain Storm
Reddnation – Grown Folk Muzik
Smashville – Bandwagon

Best Duo or Group
Reddnation
Skelpa Squad
Smashville
Winnipeg’s Most

Best Music Video
Feenix – Strong
Plex – Grateful
Reddnation – It’s You
Red Power Squad – What’s Really Rez
Skelpa Squad – On Fire

Best New Artist
Brooklyn
Discreet Da Chosen One
Foreign Objekts
Joey Stylez
M.O.
Sadie
Smashville
Winnipeg’s Most

Best Pop CD
Joey Stylez – The Black Star

Best Producer/Engineer
Discreet Da Chosen One
Reddnation
Smashville
Wab Kinew
Winnipeg’s Most

Best Rap / Hip Hop CD
Blaze – My People
Buggin Malone – The Rapture
Chase Manhattan – Tribal Tribulations
Discreet Da Chosen One – Storytellin
Filthy Animals – Sounds of Nature
Foreign Objekts – I Aint Playin
Lakota Jonez – Beautiful
M.O. – Eskimocentricity
MO3 – Mother of 3 – Up Risin’
Reddnation – Grown Folk Muzik
Sadie – BoomBoxx Sounds
Skelpa Squad – The Thief & Counzil
Smashville – Bandwagon
Winnipeg’s Most – Winnipeg’s Most
Young Kidd – 10×10

Single of the Year
Blaze – My People feat.Leisha Holler
Buggin Malone – Hold On
Feenix – NDN Car (Remix
Joey Stylez – Kool Runnin
Lorenzo – Divine Beauty
Plex – Spare Change
Reddnation – It’s You Featuring JG
Sadie – Boombox
Skelpa Squad – On Fire ft. Blue, Jon-C, and Brooklyn
Smashville – Saturday Night Angel
Wab Kinew – Last Word
Winnipeg’s Most – All That I Know
Young Kidd – Hometown

for a complete listings of all the nominations, please visit aboriginalpeoplechoice.com