CLASSIFIED, THEO TAMS AND THE NEW CITIES, COLLECT NOMINATIONS FOR 2010
CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS

From rock to pop and urban to country, Canada’s hottest radio stars will
be celebrated at the 13th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA) on
Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:30pm. Taking place at the Fairmont Royal York
Hotel in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week 2010, the awards will be
handed out during a gala luncheon featuring performances by nominees
Stereos, The New Cities, Arkells and Dean Brody.

Leading this year’s nominees are Karl Wolf and Nickelback with three
nominations apiece followed by The Midway State, Stereos, The New
Cities, Classified, Drake, Melanie Fiona and Theory of a Deadman, all
with two nominations. The complete list of nominees is printed below.

Presented by The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Canadian
Radio Music Awards honour first-time top charting Canadian artists in
six music categories, including Mainstream AC, Hot AC, Rock, CHR,
Dance/Urban/Rhythmic, and Country. Nominees include artists who have hit
the Canadian charts for the first time and who have achieved top airplay
in different formats based on radio “spins”, as recorded by Nielsen
Broadcast Data Systems (BDS) in 2009. Votes cast by music directors,
program directors and on-air personalities determine the winners.

Nominees for this year’s Song of the Year Award are Chad Kroeger “If
Today Was Your Last Day” (recorded by Nickelback), Chad Kroeger, Ryan
Peake, and Joe Moi “Gotta Be Somebody” (recorded by Nickelback), Divine
Brown, Slakah The Beatchild, Nelly Furtado, and Corey Hart “Sunglasses”
(recorded by Divine Brown), Tyler Connolly, Dean Back, Dave Brenner, and
Kara Dioguardi “Not Meant To Be” (recorded by Theory Of A Deadman), and
Carly Rae Jepsen and Ryan Stewart “Tug Of War” (recorded by Carly Rae
Jepsen).

Again this year, the CRMA Fans’ Choice Award will be presented. Radio
listeners from across the country can vote online for their favourite
radio artist at the Canadian Music Week website (www.cmw.net). This
year’s Fans’ Choice nominees are Hedley, Karl Wolf, Marianas Trench,
Nickelback, State of Shock and Theory of a Deadman.

Two additional non-voting awards will also be presented at this year’s
ceremony: the FACTOR Breakthrough Award for top airplay for a new FACTOR
supported artist; and the Chart Topper Award for top overall airplay.

At this year’s ceremony, Platinum Blonde and Rob Braide will each
receive a Lifetime Achievement Award to commemorate their induction into
the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame.

And the nominees are…

MAINSTREAM AC
DALA – LEVI BLUES
KARL WOLF – AFRICA
MELANIE FIONA – GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT
NADJA – HOUND DOG
THEO TAMS – SING

HOT AC
KARL WOLF – AFRICA
THE LATENCY – TONIGHT I LOVE YOU
MIDWAY STATE – NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS – SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES – DEAD END COUNTDOWN

ROCK
ARKELLS – OH, THE BOSS IS COMING
METRIC – HELP I’M ALIVE
MOTHER MOTHER – BODY OF YEARS
THE ENDING – FREAKSHOW
VEER UNION – SEASONS

CHR
CLASSIFIED – ANYBODY LISTENING
DRAKE – BEST I EVER HAD
MIDWAY STATE – NEVER AGAIN
STEREOS – SUMMER GIRL
THE NEW CITIES – DEAD END COUNTDOWN

DANCE/URBAN/RHYTHMIC
CLASSIFIED – ANYBODY LISTENING
DOMAN & GOODING – RUNNIN’
DRAKE – BEST I EVER HAD
EMMALYN ESTRADA – GET DOWN
MELANIE FIONA – GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT

COUNTRY
DARREN MCGINNIS – MORE THAN ME
DEAN BRODY – BROTHERS
ONE MORE GIRL – I CAN LOVE ANYONE
STEVEN LEE OLSEN – NOW
VICTORIA BANKS – THE WHEEL

SONG OF THE YEAR

CHAD KROEGER
IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY
Recorded by NICKELBACK

CHAD KROEGER, RYAN PEAKE, JOE MOI
GOTTA BE SOMEBODY
Recorded by NICKELBACK

DIVINE BROWN, SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD, NELLY FURTADO, COREY HART
SUNGLASSES
Recorded by DIVINE BROWN

TYLER CONNOLLY, DEAN BACK, DAVE BRENNER, KARA DIOGUARDI
NOT MEANT TO BE
Recorded by THEORY OF A DEADMAN

CARLY RAE JEPSEN, RYAN STEWART
TUG OF WAR
Recorded by Carly Rae Jepsen

FANS’ CHOICE

HEDLEY
KARL WOLF
MARIANAS TRENCH
NICKELBACK
STATE OF SHOCK
THEORY OF A DEADMAN