Music PEI Awards nominees include Tim Chaisson, Meaghan Blanchard

Music PEI announced the nominees for its 2016 awards on Tuesday, putting artists and organizations from across the Island in the running for more than30 awards that will be handed out duringMusic PEI week.

This year includes nominations for the newly added category Cover Band of the Year.

There are five nominees for Best Video of the Year. Watch them below, and have a look at the full list of nominees.

TimChaisson Miss Saying Goodbye

DylanMenzie IWannaKnow

MeaghanBlanchard Crash

The Royal North Goodbye Alibi

RacoonBandit I'm Waiting

Full list of nominees:

Acadian/Francophone Artist of the Year

• DOC.
• The Ross Family.
• Julien Kitson.
• Ten Strings And A Goat Skin.
• Vishtn.

Achievement in Jazz or Classical

• The Collective (Jazz).
• The Glen Strickey Quartet (Jazz).
• Atlantic String Machine (Classical).
• Dale Sorensen (Classical).

Digital Achievement of the Year

• Conferation Centre of the Arts/LIVE @ the Centre.
• Sorrey.
• Upstreet Craft Brewing.

Entertainer of the Year

• Vishtn.
• Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys.
• The East Pointers.
• Irish Mythen.
• Ten Strings And A Goat Skin.

Event of the Year

• PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls.
• Waterfront Concert Series.
• La Cooprative de dveloppement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmel.
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival.
• Winterjazz Concert Series.

Live Production Professional of the Year

• Kevin MacLean.
• Eric Fortune.
• Jon Matthews.

Live Music Programmer of the Year

• Pat Deighan.
• Christian Gallant.
• Al Douglas.
• Melanie Taylor.
• Darcy Campbell.

Media Person of the Year

• Blair Arthur Dewar.
• Karen Mair.
• Mikey Wasnidge.
• Todd Maclean.

Musician of the Year

• Bruce Rooney.
• Johnny Ross.
• Brent Chaisson.
• Tian Wigmore.

Producer of the Year

• Wrong Way Corrigan.
• Colin Buchanan.
• Jon Matthews.
• Lonely Kid.
• Nathan Wiley.

Presenter of the Year

• Confederation Centre of the Arts/LIVE @ the Centre.
• Dan Rowswell.
• King's Playhouse.
• La Cooprative de dveloppement culturel et patrimonial de Mont-Carmell.
• Small Halls Inc.

Recording Studio of the Year

• The Sound Mill.
• Studio Dimanche.
• The Hill Sound Studio.
• The Nest Studio.

Touring Artist of the Year

• Ten Strings And A Goat Skin.
• Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys.
• The East Pointers.
• Irish Mythen.
• Vishtn.

Venue of the Year

• Trailside Cafe & Inn.
• Harmony House Theatre.
• Marc's Lounge.
• Confederation Centre of the Arts.
• Fishbones.

Visual Artist of the Year

• Sandy Kowalik.
• Ryan Hutchinson (Visual Communicator).
• sixeyedcatprintco.

Volunteer of the Year

• Andrea MacNeil.
• Kate Martin.
• Alan Samson.
• Dan Rowswell.

Bell Aliant Weekend Warrior

• Brian J. Dunn.
• Copy Cat.
• David Woodside.
• Johnny Oliver.
• Ryan Merry.

Cover Band of The Year

• Copy Cat.
• Ryan Merry.
• YakBak.

Album of the Year

• The East Pointers Secret Victory.
• Tim ChaissonLost in Light.
• VishtnTerre Rouge.
• Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys Laugh, Dance & Sing.
• Coyote Proof of Life.

Country Recording of the Year

• Dan CurrieHeartache.
• Johnny OliverEasy Come Easy Go.
• Kelley MooneyStill.
• Tim ChaissonLost in Light.

Female Solo Recording of the Year

• Drea MacdonaldLucky.
• Kelley MooneyStill.
• Teresa DoyleI Remember Canada.

Cavendish Beach Music Festival Group Recording of the Year

• Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys Laugh, Dance & Sing.
• The East PointersSecret Victory.
• SorreyThick As Thieves.
• Racoon BanditClose Your Eyes.
• VishtnTerre Rouge.

Male Solo Recording of the Year

• Tim ChaissonLost in Light.
• Nathan WileyBandits.
• Dennis EllsworthRomantic As It Gets.
• Al TuckFair Country.
• Dan CurrieHeartache.

New Artist of the Year

• SorreyThick As Thieves.
• Andrew Waite & The FirmBurning Through the Night.
• War HorsesWar Horses.
• Lonely KidFor My Friends.
• DOCDesRoches Ouellette Chaisson.

PEI Brewing Company Rock/Loud Recording of the Year

• Racoon BanditClose Your Eyes.
• Andrew Waite & The FirmBurning Through the Night.
• WildcatEasy Lady.
• O'LearyRed Roads Of Home.
• Chaotically ZenLiquid Diet.

Spincount Roots Contemporary Recording of the Year

• Dennis EllsworthRomantic As It Gets.
• Nathan WileyBandits.
• Teresa DoyleI Remember Canada.
• War HorsesWar Horses.
• Drea MacdonaldLucky.

Roots Traditional Recording of the Year

• The East PointersSecret Victory.
• VishtnTerre Rouge.
• Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm BoysLaugh, Dance & Sing.
• DOCDesRoches Ouellette Chaisson.
• DunrominMemories.

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year

• Irish Mythen Gypsy Dancer.
• Tim Chaisson Miss Saying Goodbye.
• Nathan Wiley Queen Of The Road.
• Coyote Old News.
• Sorrey Washington.

Urban/Pop Recording of the Year:

• Hood HaikusIf You're Reading This Vote For Nate.
• LazerwolfThe Return of LAZERWOLF.
• SorreyThick As Thieves.
• Lonely KidFor My Friends.

Video of the Year:

• Tim Chaisson Miss Saying Goodbye.
• Dylan Menzie I Wanna Know.
• Meaghan Blanchard Crash.
• The Royal North Goodbye Alibi.
• Racoon Bandit I'm Waiting.