Kreesha Turner, Addictiv and Lights Top 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards Nominations

Kreesha Turner, Addictiv and Lights
Top 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards Nominations

Ottawa, December 11, 2008 - Canada's hottest music stars will be honoured at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA). This prestigious gala luncheon has a reputation for spotlighting up and coming rookies like Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Nickelback, Sum 41, and State of Shock. The tradition continues with Age of Daze, Crash Parallel, Lights, and Jaydee Bixby slated to perform.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) presents the 12th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards on Friday, March 13th at 12:30 pm at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, as part of the Canadian Music Week celebrations.

At this year’s ceremony, April Wine will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award to commemorate their induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.

Nominees for this year’s Songwriters’ Association of Canada Song of the Year Award are Hedley (For the Nights I Can’t Remember), Finger Eleven (I’ll Keep your Memory Vague), Avril Lavigne (Hot), Kreesha Turner (Don’t Call me Baby) and Kardinal Offishall (Dangerous).

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, Finger Eleven, Kreesha Turner, State of Shock and Theory of a Deadman.

CRMA 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 2008. Votes cast by music directors, program directors and on-air personalities determine the winners. 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.

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country.

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining two information-intensive conferences; a cutting edge trade exposition; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival, CMW spans a three-day period from March 12 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from around the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

ROCK:
AGE OF DAZE – Afflicted
ART OF DYING – Get Through This
DANIEL WESLEY – Ooo Ohh
DIE MANNEQUIN – Do it or Die
RIDES AGAIN – Infected

CHR:
ADDICTIV - Tonite
CRASH PARALLEL – World we Know
DANNY FERNANDES - Curious
KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me
LIGHTS – Drive my Soul

URBAN:
DANNY FERNANDES - Curious
DI'JA – Rock Steady
ISH FT. CORY LEE – Falling in Love with You
KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me

HOT AC:
ADDICTIV - Tonite
CRASH PARALLEL – World we Know
KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me
LIGHTS – Drive my Soul
THE REASON – We’re so Beyond This

MAINSTREAM AC:
CARLY RAE JEPSEN – Sunshine on my Shoulders
JULIE CROCHETIERE – Precious Love
KREESHA TURNER – Don’t Call me Baby
LIGHTS – Drive my Soul
SIMON COLLINS - Unconditional

COUNTRY:
CRYSTAL SHAWANDA – You Can Let Go
JAYDEE BIXBY – Old Fashioned Girl
RIDLEY BENT – Heartland Heartbreak
TARA ORAM – Fly Girl
THE HIGGINS – Flower Child

FANS CHOICE:
HEDLEY
FINGER ELEVEN
KREESHA TURNER
STATE OF SHOCK
THEORY OF A DEADMAN

S.A.C. SONG OF THE YEAR
HEDLEY – For the Nights I Can’t Remember
FINGER ELEVEN – I’ll Keep your Memory Vague
AVRIL LAVIGNE - Hot
KREESHA TURNER – Don’t Call me Baby
KARDINAL OFFISHALL - Dangerous

For tickets or more information, please visit the website at www.cmw.net, or by calling 905.858.4747. Tickets can also be purchased at all TicketBreak outlets - www.ticketbreak.com or 416.640.0966 to charge by phone.

For media information, please contact:
Planet3 Communications Ltd. • Joanne Smale/Sarah Etherden
t: 647.346.4101, e: joanne@planet3com.net

For Canadian Music Week information, please contact:
Verle Mobbs – General Manager
t: 905.858.4747, e: verle@cmw.net

For Canadian Association of Broadcasters, please contact:
Lindsey Ehman – Coordinator, Public Affairs
t: 613.233.4035 ext: 349, e: lehman@cab-acr.ca



	for immediate release CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK: Toronto, March 11-14, 2009 Kreesha Turner, Addictiv and Lights Top 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards Nominations Ottawa, December 11, 2008 - Canada's hottest music stars will be honoured at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards (CRMA). This prestigious gala luncheon has a reputation for spotlighting up and coming rookies like Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado, Nickelback, Sum 41, and State of Shock. The tradition continues with Age of Daze, Crash Parallel, Lights, and Jaydee Bixby slated to perform. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) presents the 12th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards on Friday, March 13th at 12:30 pm at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, as part of the Canadian Music Week celebrations. At this year’s ceremony, April Wine will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award to commemorate their induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame. Nominees for this year’s Songwriters’ Association of Canada Song of the Year Award are Hedley (For the Nights I Can’t Remember), Finger Eleven (I’ll Keep your Memory Vague), Avril Lavigne (Hot), Kreesha Turner (Don’t Call me Baby) and Kardinal Offishall (Dangerous). 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, Finger Eleven, Kreesha Turner, State of Shock and Theory of a Deadman. CRMA 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 2008. Votes cast by music directors, program directors and on-air personalities determine the winners. 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. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters is the national voice of Canada’s private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, networks, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services. The goal of the CAB is to represent and advance the interests of Canada’s private broadcasters in the social, cultural and economic fabric of the country. Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining two information-intensive conferences; a cutting edge trade exposition; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival, CMW spans a three-day period from March 12 to March 14, 2009 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from around the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net. And the nominees are… ROCK: AGE OF DAZE – Afflicted ART OF DYING – Get Through This DANIEL WESLEY – Ooo Ohh DIE MANNEQUIN – Do it or Die RIDES AGAIN – Infected CHR: ADDICTIV - Tonite CRASH PARALLEL – World we Know DANNY FERNANDES - Curious KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me LIGHTS – Drive my Soul URBAN: DANNY FERNANDES - Curious DI'JA – Rock Steady ISH FT. CORY LEE – Falling in Love with You KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me HOT AC: ADDICTIV - Tonite CRASH PARALLEL – World we Know KREESHA TURNER – Bounce with Me LIGHTS – Drive my Soul THE REASON – We’re so Beyond This MAINSTREAM AC: CARLY RAE JEPSEN – Sunshine on my Shoulders JULIE CROCHETIERE – Precious Love KREESHA TURNER – Don’t Call me Baby LIGHTS – Drive my Soul SIMON COLLINS - Unconditional COUNTRY: CRYSTAL SHAWANDA – You Can Let Go JAYDEE BIXBY – Old Fashioned Girl RIDLEY BENT – Heartland Heartbreak TARA ORAM – Fly Girl THE HIGGINS – Flower Child FANS CHOICE: HEDLEY FINGER ELEVEN KREESHA TURNER STATE OF SHOCK THEORY OF A DEADMAN S.A.C. SONG OF THE YEAR HEDLEY – For the Nights I Can’t Remember FINGER ELEVEN – I’ll Keep your Memory Vague AVRIL LAVIGNE - Hot KREESHA TURNER – Don’t Call me Baby KARDINAL OFFISHALL - Dangerous For tickets or more information, please visit the website at www.cmw.net, or by calling 905.858.4747. Tickets can also be purchased at all TicketBreak outlets - www.ticketbreak.com or 416.640.0966 to charge by phone. -30- For media information, please contact: Planet3 Communications Ltd. • Joanne Smale/Sarah Etherden t: 647.346.4101, e: joanne@planet3com.net For Canadian Music Week information, please contact: Verle Mobbs – General Manager t: 905.858.4747, e: verle@cmw.net For Canadian Association of Broadcasters, please contact: Lindsey Ehman – Coordinator, Public Affairs t: 613.233.4035 ext: 349, e: lehman@cab-acr.ca