Desktop Wallpaper from the ECMA website with the ECMA logo. This was made to advertise the 2005 ceremony

The East Coast Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Since its beginning in 1989, it has grown from the original five categories (Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year) to over 25 categories in music and over 10 in industry. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 216 KB)This is a free image from desktop wall paper offered on the East Coast Music Awards website. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 216 KB)This is a free image from desktop wall paper offered on the East Coast Music Awards website. ... Atlantic Canada consists of the four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the...

Hosts

The 2006 ECMAs were hosted by the Trailer Park Boys (Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles) on Feb. 27, 2006, at the Civic Centre in Charlottetown. The gala event was televised nationally and attended by Prime Minister Steven Harper.

Major winners

The Awards have been dominated by several groups/artists over the years. The top twelve by wins and then nominations are as follows:

1. Great Big Sea - 19 wins, 28 nominations
2. Lennie Gallant - 15 wins, 35 nominations
3. Natalie MacMaster - 12 wins, 29 nominations
4. Rita MacNeil - 10 wins, 25 nominations
5. The Rankin Family - 9 wins, 28 nominations
6. Bruce Guthro - 9 wins, 17 nominations
7. Gordie Sampson - 7 wins, 18 nominations
8. Crush - 7 wins, 10 nominations
9. Sarah McLachlan - 6 wins, 31 nominations
10. Ashley MacIsaac - 6 wins, 15 nominations
11. Arron Chalker - 4 wins, 6 nominations
12. Matt Mays & El Torpedo - 4 wins, 5 nominations

Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea chanties, which draw from the Islands 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. ... Lennie Gallant (b. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Rita MacNeil (born May 28, 1944 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian country and folk singer. ... The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... Gordie Sampson is a singer-songwriter from Sydney, Nova Scotia. ... The word crush can refer to several things: A crush is a short-lived and unrequited love, infatuation, or Limerence, prevalent among teenagers, as in I have a crush on [insert persons name here]. A crush also refers to the object of this infatuation, as in the phrase secret... Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan, O.C., O.B.C. (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Ashley MacIsaac, born February 24, 1975 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a professional fiddler. ... Matt Mays & El Torpedo are an East Coast Music Award winning Canadian rock band based out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ...

External links

• East Coast Music Awards Official Website