Coleman Hell, Alessia Cara, Whitehorse, and recent Oscar-nominee The Weeknd are among the 19th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards nominees.

Sponsored by Bell Media, the winners will be announced at a gala on Friday, May 6th at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Feature performers include The Strumbellas, Coleman Hell, Ria Mae, Cold Creek Country, Scott Helman, and Jocelyn Alice.

Nominees include artists who have placed on 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 2015. Votes cast by program directors, music directors, and on-air personalities determine the winners.
 
This year’s awards categories include: AC, Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, CHR, and Country as well as the SOCAN Song of the Year and Fans’ Choice.

Radio listeners from across the country can vote online for the Fans' Choice Award, at: cmw.net

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: AC
COLEMAN HELL - 2 HEADS
FRANCESCO YATES - BETTER TO BE LOVED
JOCELYN ALICE - JACKPOT
RIA MAE - CLOTHES OFF
SCOTT HELMAN - BUNGALOW   
 
BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: CHR
ALESSIA CARA - HERE
COLEMAN HELL - 2 HEADS
DAN TALEVSKI - GUILTY AS SIN
FRANCESCO YATES - BETTER TO BE LOVED
JOCELYN ALICE - JACKPOT
 
BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: MAINSTREAM ROCK
SAINT ASONIA - BETTER PLACE
STANDSTILLS - ORLEANS   
THE WILD! - SLOW BURN
 
BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: MODERN ROCK
BRAVE SHORES - NEVER COME DOWN  
COLEMAN HELL - 2 HEADS
ELWINS - SO DOWN LOW
WHITEHORSE - DOWNTOWN
 
BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST: COUNTRY
COLD CREEK COUNTY - OUR TOWN
DAVID JAMES - WHAT WE WEREN'T LOOKING FOR
JOJO MASON - IT'S ALL GOOD – PIC REC’D
LEAH DANIELS - GO BACK
PETRIC - HERE GOES EVERYTHING
 
SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR
CAN'T FEEL MY FACE - THE WEEKND      
EARNED IT - THE WEEKND    
SOMETHING BIG - SHAWN MENDES  
SOUND OF YOUR HEART - SHAWN HOOK            
STITCHES - SHAWN MENDES
 
FANS CHOICE
JUSTIN BIEBER  
MAGIC!
SHAWN HOOK
SHAWN MENDES
THE WEEKND
TREVOR GUTHRIE