Photo Credit: SOCAN Foundation
The inaugural SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards were announced on Jan. 11 and the five winners are hip-hop artist Tobi, rapper Naya Ali, and R&B singer-songwriters Raahiim, Hunnah and Dylan Sinclair.
The new award was announced in September 2020 by the SOCAN Foundation to “recognize and celebrate the artistic merit demonstrated by Black music creators (songwriters, composers, producers, etc.) in all genres.”
SOCAN said the awards were created in recognition of systemic racism within society, and to “acknowledge and denounce history’s injustices by celebrating the talent of Black Canadian music creators.”
More than 300 applications from Canadian artists were submitted for the award.
in all genres of music from across Canada
TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - The SOCAN Foundation today announced the recipients of the inaugural
SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards, an award created to recognize and celebrate the artistic merit demonstrated by Black music creators. The five winners will each receive $5,000, made possible by SiriusXM Canada.
More than 300 applications from artists across Canada covering a wide variety of musical genres were submitted for the 2020 Awards.
BCMAs Winners (CNW Group/SOCAN Foundation) Congratulations to all the winners for their extraordinary talent in music creation, said Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of the SOCAN Foundation. The musical pieces submitted are indicative of the extent of the contributions made by the Canadian Black music community that is enriching Canadian culture while contributing in a significant way to social and economic inclusion.