Claudine Prevost (Photo: Gaelle Leroyer)
The nominations for the 2024 ADISQ Gala have been announced. A total of 259 albums, 67 shows, and 54 music videos were submitted as contenders for the 57 Félix honours that will be awarded for the period of June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. They’ll be presented over the course of three galas: the Gala de l’industrie on Oct. 30, at 4:00 p.m., at Piano Nobile of Place des Arts; the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ, which will be broadcast on Oct. 30 at 8:00 p.m. from MTELUS; and the Gala de l’ADISQ, which will be broadcast on Nov. 3 at 8:00 p.m. on ICI Radio-Canada Télé.
For the Gala de l’ADISQ, comedian and SOCAN member Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais will take over from Louis-José Houde as the host, while another SOCAN member, Sarahmée, will host the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ. Claudine Prévost will once again host the Gala de l’industrie, now in its the 19th consecutive year.
Leading the nominations of this 46th edition are Les Cowboys Fringants with seven, followed by Karkwa, Salebarbes, and Souldia with five each. Next are Alexandra Stréliski, Aliocha Schneider Charlotte Cardin and Roxane Bruneau with four apiece. These all in in artistic categories; if, however, we include the so-called “industrial” nominations linked to an artist or an artistic project, Karkwa is the clear frontrunner with a total of 11 nominations!
Once again this year, songwriters, composers, and SOCAN members will have the opportunity to shine in various categories, including the prestigious Author or Composer of the Year Award:
- Alexandre Poulin for La somme des êtres aimés
- Aliocha Schneider, Marc-André Gilbert for Aliocha Schneider
- Stéphane Bergeron, Louis-Jean Cormier, François Lafontaine, Martin Lamontagne, Julien Sagot for dans la seconde by Karkwa
- Lydia Képinski for Depuis
- Jean-François Pauzé for Pub Royal by Les Cowboys Fringants
- Kevin St-Laurent, Christophe Martin, Maxime Gabriel for Non conventionnel by Souldia
SOCAN and Paroles & Musique will cover both televised galas once again this year. The Publishing Team of the Year Award is also back for a second year, thanks to the lobbying efforts of the Association des Professionnels de l’Édition Musicale (APEM). The nominated teams are:
- Bloc Notes Music
- Bravo Musique Éditions
- Secret City Records
- Éditions Quartier Général
- Third Side Music
The public will also be invited to join the Academy in voting for their favourite among the 10 songs nominated for Song of the Year:
“Ensemble,” Aliocha Schneider
Written by Aliocha Schneider, Marc-André Gilbert
Published by Avenue Éditorial, Productions Éléphant inc.
“Le reste du temps,” Andréanne A. Malette
Written by Francis Cabrel
Published by Chandelle Production (Sacem)
“Nuit magique,” Ariane Moffatt
Written by Catherine Lara, Luc Plamondon, Sebastian Santa-Maria
Published by Éditions Benaxel Enr.
“Confetti (v.f.),” Charlotte Cardin
Written by Lubalin, Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando
Published by Éditions Big Boy
“blood pareil (version radio),” comment debord
Written by Rémi Gauvin, Étienne Dextraze-Monast, Willis Pride, Karolane Carbonneau, Olivier Cousineau
Published by AVENUE ÉDITORIAL
“La fin du show,” Les Cowboys Fringants
Written by Jean-François Pauzé
Published by Éditions De La Tribu, Éditions JFP inc.
“Vol à l’étalage,” Les Trois Accords
Written by Simon Proulx/Simon Proulx, Charles Dubreuil, Pierre-Luc Boisvert, Alexandre Parr
Published by Les Éditions de la Tribu
“L’Habitude,” Rau_Ze
Written by Félix Paul, Rose Perron
Published by Disques 7ième Ciel
“J’te retiens pas,” Roxane Bruneau
Written by Mathieu Brisset, Roxane Bruneau
Published by Éditions Inspire, Éditions Musique Variole Enr.
“Tite gomme,” Salebarbes
Written by Jean-François Breau, Georges Belliveau, Kevin McIntyre, Jonathan Painchaud, Éloi Painchaud
Unpublished
SOCAN congratulates its members for their nominations and wishes them the best of luck! To see the full list of nominees, Access the Gala section of the ADISQ website.