2011 Stylus DJ Award nominees were officially released today. Here are the music categories. Hit the jump for the official press release and visit www.stylusgroup.ca for the full list of nominees! CONGRATS to all the 2011 nominees!

Canadian Hip Hop Single of the Year
A Game                                    What Chu Saying
Charlie Brown                            Reality ft. P Reign, JRDN, Belly, Big Lean
Drake                                       Miss Me ft Lil’ Wayne
JD Era                                      Fame and Fortune ft. Lokz
Kardinal Offishall                      The Anthem
Rich Kidd                                  Take It Slow
Shad                                       Rose Garden
SonReal                                   Already There ft. Rich Kidd

Canadian R&B Single of the Year
Andreena Mill                            La La La
Glenn Lewis                              Good One
JRDN                                       You Can Have it All
Kim Davis                                 I Don’t Need A Hero
Melanie Fiona                            Ay Yo
Ray Robinson                            Just For The Night ft. Kid Kut
Tanika Charles                          Silly Happy Wild
Untitled                                   Island Girl ft Kardinal Offishall

Canadian Dance/Pop Single of the Year
Aleesia                                    Not That Girl
BoomBox Saints                        She Got It
Danny Fernandes                      Automatic
Divine Brown                            Sunglasses, (Cajjmere Wray Tribal Luv Remix)
Keshia Chante                          Table Dancer
Melanie Fiona                           It Kills Me Remix (The Headbanga Remix)
Mia Martina                              Stereo Love
Shawn Desman                         Night Like This

Canadian Producer of the Year presented by HP
Bassline                                   What Chu Saying, A Game
Boi -1 da                                 Over, Drake
Nineteen85                              Let Me Go, Shaun Boothe
Noah “40” Shebib                     Fancy Drake ft T.I & Swizz Beats
Rich Kidd                                 Silly Happy Wild, Tanika Charles
T Minus                                   Moment 4 Life, Nicki Minaj ft Drake

Artist Mixtape of the Year
King Reign                                Reign Music Volume #1
Rich Kidd                                  We On Some Rich Kidd Sh*t Vol 4: The Boiling Point
Blake Carrington                        Love Is A Risk
SonReal                                   The Lightyear Mixtape
P. Reign                                   When It Rains It Pours
Luu Breeze                               Silence of the Lambs Vol. 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The 2011 Stylus Group Announces 6^th Annual National Stylus Award Nominees

– Hall of Fame Inductees Ron Nelson and Wesley “Maestro Fresh Wes” Williams –

–  Tickets Available on Ticketbreak April 15^th –

Toronto, ON – April 4^th, 2011 – The Stylus Group is thrilled to announce its nominee list for the 2011 Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ. Honouring the best in the Canadian DJ industry The Stylus Awards recognize the accomplishments and progress made by DJs, Recording Artists and Producers in their respective categories.

For 10 days fans logged on to www.stylusgroup.ca to cast their votes for their favourite DJs setting a record breaking 13,500 unique votes.  The winners will be determined by a panel of experts comprised of Canadian music industry tastemakers and will be revealed on May 30^th, 2011.

Some of this years multiple DJ nominations includes: 4Korners (Toronto) with four nominations, Jojo Flores (Montreal), Hedspin (Vancouver), Keith Dean (Montreal), Rich Kidd (Toronto) and DJ Mel Boogie (Toronto), with three nominations each, and Deadmau5 (Toronto), DJ Anchor (Saskatoon), and Kwake (Edmonton) with two nominations each.  Artist’s gathering multiple nominations this year are: Danny Fernandes, Melanie Fiona, Drake, JRDN, and Shawn Desman all nominated for Fan Choice Artist of the Year.

Says Mike Zafiris, Stylus Group Inc. Co-founder and Director, “Each year the fans and music community astound our team with their incredible enthusiasm and support for the show, to which we are ultimately appreciative.  The talent in Canada is phenomenal, and the Stylus Group is ecstatic to continue to support and pay tribute to each and every artist.”

In recognition of the incredible contributions to the development of the DJ and music scene in Canada, The Stylus Group is proud to induct into the Stylus Hall of Fame Canadian Hip Hop pioneers: Ron Nelson and Wesley “Maestro Fresh Wes” Williams highlighting the evenings special presentations.

The Stylus Group would like to thank its 2011 sponsors; Pioneer DJ, BlackBerry, HP, Vitamin Water, Heineken, Universal Music, EMI Music, XM Radio, Xtendamix and 416Cruises for their partnership.  With their support each esteemed sponsor continues our mission to develop, recognize, and celebrate the best of Canada’s music industry talent.

The SpinFest weekend will kick off Friday May 27^th in Toronto and includes a bevy of events such as; the Official Launch Party, the Stylus Boat Cruise, fourth installment of the National “It Starts With the DJ ” 3-city Conference Tour, and the second annual pre-awards show and Nominee Concert presented by HP featuring the presentation of seven awards. The weekend wraps up with the Stylus Awards on May 30^th followed by the Official Stylus Awards After Party presented by BlackBerry.

The 2011 Stylus Awards presented by Pioneer DJ will take place on Monday, May 30^th 2011 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre – 190 Princes’ Blvd, CNE Grounds, Toronto, Canada.

Tickets are $40 and are available for purchase at www.ticketbreak.com starting April 15, 2011.

About The Stylus Group

The Stylus Awards are a unique facet to the DJ and club culture in Canada. As the only institution recognizing the breadth of DJ talent in Canada; Stylus are able to bring a forum that allows DJs and Canadian Artists to display and perform their talent to the Canadian Music industry. The events throughout SpinFest and the Stylus Awards harbour performances, a national music conference, concerts and local events, all allowing Canadian Artists and DJs to flourish and be recognized.  For up to date news, rule regulations, and submission guidelines of the 2011 Stylus Awards and SpinFest presented by Pioneer DJ please visit: www.stylusgroup.ca.

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