CBC Radio 3 listeners determine the winners for The Bucky Awards
After a thorough voting process, CBC Radio 3 listeners have crowed winners for the nine Bucky Award categories. The awards were handed out today during Radio 3’s traditional gala ceremony by Craig Norris, Lana Gay and Grant Lawrence. The winners for the 2012 Bucky Awards are:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (Best new band)
HOTTEST PIPES (Best vocal performance)
Hannah Georgas for “Robotic”
BEST REASON TO LEARN FRENCH (Best francophone song)
”Entre Ici Pis Chez Vous” by Bernard Adamus
MOST WATCHABLE SONG (Best music video of the year)
”We Are 1980” by Said The Whale
BEST REASON TO BUY A CONCERT TICKET (Best live act)
#socialbutterfly (Best social media user)
Said The Whale @saidthewhale
THE HUGH LECAINE ELECTRONIC SACKBUT AWARD (Best electronic song)
”Oblivion” by Grimes
SEXIEST ARTIST
Jaycelyn Brown (of Said The Whale)
And THE GOLDEN BUCKY (Best song of the year) will be announced at 5pm ET today at:
Other awards, chosen by CBC Radio 3 hosts and producers, were also announced:
OLD AND AWESOME (Lifetime achievement)
Nardwuar the Human Serviette
IN MEMORIAM (Most impactful band breakup of the year)
FAN OF THE YEAR
Christine MacAvoy
The full podcast of the gala ceremony can be download here as of 5pm ET: http://music.cbc.ca/blogs/2012/12/The-2012-CBC-Radio-3-Bucky-Awards-gala
The Bucky Awards began in 2006 and were created by CBC Radio 3 to honour Canadian indie music from all genres. The awards, determined by listener votes, have in the past included such non-traditional categories as “most Canadian tune” and “catchiest hook.” Winners of this year’s awards join the likes of Dan Mangan, Elliot Brood, the Arkells, Austra, Arcade Fire and Coeur de Pirate.
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