Accolades
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame established in 1976 honours Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements. The ceremony is held each year as part of Canada's main annual music industry awards the Juno's .
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement are the foremost honours presented for excellence in the performing arts, in the categories of dance, classical music, popular music, film, and radio and television broadcasting. They were initiated in 1992 by then Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn, and winners receive $25,000 and a medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint.
Canada also has many specific music awards, both for different genres and for geographic regions:
- CASBY Awards – Canada’s annual independent and alternative music awards
- Canadian Country Music Awards – Canada’s annual country music industry awards
- GMA Canada Covenant Awards – Canada’s national awards for the Gospel music industry
- East Coast Music Awards – annual music appreciation for the East Coast of Canada
- Felix Awards – annual prize for members of the Quebec music industry
- MuchMusic Video Awards – Canada’s annual music video awards
- Polaris Music Prize – award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit
- Canadian Urban Music Awards – Canada’s annual urban music awards
- Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards – Canada’s annual appreciation for the promoters, creators and performers of Aboriginal music
- Western Canadian Music Awards – annual music appreciation for the western part of Canada
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“When I get all these accolades for being true to myself, I say, “Who else can I be? I can’t be Chris Evert.””
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