2012 Independent Music Awards (Indies) - winners

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & The Arts (C.A.A.M.A.) held the ceremony for the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards – also known as the Indies – last night at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Saskatoon rockers The Sheepdogs were the night's big winners with four wins, capturing each of its leading total of four nominations. The Sheepdogs wins were for Single of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Live Artist/Group or Duo of the Year and Rock Artist/Group or Duo of the Year.

Rich Aucoin had shared the lead with four nominations. His single win was for Emerging Artist of the Year.

The winner for the top category of Album of the year was Fucked Up with David Comes To Life. They picked up an additional prize for Puck/Hardcore Artist/Group or Duo of the Year.

Adele was another double winner. She claimed the International Album of the Year and International Solo Artist of the Year prizes.

Treble Charger was inducted into the SiriusXM Indies Hall of Fame. The band reunited for the occasion after a almost decade apart.

Nominees for the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards

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Complete list of winners for the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador/Beggars Canada)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
The Sheepdogs – I Don’t Know (Dine Alone)

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)

SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dan Mangan (Arts & Crafts)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Marianas Trench – Haven’t Had Enough (604)

LIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Library Voices (Nevado)

BLUES ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Suzie Vinnick (Independent)

CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Splash’N Boots (Splash Records)

COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Doc Walker (Open Road)

ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Deadmau5 (Mau5trap Recordings/Ultra)

FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Elliott Brood (Paper Bag)

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Coeur de Pirate (Grosse Boîte)

JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Jill Barber (Outside)

METAL ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Protest The Hero (Underground Operations)

POP ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Neverest (VicPark Group/Fontana North)

PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Fucked Up (Matador/Beggars Canada)

ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Sheepdogs (Dine Alone)

URBAN ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Weeknd (Independent)

WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Minor Empire (Independent)

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Adele – 21 (XL)

INTERNATIONAL SINGLE OF THE YEAR
AWOLNATION – Sail (Red Bull)

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)

INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele (XL)

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) (Eleven)

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Young The Giant (Roadrunner)

SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rich Aucoin

SIRIUSXM INDIES HALL OF FAME
Treble Charger