Halifax’s Good Dear Good lead Music & Industry Award nominees

Halifax indie group Good Dear Good are pictured. (Source: Facebook/gooddeargoodmusic)

Halifax indie group Good Dear Good leads the way with four nominations for this year’s Music & Industry Awards.

The awards cover 16 music and seven industry categories.

Rich Aucoin and Israel Ekanem follow close behind with three nominations each.

All Music Nova Scotia members in good standing are eligible to vote for the 2026 Music & Industry Awards.

The organization says jury scores and popular vote will be combined to determine the winner of each category.

The general public is able to vote for Entertainer of the Year once a day.

The winners will be announced at Nova Scotia Music Week in Truro on Nov. 15.

A full list of nominees can be found online.

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