The 6th annual Capital Music Awards are coming to the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on May 22nd, 2025! 

This marks a seminal milestone for Ottawa’s largest—and ever-growing—music industry landmark event, celebrating music creators, technicians, educators and entrepreneurs at the helm of Ottawa’s burgeoning music sector across 13 categories.

Capital Music Awards nominations are open now until November 11th, 2024 at 4:59pm Eastern Time. 

Submit your nominations now

Tickets for the award ceremony will be available for purchase in January 2025! 

About the Capital Music Awards 

Since 2020, the Capital Music Awards have recognized outstanding achievements in Ottawa’s music industry, celebrating musicians, live music curators, music educators, sound engineers, music venues and more. Produced and presented by the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC), the annual awards highlight the diverse talent and vibrant music community of the National Capital Region, acting as a stepping stone for local artists towards accolades such as the Junos, as well as a platform for networking and collaboration within the music sector as Ottawa’s largest music industry gathering. 

About the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition

The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) is a bilingual member-driven non-profit organization dedicated to embedding music into the fabric of the City of Ottawa. Through advocacy, education, collaboration, and live music programming, OMIC works to create a thriving and sustainable music industry ecosystem in the nation's capital. The awards play a vital role towards the organization’s nurturing of those initiatives.