(Sydney, NS) - Good things came in Three tonight for Joel Plaskett at the Bell Aliant 2010 East Coast Music Awards presented by RBC tonight at Centre 200 in Sydney. The Halifax singer-songwriter's album, Three, helped him take home a total of six music awards: Sennheiser Entertainer of the Year, Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year, and MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year.

Plaskett's haul was part of an unforgettable night, where The Rankin Family were honoured with the Director's Special Achievement Award and the late Scotty Turner was recognized with the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award. Plaskett actually ended ECMA weekend with seven awards, as he nabbed the Producer of the Year Award at Friday's industry awards brunch.

Other multiple award winners included Prince Edward Island's Catherine MacLellan, who took Female Solo Recording of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year. Halifax's In-Flight Safety also won a pair of awards, taking home Group of the Year and Alternative Recording of the Year. New Brunswick's The Motorleague added to their Capri Cabaret Loud Recording of the Year from Saturday night by adding the Bell Aliant Fan's Choice Video of the Year Award.

FULL LIST OF ECMA 2010 MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

Sennhesier Entertainer of the Year / Artiste de l'année
Joel Plaskett (NS)

Female Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l'année - artiste solo féminine
Catherine MacLellan (PE) - Water In The Ground

Group Recording of the Year / Enregistrement du groupe de l'année
In-Flight Safety (NS) - We Are an Empire, My Dear

Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l'année - artiste solo masculin
Joel Plaskett (NS) - Three

FACTOR Recording of the Year / Enregistrement sonore FACTOR de l'année
Joel Plaskett (NS) - Three

Rising Star Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l'année - Étoiles de demain
Kim Wempe (NS) - Where I Need To Be

Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year / Chanson de l'année
Joel Plaskett (NS) - Through & Through & Through

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year / Compositeur ou compositrice SOCAN de l'année
Joel Plaskett (NS) - "Through & Through & Through" (Performed by: Joel Plaskett)

Video of the Year / Vidéo de l'année
The Tom Fun Orchestra (CB) - Throw Me to the Rats (Directed by: Alasdair Brotherston & Jock Mooney)

MB2/Joint Venture Aboriginal Recording of the Year / Enregistrement autochtone de l'année
Forever (CB) - Reborn

Alternative Recording of the Year / Enregistrement alternatif de l'année
In-Flight Safety (NS) - We Are an Empire, My Dear

Bluegrass Recording of the Year / Enregistrement bluegrass de l'année
The Grass Mountain Hobos (PE) - ZOOT!

Blues Recording of the Year / Enregistrement blues de l'année
The Hupman Brothers (NS) - Countin' Quarters

Country Recording of the Year / Enregistrement country de l'année
The Divorcees (NB) - Last of the Free Men

Folk Recording of the Year / Enregistrement populaire de l'année
Catherine MacLellan (PE) - Water In The Ground

Francophone Recording of the Year / Enregistrement francophone de l'année
BLOU (NS) - Noël Blou

Gospel Recording of the Year / Enregistrement gospel de l'année
The Ascensions (NB) - No Greater Love

Instrumental Recording of the Year / Enregistrement instrumental de l'année
Andrea Beaton (CB) - Branches

Jazz Recording of the Year / Enregistrement jazz de l'année
Gypsophilia (NS) - Sa-ba-da-OW!

Loud Recording of the Year / Enregistrement loud de l'année
The Motorleague (NB) - Black Noise

MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year / Enregistrement pop de l'année
Joel Plaskett (NS) - Three

Rap / Hip-Hop Single Track Recording of the Year / Enregistrement simple rap / hip-hop de l'année
Classified (NS) - Anybody Listening

Sirius Satellite Radio Rock Recording of the Year / Enregistrement rock de l'année
The Novaks (NL) - Things Fall Apart

Roots / Traditional Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement folklore / traditionnel de l'année - artiste solo
Lennie Gallant (PE) - If We Had a Fire

Roots / Traditional Group Recording of the Year / Enregistrement folklore / traditionnel de l'année - groupe
Dawn and Margie Beaton (CB) - Taste of Gaelic

R&B/Soul Single Track Recoding of the Year / Enregistrement gospel de l'année
Jamie Sparks (NS) - All I Need - Remix

Bell Aliant Fan's Choice Video of the Year
The Motorleague (NB) - Hymn For The Newly Departed

Cape Breton Credit Unions Fan's Choice Artist/Group of the Year
Samantha Robichaud (NB)

Director's Special Achievement Award
The Rankin Family

Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award
Scotty Turner

The 2010 Cape Breton event is an annual event organized by the East Coast Music Association as a critical part of its mission statement. The 2010 event takes place in Sydney, NS from March 4-7, 2010.

The East Coast Music Association would like to acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's private radio broadcasters.

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