The 10th Annual Contemporary Music Awards ceremony was held on the 15th of June, 2019, at the newly opened Townsend International Convention Centre in Edenguard. Legendary producer Bastian Ramos, better known as rkm, hosted the ceremony with singer-songwriter and dancer Ada Bluewell.
Many-a-time CMA winning producer (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) Banter Prime was brought out as the CMA Guest of Honour, performing his breakout, multiple CMA winning single "I Can't Stop". After the performance, there a surprise appearance from Andre Gold, one of the founders of the CMAs, who also performed his multiple CMA winning breakout "Stronger".
Dalton Lee (99 DΔL) stole the stage, nominated for six CMAs and taking home three. Musical critics and analysts and many respected figures in the GK music industry compare his meteoric rise over the last year with that of Banter Prime, who took the GK and the world by storm in the early 2010s.
The legendary Banter Prime, longstanding and respected producer Ethan Aster, and rapper Blake Miller were all nominated for three CMA's and took two home. Singer/songwriter and dancer Lena Vallas was nominated for two CMA's and took one home.
Since this was the 10th Annual CMA Ceremony, the venue also included awards pertaining to the decade, honouring the most influential artists of the past 10 years and their impact on the growing scene of the contemporary genres in the Great Kingdom and abroad.
Decadal Nominations and Winners
Record of the Decade
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Genre
|
VisioTube Views
|
Year Released
|
Notes
|
| "How Deep Is Your Love" |
Ethan Aster & Donna McDowall |
Progressive pop/house |
2.5 B |
2015 |
Winner, third most popular worldwide release of the decade, noted as the "song of a generation", 2015 CMA winner for record, music video, and pop song of the year
|
| "Y2K" |
99 DΔL (Dalton Lee) |
Wave |
327 M |
2019 |
Became the most popular wave record ever released in just 4 months, noted as the beginning of a new era in the GK mainstream music outlook, 2019 CMA winner for record and wave song of the year
|
| "I Cant Stop" |
Banter Prime (Weston Knight) |
Electronic/dance |
821 M |
2010 |
Largely responsible for the breakout of EDM into the GK mainstream audience, 2010 CMA winner for EDM song of the year
|
Album of the Decade
| Album Name
|
Artist
|
Genre
|
VisioTube Views (total)
|
Year Released
|
Notes
|
| Lines in Space |
Banter Prime |
EDM |
4.1 B |
2010 |
Banter Prime's most popular album, almost solely credited as the bringer of EDM to the GK mainstream music scene and reshaping the industry as it was known
|
| Graysoul |
Blake Miller |
Rap |
3.1 B |
2018 |
The best-selling and most streamed rap album released by a Great Kingdom rapper, heavily renowned for it's wave-style production
|
| Last Light |
Ellen Dolley |
Pop, EDM |
2.3 B |
2012 |
Seen as the culmination of the blending of the pop and EDM industries in the mainstream GK music scene, the album features 24 other EDM artists including Banter Prime, Aero Chord, Glitchzone, and 2Fly
|
Annual Awards
Record of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Genre
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "Y2K" |
99 DΔL (Dalton Lee) |
Wave |
327 M |
January 2019 |
Became the most popular wave record ever released in just 4 months, noted as the beginning of a new era in the GK mainstream music outlook
|
| "Mistakes" |
Young Blues (Andre James) |
Rap |
624 M |
November 2018 |
Topped GK charts for 2 months
|
| "One" |
Ethan Aster & Lena Vallas |
Pop |
601 M |
July 2018 |
Topped GK charts for 1 month, Lena Vallas' most positively rated song, noted as the next "How Deep Is Your Love"
|
Album of the Year
| Album Name
|
Artist
|
Genre
|
VisioTube Views (total)
|
Year Released
|
Notes
|
| Graysoul |
Blake Miller |
Rap |
3.1 B |
2018 |
The best-selling and most streamed rap album released by a Great Kingdom rapper, heavily renowned for it's wave-style production
|
| Unbound |
99 DΔL (Dalton Lee) |
Wave |
724 M |
2019 |
Noted as the album which is almost solely credited with pushing wave music into the GK mainstream scene
|
| The Orient |
DDC (Cameron Altergott) |
Wave, EDM |
245 M |
2019 |
Seen as the first example of the blending of the wave music genre interacting with the mainstream music scene on a massive scale/platform, the hit "Tokyo" being the outstanding seller by far
|
Music Video of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Video Producer(s)
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "Matrix Unseen" |
DDC (Cameron Altergott) |
Keith Hanson |
8 M |
February 2019 |
The only independently produced, under 2 minute music video to ever win a CMA, renowned for unique aesthetic and complex image merging to create a comprehensively futuristic atmosphere
|
EDM Song of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Album
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "Too Hot" |
Banter Prime (Weston Knight) ft Lostboy (Aaron Young) |
Single |
401 M |
January 2019 |
Renowned for unique vocals combined with Banter Prime's nigh unrivaled production quality
|
| "Autobot" |
Yuri Kuzmin |
Single |
293 M |
December 2018 |
Blew up in 2019 as played in clubs and referenced in popular memes, Yuri Kuzmin's only known work (he did not attend the awards ceremony)
|
| "Waiting" |
99 DΔL (Dalton Lee) ft Zara Golding |
OneFive |
102 M |
April 2019 |
99 DΔL's second most popular release, capitalising off of exposure gained from his released of Y2K
|
Wave Song of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Album
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "Y2K" |
99 DΔL (Dalton Lee) |
Unbound |
327 M |
January 2019 |
Became the most popular wave record ever released in just 4 months, noted as the beginning of a new era in the GK mainstream music outlook
|
| "Tokyo" |
DDC (Cameron Altergott) ft Lizzy Park |
The Orient |
174 M |
March 2019 |
The first example of a wave artist collaborating with a highly mainstream singer/songwriter, VT view counts per month on par with 99 DΔL's "Y2K"
|
| "Play Your Part" |
Aero Chord (Jason Soren) |
Urban Love |
93 M |
July 2019 |
Currently topping GK charts and surpassing both "Y2K" and "Tokyo" VT view counts per month, part of album Urban Love, the longstanding EDM juggernaut's first experimentation in the Wave genre
|
Pop Song of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Album
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "One" |
Ethan Aster & Lena Vallas |
Single |
601 M |
July 2018 |
Topped GK charts for 1 month, Lena Vallas' most positively rated song, noted as the next "How Deep Is Your Love"
|
| "Tonight" |
Odesina (Katherina Ingestad) ft Tamirat Flare |
Single |
541 M |
August 2018 |
Odesina's breakout single and most positively rated song
|
| "Havana" |
Athena Odello ft Silkroad (Vincent Alton) |
Calls from Roma |
489 M |
March 2019 |
Received Ethnic Music Award for Best Nova Roman-inspired Pop Song
|
Rap Song of the Year
| Record Name
|
Artist
|
Album
|
VisioTube Views
|
Released
|
Notes
|
| "Mercy" |
Blake Miller |
Graysoul |
1.1 B |
July 2018 |
Topped GK charts for 3 months, renowned for unique flow and wave-style production
|
| "Mistakes" |
Young Blues (Andre James) |
Needless Regret |
624 M |
November 2018 |
Topped GK charts for 2 months
|
| "No Opps" |
Slatty (Phillip Townsend) |
Single |
221 M |
January 2019 |
Slatty's breakout freestyle, topped GK charts for 2 weeks
|
Best New Artist
| Stage Name
|
Full Name
|
Country
|
Born
|
Genre(s)
|
VisioTube Views (total)
|
Image
|
| 99 DΔL |
Dalton Lee |
Suthbridge, Eden, Great Kingdom |
1999 |
Wave |
1.1 B |
|
| Lena Vallas |
Lena Vallas |
Golden Bay, Eden, Great Kingdom |
1996 |
Pop, EDM |
3.1 B |
|
| Blake Miller |
Blake Miller |
Greenwood, Eden, Great Kingdom |
1997 |
Rap, R&B |
3.6 B |
|
| Odesina |
Katherina Ingestad |
Astralon, Artalia, Great Kingdom |
1997 |
Pop, EDM |
1.4 B |
|
| DDC |
Cameron Altergott |
Edenguard, Eden, Great Kingdom |
1996 |
Wave, EDM |
552 M |
|
