In a surprise upset, Alexisonfire beat out recent Grammy winners Arcade Fire for group of the year, while Arcade Fire took home the prize for best album at the 2011 Independent Canadian Music Awards on Saturday (March 12), reports FYIMusic.
Punk rock/hardcore band Alexisonfire took home the award for favorite group or duo of the year, beating out Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Elias and Tegan and Sara for the top prize.
Montreal’s Arcade Fire won album of the year for their recent hit The Suburbs – which had also won them the same prize at the Grammy Awards earlier this year, where it beat albums by pop heavyweights Eminem and Lady Gaga.
Marianas Trench took home favorite single of the year for Celebrity Status, and also won for favorite pop artist of the year.
Emilie-Claire Barlow was named favorite jazz artist of the year, Shakura S’Aida was named favorite blues artist of the year, and Carolyn Dawn Johnson won for favorite country artist of the year.
The full list of winners from the 11th annual Independent Canadian Music Awards:
Group of the year: Alexisonfire
Solo artist of the year: Hannah Georgas
Album of the year: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Single of the year: Marianas Trench – Celebrity Status
Video of the year: Hollerado – Americanarama
Pop: Marianas Trench
Urban: Shad
Jazz: Emilie-Claire Barlow
Blues: Shakura S’Aida
Country: Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Folk/Roots: The Sadies
Children’s artist: Andrew Queen
World: Delhi 2 Dublin
Rock: Crash Karma
Live artist/group: Metric
Electronic: Holy F—
Francophone: Karkwa
Punk/hardcore: Cancer Bats
Metal: 3 Inches of Blood
International group: Mumford & Sons
International solo artist: Taylor Swift
International breakthrough artist/group: Sleigh Bells
International single: The Black Keys – Tighten Up
International album: The Black Keys – Brothers