2013 East Coast Music Awards
The 2013 East Coast Music Awards were held on March 10, 2013, to honour achievements in Atlantic Canada's music industry in 2012.[1] The ceremony, the event's 25th anniversary, was held at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was hosted by singer-songwriters Rose Cousins and David Myles.[1] Cousins herself was one of the event's big winners, winning three awards for her album We Have Made a Spark and its single "Go First".[1] The rock band The Stanfields won two awards, Group Album of the Year and the Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year.[2] The event also featured a video tribute to country music legend Stompin' Tom Connors, who died just a few days before the event.