Photo: L-R Luke Danelon (Ghost Rocket) & Baker Grace (Winner for Best Song) by Eugene Powers
Canada’s own BAKER GRACE took home the award for Best Song last Thursday (07.18) at the Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards) for “Butterflies“!
Co-produced by Ghost Rocket, the HIMAwards took place on Thursday evening at the world-famous Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, where Grace put on a show-stopping performance for a full house.
Sharing the stage with other exciting acts Reyna Roberts, Jessy Fury, KIA, and The Midnight Cowgirls, it was a performance and evening that is sure to be remembered for years to come and was followed by Grace’s landmark win for Best Song.
On her HIMAward win and playing to a full Avalon Theatre, Baker Grace comments:
“I’m really grateful to have received this award and been recognized amongst all the other incredible independent artists. This is my tenth year of releasing music and it’s been a lot of ups and downs but getting to do what I love everyday makes it all worth it. Special thanks to Brent and Luke for putting this event together, as well as my manager Howie Rosen for always believing in me.”
Commenting on the experience, Luke Danelon, Founder of Ghost Rocket says:
“The 2024 HIMAwards was a milestone event for us. We got to watch Artists from Canada and around the world make a massive impact in the US. Baker Grace blew us away with her performance of “Butterflies” and she was received with huge applause. Congratulations Baker. We are so proud of you!
Also a special shout-out to memyself&vi, and LOSTBOYJAY, two other fantastic Canadian Artists who also won awards. We’re very excited for you both as well!
It was a proud day for our Ghost Rocket team. We are excited for what’s to come next. We would like to give special thanks to independent music champion Brent Harvey (founder of HIMA, HMMA) for allowing us to once again be a part of this piece of historic Hollywood magic.
Stay tuned! More announcements from us coming soon!”
The Canadian presence at the HIMAwards was strong this year. The HIMAwards are a true celebration of global talent and Canada was a major cultural contributor at this year’s ceremony. Baker Grace’s live performance and win for Best Song, memyself&vi’s win for Best Female Vocal, LOSTBOYJAY’s win for Best EDM song and multiple other Canadian nominees. Moreover, there were major players in the Canadian music industry in attendance to celebrate as well, including members of Global Affairs Canada and SOCAN.
Full list of Canadian HIMAwards nominees:
Evergreen Song Factory & Melody Farm Music
December Rose
Delon Om
Nige B
Vilivant
Cindë
Alex Krawczyk
Charles V. Rox Vaccaro
Ella Roberts
James Kocian
memyself&vi – won
Baker Grace – won
LOSTBOYJAY- won
