The 2013

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s were held on March 10, 2013, to honour achievements in Atlantic Canada's music industry in 2012."Folk singer Rose Cousins wins 3 East Coast Music Awards"

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, March 11, 2013. The ceremony, the event's 25th anniversary, was held at the Cunard Centre in Halifax,

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, and was hosted by singer-songwriters

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and David Myles. 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". The rock band

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won two awards, Group Album of the Year and the Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year."The Stanfields, Rose Cousins win big at the ECMAs in Halifax"
. ''

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'', March 10, 2013. The event also featured a video tribute to country music legend Stompin' Tom Connors, who died just a few days before the event.

Nominees and winners

References

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