Amid repeated cries that Edmonton is awesome by host Bridget Ryan, the evening saw performances by several of the winners, including celebrated soul, pop and R&B singer Charles, who added three more EMAs to her shelf — both Single of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for the evocative Crumbling Down, and Female Artist of the Year, her second including 2013’s win of the same trophy. The prizes this year came in the form of a record in a stylized sleeve. (Excerpt from Edmonton Journal)