2020 Western Canadian Music Award Nomination
Crazy day. Found out that I've been nominated for 3 (+3) Western Canadian Music Awards for my work "Melt." Major love & thanks to everyone who helped make this project. Teamwork makes the dream work.
☆ Pop Artist of the Year
☆ Songwriter of the Year
☆ Recording of the Year
My video for "Long Way Down" and its uber talented director Brock Davis Mitchell were nominated for
☆ Video Director of the Year
And producer/engineer/songwriter extraordinaire Ryan Worsley Echoplant Recording Studios who worked on "Melt" was also nominated for
☆ Producer of the Year
☆ Audio Engineering Award
Check out full nominations here: https://breakoutwest.ca/blog/2020-western-canadian-music-award-nominees
"Melt" Nominated for 2020 JUNO AWARDS
Excited to announce that my album “Melt” the 2nd & final part of the “Distant Danger” was nominated for a 2020 JUNO Award!
Original Christmas Song "I DON'T NEED SANTA" Out Now!
Excited to have released my very first original Christmas song titled “I Don’t Need Santa.”
Written this past summer with Laurent Bourque and Bobby Morales, we put our own spin on holiday music and I dare you to not get this stuck in your head!
Enjoy the season & I hope you are with those you love the most.
xoxo
Nuela
New Album "MELT" Out Now!
Review from BLUESBUNNY
What does it take these days to find your soul? A question without an answer perhaps but one that has a certain relevance to “Melt” by Nuela Charles as, in the space of seven songs, she reveals something of her own soul.
I’m not talking about a revival of the old school soul music style either as that genre is currently comatose in the dark shadows of all powerful computer powered plastic perfection yet, while Nuela Charles undoubtedly makes much use of the technology demon, such is her control of the medium that you are never in doubt that it is her heart that is steering her course all the way from start to finish . She also has a rather endearing fondness for the ways of the eighties style power ballad with the title track being the prime example of this. Likewise, she knows the value of catching the attention of your ears with the time honoured triumvirate of hook, chorus and melody and, if such a thing still had any relevance nowadays, she could easily take “Got It Bad” or “Known Better” to the top of the charts.
Her voice always exudes both confidence and depth with her robust approach to song domination guaranteeing that your attention will not need to wander over the length of this album which, in these attention deficit days, is something a bit special.
So, in the final analysis, “Melt” provides more than enough proof that Nuela Charles is a force, and a soul, to be reckoned with.
Best song? The odd one out – the simply spacious “Sometimes”.
The verdict? Her star shines brightly.
PREMIERE: Soulful, dazzling new single "Got it Bad" via Variance Magazine
With a new EP coming next month, Nuela Charles is offering up a preview with her explosive new single "Got It Bad."
The soulful, simply dazzling new cut is premiering today on Variance, a day before the song's official release on Friday. It serves as the second single from the Canadian singer's upcoming Melt EP, out on Nov. 8.
"This song is my way of saying that as an artist, I strive to stay true to myself; I’ll never not create," she says of the new track. "It’s the ultimate release and sometimes, you just have to give in to that feeling."
"Got It Bad" follows Charles' standout single "Coming for You," which was featured on Jane the Virgin, as well as her Juno Award-nominated Distant Danger EP.
Check it out: https://variancemagazine.com/sounds/10652-nuela-charles-got-it-bad
Triple threat: Nuela Charles wins three categories at 2019 Edmonton Music Awards
Nuela Charles was the evening’s big winner, taking home three awards, including R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for Do It Right, Pop Recording of the Year for Danger, and Album of the Year for Distant Danger, which was released in October.
“Don’t be afraid to take chances. E-mail whoever you want to e-mail, the worst they can say is no. Keep going,” the singer-songwriter told the Winspear crowd early in the night, giving thanks to a patient production team for assisting her in the recording studio.
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“I’ll echo what Nuela said about not being afraid,” said Joe Nolan, who captured the award for Blues Recording of the Year. “We can get as weird as we want to be.”
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But the night’s biggest cheers belonged to Nuela Charles, who returned to the stage for a third time to accept the award for Album of the Year.
“I would like to thank my label, Mastercard,” she joked, acknowledging the creative process as a constant effort to get things right, and wrapped up her comments with a tribute to the City of Champions. “I’ll be here in Edmonton until you kick me out.”
Original Post: https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/triple-threat-nuela-charles-wins-three-categories-at-2019-edmonton-music-awards