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Aquakultre (pictured) and Keonté Beals head the Music Nova Scotia Awards winners list, Indie Week features some industry notables, and Hawksley Workman announces Xmas shows and a western tour. Also in the news are Make Music Matter, Mad Ones, HotKid, Grievous Angels, Avril Lavigne, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and farewell Astro and Marília Mendonça.