WITH just two days to go until the sold-out 2024 Specsavers Scottish Music Awards at Barrowland Ballroom, the prestigious awards ceremony has announced its latest winners and performers on the night.
Fairground Attraction’s Eddi Reader, Edinburgh’s own Nina Nesbitt, Grammy award winning producer Blair Ferguson, moody trad Newcomers Beluga Lagoon and crowd pleasers GUN are to be honoured at Specsavers Scottish Music Awards, celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the music industry.
These artists will join the ranks of previous winners such as Lewis Capaldi, Sharleen Spiteri, Amy MacDonald, and Wet Wet Wet. The Specsavers Scottish Music Awards, now in its 26th year, is a flagship fundraiser for Nordoff and Robbins, a UK-based music therapy charity.
At this year’s ceremony, headline sponsor Specsavers will be encouraging musicians and music fans to look after their hearing, with all 1,000 attendees receiving gifted Specsavers hearing protection. The move comes after the high street opticians and hearing experts reveals that 23 per cent of gig goers in Scotland think loud music has damaged their hearing and 91 per cent of those working in music and nightlife venues have experienced a negative impact on their hearing.
Ryan Forbes, Specsavers audiology board partner for Scotland, said: “Music has the power to connect us, which can be clearly seen in the important music therapy work carried out by Nordoff and Robbins. However, if you don’t take steps to look after your hearing, exposure to loud music and loud environments over a long period of time can cause permanent damage. With Scotland’s music industry gathered under one roof we wanted to highlight this important issue and ensure guests can protect their hearing so that they can continue to enjoy music for years to come.”
The event will take place on Saturday, November 2nd and feature exclusive performances from some of Scotland’s most celebrated musicians. Newcomers Beluga Lagoon, Singer Songwriter Kyle Falconer, 90’s Darlings Soup Dragons, TikTok Favourite Calum Bowie, Scottish Songbird Nina Nesbitt, Rockers Gun and Alt-Rock Heroes Twin Atlantic will take to the stage on the night much to the delight of ticketholders.
In alphabetical order, the full winners and performers list for this year’s Specsavers Scottish Music Awards include:
Berkeley 2 Studios – Guitar Guitar Music Industry Award
Beluga Lagoon – Barrowland Spotlight Award
Blair Ferguson – Blur69 Sound of Scotland
Calum Bowie – Beavertown’s Breakthrough Award
Country 2 Country – Ticketmaster’s Tourmaster Award
Eddi Reader – Special Recognition Award sponsored by Specsavers
GUN – Pizza Express Album of the Year
Hannah Laing – Go Radio Breakthrough Award
Harri and Domenic – Ballantines and Subclub Electronic Music Award
Kyle Falconer – – King Tuts’ Song Writing Award
LuLu – Scottish Icon Award sponsored by Rox
Nina Nesbitt – SWG3 Independent Icon Award
Phil Bowdery – OVO Hydro Promoter of the Year Award
Soup Dragons – Raymond Weil Lifetime Achievement Award
Travis – Outstanding Achievement Award sponsored by the Sir Reo Stakis Foundation
Twin Atlantic – Disruptor Award sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh
