CBC Music’s Searchlight 2024: the winners – CBC

Aug 26, 2024

The judges have selected the grand prize winner and 4 secondary winners

After weeks of listening to artists from across Canada, the judges for this year’s Searchlight contest have chosen the grand prize winner and four secondary winners for outstanding Indigenous artist, outstanding country artist, top teen and the songwriting prize.

Maggie Andrew’s edgy, alternative pop blends a mix of genres spanning R&B, punk and more for a unique sound. She’s amassed more than five million streams and has already received several accolades, including the SOCAN x Sirius XM Young Canadian Songwriters Award in 2021. Andrew was also a finalist in Searchlight last year, making the top 10.

“Winning Searchlight is a really incredible feeling, in a way it still hasn’t sunk in yet. There are so many people around me who have helped and continue to help bring my visions to life and without them I know I wouldn’t be here right now,” Andrew said. “I’m really excited! Searchlight this year was filled with so many talented artists, ones who I am lucky to call friends and others that I admire very much. I’m feeling a lot of gratitude and truly just happy to be here.”