The 2013 East Coast Music Awards were held on March 10, 2013, to honour achievements in Atlantic Canada's music industry in 2012.
[1] The ceremony, the event's 25th anniversary, was held at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was hosted by singer-songwriters Rose Cousins and David Myles.
[1] Cousins herself was one of the event's big winners, winning three awards for her album We Have Made a Spark and its single "Go First".
[1] The rock band The Stanfields won two awards, Group Album of the Year and the Fan's Choice Entertainer of the Year.
[2] The event also featured a video tribute to country music legend Stompin' Tom Connors, who died just a few days before the event.