The East Coast Music Association has announced that Classified will be performing at the 2018 ECMA Awards.
The multiple ECMA and JUNO-winning rapper/producer will perform his new single “Powerless” for the first time on Thursday, May 3 inside Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre.
The song undertakes themes of abuse, sexual assault, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
“This one is very important to me,” says Classified, aka Luke Boyd. “‘Powerless’ is a combination of a few different true stories, which have been shared with me either face to face or through direct messages on Facebook and Instagram.”
Earlier this year, Classified shot a video for the track with Grammy-nominated director Andy Hines that features Mi’kmaq drummers and dancers.
Classified is a bonafide hitmaker, producer, and rapper who has long been making waves at home and abroad with his trademark style and sound. With 15 albums under his belt and a slew of chart-topping singles including “Inner Ninja” and “No Pressure,” Classified is undoubtedly one of the country’s biggest stars.
The 30th anniversary of the East Coast Music Awards Show is hosted by renowned comedian and actor Jonathan Torrens and also features performances by Sloan, Measha Brueggergosman, Joel Plaskett, Rose Cousins, The East Pointers, Port Cities, The Once, The Barra MacNeils, Universal Soul, Les Hay Babies, City Natives, KINLEY, Quake Matthews, and Makayla Lynn.
Tickets are available here or at the Scotiabank Centre box office.
