Five Black Canadian musicians have been awarded $10,000 through the third annual SiriusXM Black Canadian Music Awards.

Created by the SOCAN Foundation, The Black Canadian Music Awards honoured music artists Adria Kain, AHI, Desarae Dee, Nonso Amadi and Zach Zoya.

"What an honour to participate in amplifying Black creatives. So many of the submissions were incredible, making this the hardest jury process to date," Keziah Myers, executive director at ADVANCE Music Canada and chair of the jury, said in a statement. "I learned of writers and composers that I didn't know about, automatically looked up their projects, and it inspired me to think of ways to amplify them within the industry and provide more vehicles for (opportunities). Congratulations to the winners!"

Myers was part of the SOCAN Foundation committee that created the Black Canadian Music Awards, and she has also served as a jury member for the last three years.

Other jury members included Nicolas Ouellet (radio host at Radio-Canada), Lord Quest (executive creative, Black music at SOCAN), Marika Siewert (a recording artist) and Wayne Samuels (president and CEO at Wired Management Inc).

Sirius XM, who funds the grants, decided to double this year's prize money.

"We're so proud to help bring this program to life for a third year and to double the prize money for these incredibly talented and deserving recipients," Michelle Mearns, vice president of programming and operations at SiriusXM Canada, said in a statement. "SiriusXM is committed to supporting Black Canadian artists and I can't wait to see what these artists create in the future."

Special distinctions and awards of $1,000 were also distributed to City Fidelia, Haley Smalls, Leila Day, Promise and Shreez.

Here’s a look at the artists who won:

Adria Kain: She is a Toronto-based artist who shares lived experiences through “soulful melodies and thought-provoking lyricism.” She earned her stripes through The Remix Project alongside DVSN's Daniel Daley and Jessie Reyez. Her debut album, “When Flowers Bloom”, released in February 2022, landed her a Polaris Prize nomination, and she appeared on COLORS performance of her song "Only With Time", which received acclaim from TI, Lena Waithe, Rapsody and Joe Budden.

AHI: Described having a voice like “gravel on silk”, Brampton-born singer-songwriter AHI made an NPR Tiny Desk appearance that was well received by viewers. He toured internationally with Mandy Moore and Milow and released an album called Prospect in November 2021. The album has earned AHI his second JUNO nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and his first-ever Polaris Prize nod, establishing him as one of Canada's most exciting new voices.

Desarae Dee: She is a Toronto-based pianist and multi-instrumentalist known as the “Toronto's Queen of Vibes”. Dee has released 21 singles and four project releases over the last eight years and is a feature on NPR Music's Jazz Night On The List Spotify + Apple Music playlists with her single, "Meditation.” She also recently finished in the Top 100 in the 2022 CBC Music Searchlight competition.

Nonso Amadi: A soul singer-songwriter and producer from Nigeria, Amadi has more than 100 million live streams through Afrobeats, Alte, Afro-fusion and hip-hop. He released an EP called “Free”, featuring Afrobeats heavyweights Simi and Mr. Eazi.

Zach Zoya: Thriving in Montreal’s music scene, the artist was raised in rural French-speaking Québec and learned English listening to American hip-hop, R&B and soul music. He signed with Universal Music Canada in 2019 and released his debut EP, “Spectrum”, which was nominated for several awards. The 2022 release of his sophomore EP, “No Love Is Ever Wasted”, saw two Top 40 radio hits and was named a YouTube Trending Artist on the Rise.