Gary Beals is a Juno nominee, a five-time African Nova Scotian Music Award winner, a Canadian Urban Music Award nominee, a Canadian Independent Music Award winner, a Canadian Radio Music Award nominee and an East Coast Music Award winner. The Premier of his home province of Nova Scotia declared November 22 as Gary Beals Day. He is Gary Beals, and he’s back on the scene preparing to release his sophomore album in spring 2009.