★ Indicates Award Recipient

* A CAPPELLA

A CAPPELLA GROUP

- emeritus Sweet Honey in the Rock

• 18th Street Singers www.18thstreetsingers.com
• Afro Blue www.afrobluehu.com ★
• Capital Blend www.capitalblendsings.com
• The Capital Hearings www.thecapitalhearings.com
• The Chromatics www.thechromatics.com
• The Tone Rangers www.tonerangers.com
• Traces of Blue www.tracesofblue.com
• Venus D Minor www.venusdminor.com
• Vox Pop voxpopdc.com

* BIG BAND/SWING

BIG BAND/SWING VOCALIST

• Andre Enceneat www.tomcunningham.com
• Big Joe Maher www.bigjoem.com
• Billy Coulter www.nattybeaux.com ★
• Juanita Williams Swing-Machine-Band
• Mike Sottong www.kingteddy.com
• Robin Cunningham www.tomcunningham.com

BIG BAND/SWING GROUP

• The Airmen of Note www.facebook.com/AirmenofNote
• Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra www.bohemiancavernsjazzorchestra.com ★
• Howard University Jazz Ensemble www.coas.howard.edu
• King Teddy www.kingteddy.com
• Natty Beaux www.nattybeaux.com
• Swing Machine Swing-Machine-Band
• Tom Cunningham Orchestra www.tomcunningham.com

* BLUEGRASS

BLUEGRASS VOCALIST

• Bob Perilla www.dirtykitchenband.com
• Danny Booth www.dirtykitchenband.com
• Dede Wyland www.dedewyland.com ★
• Dudley Connell www.seldomscene.com
• Elise Smithmyer www.byandbybluegrass.com
• Frank Solivan www.dirtykitchenband.com
• Lynn Healey Rockledge

BLUEGRASS DUO/GROUP

- emeritus Seldom Scene

• Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass www.bighillbillybluegrass.com
• By & By www.byandbybluegrass.com
• Dead Men's Hollow www.deadmenshollow.com
• Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen www.dirtykitchenband.com ★
• King Street Bluegrass kingstreetbluegrass
• Only Lonesome Band www.onlylonesome.com

BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTALIST

• Akira Otsuka www.pxrec.com/p2_Patuxent_Bluegrass-Akira.htm
• Bill Emerson www.bluegrassville.com/billemerson/
• Frank Solivan www.dirtykitchenband.com
• Ira Gitlin www.iragitlin.com ★
• Mark Delaney www.markdelaney.net
• Mike Munford dirtykitchenband.com/band/
• Tara Linhardt www.cdbaby.com/cd/taralinhardt
• Tom Gray www.facebook.com/tom.l.gray

BLUEGRASS RECORDING

• American Acoustic / Frank Cassel www.banjomanfc.co
• Honky Grass for the Heartbroke /
• Buck Stone & the Bucktones reverbnation.com/buckstoneandthebucktones
• Get it While You Can / By and By www.byandbybluegrass.com
• On the Edge / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen dirtykitchenband.com ★

* BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B

BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B FEMALE VOCALIST

• Cathy Ponton King www.cathypontonking.com
• Deanna Bogart www.deannabogart.com
• Eleanor Ellis www.eleanorellis.com
• Gaye Adegbalola www.adegbalola.com
• Jenny Langer www.blackbettyrocks.com
• Mary Ann Redmond www.marb.com ★
• Mary Shaver www.maryshaverband.com
• Nadine Rae www.nadinerae.com
• Robbin Kapsalis www.vintage18.net

BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B MALE VOCALIST

• Big Joe Maher www.bigjoem.com
• Billy Thompson billythompsonmusic.com
• Bob Mallardi badinfluenceband.com
• Daryl Davis www.daryldavis.com
• Tom Clifford www.kingsoulband.com
• Tommy Lepson tommylepson.net ★
• Warner Williams www.littlebitablues.com

BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B DUO/GROUP

• Big Boy Little Band www.bigboylittleband.com
• Big Joe & the Dynaflows www.bigjoem.com
• The Billy Thompson Band www.billythompsonmusic.com
• Daryl Davis Band www.daryldavis.com
• Fast Eddie & The Slowpokes FastEddieandTheSlowpokes
• King Soul www.kingsoulband.com
• Little Bit A Blues www.littlebitablues.com
• The Nighthawks www.thenighthawks.com ★
• Tom Principato Band www.tomprincipato.com

BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B INSTRUMENTALIST

• Andy Poxon andypoxon.com
• Billy Thompson billythompsonmusic.com
• Daryl Davis www.daryldavis.com
• Mark Wenner www.thenighthawks.com
• Matt Kelley www.mattkelleymusic.com
• Paul Bell www.thenighthawks.com
• Tom Principato www.tomprincipato.com ★
• Warner Williams www.littlebitablues.com

BLUES/TRADITIONAL R&B RECORDING

• Advice From a Father to a Son / Scott Ramminger scottramminger.com
• Best Of Little Bit of Blues: Live at BB King's Bluesville /
• Little Bit A Blues www.facebook.com/LittleBitABlues
• Dancing with My Baby / Rick Franklin & Tom Mindte
• pxrec.com/P2_Patuxent_Blues-franklin_mindte
• Friend / Billy Thompson Band billythompsonmusic.com
• Justice Road / Mike Westcott www.mikewestcott.com
• Robert Johnson Told Me So / Tom Principato tomprincipato.com ★
• Tomorrow / Andy Poxon andypoxon.com

* CHILDREN'S MUSIC

CHILDREN'S MUSIC ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)

- emeritus Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer

• DinoRock dinorock.com
• Mr. Don (Don Bridges) www.donbridgesongs.com
• Mr. Gabe (Gabe Hutter) www.facebook.com/mrgabemusic
• The Grandsons Jr www.grandsonsjr.com ★
• Marsha Goodman-Wood www.marshagoodmanwood.com
• Milkshake www.milkshakemusic.com
• Paul Reisler www.paulreisler.com
• Rocknoceros www.rocknoceros.com
• Uncle Devin (Devin Walker) theuncledevinshow.com

* CHORAL

CHORAL GROUP

• Cathedral Choral Society www.cathedralchoralsociety.org
• Children's Chorus of Washington www.cchorus.homestead.com
• The Choral Arts Society of Washington www.choralarts.org ★
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington www.gmcw.org
• Heritage Signature Chorale www.heritagesignaturechorale.org
• The Washington Chorus thewashingtonchorus.org
• World Children's Choir www.worldchildrenschoir.org

CHORAL RECORDING

• First Cup / Capital Blend www.capitalblendsings.com
• I Feel Good / Traces of Blue www.tracesofblue.com
• Opening Statement / The Capital Hearings www.thecapitalhearings.com
• Together Again / Gay Men's Chorus of Washington www.cdbaby.com/cd/gaymenschorusofwashingto12 ★
• World Holiday Celebrations /
• Children's Chorus of Washington www.childrenschorus.com/concert-recordings

* CLASSICAL

CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALIST

• Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez www.neworchestraofwashington.org
• Berta Rojas www.bertarojas.com
• Brian Ganz www.brianganz.com
• Bruno Nasta gypsystrings
• Dan Chadburn www.danchadburn.com
• Jessica Krash www.jessicakrash.com
• Rob Patterson www.robwpatterson.com
• Ronn McFarlane www.ronnmcfarlane.com
• Tina Chancey www.tinachancey.net ★
• Yuliya Gorenman www.yuliya.com

CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLOIST

• Barbara Hollinshead barbarahollinshead
• Danielle Talamantes www.danielletalamantes.com
• Emily Noël www.emilynoel.com
• James Shaffran www.operalafayette.org
• Linda Priebe www.lindapriebe.com
• Linda Teasley www.lindateasley.com
• Nancy Scimone www.nancyscimone.com
• Rosa Lamoreaux www.rosasings.com ★

CLASSICAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

• 21st Century Consort www.21stcenturyconsort.org
• Bach Sinfonia www.bachsinfonia.org
• Carpe Diem String Quartet carpediemstringquartet.com
• Ensemble Galilei www.egmusic.com
• The Folger Consort www.folger.edu
• Great Noise Ensemble www.greatnoiseensemble.com ★
• Hesperus Early Music Ensemblet www.hesperus.org
• Washington Bach Consort www.bachconsort.org

CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE

- emeritus National Symphony

• Alexandria Symphony Orchestra www.alexsym.org
• Arlington Philharmonic www.arlingtonphilharmonic.org
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra www.bsomusic.org ★
• Fairfax Symphony Orchestra www.fairfaxsymphony.org
• National Philharmonic www.nationalphilharmonic.org
• New Orchestra of Washington (NOW) neworchestraofwashington.org

CLASSICAL CONDUCTOR/DIRECTOR

• Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez www.neworchestraofwashington.org
• Ben Olinsky www.18thstreetsingers.com
• Christoph Eschenbach www.kennedy-center.org/nso
• Daniel Abraham www.bachsinfonia.org
• J Reilly Lewis www.bachconsort.org
• Marin Alsop www.marinalsop.com ★
• Piotr Gajewski nationalphilharmonic.org
• Scott Tucker www.choralarts.org
• Stan Engebretson nationalphilharmonicchorale

CLASSICAL RECORDING

• Monsigny, Le Roi et le Fermiers / Opera Lafayette www.operalafayette.org
• Nine Notes That Shook the World / Mindy Rosenfeld & Ronn McFarland www.ronnmcfarlane.com ★
• What I Wanted to Tell You / Jessica Krash www.jessicakrash.com
• Zelenka: The Capriccios / Bach Sinfonia www.bachsinfonia.org

* COUNTRY

COUNTRY VOCALIST

- emeritus Ruthie Logsdon

• Diana Quinn www.honkytonkconfidential.com
• Karen Collins www.karencollins.net ★
• Sam Grow www.samgrowmusic.com
• Ty Braddock www.romorassociates.com/tybraddock
• Tony Denikos www.tonydenikos.com
• Willie Morrison themorrisonbrothersband.com

COUNTRY DUO/GROUP

- emeritus Ruthie & the Wranglers

• Buck Stone and the Bucktones www.reverbnation.com/buckstoneandthebucktones
• The Highballers www.highballersmusic.com
• Honky Tonk Confidential www.honkytonkconfidential.com
• Karen Collins & Backroads Band www.backroads.karencollins.net ★
• The Morrison Brothers Band themorrisonbrothersband.com

COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST

• Andy Rutherford www.ruthieandthewranglers.com
• Bill Starks www.ruthieandthewranglers.com
• Chick Hall Jr www.pxrec.com/p2_Patuxent_Rock_Chick_Hall
• Gary Lee Gimbel www.steelguitarnetwork.com
• Ira Gitlin www.iragitlin.com ★
• Lynn Kasdorf www.onehorsetownband.com
• Mike Woods www.honkytonkconfidential.com

COUNTRY RECORDING

• Crowd of Millions / Col. Josh and the Honky Tonk Heroes
• Do You Think They'll Know Your Name Up There In Heaven \ Honky tonk Confidential with Bob Schieffer www.honkytonkconfidential.com ★
• Soft Music and Hard Liquor / The Highballers www.highballersmusic.com
• State of the Union / The Morrison Brothers themorrisonbrothersband.com
• Wild Tonight / Sam Grow samgrowband.com

* ELECTRONICA

ELECTRONICA ARTIST

• Congo Sanchez www.eslmusic.com/#!/artist-profile/congo-sanchez
• Fort Knox Five www.FortKnoxRecordings.com
• Mike Surratt www.mikesurratt.com
• Rites of Ash ritesofash.com
• Thievery Corporation www.thieverycorporation.com ★

ELECTRONICA RECORDING

• 10 Years of Fort Knox Recordings / Various www.fortknoxrecordings.com
• Boombox Seance / Boombox Seance www.facebook.com/BoomboxSeance
• Kept Me Up All Night / Rites Of Ash www.ritesofash.com ★
• Rob Garza Remixes LP / Rob Garza robgarza.com/music

* FOLK - CONTEMPORARY

FOLK - CONTEMPORARY VOCALIST

• Carey Creed www.careycreed.com
• Claudia SanSoucie www.beggarsride.com
• Cletus Kennelly cletuskennelly.com
• Debi Smith www.debismith.com
• Justin Trawick www.justintrawick.com ★
• Laura Baron laurabaronmusic.com
• Lea Morris www.thisislea.com/
• Lynn Hollyfield lynnhollyfield.com
• Maureen Andary www.maureenmusic.com
• Victoria Vox www.victoriavox.com

FOLK - CONTEMPORARY DUO/GROUP

• Beggars Ride www.beggarsride.com
• The Bitter Liberals thebitterliberals.com
• Chatham Street www.chathamstreetmusic.com
• Cletus Kennelly & Lori Kelley www.cletusandlori.com
• ilyAIMY www.ilyAIMY.com
• Naked Blue www.nakedblue.com
• Scythian www.scythianmusic.com
• The Sweater Set www.thesweaterset.com ★

FOLK - CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTALIST

• Alexander Fedoryka www.scythianmusic.com
• Avril Smith www.avrilsmith.com
• John Jennings www.johnjenningsmusic.com ★
• Kristen Jones www.ilyaimy.com
• Les Hatley www.secondchairles.com
• Mark Sylvester www.marksylvester.net
• Maureen Andary www.thesweaterset.com

FOLK - CONTEMPORARY RECORDING

• 13 / The Bitter Liberals thebitterliberals.com
• Bring Me Back / Tom Bodine www.tombodine.com
• From The Soles / Ashleigh Chevalier www.ashleighchevalier.com
• Hits & Holidays / Debi Smith debismith.com
• Key / Victoria Vox www.victoriavox.com
• Oh Visitor / The Sweater Set www.thesweaterset.com ★
• Oh Willie Please / Vandaveer www.vandaveer.net
• To Be Continued / Marshall Artz marshallartz.com
• Weightless / Naked Blue www.nakedblue.com

* FOLK - TRADITIONAL

FOLK - TRADITIONAL VOCALIST

• Barbara Tressider Ryan www.ionamusic.com
• Jess Eliot Myhre www.bumperjacksons.com
• Lisa Moscatiello www.oceanorchestra.com
• Lisa Null www.myspace.com/lisanullsinger
• Loralyn Coles www.loralyn.net
• Pat Egan pateganmusic.blogspot.com/ ★
• Tom Paxton www.tompaxton.com

FOLK - TRADITIONAL DUO/GROUP

• The Bumper Jacksons www.bumperjacksons.com ★
• Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer www.cathymarcy.com
• IONA www.ionamusic.com
• The Bumper Jacksons www.bumperjacksons.com
• Ken & Brad Kolodner www.kenkolodner.com/brad-and-ken.html
• Lilt www.liltirishmusic.com
• OCEAN oceanorchestra.com

FOLK - TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTALIST

• Brad Kolodner www.bradkolodner.com
• Bruce Molsky www.brucemolsky.com
• Joshua Dukes www.facebook.com/Joshdukes
• Keith Carr www.liltirishmusic.com
• Ken Kolodner www.kenkolodner.com
• Maggie Sansone www.maggiesmusic.com
• Marcy Marxer www.cathymarcy.com ★
• Tina Eck www.liltirishmusic.com
• Zan McLeod www.zanmcleod.com

FOLK - TRADITIONAL RECORDING

• A Civil War Scrapbook / Hesperus www.maggiesmusic.com/products/mm236.html
• Classic Banjo from Smithsonian / Various Artists www.folkways.si.edu
• Home / Trio Galilei uppergreenbooks.com
• If It Ain't Here When I Get Back / Bruce Molsky www.brucemolsky.com
• Scotland's Fiddle Piobaireachd, Volume 2 / Bonnie Rideout www.bonnierideout.com
• Skipping Rocks / Ken & Brad Kolodner bradkolodner.com
• Spare Parts / Celtic Machinations www.reverbnation.com/celticmachinations
• Things Are Coming My Way / Marcy Marxer www.cathymarcy.com ★

* GO GO

GO GO FEMALE VOCALIST

• Damila Adams www.facebook.com/DaMixxBand
• Kenecia KeKe Taylor rareessence.com/
• Kimberly Ms Kim Michelle familiar-faces-vybe-band-dj-charlotte/
• LaKindra Pierce soundmaven.com/Suttle+Thoughts
• Lysette TiTi backyardband.com/
• Ms Yendy Brown www.facebook.com
• Pretty Nikki Brown soundmaven.com/Suttle+Thoughts
• Rhonda Blez Coe www.beladonaband.com ★

GO GO MALE VOCALIST

• Derrick Holmes www.facebook.com
• Duane Showtyme Ganey www.facebook.com
• Frank Scooby Marshall www.ticketfly.com ★
• Marquis Melvin www.ticketfly.com
• Michael Muse www.facebook.com
• Shorty Corleone rareessence.com
• Steve Roy soundmaven.com/Suttle+Thoughts
• Weencey www.backyardband.com

GO GO TALKER

- emeritus Chuck Brown

• Andre Whiteboy Johnson www.rareessence.com
• Anwan Big G Glover www.backyardbanddc.com
• Chi Ali www.myspace.com/suttlethoughtsband
• Dave 32/Deuce Ellis www.rareessence.com/
• Donnell Floyd www.familiarfaces.org
• Gregory Sugar Bear Elliott www.dcgogoparadise.com/WhatBand ★
• Karis Hill www.beladonaband.com
• Michelle Blackwell www.facebook.com
• Rappa Dude www.dcgogoparadise.com/WhatBand
• Steven Buggs Herron www.facebook.com
• Takesa KK Donelson

GO GO DUO/GROUP

- emeritus Chuck Brown Group

• Backyard Band www.backyardbanddc.com ★
• Be'la Dona www.beladonaband.com
• Da Mixx Band http://dawaynen.wix.com/damixxband
• Familiar Faces www.familiarfaces.org
• Faycez U Know faycezuknowband.com
• Ms Yendy & the &ffliated; Project www.facebook.com
• Suttle Thoughts www.myspace.com/suttlethoughtsband
• Vybe Band www.facebook.com

GO GO INSTRUMENTALIST

- emeritus Chuck Brown

• Brad Clements www.bradclements.com
• Byron BJ Jackson www.rareessence.com
• Dwayne Lee www.facebook.com
• Greg Boyer www.gregboyer.net/My_Groups.html
• Kenny Kwick Gross www.familiarfaces.org
• Leroy Scooter Taylor www.rareessence.com
• Milton Go-Go Mickey Freeman www.gogomickey.com
• Sweet Cherie Mitchell www.beladonaband.com ★

GO GO RECORDING

• Come and Get It / DJ Flexx featuring 4DC Music Group www.facebook.com
• Crank Sessions Vol II / Back Yard Band www.backyardbanddc.com ★
• Impressions (Go-Go Perspective) / Harold Little www.haroldlittle.com
• Where Da Party At? / Chel'e P and KK www.reverbnation.com/chelep

* GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL VOCALIST

- emeritus Richard Smallwood

• Keith Elgin www.keithelgin.com ★
• Macheest'e Malloy soundcloud.com/macheeste
• Mahbood Len Seligman www.mahbood.com
• Rob Mercer robmercermusic.com
• Theresa Pinkney www.theresapinkney.com
• Tré Thomas trethomas.com

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL GROUP/CHOIR

- emeritus Sweet Honey in the Rock

• The Braeded Chord www.thebraededchord.com
• Dennis Garland Jr & TFC www.dennisgarlandjrtfc.com
• Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University www.facebook.com/HowardGospelChoir ★
• Jimmy Russell & BOC www.jimmynboc.com
• Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music plundymom.com
• WPAS Men & Women of the Gospel www.wpas.org/aboutchoir

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING

• Believe / Dennis Garland Jr & TFC www.dennisgarlandjrtfc.com
• The Photo Album / Rob Mercer robmercermusic.com ★
• Redemption / Macheest'e Malloy soundcloud.com/macheeste

* JAZZ

JAZZ VOCALIST

• Aaron Myers II www.aaron2.me
• Eric Byrd www.ericbyrd.com
• Esther Haynes www.estherhaynesmusic.com ★
• Integriti Reeves integritireeves.com
• Justine Miller www.justinemiller.com
• Lena Seikaly www.lenaseikaly.com
• Lori Williams www.lorijazz.com
• Lynn Veronneau veronneaumusic.com
• Mary Alouette maryalouette.com
• Maysa Leak www.maysa.com
• Tom Mitchell www.tommitchell.us

JAZZ DUO/GROUP

- emeritus Ron Holloway Band

• Bay Jazz Project www.bayjazzproject.com
• Blue Rhythm Boys bluerhythmboys.com
• The Bruce Swaim Quartet www.bruceswaim.com
• Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra www.bohemiancavernsjazzorchestra.com ★
• Daisy Castro and the Infidel Castros theinfidelcastros.com
• Hot Club of DC hcofdc.com
• Larry Brown Quintet www.larrybrownjazz.com
• Redmond, Langosch & Cooley Trio redmondlangoschcooley
• Veronneau www.veronneaumusic.com ★

JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST

- emeritus Ron Holloway

• Allyn Johnson www.allynjohnsondivineorder.com
• Art Sherrod www.artsherrodjr.com
• Brian Lenair www.brianlenair.com
• Bruce Swaim www.bruceswaim.com
• Daisy Castro www.gypsymothmusique.com
• Elijah Balbed www.elijahjamalbalbed.com
• Nasar Abadey www.nasarabadey.com
• Seth Kibel www.sethkibel.com ★

JAZZ RECORDING

• Black & White Then Back / Ray Jozwiak www.rayjozwiak.com
• Blue Velvet Soul / Maysa www.maysa.com
• Compared to What / Redmond, Langosch & Cooley www.cdbaby.com/cd/redmondlangoschcooley
• Deep Inside Me / Stephanie Rebecca stephanie-rebecca.com
• Déviation / Daisy Castro www.gypsymothmusique.com
• Eclipse of the Soul / Lori Williams www.lorijazz.com
• Leo Rising / Aaron Myers II www.aaron2.me
• Look For The Silver Lining / Bob Schwartz Quartet www.groovem.com
• Moon Country / Esther Haynes www.estherhaynesmusic.com ★
• The Truth / Allyn Johnson & Sonic Sanctuary www.allynjohnsondivineorder.com

* LATIN

LATIN VOCALIST

• Alfredo Mojica, Jr www.sinmiedo.us ★
• Deborah Benner www.triocaliente.com
• Elin elinmusic.com
• Felix Perez www.empresariosmusic.com
• Frankie Rosado www.empresariosmusic.com
• Laura Sosa www.laurasosa.com
• Verny Varela vernymusic.com

LATIN DUO/GROUP

• Alma Tropicalia www.facebook.com/AlmaTropicalia
• Afrobop Alliance afrobop.com
• Empresarios www.empresariosmusic.com
• Origem www.facebook.com/OrigemBand
• Orquesta La Leyenda www.orqlaleyenda.com
• Trio Caliente www.triocaliente.com ★

LATIN INSTRUMENTALIST

• Albert Sanchez www.lclmusic.com
• Alfredo Mojica, Jr sinmiedomusic.com
• Amilcar Cruz www.triocaliente.com
• Joe McCarthy www.afrobop.com
• Paul Chaconas www.empresariosmusic.com
• Pepe Gonzalez www.zanganomusic.com/pepe/ ★

LATIN RECORDING

• Albert Sanchez & La Clave Latina /
• Albert Sanchez www.lclmusic.com
• Day y Medio - A Day and a Half / Paquito D'Rivera & Berta Rojas www.paquitodrivera.com ★
• El Sonido Magico / Empresarios www.empresariosmusic.com
• Evolucion / Verny Varela www.vernymusic.com

* RAP/HIP HOP

RAPPER

• Black Cobain blackcobain.com
• Christylez Bacon www.christylez.com ★
• Fat Trel fattrel1135.com
• Logic www.mindoflogic.com
• Lyriciss lyriciss.net
• Phil Ade www.reverbnation.com/philade301
• RAtheMC rathemc.net
• Wale www.walemusic.com
• Yung Gleesh www.facebook.com/YungGleesh

RAP/HIP HOP DUO/GROUP

• F.A.R. EXP www.reverbnation.com/thefarexp
• GODISHEUS www.godisheus.com ★
• Gods'illa www.godsilla.bandcamp.com
• Slutty Boyz www.myspace.com/sluttyboyz
• SNRG snrgonline.com

RAP/HIP HOP RECORDING

• Ain't Shit Changed / Yung Gleesh www.facebook.com/YungGleesh
• The Balance / Lyriciss lyriciss.net
• Black Rock Star Super Hero Music / Head-Roc www.head-roc.com
• The Gifted / Wale www.walemusic.com ★
• Let's Go / Qdup & Flex Mathews www.reverbnation.com/flexmathews
• Perfect Contradiction / Black Cobain blackcobain.com/
• Radio Ready / Javier Starks www.javierstarks.com
• R.O.S.E. / Phil Ade www.reverbnation.com/philade301
• SDMG / Fat Trel fattrel1135.com/
• Young Sinatra Welcome to Forever / Logic www.mindoflogic.com

* REGGAE

REGGAE VOCALIST

• Gordon Daniels luckydub.bandcamp.com ★
• Jay Randall www.9mileroots.com
• Lenny Kurlou www.reverbnation.com/kurloureggaeallstars
• Ras Slick www.facebook.com/ras.slick
• Rootz Steele pressjunkiepr.com/clients/see-i
• Tony Roy www.reverbnation.com/tonyroyja
• Tweeta Bird www.myspace.com/fsingab1
• Zeebo Steele pressjunkiepr.com/clients/see-i
• Ziah www.proverbsreggaeband.com

REGGAE DUO/GROUP

• 9 Mile Roots www.9mileroots.com
• I & I Riddim www.reverbnation.com/iiriddim
• Lenny Kurlou All Stars www.reverbnation.com/kurloureggaeallstars
• Lucky Dub luckydub.bandcamp.com ★
• Nappy Riddem nappyriddem.fortknoxrecordings.com
• Proverbs Reggae Band www.proverbsreggaeband.com
• See-I reggwww.see-i.com
• SOJA www.sojamusic.com

REGGAE RECORDING

• Dub Volume 2 / The Dub Architect dubarchitect.wordpress.com/
• Leave the Drama / Dale and the ZDubs daleandthezdubs.com
• Rock Steady / Nappy Riddem nappyriddem.fortknoxrecordings.com ★

* MODERN ROCK

MODERN ROCK VOCALIST

• Ian Svenonius chainandthegang.bandcamp.com
• Katie Alice Greer chainandthegang.bandcamp.com
• Lisa Lim www.lisalimmusic.com
• Margot MacDonald www.margotmacdonald.com ★
• Nate Ihara www.reverbnation.com/wewerekingsmusic
• Rich Morel deathfix.com

MODERN ROCK GROUP

• Chain & the Gang chainandthegang.bandcamp.com
• DeathFix deathfix.com
• Drugs of Faith www.drugsoffaith.com
• Janel and Anthony www.janelandanthony.com
• Paperhaus www.paperhausmusic.com
• The Priests priests.bandcamp.com
• RdGldGrn www.rdgldgrn.com
• We Were Kings www.reverbnation.com/wewerekingsmusic ★

MODERN ROCK INSTRUMENTALIST

• Anthony Pirog www.myspace.com/anthonypirog
• Janel Leppin www.janelleppin.com
• John Stone myspace.com/beatnikflies
• Lisa Lim www.lisalimmusic.com ★
• Nate Foley www.natefoley.com

MODERN ROCK RECORDING

• Lisa Lim / Lisa Lim www.lisalimmusic.com ★
• Nowhere Fast / Pasadena thepasadenaband.com
• Red Gold Green / RdGldGrn www.rdgldgrn.com
• Tape Two / The Priests priests.bandcamp.com
• Thank You Bethesda / Parthenon Huxley thankyoubethesda.com
• Traveler / Kid Architect www.cdbaby.com/cd/kidarchitect2

* POP ROCK

POP ROCK VOCALIST

• David Kitchen www.davidkitchen.net ★
• ellen cherry ellencherry.com
• Flo Anito www.floanito.com
• Joe Rathbone themercyalliance.com
• Jon Carroll www.joncarroll.org
• Laura Tsaggaris www.lauratsaggaris.com
• Owen Danoff www.owendanoff.com
• Paul Pfau www.paulpfaumusic.com
• Ted Garber www.tedgarber.com
• Zach Bellas www.zachbellasmusic.com

POP ROCK DUO/GROUP

• David Kitchen Band www.davidkitchen.net ★
• Kid Congo & Pink Monkey Birds
• www.intheredrecords.com/pages/kidcongo.html
• Naked Blue nakedblue.com
• Paint Branch paintbranch.bandcamp.com
• Tereu Tereu tereutereu.com
• Vegas With Randolph vegaswithrandolph.com
• The Walking Sticks thewalkingsticksband.com

POP ROCK INSTRUMENTALIST

• Kid Congo www.intheredrecords.com/pages/kidcongo.html
• John Penovich www.cravindogs.com
• Jon Carroll www.joncarroll.org ★
• Paul Pfau www.paulpfaumusic.com
• Scott Smith www.nakedblue.com

POP ROCK RECORDING

• Bad Brother / 2 Inch Astronauts facebook.com/twoinchastronaut
• Bittersweet / The Sidleys www.thesidleys.com
• Everyman / Laura Tsaggaris www.lauratsaggaris.com
• Happy To Be / Paul Pfau www.paulpfaumusic.com
• Haunted Head / Kid Congo & Pink Monkey Birds www.intheredrecords.com/pages/kidcongo
• I Wanna Live / Pain Branch paintbranch.bandcamp.com
• Quadrants / Tereu Tereu tereutereu.com
• Rings Around the Sun / Vegas with Randolph vegaswithrandolph.com
• Send the Night / The Walking Sticks thewalkingsticksband.com
• Whatever You Want / Zach Bellas www.zachbellasmusic.com
• Weightless / Naked Blue nakedblue.com ★

* ROOTS ROCK

ROOTS ROCK VOCALIST

• Alan MacEwen www.grandsons.com
• Becky Warren www.thesixtyone.com/greatunknowns
• Billy Coulter billycoulter.com
• Brian Simms www.junkyardsaints.com
• Diana Quinn www.fabulettes.com
• Janine Wilson www.janinewilsonband.com
• Karl Straub www.reverbnation.com/karlstraub
• Kirk Philips www.radiocarolineband.com
• Patty Reese www.pattyreese.com ★

ROOTS ROCK DUO/GROUP

• Billy Coulter Band www.billycoulter.com
• The Fabulettes www.fabulettes.com
• The Grandsons www.grandsons.com ★
• The Great Unknowns www.thesixtyone.com/greatunknowns
• Hot Buttered Nuggets www.reverbnation.com/thehotbutterednuggets
• Jumpin' Jupiter www.facebook.com/pages/JUMPIN-JUPITER
• Scott Kurt and Memphis 59 www.scottkurt.com
• South Rail www.southrailband.com
• The Thrillbillys thethrillbillys.com

ROOTS ROCK INSTRUMENTALIST

• Andy Rutherford thethrillbillys.com
• Brian Simms www.junkyardsaints.com
• Chris Watling www.grandsons.com
• Dan Hovey www.danhovey.com
• Dave Chappell www.guitardavechappell.com ★
• Max Evans www.janinewilsonband.com
• Mike Woods www.fabulettes.com

ROOTS ROCK RECORDING

• The Best of Ripsaw Records Vol III / Various www.ripsawrecords.com
• Down This Road / Scott Kurt www.scottkurt.com
• Harlem Hayride / Karl Straub & The Graverobbers
• www.reverbnation.com/karlstraub
• How To Break a Heart / Billy Coulter www.billycoulter.com ★
• Morning in Glen Burnie / Tom McBride tommcbride.bandcamp.com
• Sock Drawer Millionaire / The Grandsons www.grandsons.com
• South Rail EP / South Rail www.southrailband.com

* URBAN CONTEMPORARY

URBAN CONTEMPORARY VOCALIST

• Carolyn Malachi www.carolynmalachi.com
• Deborah Bond www.deborahbond.com
• Eric Scott www.ericscottmusic.com ★
• Kacey Williams www.reverbnation.com/weareblackalley
• Kenny Wesley www.kennywesley.com
• Kokayi kokayi202.com
• Raheem Devaughn raheemdevaughn.com
• Reesa Renee reesarenee.com

URBAN CONTEMPORARY DUO/GROUP

• Black Alley www.blackalleyband.com ★
• The Red Session Band www.redfootz.com
• Secret Society secretsocietylive.com
• Walker Redds Project www.reverbnation.com/thewalkerreddsproject

URBAN CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTALIST

• Bryan Mills www.secretsocietylive.com
• Derek Redfootz Freeman www.redfootz.com
• Eric Scott www.ericscottmusic.com ★
• Frédéric Yonnet www.fredyonnet.com
• Marcus Johnson www.threekeys.com

URBAN CONTEMPORARY RECORDING

• A Place Called Love Land/Raheem DeVaughn raheemdevaughn.com
• Gold / Carolyn Malachi www.carolynmalachi.com ★
• Labor Of Love / James Ian jamesian.bandcamp.com
• Little Things/ Sylver Logan Sharp www.cdbaby.com
• Live from Rock n Roll Hotel/Black Alley reverbnation.com/weareblackalley
• The Real Thang / Kenny Wesley www.KennyWesley.com
• T.E.A.L. / Ihsan Bilal www.ihsanbilalmuzik.com

* WORLD MUSIC

WORLD MUSIC VOCALIST

• Amadou Kouyate www.amadoukouyate.com
• Cheick Hamala Diabate www.cheickhamala.com
• Flory Jagoda www.hrmusic.com/artists/jagoda
• Jean Francis Varre www.sahel.us/html/showcase.php
• Joanne Juskus telesmaband.com
• Massama Dogo www.elikeh.com
• Michael Shereikis www.chopteeth.com
• Mike Surratt www.mikesurratt.com ★
• Vladimir Fridman www.vfridman.com

WORLD MUSIC DUO GROUP

• The Alexandria Kleztet www.kleztet.com
• Black Masala www.reverbnation.com/blackmasala
• Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band www.chopteeth.com ★
• The Continentals Polka Band www.mikesurratt.com/bandmain.htm
• Elikeh www.elikeh.com
• Music Pilgrim Trio musicpilgrimtrio.com/Music_Pilgrim_Trio/Welcome.html
• Sahel www.sahel.us
• Telesma telesmaband.com

WORLD MUSIC INSTRUMENTALIST

- Emeritus Seth Kibel

• Alif Laila www.aliflailasitar.com
• Andrea Hoag www.andreahoag.com
• Carol Arthur http://www.littleredrenegades.com
• Cheick Hamala Diabate www.cheickhamala.com
• Mike Surratt www.mikesurratt.com
• Nistha Raj nistharaj.com
• Tom Teasley tomteasley.com ★
• Trevor Specht www.reverbnation.com/trevorspecht
• Will Rast willrast.com

WORLD RECORDING

• Black Masala Live! / Black Masala blackmasala.bandcamp.com/ ★
• La Unica / La Unica launicamusic.com
• Prudence / Cheick Hamala Diabate cheickhamala.com
• Simple Pleasures / Sine Qua Non www.sinequanonband.com

* GENERAL AWARDS

* MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

• Allyn Johnson www.allynjohnsondivineorder.com
• Berta Rojas bertarojas.com/en/
• Chris Watling www.chriswatling.com
• Cherie Mitchell-Agurs www.facebook.com/sweetcherieonkeys
• Dave Chappell guitardavechappell.com ★
• Brian Simms www.junkyardsaints.com
• Bruce Swaim bruceswaim.com
• Frank Solivan dirtykitchenband.com
• Mike Munford dirtykitchenband.com
• Tom Teasley tomteasley.com

* ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group)

• Carolyn Malachi carolynmalachi.com
• Christylez Bacon www.christylez.com ★
• Fat Trel fattrel1135.com
• Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen dirtykitchenband.com
• Ken & Brad Kolodner www.kenkolodner.com/brad-and-ken.html
• Laura Tsaggaris www.lauratsaggaris.com
• Maysa Leak www.maysa.com
• Wale www.walemusic.com
• Zach Bellas www.zachbellasmusic.com

* NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group)

• The Bitter Liberals www.thebitterliberals.com
• Black Masala blackmasala.bandcamp.com ★
• By and By byandbybluegrass.com
• Fuse Box www.fuseboxband.net
• Jordan Sokel http://www.jordansokel.com
• Nistha Raj nistharaj.com
• South Rail www.southrailband.com
• Stephanie Rebecca stephanie-rebecca.com
• Sydni Alexander sydnialexandermusic.com

* ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Blue Velvet Soul / Maysa www.maysa.com
• Everyman / Laura Tsaggaris www.lauratsaggaris.com
• El Sonido Magico / Empresarios soundcloud.com/empresarios
• Gold / Carolyn Malachi www.carolynmalachi.com
• On the Edge / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen dirtykitchenband.com
• The Real Thang / Kenny Wesley www.KennyWesley.com
• Rings Around the Sun / Vegas with Randolph vegaswithrandolph.com
• Skipping Rocks / Ken & Brad Kolodner www.kenkolodner.com/skipping-rocks.html
• State Of the Union / The Morrison Brothers Band themorrisonbrothersband.com
• Things Are Comin' My Way / Marcy Marxer www.cathymarcy.com ★

* DEBUT RECORDING

• 13 / The Bitter Liberals thebitterliberals.com
• Blue Eyed Soul / James Britton jamesbritton.biz
• Deep Inside Me / Stephanie Rebecca stephanie-rebecca.com
• Get it While You Can / By and By www.byandbybluegrass.com
• Happy To Be / Paul Pfau www.paulpfaumusic.com ★
• Leo Rising / Aaron Myers http://www.aaron2.me
• Life of a Tree / Jordan Sokel www.jordansokel.com
• Opening Statement / The Capital Hearings www.thecapitalhearings.com
• Red Gold Green / RDGLDGRN rdgldgrn.com
• South Rail EP / South Rail www.southrailband.com

* SONG OF THE YEAR

• All the Places That I've Been / Justin Trawick www.justintrawick.com ★
• Amsterdam / Owen Danoff www.owendanoff.com
• But I Don't Care / Tom McBride tommcbridemusic.com
• Damaged Goods / Kenny Wesley & Noah Lifschey kennywesley.com
• Gold / Carolyn Malachi carolynmalachi.com/gold
• I Love Lamp / RDGLDGRN w/ Dave Grohl
• (Andrei Busuioceanu, Pierre Desrosiers, Marcus Parham) www.rdgldgrn.com
• LoveHate Thing / Wale www.walemusic.com
• M80 / Mike Munford facebook.com/mikemunford5string
• My Heart Belongs to You/ Eric Scott ericscottmusic.com
• Quiet Fire / Maysa www.maysa.com
• Superstitious Mind / Lisa Lim www.lisalimmusic.com
• Tip of My tongue / Tony Denikos tonydenikos.com

* WAMA/SAW SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Carolyn Malachi carolynmalachi.com
• Frank Solivan www.dirtykitchenband.com
• Karl Straub karlstraubmusic.com
• Kenny Wesley www.kennywesley.com
• Laura Tsaggaris www.lauratsaggaris.com
• Lisa Lim www.lisalimmusic.com
• Luke Brindley www.brindleymusic.com
• Patty Reese www.pattyreese.com ★
• Zach Bellas www.zachbellasmusic.com

* VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• All Right / Carolyn Malachi www.youtube.com
• Dali's House / Deathfix www.youtube.com
• Little Miss Whiskey / The Morrison Brothers Band www.youtube.com
• LoveHate Thing / Wale Feat. Sam Dew www.youtube.com
• Send The Night / The Walking Sticks www.youtube.com
• Snow Day / Vegas with Randolph www.youtube.com
• Superstitious Mind / Lisa Lim www.youtube.com
• They Say / The Weathervanes www.youtube.com
• Twice / Margot MacDonald www.youtube.com ★
• Victim / Eric Scott www.youtube.com

* RECORD DESIGN

• Bittersweet / The Sidleys / John Trupp, Andrew Powers www.thesidleys.com ★
• Deviation / Daisy Castro / Ann Castro & David Dilworth www.gypsymothmusique.com
• If It Ain't Here When I Get Back / Bruce Molsky / Robert Hakalski www.brucemolsky.com
• On the Edge / Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen / Phil Barker dirtykitchenband.com
• The Real Thang / Kenny Wesley / Todd Googins, Kenny Wesley, www.KennyWesley.com
• Rings Around the Sun / Vegas with Randolph / Nancy Harty vegaswithrandolph.com

* WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY

• Azalea City Recordings www.azaleacityrecordings.com
• Dischord Records www.dischord.com
• ESL Music www.eslmusic.com
• Fort Knox Recordings www.fortknoxrecordings.com
• Maggie's Music www.maggiesmusic.com
• Powerhouse Records powerhouserecords.com
• Ripsaw Records ripsawrecords.com
• Severn Records www.severnrecords.com
• Smithsonian Folkways www.folkways.si.edu ★

* PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

- emeritus Marco Delmar

• Bob Dawson www.biasstudios.com
• Frank Marchand / Jim Ebert www.ebertaudio.com
• Jim Robeson www.biasstudios.com
• Lazzo www.feedbackstudios.com
• Pete Ragusa peteragusadrums.com ★

* LIVE SOUND ENGINEER

• Andrew Roberts
• Art Isaacs
• Bob Grimes
• Chris Murphy
• Danny Schwartz ★
• Frank Marchand
• John Penovich
• Tracy Foust
• Trevor Higgins

* STUDIO ENGINEER

• Bob Dawson www.biasstudios.com
• Charlie Friday www.clearharmonies.com
• Charlie Pilzer www.airshowmastering.com ★
• Chris Murphy www.rhlaudio.com
• Danny Ozment www.emeraldcitypro.com
• Frank Marchand airshowmastering.com
• Jim Robeson www.biasstudios.com
• Marco Delmar www.recordarts.com
• Mike Monseur www.biasstudios.com
• Steve Carr hitandrunrecording.com

* RECORDING STUDIO

• Airshow www.airshowmastering.com
• Bias Studios www.biasstudios.com
• Blue House Productions www.bluehouseproductions.com
• Cue Recording www.cuerecording.com
• Hit and Run hitandrunrecording.com
• House Studio DC www.housestudiodc.com
• Omega Recording Studios www.omegastudios.com
• Recording Arts www.recordarts.com ★

* MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC

• Betty Scott
• Danny Schwartz
• Dave Mallen
• David Eisner
• Lorraine Campbell
• Mary Cliff
• Ron Goad ★
• Ronnie Newmyer
• Tom Koerner & Debra Sternberg

* FAN FAVORITE

• Fuse Box www.fuseboxband.net