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GENERAL INTEREST AWARDS

Advocacy Award –  Aaron Myers

Do Good Award (Sponsored by Mars Arts D.C.) –  DC MUSIC SUMMIT

Educator Award –  Randi Levy

Music Media Award – DC Music Review

Best Music Studio Award – BIAS Studios

Best Music Venue Award –  Pearl Street Warehouse

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MUSIC AWARDS

Best A Cappella Artist/Group
Faux Paz

Best Bluegrass Album
Wicked Sycamore – In More Ways Than One

Best Bluegrass Artist/Group
Wicked Sycamore

Best Blues Album
B.E. Farrow – Unsent Letters

Best Blues Artist/Group  
Carly Harvey

Best Children’s Music Artist/Group  
Rocknoceros

Best Choral Album
Lux – My Lord Has Come

Best Choral Group
Lux

Best Classical Album
Deborah Sternberg – Birds of Love and Prey

Best Classical Artist/Group
The String Queens

Best Country/Americana Album  
Scott Kurt – Long Road Home

Best Country/Americana Artist/Group
Karen Jonas

Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group
Nitemoves

Best Folk Album  
Stripmall Ballads – Distant

Best Folk Artist/Group          
The Sweater Set

Best Funk Album      
Summer Dennis – Somethings Gotta Change

Best Funk Artist/Group  
Summer Dennis

Best Funk Song  
Eric Scott – Something Good

Best Go-Go Album  
Still Familiar – Autumn

Best Go-Go Artist/Group (Sponsored by OCTFME)
Backyard Band

Best Go-Go Song
Rare Essence ft. Snoop Dogg – Hit The Floor

Best Gospel/Inspirational Album
Kimberly Williams – The Gift

Best Gospel/Inspirational Artist/Group
DRK 2 LGHT

Best Gospel/Inspirational Song  
Shacara Rogers – His Will

Best Hard Rock Album    
Cursor – Pharos

Best Hard Rock Artist/Group
Fellowcraft

Best Hard Rock Song
Elizabeth II – Bite My Neck

Best Hip Hop Album
Uptown XO – Culture Over Corporate

Best Hip Hop Artist/Group  
Dior Ashley Brown

Best Hip Hop Song
DuPont Brass – Let’s Go

Best Jazz Album      
Bobby Jasinski – Spectrum ft. The Hot Lanes

Best Jazz Artist/Group
Bobby Jasinski

Best Jazz Song
Marc Capponi – This Stupid Year

Best Latin Album  
Perro Sombra – Perro Sombra

Best Latin Artist/Group
Desanguashington

Best Pop Album    
Brandon Showell – Scripted

Best Pop Artist/Group
Eli Lev

Best Pop Song
Jarreau Williams – The Way I Feel (Symfonikz Remix)

Best Punk Album      
Light Beams – Self Help

Best Punk Artist/Group  
Time is Fire

Best Punk Song

Weatherworn – Head in Hands

Best R&B Album  
DuPont Brass – Music Education

Best R&B Artist/Group  
Kevin Ross

Best R&B Song
Jarreau Williams – The Way I Feel (Symfonikz Remix)

Best Rap Album    
Night Train 357 – The Nightlife

Best Rap Artist/Group
DuPont Brass

Best Rap Song
DuPont Brass – Round Midnight

Best Reggae Album
The Archives – Carry Me Home: A Reggae Tribute To Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson

Best Reggae Artist/Group  
Shamans of Sound

Best Rock Album
Flowerbomb – pretty dark

Best Rock Artist/Group
Elizabeth II

Best Rock Song    
Flowerbomb – II

Best Soul Album    
Cheakaity – Grown Man

Best Soul Artist/Group  
Jarreau Williams

Best Soul Song
Cecily – Spirit Tell Me

Best World Music Album
Hailu Mergia – Yene Mircha

Best World Music Artist/Group  
Black Masala

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GENERAL INTEREST AWARDS

Do Good Award – Project HERA

Educator Award – Avi Silber

Music Media Award – Roxplosion

Best Music Studio Award – Innovation Station Music

Advocacy Award – Listen Local First

Best Music Venue Award – Pie Shop

MUSIC AWARDS

Best Bluegrass Album
The Seldom Scene Changes

Best Bluegrass Artist/Group
The Seldom Scene

Best Blues Album
Moonshine Society Sweet Thing

Best Blues Artist/Group
Moonshine Society

Best Classical Album
Darrick Speller First Impressions

Best Classical Artist/Group
Arco Belo

Best Country/Americana Album
Bumper Jacksons Live at Wolf Trap

Best Country/Americana Artist/Group
Bumper Jacksons

Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group
Fort Knox Five

Best Folk Album
Bumper Jacksons Live at Wolf Trap

Best Folk Artist/Group
Bumper Jacksons

Best Funk Album
Summer Dennis and Rhymes Second Summer

Best Funk Artist/Group
Summer Dennis and Rhymes

Best Funk Song
Dupont Brass Funk You

Best Go-Go Album
High Quality Band Prices Going Up

Best Go-Go Artist/Group
The Chuck Brown Band

Best Go-Go Song
The Chuck Brown Band It’s Alright

Best Gospel Album
Richard Davis Christmas Rhapsody

Best Gospel Artist/Group
Javon Inman

Best Gospel Song
Jerome Allen Bell Pass Me Not

Best Hard Rock Album
Caustic Casanova God How I Envy The Deaf

Best Hard Rock Artist/Group
Clutch

Best Hard Rock Song
Caustic Casanova Filth Castle

Best Hip-Hop Album
RDGLDGRN RDGLDGRN 3

Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group
RDGLDGRN

Best Hip-Hop Song
Killa Cal feat. Breana Marin Anotha Dolla

Best Jazz Album
Jack Kilby & the Front Line Love is a Song Anyone Can Sing, Vol. 2

Best Jazz Artist/Group
Mark G. Meadows

Best Jazz Song
Jack Kilby & the Front Line Love is a Song Anyone Can Sing

Best Pop Album

Eric Scott The Charm City Sessions

Best Pop Artist/Group
Brandon Showell

Best Pop Song
Color Palette Marrakech to Bombay

Best Punk Album
Gauche A People’s History Of Gauche

Best Punk Artist/Group
Teen Mortgage

Best Punk Song
Teen Mortgage Falling Down

Best R&B Album
Aaron Abernathy Epilogue

Best R&B Artist/Group
Mýa

Best R&B Song
ShaMain Do Your Worst

Best Rap Album
Tim Hicks X The Dirty Church Bullets

Best Rap Artist/Group
Dupont Brass

Best Rap Song
AkinG Kalld Pedro Traffic.jam {BARGAIN}

Best Reggae Album
The Loving Paupers Lines

Best Reggae Artist/Group
Christos DC

Best Rock Album
The 5:55 The Five Fifty Five

Best Rock Artist/Group
Cat Janice

Best Rock Song
Elizabeth II Lonely

Best Soul Album
Aaron Abernathy Epilogue

Best Soul Artist/Group
Oh He Dead

Best Soul Song
Cecily Clumsy

Best World Music Album
Veronneau Live at Lubber Run

Best World Music Artist/Group
Dong Xi

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GENERAL INTEREST AWARDS

Do Good Award – DC Legendary Musicians, Inc.

Educator Award – Mr. John Newson

Music Media Award – DC Music Rocks

Best Music Studio Award – Innovation Station Music

Advocacy Award – Aaron Myers

Best Music Venue Award (Sponsored by Yelp) – 9:30 Club

MUSIC AWARDS

Best A Cappella Artist/Group
Pitches Be Crazy (PBC) Vocal Band

Best Bluegrass Album
Two Ton Twig Fairydust & Rattlesnakes

Best Bluegrass Artist/Group
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen

Best Blues Album
Bobby Thompson The Acoustic Sessions EP

Best Blues Artist/Group
Sol Roots

Best Children’s Music Group/Artist
Rocknoceros

Best Country/Americana Album
Eli Lev Way Out West

Best Country/Americana Artist/Group
Karen Jonas

Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group
Will Eastman

Best Folk Album
Dom Flemons Black Cowboys

Best Folk Artist/Group
Mackenzie Fisher

Best Funk Album
AZTEC SUN In the Name of Everything

Best Funk Artist/Group
AZTEC SUN

Best Funk Song
Fort Knox Five JINGLIN JANGLIN

Best Go-Go Album
Michelle Blackwell Body of Work

Best Go-Go Artist/Group
Rare Essence

Best Go-Go Song
The JoGo Project Dear Draylen

Best Gospel Album
Da Flame God Answers Prayers

Best Gospel Artist/Group
Da Flame

Best Gospel Song
CVRTER Amazing

Best Hard Rock Album
Black Dog Prowl Fine Lousy State

Best Hard Rock Artist/Group
Black Dog Prowl

Best Hard Rock Song
Black Dog Prowl The Hill You Die On

Best Hip-Hop Album
Innanet James Keep It Clean

Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group
Beau Young Prince

Best Jazz Album
Jack Kilby and the Front Line Love Is a Song Anyone Can Sing

Best Jazz Artist/Group
Kayla Waters

Best Jazz Song
Phyllis Domingue Please Stay

Best Latin Artist/Group
Empresarios

Best Pop Album
Be Steadwell Queer Love Songs

Best Pop Artist/Group
SHAED

Best Pop Song
SHAED Trampoline

Best Punk Album
The Split Seconds Counterfeit Reality

Best Punk Artist/Group
The Split Seconds

Best R&B Album
Alex Vaughn The Shift

Best R&B Artist/Group
Mannywellz

Best R&B Song
Sydney Franklin Make It Hurt

Best Rap Album
Rico Nasty Nasty

Best Rap Artist/Group
Rico Nasty

Best Rap Song
Innanet James Keep It Clean

Best Reggae Album
Feelfree Define the Free

Best Reggae Artist/Group
Shamans of Sound

Best Rock Album
Flasher Constant Image

Best Rock Artist/Group
The Messthetics

Best Rock Song
Fellowcraft Hold the Line

Best Soul Album
Cecily Songs of Love and Freedom

Best Soul Artist/Group
Mannywellz

Best Soul Song
Saint T I.D.K.

Best World Music Album
Hailu Mergia Lala Belu

Best World Music Artist/Group
DOGO

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