Thursday, May 9, 2024

2024 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT - Presented May 9, 2024 in Memphis TN




2024 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS 
Brought to you curtesy of Jazz Blues Florida 
5/9/24
*Indicates category winner

BB King Entertainer of the Year
Beth Hart
*Bobby Rush
Lil’ Ed Williams
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Vanessa Collier

Album of the Year

Teardrops for Magic Slim, John Primer
*Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
SoulFunkn’ Blues, Blackburn Brothers
Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling

Band of the Year
Larkin Poe
*Nick Moss Band
Selwyn Birchwood Band
Southern Avenue
Tedeschi Trucks Band

Song of the Year
“Bobby’s Blues” written by Brooke Blackburn
“Horns Below Her Halo” written by Selwyn Birchwood
“Midnight Heat” written by Tom Hambridge & Richard Fleming
“The Bait In the Snare” written by Nick Moss
*“What Kind Of Fool” written by Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers & Scottie Miller

Best Emerging Artist Album
When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie, Candice Ivory
*The Right Man, D.K. Harrell
Up Next, Mathias Lattin
Everybody’s Buddy, Nic Clark
Motel Mississippi, Tony Holiday

Acoustic Blues Album
Wild Ox Moan, Catfish Keith
*Raw Blues 1, Doug MacLeod
Sticks & Strings, EG Kight
Ridin’ the Blinds, Hudspeth & Taylor
Ghost Hymns, William Lee Ellis

Blues Rock Album
Power, Ana Popović
Writing On The Wall, Coco Montoya
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa
*Blood Brothers, Mike Zito / Albert Castiglia
What Key Is Trouble In?, Nick Schnebelen

Contemporary Blues Album
*Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Ridin’, Eric Bibb
Behind The Veil, Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind
Healing Time, Ruthie Foster
Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood

Soul Blues Album
Stuff I’ve Been Through, Alabama Mike
SoulFunkin’ BLUES, Blackburn Brothers
*All My Love For You, Bobby Rush
Walking Heart Attack, Johnny Rawls
Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)

Traditional Blues Album
*Teardrops for Magic Slim: John Primer

Nothing But Time, Monster Mike Welch
Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
Savoy, Taj Mahal
Oscar’s Motel, The Cash Box Kings

Acoustic Blues Artist
Catfish Keith
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
*Keb’ Mo’
Kevin Burt

Blues Rock Artist
Ana Popović
Joe Bonamassa
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
*Mike Zito
Warren Haynes

Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Carolyn Wonderland
*Danielle Nicole
Janiva Magness
Teresa James
Vanessa Collier

Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Chris Cain
*Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Marquise Knox
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Selwyn Birchwood

Soul Blues Female Artist
*Annika Chambers
Kat Riggins
Terrie Odabi
Thornetta Davis
Trudy Lynn

Soul Blues Male Artist
Alabama Mike
Billy Price
*John Nemeth
Johnny Rawls
William Bell

Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)
Diunna Greenleaf
Rhiannon Giddens
Shaun Murphy
*Sue Foley
Teeny Tucker

Traditional Blues Male Artist
Billy Branch
Cedric Burnside
*John Primer
Jontavious Willis
Nick Moss

Instrumentalist - Bass
*Bob Stroger
Larry Fulcher
Michael “Mudcat” Ward
Rodrigo Mantovani
Willie Weeks

Instrumentalist - Drums
Derrick D’Mar Martin
June Core
*Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Tom Hambridge
Tony Braunagel

Instrumentalist - Guitar
Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
*Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Derek Trucks
Laura Chavez
Sue Foley

Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Billy Branch
Bob Corritore
Dennis Gruenling
*Jason Ricci
Kim Wilson

Instrumentalist - Horn
Deanna Bogart
Jimmy Carpenter
Mark Kaz Kazanoff
Trombone Shorty
*Vanessa Collier

Instrumentalist - Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player)
Ben Levin
Dave Keyes
Jim Pugh
*Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Mitch Woods

Instrumentalist - Vocals
Billy Price
Diunna Greenleaf
John Nemeth
*Ruthie Foster
Shemekia Copeland

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