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Act of the Year

Boston

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Rising Star

FarrenHeit

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Major Album (Major Label)

"FarrenHeit" (FarrenHeit)


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Debut Album (Indie Label)

"Shake the Faith" (Shake the Faith)

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Female Vocalist (Major Label)

Aimee Mann

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Male Vocalist (Major Label)

Steven Tyler

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Female Vocalist (Indie Label)

Robin Lane


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Male Vocalist (Indie Label)

Dave Herlihy

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Rock Album (Major Label)

"Permanent Vacation" (Aerosmith)

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Rock Album (Indie Label)

"Reptile Men" (the Neighborhoods)

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Rock Band

Aerosmith

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Local Rock Band

The Neighborhoods

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New Rock Band

Tribe

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Single (Major Label)

"Dude Looks Like a Lady" (Aerosmith)


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Single (Indie Label)

"Walk with an Erection" (Swinging Erudites)

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Song/Songwriter (Major Label)

"You are the Girl" (Ric Ocasek)

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Song/Songwriter (Indie Label)

"I Think She Likes Me" (Mark Sandman)

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Video (Major Label)

"You are the Girl" (the Cars)

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Video (Indie Label)

"My Baby's She's Allright" (Scruffy the Cat)

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Club Band

The Zulus
Heavy

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Metal Act

Extreme

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R&B Act

Barrence Whitfield & the Savages

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R&B Vocalist

Barrence Whitfield

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Rap Act

Gang Starr


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Reggae/Ska Act

Plate O'Shrimp


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Jazz Act: (Major Label)

Pat Metheny Group


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Jazz Act (Indie Label)

Tiger's Baku


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Jazz Vocalist

Semenya McCord


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Latin Act

Caribbean Express


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Folk/Acoustic Act

Livingston Taylor


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Folk/Acoustic Album

"I'm Fine" (Patty Larkin)


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Country Act

Sleepy LaBeef


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Blues Act

Roomful of Blues


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Street Performance

Mr. Bones


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Producer

William Garrett


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Guitarist

Pat Metheny


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Bassist

Tim Archibald


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Keyboardist

Lyle Mays


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Percussionist

Alan Dawson


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Reeds Player

Bob Gay


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Brass Player

Mike Metheny

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