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Act of the year

New Kids on the Block

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Rising star

Extreme, Perfect Gentlemen (tie)

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Outstanding rock band

Aerosmith

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Outstanding rock album

"Pornograffiti" Extreme

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Outstanding rock single

"What It Takes" by Aerosmith

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Outstanding debut rock album

"Lost Souls" by Raindogs

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Outstanding pop album

"Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe

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Outstanding pop single

"Step By Step" by New Kids on the Block

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Outstanding song/songwriter

"Do Me!" by Bell Biv DeVoe & Bourelly

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Outstanding female vocalist

Bonnie Raitt

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Outstanding male vocalist

Ralph Tresvant

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Outstanding local rock band

Tribe

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Outstanding new local rock band

360's

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Outstanding hard core/metal band

Seka

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Outstanding club band

Chucklehead

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Outstanding rock album (Indie label)

"Keep it Burning" by T.H. & The Wreckage

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Outstanding debut rock album (Indie label)

"Joyrides for Shut-Ins" by The Cavedogs

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Outstanding rock single (Indie label)

"The Lovers" by Think Tree

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Outstanding song/songwriter (Indie label)

"Metal Drums" by Patty Larkin

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Outstanding local female vocalist

Karen Johnson (Not Your Average Girls)

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Outstanding local male vocalist

Darin Campbell (Classic Example)

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Outstanding video

"Step By Step" by New Kids on the Block

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Outstanding video (Indie label)

"Forever My Brother" by Young Nation

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Outstanding R&B act

Bell Biv DeVoe

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Outstanding R&B album

"Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe

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Outstanding R&B single

"Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe

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Outstanding local R&B/pop act

Ivory Soul, Not Your Average Girls (tie)

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Outstanding rap act

Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

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Outstanding jazz act

Pat Metheny

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Outstanding jazz album

"On Course" by Christopher Hollyday

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Outstanding local jazz act

The Fringe

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Outstanding jazz album (Indie label)

"Kosen Rufu" by Billy Skinner Double Jazz Quartet

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Outstanding jazz vocalist

Rebecca Parris

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Outstanding Latin act

Jorge Arce & Humano

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Outstanding folk act

Patty Larkin

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Outstanding folk album

"Live In The Square" by Patty Larkin

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Outstanding reggae/ska act

Bim Skala Bim

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Outstanding country act

Northern Lights

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Outstanding Irish/Celtic act

Robbie O'Connell

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Outstanding blues act

Roomful Of Blues

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Outstanding world music act

Boogaloo Swamis

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Outstanding producer

Maurice Starr

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Outstanding guitarist

Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)

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Outstanding keyboardist

Alizon Lissance

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Outstanding bassist

John Lockwood (The Fringe)

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Outstanding drummer

Tom Hambridge (T.H. & The Wreckage)

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Outstanding reeds/bass player

Bill Pierce (Tony Williams)

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Outstanding instrumentalist

Deborah Henson-Conant

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Special Hall of Fame Award

New Edition

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