Boston Music Awards 2020
Date: December 11, 2020
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Although the 2020 awards are different from previous years (due to Covid-19), we still hope they bring a little positivity to what has been an incredibly difficult time for all. The winners and nominees all deserve an in-person celebration and we can’t wait to do exactly that — as soon as it’s safe. For now, please continue to stay safe, wear a mask, and recharge as much as you can over the coming weeks. We’ll see you in 2021.
WINNERS
Artist of the Year
BIA
New Artist of the Year
Saint Lyor
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Squirrel Flower
Album of the Year
The Ballroom Thieves - Unlovely
Song of the Year
Cliff Notez & Dephrase - Voodoo Doll ft. Latrell James
Video of the Year
Bad Rabbits - WWYD (What Would You Do?)
Alt / Indie Artist of the Year
Anjimile
Americana Artist of the Year
The Wolff Sisters
Blues Artist of the Year
Veronica Lewis
Country Artist of the Year
Ayla Brown
Dance / Electronic Artist of the Year
Honeycomb
DJ of the Year
SuperSmashBroz
Folk Artist of the Year
The Ballroom Thieves
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
BIA
International Artist of the Year
Layth Sidiq
Jazz Artist of the Year
Ezra Platt
Metal Artist of the Year
Needle Play
Pop Artist of the Year
Leo The Kind
Punk / Hardcore Artist of the Year
Mallcops
R&B Artist of the Year
Miranda Rae
Rock Artist of the Year
PowerSlut
Singer-Songwriter of the Year
Latrell James
Vocalist of the Year
Anjimile
Session Musician of the Year
Tim Hall
Live Music Venue of the Year
The Sinclair
Intimate Live Music Venue of the Year
Great Scott
Live Production Engineer of the Year
Mike Green
Recording Studio of the Year
Q Division
Studio Producer of the Year
Miranda Serra
Music Promoter of the Year
Carl Lavin
Music Publication of the Year
Vanyaland
Music Journalist of the Year
Candace McDuffie
Music Photographer of the Year
Omari Spears
Music Artwork of the Year
Cliff Notez & Dephrase - Social Absence. Artwork by Nick Martin
Music Podcast / Radio Show of the Year
Above The Basement
Live Music Stream of the Year
Virtual Venue - ONCE Somerville
617Sessions Artist of the Year
Red Shaydez - Lemme Go Talk My Sh**
PEOPLE'S CHOICE OF 2020
PRESENTED BY MUSICSPACE
A new category for 2020 designed to celebrate the “behind-the-scene” heroes of our music community. We were absolutely blown away by the response so, rather than selecting one, we’re highlighting the top 10 names based on the public write-in. Listed in alphabetical order.