Boston Music AwardsDecember 17, 2025 at Big Night Live

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bebe Stockwell
BIA
Couch
Dropkick Murphys
Ezra Furman
Joyner Lucas
Lily Fitts
Millyz
Tiny Habits
Token


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ava Valianti
Brady Dallas Jones
Chainlacing
Haywire
ISHA!
Ivy Boy
Jo Saza
Megan From Work
PINKLIDS
The Far Out


ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)

Bebe Stockwell – Driving Backwards
Dropkick Murphys – For the People
Ezra Furman – Goodbye Small Head
Haywire – SHIRTS VS. SKINS
Joyner Lucas – ADHD 2
Lily Fitts – Getting By
Millyz – Blanco 7
Clark D – UNDERDOG MUSIC
Rich Amiri – War Ready
Token – I'm Not Supposed To Be Here


ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

Bermuda Search Party – Fools On Parade
Bus Crush – Sports & Leisure
EXITFAME – Last Shall Be First
Justin Clancy – No Blondes In Heaven
Lady Pills – Renowned in the Roaring Twenties
Mallcops – Vacationland
Megan From Work – Girl Suit
The Far Out – Greetings from The Far Out
The Ghouls – Handle With Care
Twisted Pine – Love Your Mind


SONG OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)

Bebe Stockwell – Minor Inconveniences
BIA – We On Go
Couch – What Were You Thinking
Dear Maryanne – This is Going Well
Dropkick Murphys – Who'll Stand With Us
Lily Fitts – Troubled Water
Tiny Habits – For Sale Sign ft. Lizzy McAlpine
Millyz – By My Lonely ft. Jadakiss & DJ Drama
Ripe – Friend in the Dark
Token – What Does Your Love Look Like? ft. Ren

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SONG OF THE YEAR

Bus Crush – Sour Blue
CASO – FREAKNIK
Clark D & kei – DOGSHIT
Copilot – Let Me Down
Crippling Alcoholism – bedrot
Hallelujah the Hills – Rebuilding Years (4 of Diamonds) ft. Ezra Furman
Justin Clancy – Holy
Padma – Bending Backwards
Senseless Optimism – War & Peace
The Ghouls – Lovestruck

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Bermuda Search Party – Olivia
Chelley Marie – CRITICS
Coral Moons – Made Up My Mind
Debo Ray – Money
DeevoDaGenius – ALL ON ME ft. FUNERAL Ant Bell, Najee Janey, Arold & Reef
Dropkick Murphys – Who'll Stand With Us
KSAP – 100 Miles
Oompa – HO3 SH!T ft. Connie Diiamond
Other Brother Darryl – Watch the Trees
Viruette – PUNKTURED ft. Layzi

LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bermuda Search Party
Clairo
Couch
Dalton & the Sheriffs
Dropkick Murphys
GA-20
Haywire
Pile
The Elovaters
Tiny Habits


The Margaret Stewart Lindsay Music Non-Profit of the Year

617Peak
Arts at the Armory
Beat The Odds
Boston Music Project
BRPM (Boston Raising Powerful Musicians)
Club Passim
Dorchester Art Project
Global Arts Live
The Record Co.
Zumix

Celebrating the life of a remarkable woman.

Margaret Stewart Lindsay’s life ended too soon, and this foundation established at her bequest is fiercely dedicated to keeping her unique spirit alive.

Click here to learn more

AFRO/CARIBBEAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dub Apocalypse
Echezona
Flying Vipers
Jabz York
Kotoko Brass
Mighty Mystic
Naya Rockers
Odio
Roots Alley Collective
UgoBoy


ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bus Crush
Coral Moons
Divine Sweater
Hallelujah the Hills
Horse Jumper of Love
House of Harm
Mallcops
slow quit
Viruette
Winkler


AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Brady Dallas Jones
Hound & Handler
Jake Swamp and The Pine
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
Nate Perry & Ragged Company
Other Brother Darryl
Sarah Borges
Time and Place
Twisted Pine
Ward Hayden & the Outliers


BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Canyon Lights
Danielle Miraglia
Dennis Brennan
GA-20
Julie Rhodes
Peter Parcek
Professor Harp
Ryan Lee Crosby
Sonya Rae Taylor
Toni Lynn Washington


COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anna Daley Young
Dalton & the Sheriffs
Evelynroze
Grace Morrison
Houston Bernard
Nate Ramos
Overserved Again
Renée Levesque
Samantha Rae
Tiberius


DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amadeezy
Battlemode
Ellisar
Entangled Mind
Ex-Hyena
Freezepop
Mari Kattman
Ray Gun Hero
Rilla Force
Symbiosa


DJ OF THE YEAR

DJ Knife
DJ Papadon
DJ Real P
DJ Slick Vick
DJ WhySham
Lenore
Mez.Wav
SuperSmashBroz
Towfu
Twin The Selecta


FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alisa Amador
Cloudbelly
High Tea
Jesse Ahern
Lily Fitts
Mark Erelli
Naomi Westwater
Rachel Sumner
Tall Heights
Tiny Habits


HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BIA
Clark D
Cousin Stizz
EXITFAME
FELIX!
kei
Latrell James
Millyz
Nay Speaks
Token


JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Darren Barrett
George Garzone & The Fringe
Grace Kelly
Gregory Groover Jr.
Jared Sims
Lazlo Gardony
Pelin Su Yavuz
Savoir Faire
Terri Lyne Carrington
Tiril Jackson


LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carlos Odria
Elion Virtuoso
Fabiola Méndez
Lia Nicole
Manolo Mairena
Sbm
Skip2dip
Sol y Canto
Veronica Robles
Yelena Rodriguez


METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean
Eight Foot Manchild
Final Gasp
Glacier
Gozu
Lesotho
Miracle Blood
Neverless.am
Revocation
TREE


POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bermuda Search Party
Clairo
Copilot
Couch
Justin Clancy
Layzi
Over The Bridge
Ripe
The Elovaters
Zola Simone


PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Burp.
Cape Crush
Dear Maryanne
Fiddlehead
Haywire
Little Low
OH THE HUMANITY!
ONE FALL
Rebuilder
The Promised End


R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ali McGuirk
Debo Ray
Khamari
Leo The Kind
Miranda Rae
Nahli
Notebook P
ToriTori
Tyler Loyal
Yanna G


ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Clifford
Crippling Alcoholism
Don't Tell Iris
JVK
Lady Pills
Megan From Work
Otis Shanty
PINKLIDS
The Ghouls
Tysk Tysk Task


SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Bebe Stockwell
Ezra Furman
Heather Maloney
Jill McCracken
Najee Janey
Padma
Senseless Optimism
Steve Rondo
SVMBV
Will Dailey


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Bebe Stockwell
Brian Scully (Dalton & the Sheriffs)
Carly Kraft (Coral Moons)
Lainey Dionne
Lisa Bello
Miranda Rae
Nate Perry (Nate Perry & Ragged Company)
Robbie Wulfsohn (Ripe)
Tema Siegel (Couch)
ToriTori


SPOKEN WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amanda Shea
Cliff Notez
Crystal Valentine
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah
Joliné Brito
Laura DiCaronimo
Max Heinegg
Maya Divine
Porsha Olayiwola
Yessmaa


Session Musician of the Year

Chris Anzalone
Dave Brophy
Duke Levine
Ed Valauskas
Erica Mantone
Jonathan Ulman
Matt Zappa
Mike Levesque
Mike Midura
Tim Hall


MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

BAMS Fest
Boston Bitdown
Boston Calling
Fuzztival
JP Music Festival
Levitate Music and Arts Festival
Moon Over Salem
New England Americana Fest
NICE, a fest
Somergloom


MUSIC NIGHT OF THE YEAR

All The Feels
Dennis Brennan and The White Owls
Elements
Heroes
SILK R&B Party
Soulelujah
Spin the Bottle
The Glitter Boys
Wednesday Wax at Medford Brewing
Which Side Are You On?: A Protest Music Teach-Out


Music Venue of the Year (1000+ capacity)

Big Night Live
Fenway Park
House of Blues
Leaderbank Pavilion
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Orpheum Theatre
Roadrunner
Royale
TD Garden
Xfinity Center


Music Venue of the Year (250+ capacity)

Arts at the Armory
Brighton Music Hall
Crystal Ballroom
Grace by Nia
Middle East Downstairs
Paradise Rock Club
Sonia
Taffeta Music Hall
The Cut
The Sinclair


Music Venue of the Year (Under 250 capacity)

Club Passim
Deep Cuts
Lizard Lounge
Moon Base One
O’Brien’s Pub
The Burren Backroom
The Lilypad
The Rockwell
The Silhouette
Warehouse XI


Box Office Team of the Year

Big Night Live
Brighton Music Hall
Crystal Ballroom
Fenway Park
House of Blues
MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Paradise Rock Club
Roadrunner
TD Garden
The Sinclair


Production Manager of the Year

Emma Mitchell
Eoghan McCarthy
Eric Jensen
Jared Kennen
Kait Dorney
Kathleen Tevnan
Marc Picard
Mike Green
Parker Woods
Will Powell


Live Audio Engineer of the Year

Ben Vosk
Chris Johnson
Dan Moffat
Jesse Vengrove
Johnny Dalton
Josh Sessler
JP Goldman
Mo Russell
Reid Calkin
Ryan Ainsworth


Lighting Technician of the Year

Adam Gray
Ben Newell
Brittany Trymbulak
Eric Taverna
Jamie Boccia
Justin Paice
Mike Lane
Ryan Baker
Steve Cramer
Val Arcila


Music Promoter of the Year

24 Hour Concerts
BENT
Big Night Entertainment
Bowery Boston
Crossroads Presents
Get To The Gig Boston
Grayskull Booking
Sound Kicks Out
Vasjan Presents
WeBookThings


Talent Buyer of the Year

Aaron Gray
Alex Pickert
Alex Rossiter
Blake Pantalena
Jared Dobson
Jordan Prange
Josh Smith
Justine Faucher
Ryan Vangel
Tom Bianchi


Graphic Designer of the Year

Andrew Wong
Cameron Teleau
Deon Chase
Ellis Roundy
Jenny Bergman
Liz Walshak
Nic Violets
Nicholas Pentabona
Nicole Anguish
Richard Lathrop


Music Publication of the Year

Allston Pudding
Boston Compass
Boston Globe
Hump Day News
If It's Too Loud
PUTINWORKTV
Rock and Roll Fables
Sound of Boston
The ARTery WBUR
Vanyaland


Music Journalist of the Year

Amelia Mason
Jesse O’Brien
Ken Sears
Meg Trogolo
Michael Gutierrez
Michael O’Connor Marotta
Noah Schaffer
Noble
Shamus Hill
Victoria Wasylak


Live Music Photographer of the Year

Ben Stas
Brittany Rose Queen
Collin Heroux
Emily Gardner
Faith Nguyen
Matt Darcy
Noah Couitt
Olivia Reid
Omari Spears
Samantha Davidson


Music Videographer of the Year

Aaron Cooley
Colin Pagnoni
Dom “Tanj” Bruno
Jimmy Del Ponte
Nicole da Silva
Rayymond
Reko Lauren
Taijai Slaughter
Troy Lustick
VRTU Presents


Artist Manager of the Year

Bryce Raines
Ceize Gemini
Dalton Sim
Ikenna Ndugba
Jon Bricker
Kristina Latino
Mark Kates
Robert Kelley Morgan
Sadiq Ervin
Zoe Salvucci


Recording Studio of the Year

37′ Productions
Dead Moon Audio
Mad Oak Studios
Mystic Valley Studio
Phoenix Down Studios
Q Division
RISE Studios
The Bridge Sound & Stage
The Record Co.
The SoundLab Recording Studios


Music Producer of the Year

Akachi
Alex Garcia-Rivera
Benny Grotto
Brian “Nox” Eisner
Brian Charles
DeevoDaGenius
GIB DJ
Janos “The Arcitype” Fulop
Jon Glass
Sean McLaughlin


Studio Engineer of the Year

Alex Allinson
Annie Hoffman
Dallas Rose
Dereck Blackburn
J. Rose
James Bridges
Justin Sheriff
KSully
Kyle Walsh
Zach Weeks


Music Podcast of the Year

Almost Famous on 95.9 WATD
Bad For The Community
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico
CWTFB Radio
Highstreet
ItsLitBoston Podcast
Music You're Missing
Show and Tell Boston
The Culture Show - WGBH
The Struggling Artist Podcast


Radio DJ of the Year

Adam XII
Dana Marshall
DJ 4EIGN
DJ E Dubble
DJ Pup Dawg
Jessica Callahan
John Shea
Liv Lowe
Mike Newman
TJ Connelly


Boston Music AwardsDecember 17, 2025 at Big Night Live

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