2022 Nominees

Boston Music Awards presented by Jack Daniel's. December 14th at Big Night Live.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BIA
Boy Harsher
Charlotte Sands
Converge
Cousin Stizz
Ezra Furman
Lake Street Dive
Millyz
Token
Van Buren Records


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alisa Amador
CHYLD
Dino Gala
Eph See
going222jail
HAAWWS
kei
Little Fuss
STEFAN THEV
Winkler


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

Boy Harsher - “The Runner (Original Soundtrack)”
Cave In - “Heavy Pendulum”
Charlotte Sands - “Love and Other Lies”
Converge: “Bloodmoon: I”
Cousin Stizz - “Just For You”
Ezra Furman - “All Of Us Flames”
Lake Street Drive - “Fun Machine: The Sequel”
Millyz - “Blanco 5”
Tall Heights - “Juniors”
Token - “Pink Is Better”


ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

CHYLD - "Be Patient"
Eph See - "g*rlhood"
GA-20 - “Crackdown”
Hush Club - “Fingerprints & Stains”
Kal Marks - “My Name Is Hell”
Lady Pills - "What I Want"
Mint Green - "All Girls Go To Heaven"
Rat Tally - "In My Car"
The Q-Tip Bandits - “Melancholy Flowers”
Van Buren Records - "DSM"


SONG OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)

BIA - "LONDON ft J. Cole"
Charlotte Sands - "Dress"
Cousin Stizz - "Blessings"
Joyner Lucas - "Ye Not Crazy"
Lake Street Dive - "Nick Of Time"
Millyz - "Love/Hate ft Gio Dee"
PVRIS - "My Way"
Ripe - "Settling"
The Rare Occasions - "Notion"
Vundabar - "Time"


SONG OF THE YEAR

Dino Gala - "British"
Layzi - "Ego"
Rat Tally - "Spinning Wheel"
Rilla Force - "Feels"
shallow pools - "everything is fine"
Squirell Flower - "your love is a disaster"
The Elovaters - "Gimme Love"
The Q-Tip Bandits - "Daisy"
Van Buren Records - "FOUL"
Winkler - "Mona"


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BIA - "LONDON ft. J. Cole"
Boy Harsher - "Machina Ft. Ms. BOAN - Mariana Saldaña"
Cousin Stizz - "Blessings"
Ezra Furman - "Forever In Sunset"
House of Harm - "Feel My Heart Beat"
Maeko - "Cool pt. 1"
Millyz - "Closure"
Padma - "I'm So Cool"
Token - "Boom ft. J.I.D"
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys - "GOTH BEACH"


LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Clairo
Cousin Stizz
Dalton & The Sheriffs
Dinosaur Jr.
Lake Street Dive
Oompa
Ripe
Squirrel Flower
The Q-Tip Bandits
Van Buren Records


ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Born Without Bones
Divine Sweater
Ezra Furman
Future Teens
Lady Pills
Squirrel Flower
The Rare Occasions
Valleyheart
Vundabar
Weakened Friends


AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amanda Adams
Ash & Eric
Autumn Hollow
Erica Mantone
Jake Swamp and the Pine
Jessye DeSilva
Lenny Lashley's Gang of One
Session Americana
The Wolff Sisters
Town Meeting


BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ali McGuirk
Anthony Geraci
Danielle Miraglia
GA-20
Julie Rhodes
Peter Parcek
Sonya Rae Taylor
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Tokyo Tramps
Veronica Lewis


COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Annie Brobst
Chris Moreno
Chris Ruediger
Dalton & The Sheriffs
Elisa Smith
Lauren Weintraub
Matt York
Monica Rizzio
Scarlett Drive
Ward Hayden and the Outliers


DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amadeezy
Boy Harsher
Casey Desmond
Freezepop
House Of Harm
Lightfoot
Rilla Force
Saucy Lady
Snøw
Steve Darko


DJ OF THE YEAR

Baby Indiglo
DJ Knife
Dj Papadon
DJ Real P
Dj Sisko
DJ Slick Vick
DJ Snax
DJ Stamz
DJ Towfu
SuperSmashBroz


FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alisa Amador
Anjimile
Darlingside
Heather Maloney
Honeysuckle
Hush Club
Izzy Heltai
Jesus the Dinosaur
Tall Heights
The Ballroom Thieves


HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BIA
Cousin Stizz
Gio Dee
Joyner Lucas
Millyz
Neemz
Oompa
Termanology
Token
Van Buren Records


JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Club d'Elf
Couch
Grace Kelly
Jerry Bergonzi
Lake Street Dive
Makaya McCraven
Really From
Terri Lyne Carrington
Tim Carman Trio
we broke the weather


LATIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carlos Odria
Elion Virtuoso
Fabiola Mendez
Manolo Mairena
Nino Francis
Partywithrami
Sonn de mi Tierra
Veronica Robles
Yelena Rodriguez
Zayra Pola


METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

babychaos
Blood Lightning
Cave In
Converge
Elder
Karate Steve
Officer X
Revocation
SEA
Vaulted


POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Charlotte Sands
Clairo
Justin Clancy
Layzi
PVRIS
Ripe
shallow pools
The Q-Tip Bandits
Yavin
Zola Simone


PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Actor|Observer
Already Dead
Baabes
Big D and the Kids Table
Crescent Ridge
Duck & Cover
Landowner
Linnea's Garden
Rebuilder
The Chelsea Curve


R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

cyrus deshield
Destiny Claymore
Eph See
Eva Rawlings
Khamari
l.ucas
MyCompiledThoughts
Notebook P
Raiche
Timi O


REGGAE/SKA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Buddahfly
Crooked Coast
Dub Apocalypse
Greg Roy
Long Arm Rex
Mighty Mystic
Naya Rockers
Roots of Creation
Soul Rebel Project
The Elovaters


ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron and The Lord
Dutch Tulips
Kal Marks
Lurid Purple Flowers
Mint Green
Paper Tigers
Pile
Salem Wolves
The Devil's Twins
We Demand Parachutes


SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
Chris Walton
Grace Givertz
Jill McCracken
Liz Bills & The Change
Maeko
Naomi Westwater
Senseless Optimism
Susan Cattaneo
Tory Silver


SPOKEN WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amanda Shea
Ashley Rose
D Ruff
Durane West
Dzidzor
Regie Gibson
Porsha Olayiwola
Tim Hall
Toni Bee
Tony Brown


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Perrino (Aaron and the Lord)
Ali McGuirk
Alisa Amador
Erica Mantone
Gray Bouchard (Salem Wolves)
Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive)
Robbie Wulfsohn (Ripe)
Tema Siegel (Couch)
Tyler Gaccione (Gatch)
Ward Hayden (Ward Hayden & The Outliers)


SESSION MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Chris Anzalone
Chuck Ferreira
Cody Nilsen
Dave Brophy
Ed Valauskas
Joe McMahon
Jonathan Ulman
Magen Tracy
Sam Checkoway
Tim Hall


Live Music Venue of the Year (1000+)

Big Night Live
Boch Center Wang Theatre
Fenway Park
House of Blues
Leader Bank Pavilion
MGM Music Hall
Roadrunner
Royale
TD Garden
The Palladium


Live Music Venue of the Year (250+)

Brighton Music Hall
City Winery Boston
Crystal Ballroom
Middle East Downstairs
ONCE at Boynton Yards
Paradise Rock Club
Shalin Liu
Sonia
Soundcheck Studios
The Sinclair


Live Music Venue of the Year (Under 250)

Atwoods Tavern
Club Passim
Faces
Lilypad
Midway Cafe
O'Brien's Pub
The Burren
The Jungle
The Rockwell
Toad


MUSIC PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

24 Hours Concerts
Big Night Entertainment
Bowery Boston Presents
Crossroads Presents
Get2TheGig Boston
Grayskull Booking
Illegally Blind
Leedz Edutainment
Showoff Marketing
Vasjan Presents


TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Gray
Alex Pickert
Alex Rossiter
Blake Pantalena
Dustin Labbe
Heather Timmons
Josh Bhatti
Josh Smith
Justine Faucher
Ryan Agate


Production Manager / Live Engineer of the Year

Brittany Sirois
Chris Johnson
Dana Filloon
Jared Kennen
Jesse Vengrove
Johnny Dalton
Josh Sessler
Joyce In
Mike Green
Reid Calkin


RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

37' Productions
Cybersound
GodCity Studio
Henley Row Studios
Mad Oak Studios
New Alliance Audio
Phoenix Down Recording
The Bridge Sound & Stage
The Record Co.
Woolly Mammoth Sound


STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Benny Grotto
Dan Nicklin
David Minehan
Ethan Haze (Haze)
Janos Fulop (The Arcitype)
Jarvis Adams Jr. (Jah Da God)
Jon Glass
Nick Papz
Sean McLaughlin
Tashim Zene Jr. (IamTash)


MUSIC PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR

Allston Pudding
Boston Compass
Boston Hassle
DigBoston
If It’s Too Loud
MusicBoxPete
Sound of Boston
The ARTery WBUR
The MUSEUM TV
Vanyaland


MUSIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Amelia Mason
Candace McDuffie
Dillon Riley
Harry Gustafson
Jed Gottlieb
Michael O'Connor Marotta
Noah Schaffer
Rob Duguay
Victoria Wasylak
Victor Infante


LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Adam Parshall
Angel “Hal” Ocasio
Ben Stas
Brent Goldman
Brittany Rose Queen
Corwin Wickersham
Emily Gardner
Greg Wong
Marika Belamarich
Omari Spears


MUSIC VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Ben Proulx
Caroline Bailey
Colin Pagnoni
Connor Lenihan
Dom “Tanj” Bruno
Jay Hunt
Jimmy Del Ponte
Reko Lauren
Scott Sandonato
Yazi Ferrufino


MUSIC PODCAST/RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR

Allston Pudding Presents The Puddcast
Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood
CWTFB Radio
Everything You Know Is Wrong on Salem State WMWM
LFOD Radio
Lust For Live: Boston
On The Town with Mikey Dee on WMFO
Original Music Showcase on Mark Skin Radio
Show & Tell Boston Podcast
The Struggling Artist Podcast with Trev Allen


Boston Music Awards presented by Jack Daniel's. December 14th at Big Night Live.


2021 Nominees

The Boston Music Awards and official partners are proud to announce the 2021 nominees.
Winners will be announced on December 8 at Brighton Music Hall.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
BIA
Clairo
Frances Forever
Joyner Lucas
Lake Street Dive
Millyz
PVRIS
Squirrel Flower
Van Buren Records


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

$hayBand$
Brandon Tory
Connis
Gatch
Izzy Heltai
Layzi
Neemz
Senseless Optimism
The Q-Tip Bandits
Zola Simone


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

BIA - 'For Certain'
Clairo - 'Sling'
Darlingside - 'Fish Pond Fish'
Dinosaur Jr. - 'Sweep It Into Space'
Fiddlehead - 'Between The Richness'
Frances Forever - 'paranoia party'
Lake Street Dive - 'Obviously'
Millyz - 'Blanco IV'
Squirrel Flower - 'Planet (i)'
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - 'When God Was Great'


ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

Future Teens - 'Deliberately Alive'
GA-20 - 'Live Vol. 1'
House of Harm - 'Vicious Pastimes'
Izzy Heltai - 'Day Plan'
Kaiti Jones - 'Tossed'
Latrell James - 'Under'
Really From - 'Really From'
shallow pools - 'headspace'
Van Buren Records & AzizTheShake - 'Black Wall Street'
Zola Simone - 'Now You See Me'


SONG OF THE YEAR (1 million+ streams)

BIA ft. Nicki Minaj - 'Whole Lotta Money'
Clairo - 'Amoeba'
Darlingside - 'Ocean Bed'
Dinosaur Jr. - 'I Ran Away'
Fiddlehead - 'Million Times'
Frances Forever ft. Chloe Moriondo - 'space girl'
Joyner Lucas - 'Ramen & OJ'
Lake Street Dive - 'Hypotheticals'
Millyz - Emotions
PVRIS - 'Monster'


SONG OF THE YEAR

Anjimile - 'In Your Eyes (Reflection)'
Future Teens - 'Guest Room'
Izzy Heltai - 'Day Plan'
Kaiti Jones - 'Light On'
Layzi - 'Shoes'
Neemz - 'Awake'
shallow pools - 'ice water'
Squirrel Flower - 'Hurt A Fly'
Van Buren Records & AzizTheShake - 'Cult'
Zola Simone - 'Easy'


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BIA - 'Whole Lotta Money'
Fiddlehead - 'Million Times'
Frances Forever - 'Space Girl'
Joyner Lucas - 'Zim Zimma'
Millyz - 'Himalayas'
Oompa - 'Lebron'
PVRIS - 'Monster'
Red Shaydez - 'Lemme Go Talk My Sh**'
Token - 'Dentures'
Van Buren Records, AzizTheShake ft. Jazz Cartier - 'CULT'


ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
Bent Knee
Blue Light Bandits
Colleen Green
Coral Moons
Future Teens
House of Harm
Juniper
Squirrel Flower
Weakened Friends


AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Airport
Alice Howe
Jake Swamp and the Pine
Jesse Ahern
Lenny Lashley
Lula Wiles
Mark Erelli
Session Americana
Town Meeting
Twisted Pine


BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ali McGuirk
Anthony Geraci
Danielle Miraglia
Dwight and Nicole
Erin Harpe
GA-20
Peter Parcek
Roomful of Blues
Sonya Rae Taylor
Veronica Lewis


COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Annie Brobst
Chris Moreno
Dalton & The Sheriffs
Elisa Smith
Grace Morrison
Houston Bernard
Kristian Montgomery & The Winterkill Band
Lyssa Coulter
Morgan Johnston
Ward Hayden and the Outliers


DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amadeezy
Entangled Mind
Ex-Hyena
Freezepop
Honeycomb
lavagxrl
Lightfoot
Rilla Force
The Breakbomb Project
Zebbler Encanti Experience


DJ OF THE YEAR

Baby Indiglo
DJ Knife
DJ Papadon
DJ Real P
DJ Slick Vick
DJ Snax
DJ Stamz
DJ Towfu
DJ WhySham
SuperSmashBroz


FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
Darlingside
Grace Givertz
Honest Mechanik
Honeysuckle
Izzy Heltai
Kaiti Jones
Tall Heights
The Ballroom Thieves
The Wolff Sisters


HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BIA
Billy Dean Thomas
Cousin Stizz
Joyner Lucas
Latrell James
Millyz
Oompa
Slaine
Token
Van Buren Records


JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carlos Odria Trio
Couch
Ezra Platt
Grace Kelly
Jerry Bergonzi
Lake Street Dive
Really From
Terri Lyne Carrington
Tom Dowd Group
Yoko Miwa Trio


METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Blood Lightning
Cortez
Glacier
Inverter
KIND
SEA
SEED
Seven Spires
Severed Boy
Vaulted


POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Clairo
Frances Forever
Kaylee Federmann
Layzi
Leo The Kind
PVRIS
Ripe
shallow pools
Yavin
Zola Simone


PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BEDTIMEMAGIC
Bicycle Inn
Evan Greer
Fiddlehead
Knock Over City
Linnea's Garden
Oh The Humanity!
Old Moon
SkyTigers
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones


R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alejandro Blanco
Amandi Music
CD Rose
Destiny Claymore
Miranda Rae
Najee Janey
Notebook P
Onbloom
Shaya
Teamarrr


ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carissa Johnson
Circus Trees
Dinosaur Jr.
Dutch Tulips
Exit 18
Fiddlehead
Motel Black
Pile
Salem Wolves
The Freqs


SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Adi Sun
Clairo
Frances Forever
Izzy Heltai
Liz Bills
Marissa Nadler
Naomi Westwater
Senseless Optimism
Squirrel Flower
Will Dailey


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Garcia (Pillbook)
Ali McGuirk
Carlheb Cemesca (MyCompiledThoughts)
Destiny Claymore
Ella O’Connor Williams (Squirrel Flower)
Jill McCracken
Julie Rhodes
Lynn Gunn (PVRIS)
Natalie Joly
Walter Alice Sickert


SESSION MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Chris Anzalone
Chuck Ferreira
Cody Nilsen
Duke Levine
Erica Mantone
Joe McMahon
Jonathan Ulman
Kevin Barry
Marco Marcel
Tim Hall


Live Music Venue of the Year (250+ cap)

Big Night Live
Brighton Music Hall
City Winery
House Of Blues
Leader Bank Pavilion
ONCE Somerville at Boynton Yards
Paradise Rock Club
Royale
The Middle East Downstairs
The Sinclair


Live Music Venue of the Year (-250 cap)

Club Passim
Dorchester Art project
Midway Cafe
O'Brien's Pub
Starlight Square
The Burren
The Jungle Community Music Club
The Lilypad
The Middle East Upstairs
Thirsty First


TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Gray
Alex Pickert
Dustin Labbe
Heather Timmons
Jared Dobson
Josh Bhatti
Josh Smith
Justine Faucher
Matt Smith
Ryan Vangel


MUSIC PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

24 Hour Concerts
BAMS Fest
Big Night Entertainment
Bowery Presents Boston
Crossroads Presents
Grayskull Booking
Indie Rock Ranger
Leedz Edutainment
Showoff Marketing
Vasjan Presents


Production Manager/Live Engineer of the Year

Brittany Sirois
Chris Johnson
Dana Filloon
Ian Nault
Jesse Vengrove
Joyce In
Mike Green
Ryan Ainsworth
Salim Akram
William Powell


RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

37' Productions
Henley Row
Mad Oak Studios
New Alliance
Q Division
The Bridge Sound & Stage
The Record Co.
Ugly Duck
Wooly Mammoth Studio
Zippah Recording


STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

AzizTheShake
Benny Grotto
Brian Charles
Dephrase
Ed Valauskas
IAmTash
Jay Maas
Jon Glass
Sean McLaughlin
The Arcitype


LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Adam Parshall
Angel “Hal” Ocasio
Ben Stas
Bryan Lasky
Corwin Wickersham
Emily Gardner
Greg Wong
Matthew Shelter
Omari Spears
Yazi Ferrufino


MUSIC VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Ben Proulx
Colin Pagnoni
Dom “Tanj” Bruno
Mitchell Jean-Louis
Jay Hunt
Katherine Otuechere
Matt Arnold
Myster DL
Ramón Golden
Reko M


MUSIC PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR

Allston Pudding
Boston Compass
Boston Hassle
DigBoston
Lowell Spin
Second Society Report
Sound of Boston
The ARTery
The MUSEUM TV
Vanyaland


MUSIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Amelia Mason
Candace McDuffie
Harry Gustafson
Jed Gottlieb
Karen Muller
Lillian "Lilz" Martin
Michael Marotta
Rob Duguay
Victor Infante
Victoria Wasylak


MUSIC PODCAST/RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR

Above The Basement - Boston Music and Conversation
Allston Pudding's The Puddcast
Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood
Bumble Bee Brunch
CWTFB Radio
Everything You Know is Wrong
ItsLitBoston Podcast
LFOD Radio
On The Town With Mikey Dee
Pipeline!


617Sessions Song of the Year

ANSON RAP$ - Value
DATCHA - Still Learning
Jake Swamp & The Pine - Hard To Spot A Fish
Juniper Youth - Chaos Engine
King Fiya - Game Room
Mallcops - IDLY
Michael Minelli - Somebody Else
Salem Wolves - Paraffin
Senseless Optimism - Yesterdayz
The Wolff Sisters - I Used To Be The One


2020 Nominees

The Boston Music Awards and official partners are proud to announce the 2021 nominees.
Winners will be announced on December 8 at Brighton Music Hall.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
BIA
Clairo
Cliff Notez
Joyner Lucas
Latrell James
Leo The Kind
Millyz
PVRIS
The Ballroom Thieves


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

8 Zipp
All The Time Always
Cakeswagg
Gish
Hyber
Kaylee Federmann
Luke Bar$
MAYA LUCIA
Pillbook
Saint Lyor


BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
Austin Fair
Brandie Blaze
Camp Blood
House of Harm
Jazzmyn RED
Mallcops
Optic Bloom
Red Shaydez
Squirrel Flower


ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Austin Fair - PIONEER
Cliff Notez - Why the Wild Things Are
Luke Bar$ - GoodEvil
Mallcops - We Made Plans to Self-Destruct and Return to the Stars
Optic Bloom - Space Garden
Red Shaydez - Feel the Aura
Sasha Sloan - Self Portrait
Squirrel Flower - I Was Born Swimming
Saint Lyor - IF MY SINS COULD TALK
The Ballroom Thieves - Unlovely


SONG OF THE YEAR

Anjimile - Maker
BIA - COVER GIRL
Cliff Notez & Dephrase - Voodoo Doll feat. Latrell James
House of Harm - Vicious Pastimes
Jazzmyn RED - We Gon Make It
Luke Bar$ - Die With Pride
PVRIS - Dead Weight
Saint Lyor - Gossip
STL GLD - My Block
Squirrel Flower - Headlights


VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Alec Hutson - Zebra feat. Cliff Notez
Bad Rabbits - WWYD (What Would You Do?)
Coral Moons - Winnebago
Hayley Sabella - Flew The Nest
Joyner Lucas - Revenge
Millyz - Stay For A While
Parts Per Million - 2020 Vision
Sasha Sloan - Lie
SuperSmashBroz - Knew Dat feat. Luke Bar$ & Lord Felix
Vintage Lee - Draw 2 (Short Film)


ALT/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Anjimile
Bent Knee
Coral Moons
Future Teens
Honey Cutt
House of Harm
Sidney Gish
Squirrel Flower
Vundabar
Weakened Friends


AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Airport
Jake Swamp and The Pine
Lula Wiles
Magen Tracy & the Missed Connections
Mark Erelli
Session Americana
Susan Cattaneo
The Wolff Sisters
Town Meeting
Twisted Pine


BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ali McGuirk
Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues All-Stars
Danielle Miraglia
GA-20
Julie Rhodes
Peter Parcek
Sonya Rae Taylor
The Barrett Anderson Band
Tim Carman & the Street 45s
Veronica Lewis


COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ashley Jordan
Ayla Brown
Dalton & the Sheriffs
Hayley Thompson-King
Houston Bernard Band
Lonely Leesa & the Lost Cowboys
Monica Rizzio
Scarlett Drive
These Wild Plains
Ward Hayden & The Outliers


DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

André Obin
Camino 84
Honeycomb
Leo The Kind
Lightfoot
Optic Bloom
Rilla Force
Saucy Lady
Smigonaut
Zebbler Encanti Experience


DJ OF THE YEAR

BEARLY YVNG
DJ Alcide
DJ Chubby Chub
DJ Frank White
DJ Knife
DJ ReaL P
DJ Ryan Brown
DJ Slipwax
DJ WhySham
SuperSmashBroz


FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alex & the People
Anjimile
Darlingside
Gentle Temper
Hawthorn
Honeysuckle
Lisa Bastoni
Prateek
Tall Heights
The Ballroom Thieves


HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BIA
Cliff Notez
Cousin Stizz
Joyner Lucas
Latrell James
Lord Felix
Luke Bar$
Millyz
Red Shaydez
Vintage Lee


INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carlos Odria Trio
Crocodile River Music
Dub Apocalypse
Dzidzor
Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band
Greg Roy
Kotoko Brass
Layth Sidiq
Soul Rebel Project
Yazhi Guo


JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ezra Platt
Fully Celebrated Orchestra
George Garzone
Jason Palmer
Jerry Bergonzi
Kevin Harris
Terri Lyne Carrington
The Woo Factor
Tom Dowd
Yoko Miwa Trio


METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Armpits
Black Mass
Glacier
Lesser Glow
Needle Play
SEA
SEED
Seven Spires
Vaulted
Worshipper


POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Clairo
Jonny Glenn
Kaylee Federmann
Leo The Kind
MyCompiledThoughts
PVRIS
Pillbook
Ripe
Sasha Sloan
Yavin


PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Actor|Observer
Art Thieves
BRIX’N MORTAR
Camp Blood
Knock Over City
Leopard Print Taser
Mallcops
Rebuilder
Sapling
SkyTigers


R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR

$ean Wire
Ava Sophia
Eva Davenport
KAE
Marcela Cruz
Miranda Rae
Najee Janey
Nancia
Rey Royale
Sleeping Bela


ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carissa Johnson
Caspian
Circus Trees
Fire in the Field
Kal Marks
Major Moment
Pile
PowerSlut
Salem Wolves
Set Fire


SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Adi Sun
Anjimile
GHOST GRL
Jenee Halstead
Hayley Sabella
Latrell James
Linnea Herzog - Powerslut
Liz Bills
Tanya Donelly
Will Dailey


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Aaron Garcia - Pillbook
Anjimile
Drew Zieff - Jake Swamp and The Pine
Ella O’Connor Williams - Squirrel Flower
Eva Davenport
Gianna Botticelli - GHOST GRL
Josh Knowles
Julie Rhodes
Tanya Donelly
Wren Gathers - Optic Bloom


SESSION MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Chris Anzalone
Dave Brophy
Duke Levine
Ed Valauskas
Erica Mantone
Joe McMahon
Jonathan Ulman
Stud Green
Tim Carman
Tim Hall


LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR

Big Night Live
Brighton Music Hall
House of Blues
ONCE Somerville
Orpheum Theatre
Paradise Rock Club
Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
Royale
The Palladium
The Sinclair


INTIMATE LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR

Atwood's Tavern
Club Passim
Dorchester Art Project
Great Scott
Lizard Lounge
Midway Cafe
O’Brien’s Pub
The Burren Backroom
The Milky Way
TOAD


LIVE PRODUCTION ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

Chris Johnson
Dana Filloon
Grace Reader
Ian Nault
Jesse Vengrove
Joel Simches
Joyce In
Mike Green
Reid Calkin
Samuel Willgoose


RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

37’ Productions
Cybersound Recording Studio
Mad Oak Studios
New Alliance Audio
Q Division
Red 13 Studios
Revolution Sound Studio
The Bridge Sound and Stage
The Record Company
Zippah Recording Studios


STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Avery Humber (Humbeats)
Benny Grotto
Brian Charles
Ed Valauskus
Janos Fulop (The Arcitype)
Jay Maas
Jon Glass
Justin Pizzoferrato
Miranda Serra
Sean McLaughlin


MUSIC PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Gray - Grayskull Booking
Brandon Matthews - ShowOff Marketing
Carl Lavin - Bowery Boston
Catherine Morris - BAMS Fest
Dustin Labbe - Crossroads Presents
Heather Timmons - TinyOak Booking
Lisa Finelli Fallon - Xperience Creative
Ned Wellbery - Leedz Edutainment
Ryan Agate - RTT Presents
Tom Bianchi - 24 Hour Concerts


MUSIC PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR

Allston Pudding
Boston Compass
DigBoston
Graduation Music
KillerBoomBox
Sound of Boston
The ARTery - WBUR
The Lowell Spin
TheMUSEUM TV
Vanyaland


MUSIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Amelia Mason
Arielle Gray
Candace McDuffie
G Valentino Ball
Jed Gottlieb
Karen Muller
Lillian "Lilz" Martin
Michael Marotta
Victor Infante
Victoria Wasylak


MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Adam Parshall
Ben Stas
Corwin Wickersham
Emily Gardner
Jay Hunt
Jenny Bergman
Matt Lambert
OJ Slaughter
Omari Spears
Yazi Ferrufino


MUSIC ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

Bent Knee - You Know What They Mean
Cliff Notez & Dephrase - Social Absence
CZARFACE - The Odd Czar Against Us
Esh & The Isolations - Idiot Fingerz
Jazzmyn RED - REDvolution
Juliana Hatfield - Sings The Police
Luke Bar$ - GoodEvil
Mallcops - We Made Plans to Self-Destruct and Return to the Stars
Millyz - Pandemic Pandemonium
Needle Play - Death by Detail


MUSIC PODCAST / RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR

Above The Basement
Backpacks and Magazines - 88.1FM WMBR
Beat Club Podcast
Boston Emissions with Anngelle Wood
Boston Venue: The Channel Story
ItsLitBoston
LFOD Radio
On The Town with Mikey Dee - 91.5FM WMFO
Stuck On Stuff
The Launch Pad - JAM'N 94.5


LIVE MUSIC STREAM OF THE YEAR

#TogetherAtHome Sessions - Above The Basement
BUNKER BUDS - Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
Club Passim Live Stream
Friends of Allston Great Scott Benefit - Allston Pudding & Disposable America
GroundBeat - BAMS Fest
HipStory House Party - HipStory
Isolation Tour - Will Dailey
The New Sh*t Show - Oompa
Virtual Happy Hour - Bill Janovitz
Virtual Venue - ONCE Somerville


617SESSIONS ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Juniper - Better Days
Red Shaydez - Lemme Go Talk My Sh**
Eli Olson - By A Thread
Yavin - Insecurities
Ava Sophia - Love Language (feat. Tashawn Taylor)
Rebuilder - Monuments
Prateek - Diamonds
Mint Green - Changing
Heath240 - Secs
Naomi Westwater - Goodbye Asus4

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