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The Blues Foundation announced its winners for the 2024 Blues Music Awards Thursday night in Memphis, Tennessee. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was the big winner of the night hauling in four awards including “Album of the Year” for Live in London


Other multiple award winners included Mike Zito, Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, and John Primer.

Congratulations to all the BMA winners and everyone for coming out and enjoying the 45th Blues Music Awards.

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Beth Hart
Bobby Rush (WINNER)
Lil’ Ed Williams
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Vanessa Collier

Album of the Year
TEARDROPS FROM MAGIC SLIM, John Primer
Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (WINNER)
SoulFunkn’BLUES, Blackburn Brothers
Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling


Band of the Year


Larkin Poe,
Nick Moss Band (WINNER)
Selwyn Birchwood Band,
Southern Avenue,
Tedeschi Trucks Band

Song of the Year
“Bobby’s Blues” written by Brooke Blackburn
“Horns Below Her Halo” written by Selwyn Birchwood
“Midnight Heat” written by Tom Hambridge & Richard Fleming
“The Bait In the Snare” written by Nick Moss
“What Kind Of Fool” written by Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers & Scottie Miller (WINNER)
Best Emerging Artist Album

When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie, Candice Ivory
The Right Man, D.K. Harrell (WINNER)
Up Next, Mathias Lattin
Everybody’s Buddy, Nic Clark
Motel Mississippi, Tony Holiday

Acoustic Blues Album


Wild Ox Moan, Catfish Keith
Raw Blues 1, Doug MacLeod (WINNER)
Sticks & Strings, EG Kight
Ridin’ the Blinds, Hudspeth & Taylor
Ghost Hymns, William Lee Ellis


Blues Rock Album


POWER, Anna Popovic;
Writing On The Wall, Coco Montoya;
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa;
Blood Brothers, Mike Zito/ Albert Castiglia (WINNER)
What Key Is Trouble In?, Nick Schnebelen


Contemporary Blues Album


Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (WINNER);
Ridin’, Eric Bibb,
Behind The Veil, Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind,
Healing Time, Ruthie Foster,
Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood


Soul Blues Album

Stuff I’ve Been Through, Alabama Mike
Soul; Funkin’ BLUES, Blackburn Brothers;
All My Love For You, Bobby Rush (WINNER);
Walking Heart Attack, Johnny Rawls; Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)


Traditional Blues Album


TEARDROPS FOR MAGIC SLIM: John Primer (WINNER);
Nothing But Time, Monster Mike Welch;
Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling;
Savoy, Taj Mahal
; Oscar’s Motel, The Cash Box Kings


Acoustic Blues Artist


Catfish Keith,
Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb,
Keb’ Mo’ (WINNER)
Kevin Burt


Blues Rock Artist


Anna Popovic,
Joe Bonamassa,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
Mike Zito (WINNER),
Warren Haynes

Contemporary Blues Female Artist


Carolyn Wonderland,
Danielle Nicole (WINNER),
Janiva Magness,
Teresa James,
Vanessa Collier


Contemporary Blues Male Artist


Chris Cain,
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (WINNER),
Marquise Knox,
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman).
Selwyn Birchwood


Soul Blues Female Artist


Annika Chambers (WINNER),
Kat Riggins,
Terrie Odabi, Thornetta Davis,
Trudy Lynn


Soul Blues Male Artist

Alabama Mike,
Billy Price,
John Nemeth (WINNER),
Johnny Rawls,
William Bell


Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)


Diunna Greenleaf,
Rhiannon Giddens,
Shaun Murphy,
Sue Foley (WINNER),
Teeny Tucker


Traditional Blues Male Artist


Billy Branch,
Cedric Burnside,
John Primer (WINNER, Jontavious Willis,
Nick Moss


Instrumentalist – Bass


Bob Stroger (WINNER),
Larry Fulcher,
Michael “Mudcat” Ward,
Rodrigo Mantovani,
Willie Weeks

Instrumentalist – Drums


Derrick D’Mar Martin,
June Core,
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith (WINNER),
Tom Hambridge,
Tony Braunagel


Instrumentalist – Guitarist


Christoffer “Kid” Andersen,
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (WINNER),
Derek Trucks,
Laura Chavez,
Sue Foley


Instrumentalist – Harmonica


Billy Branch,
Bob Corritore,
Dennis Gruenling,
Jason Ricci (WINNER),
Kim Wilson


Instrumentalist – Horn

Deanna Bogart,
Jimmy Carpenter,
Mark Kaz Kazanoff,
Trombone Shorty,
Vanessa Collier (WINNER)


Instrumentalist – Piano (Pinetop Perkins Award)


Ben Levin,
Dave Keyes,
Jim Pugh,
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (WINNER),
Mitch Woods


Instrumentalist – Vocals


Billy Price,
Diunna Greenleaf,
John Nemeth,
Ruthie Foster (WINNER),
Shemekia Copeland



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