(Pekin, IL) – In early May, a group of Blues music industry professionals including music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, producers, musicians and other Blues music industry professionals nominated the best in Blues music in twelve categories. Voting to determine the winners is now open for this year’s Blues Blast Music Awards and continues until August 15th, 2016.
Voting is free and open to anyone who is a Blues Blast Magazine subscriber. If you are not currently a subscriber you may vote anyway and your vote will count as you are automatically signed up as a subscriber to our free magazine as part of the voting process. Blues Blast Magazine subscriptions are always free and you may unsubscribe at any time at the bottom of each issue.
Mark your calendars for the Blues Blast Music Awards ceremonies which will be held at the Fluid Events Center in Champaign Illinois, on Friday September 23rd, 2016. The awards ceremony will feature music by the artists nominated. You can find the latest information on the awards at the Blues Blast Music awards website. Tickets are on sale now. Artists confirmed so far that will be attending the awards are Henry Gray, Bob Margolin, Fiona Boyes, Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames and Bob Corritore, More artists will be updated as they are confirmed.
A complete list of the 2016 Blues Blast Music Award nominees follows:
Contemporary Blues Album
The Jimmys – Hot Dish
Eugene Hideaway Bridges – Hold On A Little Bit Longer
Victor Wainwright – Boom Town
Guy King – Truth
Toronzo Cannon – The Chicago Way
Shemekia Copeland – Outskirts Of Love
Traditional Blues Album
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue
Bob Margolin – My Road
Chris James / Patrick Rynn – Trouble Don’t Last
Jimmy Burns – It Ain’t Right
Andy T-Nick Nixon Band – Numbers Man
Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues All-Stars – Fifty Shades Of Blue
Soul Blues Album
Mr. Sipp – The Mississippi Blues Child
Benny Turner – When She’s Gone
Bey Paule Band – Not Goin’ Away
Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown
Johnny Rawls – Tiger in a Cage
Billy Price / Otis Clay – This Time For Real
Rock Blues Album
Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames – Slip Into A Dream
Walter Trout – Battle Scars
Mike Wheeler – Turn it Up
Peter Karp – The Arson’s Match
Too Slim & The Taildraggers – Blood Moon
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Method To My Madness
Acoustic Blues Album
Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine – Coulda Woulda Shoulda
Matt Woods – Sawdust & Gasoline
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Luther Dickinson- Blues & Ballads (A Folksingers Songbook) Volumes I & II
The Ragpicker String Band
Guy Davis – Kokomo Kidd
Live Blues Recording
Dave Muskett Acoustic Blues Band – Live From The Slippery Noodle
Jon Spear Band – Live Music is Better
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm Blues Festival
Peter Karp – The Arson’s Match
Mitch Woods – Jammin on the High C’s
Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys – LIVE At The Big Bull
Historical or Vintage Recording
Oslo Bluesklubb – 20 ar
EllerSoul Compilation – Blues For Big Walter
Magic Sam Blues Band – Black Magic Deluxe Edition
Henry Gray & Bob Corritore – Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest
Bobby Rush – Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush
New Artist Debut Album
Amanda Fish – Down In The Dirt
Shoji Naito – New Cool Old School
Danielle Nicole – Wolf Den
Ebony Jo-Ann – Please Save Your Love for Me
Jonn Del Toro Richardson – Tengo Blues
Corey Dennison Band
Blues Band
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials
Bey Paule Band
Nick Moss Band
Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue
Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots
Andy T-Nick Nixon Band
Male Blues Artist
Sugar Blue
Kid Andersen
Bob Margolin
Curtis Salgado
Toronzo Cannon
Bobby Rush
Female Blues Artist
Fiona Boyes
Shaun Murphy
Danielle Nicole
Janiva Magness
Karen Lovely
Shemekia Copeland
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Big Harp George
Markey Blue
Amanda Fish
Andy Poxon
Guy King
Corey Dennison
The 2016 Blues Blast Music Awards are presented by Blues Blast Magazine and Fluid Events LLC. Blues Blast Magazine is the largest FREE Blues magazine with over 36,000 Blues fan subscribers located in all 50 states and in more than 90 countries.
You can listen to the nominees before you vote at the “Artist Listening Page.” If you are not familiar with any of the nominees in a category you can stream some of their music and be an informed voter.
