The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards, to be held in Memphis, Tenn., on May 8 at The Renasant Convention Center.
The BMAs are generally recognized as the highest honor given to blues musicians and are awarded by vote of Blues Foundation members.
Here are the nominees:
| Acoustic Album Naked Truth, Tinsley Ellis One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley Raw Blues 2, Doug Macleod The Legend of Sugarbelly, Guy Davis Things Done Changed, Jerron Paxton Acoustic Artist Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb Guy Davis Keb’ Mo’ Kevin Burt Album of the Year Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside Person of Interest, Billy Price What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan B.B. King Entertainer Duke Robillard Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Rick Estrin Shemekia Copeland Sugaray Rayford Band of the Year Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra John Nemeth and the Blue Dreamers Nick Moss Band Rick Estrin and the Nightcats Southern Avenue Best Emerging Artist Album 8000 Miles to the Crossroads, Prakash Slim Carry On, Destini Rawls Drifter, Jovin Webb Go Be Free, Sonny Gullage Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times Blues Rock Album About Time, Dennis Jones Broken, Walter Trout Life is Hard, Mike Zito Righteous Souls, Albert Castiglia Struck Down, The Fabulous Thunderbirds Blues Rock Artist Albert Castiglia Mike Zito Tab Benoit Tommy Castro Walter Trout Contemporary Blues Album Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks Do It My Own Way, Vanessa Collier Good Intentions Gone Bad, Chris Cain The Hits Keep Coming, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Contemporary Blues Female Artist Beth Hart Carolyn Wonderland Danielle Nicole Ruthie Foster Vanessa Collier Contemporary Blues Male Artist Chris Cain Johnny Sansone Mike Zito Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Ronnie Baker Brooks Instrumentalist – Bass Benny Turner Bob Stroger Jerry Jemmott Michael ”Mudcat” Ward Rodrigo Mantovani Instrumentalist – Drums Chris Peet Derrick D’Mar Martin June Core Kenny ”Beedy Eyes” Smith Tony Braunagel |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar Chris Cain Christoffer ”Kid” Andersen Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Eric Gales Ronnie Baker Brooks Instrumentalist – Harmonica Billy Branch Bob Corritore Kim Wilson Mark Hummel Rick Estrin Instrumentalist – Horn Jimmy Carpenter Doug James Deanna Bogart Trombone Shorty Vanessa Collier Instrumentalist – Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Anthony Geraci Ben Levin Bruce Katz Eden Brent Mitch Woods Instrumentalist – Vocals Beth Hart Billy Price Curtis Salgado Danielle Nicole Ruthie Foster Song of the Year “Blues For My Dad” performed and written by Chris Cain “Blues In My DNA” performed and written by Ronnie Baker Brooks “Mama, I love you” performed by Albert Castiglia and written by Albert Castiglia, Kevin Burt, & Jerry Jemmott “Tough Mother” performed by Shemekia Copeland and written by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough “Mother Watch the World Go By” performed by Eden Brent and written by Bob Dowell & Eden Brent Soul Blues Album Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado Human Decency, Sugaray Rayford Person of Interest, Billy Price REVIVAL, Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan Soul Blues Female Artist Annika Chambers Candice Ivory Kat Riggins Thornetta Davis Vaneese Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist Alabama Mike Billy Price Curtis Salgado Johnny Rawls William Bell Traditional Blues Album Crawlin’ ’Kingsnake, John Primer & Bob Corritore Getaway Blues, Eden Brent HAPPY HOUR, Mitch Woods Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside Roll With Me, Duke Robillard Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist) Diunna Greenleaf Eden Brent Rhiannon Giddens Sue Foley Teeny Tucker Traditional Blues Male Artist Cedric Burnside Duke Robillard Jimmie Vaughan John Primer Jontavious Willis |
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