| Album Categories |
Nominee |
Nominated Album |
| Adult Contemporary |
Alan Hampton* |
The Moving Sidewalk |
| Alexandre Désilets |
La Garde |
| Barefoot Truth |
Carry Us On |
| Brooke Annibale |
Silence Worth Breaking |
| Seth Glier* |
The Next Right Thing |
| Alt. Country |
Buffalo Clover |
Low Down Time |
| The Lonesome Heroes |
Daydream Western |
| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones* |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses |
| The Wilders |
The Wilders |
| Americana |
April Verch* |
That’s How We Run |
| Mary Flower |
Misery Loves Company |
| Pharis & Jason Romero |
A Passing Glimpse |
| Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three* |
Middle of Everywhere |
| The Black Lillies* |
100 Miles of Wreckage |
| Blues |
Ben Prestage |
One Crow Murder |
| Left Lane Cruiser |
Junkyard Speed Ball |
| Little Freddie King |
Gotta Walk with Da King |
| Scott H. Biram |
Bad Ingredients |
| Sugar Ray & the Bluetones |
Evening |
| Children’s Music |
Charlie Hope* |
Songs, Stories and Friends |
| Ella Jenkins |
A Life of Song |
| Kira Willey* |
Kings & Queens of the Forest |
| Miss Melodee |
Dancing with Miss Melodee |
| Once Upon An Opera |
Red Riding Hood (AKA Secret of the Ninja) |
| College Record Label Release (Album or EP) |
Kuf Knotz* |
Boombox Logic |
| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones* |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses |
| Various Artists |
Potential Unlimited 4 |
| Compilation |
Various Artists |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology |
| Various Artists |
Made in Aurora Vol. 1 |
| Various Artists |
New Arrivals: Vol. 4 – Artists Against Youth Homelessness |
| Various Artists |
Proximity One: Narrative of a City |
| Concept |
Amanda Richards |
Play Dead |
| Diana Panton |
to Brazil with love |
| Ellis Marsalis* |
A New Orleans Christmas Carol |
| Monica Pasqual* |
This Cold Desire |
| Don Rosler |
Rosler’s Recording Booth |
| Contemporary Christian |
Ben Apolinar |
Firm |
| Goodbye Audio |
Goodbye Audio |
| Jon Bauer |
Forevermore |
| Picnic in the Meadow* |
Livin’ in me |
| The Classic City Collective* |
Leave Your Guns with the Usher |
| Contemporary Classical |
Ju Percussion Group |
Moving On |
| Juice |
Songspin |
| Keeril Makan |
Target |
| Mercury Quartet |
Mercury Acoustic |
| Tansy Davies |
Troubairitz |
| Country |
Brad Monk |
Bradford Monk and The Foggy Hogtown Boys |
| Jared Rogerson |
Peace, Love and Horses |
| Madonna Nash |
Madonna Nash |
| Shawna Russell |
Shawna Russell |
| The Carper Family |
Back When |
| Dance/Electronica |
Atropolis |
Atropolis |
| Birdy Nam Nam* |
Defiant Order |
| Digital Virus |
Music Inspired by the Genre of Dubstep |
| Miguel Migs |
Outside the Skyline |
| Sahy Uhns |
An Intolerant Disdain of Underlings |
| Eclectic |
Amon Tobin |
ISAM |
| Misteur Valaire |
Golden Bombay |
| NOJO |
Explores The Dark Side Of The Moon |
| Randall Shreve & The Sideshow* |
The Jester |
| Spottiswoode & His Enemies* |
Wild Goosechase Expedition |
| EP |
Justin Tracy |
Bangla Motor |
| SHEL |
When the Dragon Came Down |
| Team Me |
Team Me EP |
| The Danberrys |
Company Store EP |
| The Gromble |
The Gromble |
Folk /
Singer-Songwriter |
Amy Correia* |
You Go Your Way |
| Bruce Cockburn |
Small Source of Comfort |
| Melissa Ferrick* |
Still Right Here |
| Philippe B |
Variations fantômes |
| The Bon Scotts |
We Will All Die at the Hands of C.G.I. |
| Indie / Alt. Rock |
Company of Thieves |
Running from a Gamble |
| Girl in a Coma* |
Exits & All the Rest |
| Kevin Devine |
Between the Concrete & Clouds |
| Monogrenade |
Tantale |
| The Revolving Birds |
The Revolving Birds |
| Instrumental |
Ben Tyree/BT3 |
re:Vision |
| Booka and the Flaming Geckos* |
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink |
| Jerry Barlow |
Fields and Fences |
| Jon Thorne & Danny Thompson |
Watching the Well |
| Michael Torke |
Tahiti |
| Jazz |
Alon Nechushtan |
Words Beyond |
| Austin McMahon |
Many Muses Vol. 2 |
| JC Stylles |
Exhilaration & Other States |
| René Marie |
Black Lace Freudian Slip |
| Vincent Gardner |
The Good Book Chapter Two |
| Latin |
Cimarrón* |
¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia |
| Dislocados* |
Pasaporte Universal |
| Jose Conde |
Jose Conde |
| Locarno |
Una Mas Y Ya Nos Vamos |
| Los Hermanos Lovo |
¡Soy Salvadoreño! Chanchona Music from Eastern El Salvador |
| Live Performance |
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra |
Live at Brooklyn Bowl |
| Manhattan Island Sessions |
Goodbye to Ireland |
| Monty Alexander |
Uplift |
| Randy Weston & his African Rhythms Sextet |
The Storyteller |
| Various Artists |
Down on the Bayou II: Live Jam from New Orleans |
| Metal/Hardcore |
16 Second Stare |
Beautiful Disaster |
| Asking Alexandria |
Welcome |
| Hemoptysis* |
Misanthropic Slaughter |
| Scarab |
Blinding the Masses |
| Shadowside |
Inner Monster Out |
| New Age |
Agostino Silvestri |
Natural |
| David Vaughn Merlin |
The Healing Journey |
| Jeff Oster* |
Surrender |
| Paradiso and Rasamayi |
3rd Eye Rising |
| Psicodreamics |
Ancient Wisdom |
| Pop |
Bleu |
Four |
| Ida Gard |
Knees, Feet & the Parts We Don’t Speak Of |
| The Smart Set |
Remixing with The Smart Set |
| Whitton |
Rare Bird |
| Yuksek* |
Living on the Edge of Time |
| Punk |
The Mahones |
The Black Irish |
| Victims of Circumstance |
Acupunkture |
| R&B |
CeCe Teneal* |
Train from Osteen |
| FiL Straughan |
FiL the SouL |
| Teri Tobin* |
Love Infinity |
| The Soul of John Black* |
Good Thang |
| Zigaboo Modeliste* |
New Life |
| Rap/Hip-Hop |
Bigg Brass |
Byrd Boy Flow |
| Gliffics |
Against All Odds |
| Various Artists |
Girls & Headphones |
| Yahzilla |
Yahzilla…the Movie |
| Reissue |
Big Star |
Third [Test Pressing Edition] |
| Hamza El Din |
Eclipse |
| Pixie Williams |
For the Record – The Pixie Williams Collection 1949-1951 |
| The Motels |
Apocalypso |
| Utah Phillips |
Making Speech Free |
| Various Artists |
The Yoruba / Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean |
| Rock / Hard Rock |
Filligar |
The Nerve |
| Hellbros |
Goodtime Machine |
| JD McPherson |
Signs & Signifiers |
| The Dig* |
Electric Toys |
| The Postelles |
The Postelles |
| Tribute |
Ernie Hawkins |
Whinin’ Boy |
| Graham Reynolds & the Golden Arm Trio |
Duke! Three Portraits of Ellington |
| Larry Carlton |
Plays the Sounds of Philadelphia |
| Various Artists |
Long Gone – Utah Remembers Bruce “Utah” Phillips |
| Various Artists |
Whiskey Devils – A Tribute to The Mahones |
| World Beat |
Alfio Antico |
Guten Morgen |
| Anna Pingina |
Moy |
| Malika Zarra |
Berber Taxi |
| The Alaev Family |
The Alaev Family & Tamir Muskat |
| Zoobazar* |
Uno |
| World Traditional |
Jamie Laval |
Murmurs and Drones |
| Karjam Saeji |
Tibet in My Heart |
| Khaira Arby |
Timbuktu Tarab |
| Various Artists |
Music from Aluku: Maroon Sounds of Struggle, Solace, and Survival |
| Vira Lozinsky |
Wondrous Way |
| Song Categories |
Nominee |
Nominated Album |
| Acoustic |
April Verch* |
Worth the Wait |
| Art Gomperz Band |
Court in Session |
| Melissa Ferrick* |
Singing in the Wind |
| Parlor Hawk |
Saddest Song |
| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones* |
Strange Dream |
| Adult Contemporary |
Antigone Rising |
Everywhere Is Home |
| Blame Sally* |
Wide Open Spaces |
| Mariana Bell |
Balloon |
| Spottiswoode & His Enemies* |
Chariot |
| Zach Deputy |
Remember |
| Alt. Country |
Blame Sally* |
Big Big Bed |
| Deanna Cartea |
Open Road |
| Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven |
Stacy C’mon |
| Rattlehand |
Pike River |
| Wendy Parr |
Lucky Penny |
| Americana |
Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three* |
Ain’t the Same |
| Shiny and the Spoon |
Corriander Blues |
| Spring Creek |
Mockingbird |
| Sugar Bayou |
Too Proud to Cry |
| The Edna Project |
Keen |
| Blues |
Michael Jerome Browne |
At It Again |
| The Soul of John Black* |
My Brother |
| Trampled Under Foot |
Goodbye |
| Transvaal Diamond Syndicate |
Devil on My Shoulder |
| Will Scott |
Last Rest Stop (feat. Deacon Jones) |
| Children’s Music |
Charlie Hope* |
Best Friends |
| Kiddle Karoo |
Say Please |
| Kira Willey* |
Roller Coaster |
| Marlowe & tHe MiX |
Life Is a Roller Coaster |
| Meg Russell (Meg’s Melodies) |
Smile and Say Hello |
| Contemporary Christian |
Christopher Williams |
Great Affection |
| Joal Kamps |
Take My World Apart |
| Matthew Browne |
Our God Is Alive |
| Picnic in the Meadow* |
Burn |
| The Classic City Collective* |
No Greater Love |
| Country |
Herrick* |
Cry Memphis |
| India Ramey |
Don’t Tell Me (It Was the Wiskey) |
| John Carter |
Own It |
| Leah Durelle |
Coming Back as a Cowboy |
| LiveWire |
What Makes You a Man |
| Cover |
Annie Minogue Band |
Jet |
| Ellis Marsalis* |
Winter Wonderland |
| Ernie Hawkins |
Shuffle Rag |
| Margot B. |
Breakeven |
| Bill Abel w/ Old Gray Mule |
Dee Dee Dee |
| Dance / Electronica |
dJ ArkAngel |
Get Up (Breaks Mix) |
| kontaktor |
Back to School |
| Lennart Jensen |
Shadows on the Wall |
| PASCAL |
Beautiful, Technical, Digital |
| zircon |
The End |
| Eclectic |
Boy Things |
Buyer’s Remorse |
| Le Boeuf Brothers* |
Everything You Love |
| Life in a Blender |
Does the Lady? |
| Monica Pasqual* |
These Darkened Days |
| Randall Shreve & The Sideshow* |
The Ghost |
Folk /
Singer-Songwriter |
Alan Hampton* |
Change Your Mind |
| Heather Maloney |
No Shortcuts |
| Martyn Joseph |
There’s Always Maybe |
| May Stands Still |
Gotta See |
| Robin Bacior |
Man Before Me |
| Gospel |
Bec Laughton |
Holy Love |
| CeCe Teneal* |
I Heard You Prayin’ |
| Freda Mitchell |
Just For Your Love |
| Jay Semko |
Drop You In The Water |
| Kira Small |
I Will Raise My Voice |
| Holiday |
Amanda Duncan |
Mistletoe (feat. Chris Ayer) |
| Brad Fitch |
Worst Holiday |
| Clint Maedgen/Helen Gillet |
Reindeer Games |
| Dislocados* |
Navidad en Heathrow |
| Zigaboo Modeliste* |
Holiday Kiss |
| Indie / Alt. Rock |
Girl in a Coma* |
Adjust |
| Leo Goes Grr… |
Crowns |
| Not A Planet |
Turn Me On |
| Tan Vampires |
Digital Rot |
| The Dig* |
You’re Already Gone |
| Instrumental |
Cimarrón* |
Joropo quitapesares (Joropo Quitapesares) |
| Gina Izzo |
Samba |
| Jaron Freeman-Fox and The Opposite of Everything |
Caboose |
| Karrnnel |
Coast / Rain |
| Rumbo Nuevo |
Hotel Espana |
| Jazz |
Ferenc Nemeth Band |
Joy |
| Gregory Page |
Love Made Me Drunk |
| Jim Heineman’s Dream Band |
Rh Positive |
| Le Boeuf Brothers* |
Circles |
| Mark O’Connor Quintet |
The Sound of Joy |
| Latin |
Camilo Velandia |
Deja El Afán |
| Cimarrón* |
Cimarroneando (Cimarrón-ing) |
| Del Castillo |
Boricua Del Cielo |
| Dislocados* |
Como Tú (feat. Jimmy Bosch) |
| Lisandro Torres y su Orquesta |
A Tiempo Justo |
| Love |
Amy Correia* |
Love Changes Everything |
| Meghan Trainor |
Leave a Kiss |
| Robinson |
Wherever You Are |
| Roscoe James Irwin |
1000 Nights |
| Ursa Minor |
All of the Time |
| Metal / Hardcore |
.49 Grain |
Broken Record |
| Hemoptysis* |
M.O.D. |
| No Class Assassins |
3rd Time’s Not a Charm |
| Razed |
A New Light |
| Rivethead |
Difference |
| New Age |
Darlene Koldenholven |
Lucid See |
| Jeff Oster* |
Beautiful Silence |
| Kelly Andrew |
You Strengthen Me |
| Michele McLaughlin |
Melancholy Snowfall |
| Tony Chen |
Sweet Smile |
| Pop |
Echo and the Empress |
Balloon |
| Katrina Stone |
Songbird |
| Lian Amber |
In Style and Rhythm |
| Tiny Danza |
Beat Fly |
| Yuksek* |
Always on the Run |
| Punk |
Hastings 3000 |
Modern Man |
| Lights From Space |
Zombie |
| Max Raptor |
Carolina |
| Scary Tales |
Damn the Speed Limit |
| The Motorleague |
Good Men |
| R&B |
CeCe Teneal* |
I Wanna Go Home |
| Delonda Harvey |
Winner |
| Jasmine Williams |
Dreamer |
| Teri Tobin* |
Free |
| Tess Henley |
Boy in the Window |
| Rap/Hip-Hop |
Big Page |
Europe |
| Kuf Knotz* |
Clock Tickin’ |
| Nukky Grissom |
I Wonder Where You Are |
| Ridah Redd |
Nothing Lesser (feat. Brisco & Tay Dizm) |
| Thoughtsarizen |
Living a Dream |
| Rock / Hard Rock |
Death Valley High |
Multiply |
| Dose of Adolescence |
I’m Rad, You’re Rad, It’s Been Fun |
| Finding Clyde |
Answer Me |
| Melodrome |
Complacent |
| The Trews |
Hope & Ruin |
| Social Action |
Chevy |
Speak! |
| Chris Volpe |
Ain’t No Politician |
| RuPaul* |
Get Your Rebel On |
| Seth Glier* |
Next Right Thing |
| Tiller’s Folly |
Death and Taxes (feat. John Cowan & Josh Shilling) |
| Story |
Amy Correia* |
Took Him Away |
| Blame Sally* |
Bird in Hand |
| Herrick* |
Hangmen Hill |
| McCarthyizm |
Victor’s Morning |
| The Black Lillies* |
Two Hearts Down |
| Used in Film, TV, Gaming or Multimedia |
Anni Rossi |
Crushing Limbs |
| Audiolotz |
Outing (feat. Edoardo De Angelis) |
| Booka and the Flaming Geckos* |
Sowetto Alley |
| RuPaul* |
Glamazon |
| World Beat |
Dave Eggar and Deoro |
Jonan |
| Fely Tchaco |
Goba |
| Jumple |
Motavation |
| Kes the Band |
Wotless |
| Prophet-Z |
Officer |
| World Traditional |
Ali Khattab |
A…dios |
| Battlefield Band |
A’ Bhriogais Uallach (The Pompous Trousers) |
| Papa Aneli |
Alabi, sipi e booko genti e kon |
| Various Artists – From Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung |
Godeg Miring |
| Zoobazar* |
Fun Faria |
| Design Categories |
Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Album Art |
Elizabeth Maplesden |
Electrotype – 7.50 (Seven and a Half) cover |
| Mark Weaver & Andrew Capener |
Parlor Hawk – Hoarse & Roaring |
| Ombilicus Mundi* |
Alexandre Désilets – La garde |
| Tessa Farmer |
Amon Tobin – ISAM |
| Thomas Steenland |
Keeril Makan – Target |
| Album Packaging |
Greg Allen / Omnivore Recordings |
Big Star – Third (Test Pressing Edition) (Limited-Edition Clear Vinyl) |
| Håvard Gjelseth / This Way Design |
Nils & Prepple (Box Set) |
| Matt Ellis |
Matt Ellis – Births, Deaths & Marriages (Limited Edition Handmade CD-Pack) |
| Qing-Yang Xiao |
Macy Chen – After 75 Years |
| Visual Dialogue / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings* |
Various Artists – Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (Box Set) |
| Artist Concert Photo |
Doug Seymour |
Kuf Knotz Concert Photo |
| George Abruzzese / Killshot Photography |
Cory Smoot – Rest in Peace My Friend |
| Artist Publicity Photo |
Antonio Deckard Gamboa |
Gliffics – Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil |
| Denise Perri |
Kuf Knotz Publicity Photo |
| Erin Wallis / Erin Wallis Photography |
Jasmine Chadwick Publicity/Album Photo |
| Steve Meyer |
D. Gookin – Glasslands Gallery, Photo. No. 2 |
| Band/Venue Poster |
Damien Weighill |
Giggle Party – Kettle Art Gallery |
| Daniel Harryman and Morgan King |
The Spinning Leaves – Tour Poster |
| Isabelle Ramsey and David Grandin |
Zigaboo Modeliste – “New Life” Poster |
| Patricia Evanoff |
Jose Conde – CD Release Poster |
| Richard Solstjärna / Solstjärna Art |
Universal Love – poster |
| Music Website |
Michael Mania-Bond |
Ridah Redd – www.ridahredd.com |
| Olga Lutsenko |
Nastassiya – www.nastassiya.com |
| Ombilicus Mundi* |
Alexandre Désilets – www.alexandredesilets.com |
| RJW Collective, Treble Red |
Caroline Jones – www.carolinejones.com |
| Swag |
MAD Dragon Records |
Water Bottle with USB Drive containing MAD Dragon Records Sampler |
| Sarah Dodds / Backstage Design Studio |
Injustice Down – Logo T-Shirt |
| Visual Dialogue / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings* |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology – T-Shirt |
| Video Categories |
Nominee |
Nominated Video |
| Long Form |
Cimarrón* |
Cimarrón discusses Llanero (Plains) Music |
| DeScribe |
Who is DeScribe? |
| In the Country |
Sounds and Sights |
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Mickey Hart Collection |
Behind the Scenes Tour of Smithsonian Folkways with Mickey Hart |
| Short Form |
Birdy Nam Nam* |
Goin’in |
| Dirtfoot |
Cast My Plans |
| Radio Radio |
Guess What? |
| Vincent Minor |
Late Night Show |
| Will Knox |
Cog in the Machine |
