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 |