Detroit Music Awards
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The Detroit Music Awards (DMA) was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first award show was held in 1992 at Detroit's Music Hall, and moved to the State Theatre in 1993. In 1998, the organization merged with the Metro Times-sponsored Detroit Music Awards. It has now held at The Fillmore Detroit
theatre annually in April. Since its inception, the DMA has featured some of Detroit's most notable musical artists; including Bob Seger
, The Clark Sisters
, Eminem
, George Clinton and Parliament, Glenn Frey
, Grand Funk Railroad
, Kid Rock
, Martha Reeves
, The Miracles
, Insane Clown Posse
, Smokey Robinson
, Ted Nugent
, and Was Not Was.
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The Fillmore Detroit
The Fillmore Detroit is a mixed-use entertainment venue operated by Live Nation. The Detroit Music Awards are held annually at The Fillmore Detroit in April. Built in 1925, the Fillmore Detroit was known for most of its history as the State Theatre, and prior to that as the Palms Theatre...
theatre annually in April. Since its inception, the DMA has featured some of Detroit's most notable musical artists; including Bob Seger
Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
, The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...
, Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
, George Clinton and Parliament, Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as a founding member of the Eagles. Frey formed the Eagles after he met drummer Don Henley in 1970 and the two eventually joined Linda Ronstadt's backup band for her summer tour. The Eagles formed in 1971 and...
, Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly to packed arenas worldwide. A popular take on the band during its heyday was that, although the critics hated them, audiences loved them...
, Kid Rock
Kid Rock
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...
, Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
Martha Rose Reeves is an American R&B and Pop singer and former politician, and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. During her tenure with The Vandellas, they scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Jimmy Mack", "Dancing in the Street" and "Nowhere to Run"...
, The Miracles
The Miracles
The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature...
, Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...
, Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
, Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
, and Was Not Was.
Categories
Award winners are selected by local musicians and music industry professionals; the award categories cover ten genreGenre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
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- FolkFolk musicFolk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/AcousticAcoustic musicAcoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means... - BluesBluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
- JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
- GospelGospel musicGospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
- CountryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
- ClassicalClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
- RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/PopPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop... - R&BRhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/Hip-HopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted... - ElectronicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
- WorldWorld musicWorld music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
Awards
| General | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding National Major Label Recording | White Stripes | Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... Encore |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... A Time To Love |
Raconteurs Consolers of the Lonely | Iggy Pop Iggy Pop Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues... Preliminaries |
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... Recovery |
| Outstanding National Single | White Stripes | Anita Baker Anita Baker Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit.... You're My Everything |
White Stripes Blue Orchid | Kid Rock Kid Rock Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations... All Summer Long |
Uncle Kracker Uncle Kracker Matthew Shafer is an American rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more rock and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.-Biography:Shafer was born... Smile |
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... "Not Afraid" |
| Outstanding National Small/Independent Label Recording | The Romantics The Romantics The Romantics is an American New Wave band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977. The band adopted the name "The Romantics" because they formed on Valentine's Day, 1977. The Romantics achieved popularity in the United Kingdom, The U.S... |
Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic is a professional flutist born in Windsor, Ontario, who performs both light jazz and classical compositions. Zonjic initially played guitar at age 9, and by age 15 he was lead guitarist in a local Rhythm and blues band. At age 21, Zonjic purchased his first flute from a street... Seldom Blues |
Howling Diablos Car Wash | George Clinton George Clinton (musician) George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost... George Clinton & his Gangsters of Love |
Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... The Gentleman is Back |
Hot Club of Detroit It's About That Time |
| Outstanding Record Producer | Roscoe | Martin Tino Gross | Martin Tino Gross | Al Sutton | Al Sutton | Tino Gross |
| Outstanding Recording Studio | Roscoe's Recording | Tempermill | Studio A | Tempermill | Rustbelt | Harmonie Park |
| Outstanding Video / Limited Budget | Beth Stalker Here With You | Detroit Women And Motor City Express Rattle Your Cage | Paul Miles Motown Still Our Town | The Muggs Slow Curve | ||
| Outstanding Video / Major Budget | White Stripes Black Math | Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... When I'm Gone |
The Motor City Horns & The Brothers Groove with Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... Kissing My Love |
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... Not Afraid |
| Acoustic/Folk | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group | Tangerine Trousers | Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Ty Stone | Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Instrumentalist | Jeremy Kittel (fiddle) | David Mosher (mandolin/guitar) - Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Billy Brandt Billy Brandt Billy Brandt, born April 9, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, is an American adult film star who has worked primarily with Falcon Studios and Pacific Sun Entertainment at the beginning of his adult film career.-Biography:... (guitar) - Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin is a violinist, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was the vocalist/violinist of the bands Natasha and Dark Carnival and violinist for numerous bands.-Biography:... (violin) |
Carolyn Striho (piano/guitar) | Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin is a violinist, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was the vocalist/violinist of the bands Natasha and Dark Carnival and violinist for numerous bands.-Biography:... (violin) |
| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording | Tangerine Trousers | Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... Jill Jack Live And Unplugged |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... Moon And The Morning After |
Luke Sayers & the Last to Know Radio Flower | Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... Songwriter Sessions" |
Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin is a violinist, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was the vocalist/violinist of the bands Natasha and Dark Carnival and violinist for numerous bands.-Biography:... Bats & Butterflies |
| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Stacia Petrie | Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Emily Rose Emily Rose Emily Rose may refer to:* Emily Rose , American television actress/voice actor* Emily Rose Everhard, American child actress* The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a 2005 horror film about demonic possession... |
Emily Rose Emily Rose Emily Rose may refer to:* Emily Rose , American television actress/voice actor* Emily Rose Everhard, American child actress* The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a 2005 horror film about demonic possession... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
| Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Stacia Petrie | Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Billy Brandt Billy Brandt Billy Brandt, born April 9, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, is an American adult film star who has worked primarily with Falcon Studios and Pacific Sun Entertainment at the beginning of his adult film career.-Biography:... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
| Outstanding Folk Artist/Group | Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Jeremy Kittel | Jeremy Kittel | Billy Brandt Billy Brandt Billy Brandt, born April 9, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, is an American adult film star who has worked primarily with Falcon Studios and Pacific Sun Entertainment at the beginning of his adult film career.-Biography:... |
Billy Brandt Billy Brandt Billy Brandt, born April 9, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, is an American adult film star who has worked primarily with Falcon Studios and Pacific Sun Entertainment at the beginning of his adult film career.-Biography:... & Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin Sarana VerLin is a violinist, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was the vocalist/violinist of the bands Natasha and Dark Carnival and violinist for numerous bands.-Biography:... |
Carolyn Striho |
| Blues R&B | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Blues Artist/Group | Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Al Hill and The Love Butlers | Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Jim McCarty & Mystery Train | Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... |
Johnnie Bassett & the Blues Insurgents |
| Outstanding Blues/R&B Instrumentalist | Brett Lucas guitar - Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Dennis Burr guitar - Detroit Women | Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... guitar - Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... |
Jim McCarty guitar & Brett Lucas guitar | Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... guitar - Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... |
Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... guitar - Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett Johnnie Bassett is an American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and has since released six albums. He has cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B... |
| Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording | Detroit Women In R&B | Detroit Women Rattle Your Cage | Alberta Adams Alberta Adams Alberta Adams , is an American Detroit blues, jump blues, and Chicago blues singer. Adams was raised in Detroit, Michigan by a relative, and began performing as a tap dancer in the 1930s... Detroit's Queen Of The Blues |
Alberta Adams Alberta Adams Alberta Adams , is an American Detroit blues, jump blues, and Chicago blues singer. Adams was raised in Detroit, Michigan by a relative, and began performing as a tap dancer in the 1930s... Detroit is My Home |
Motor City Josh " Forty Four: A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf " | Motor City Josh & The Big Three " It's A Good Life " |
| Outstanding Blues/R&B Songwriter | Brett Lucas | Kate Hart | Kate Hart | Paul Miles | Chris Codish | Motor City Josh |
| Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist | Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Lady T - Detroit Women | Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Alberta Adams Alberta Adams Alberta Adams , is an American Detroit blues, jump blues, and Chicago blues singer. Adams was raised in Detroit, Michigan by a relative, and began performing as a tap dancer in the 1930s... |
Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis Thornetta Davis is an American Detroit blues and rhythm and blues singer. She has opened for Bonnie Raitt, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, and sang backing vocals on Bob Seger's 1991 album, The Fire Inside... |
| Outstanding R&B Artist/Group | Detroit Women in R&B | Detroit Women | Detroit Women With Motor City Express | Howling Diablos | Howling Diablos | Groove Council |
| Classical | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Classical Composer | James Hartway | James Hartway | William Bolcom William Bolcom William Elden Bolcom is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, two Grammy Awards, the Detroit Music Award and was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America. Bolcom taught composition at the University of Michigan from 1973–2008... |
Michael Daugherty Michael Daugherty Michael Kevin Daugherty is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. Influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and Postmodernism, Daugherty is one of the most colorful and widely performed American concert music composers of his generation... |
Scott Gwinnell | |
| Outstanding Classical Instrumentalist | Robert Demaine Robert deMaine Robert deMaine is an American virtuoso cellist.-Biography:Robert deMaine was born into a musical family of French and Polish ancestry... - cello |
Erv Monroe - flute Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood... |
Patricia Masri-Fletcher - harp Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Detroit, Michigan. Its main performance center is Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit's Midtown neighborhood... |
Dennis Carter - flute | Kenneth G. Robinson - Trumpet | |
| Outstanding Classical Recording | Kerstin Allvin and James Hartway An Affair Of The Harp | William Bolcom William Bolcom William Elden Bolcom is an American composer and pianist. He has received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Medal of Arts, two Grammy Awards, the Detroit Music Award and was named 2007 Composer of the Year by Musical America. Bolcom taught composition at the University of Michigan from 1973–2008... Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience |
Kenneth Robinson & Dave Wagner Let The Trumpet Sound | Kenneth Robinson & Lawrence Przybysz - The Perfect Day | ||
| Outstanding Classical Small Ensemble | Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings | Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings | Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings | Let the Trumpet Sound: Kenneth Robinson & Special Guests | ||
| Outstanding Classical Vocalist | Dana Lentini | James Moore, Jr. - Detroit Concert Choir | Abha Dearing - The Dearing Concert Duo | Trish Shandor | Trish Shandor | Eva Marie Evola |
| Outstanding Community Orchestra | Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony | Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony | Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony | Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra | International Symphony Orchestra |
| Country | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Country Artist/Group | The Wrenfields | Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs | Orbitsuns | Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Orbitsuns | Ty Stone & The Truth |
| Outstanding Country Instrumentalist | David Mosher - guitar/mandolin Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
David Mosher - mandolin/fiddle/guitar Grievous Angel Grievous Angel Grievous Angel was the second solo album by Gram Parsons, compiled from 1973 sessions and released four months after his death. It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers.... |
Sir Tim Duvalier - guitar Orbitsons | Dave Feeny - pedal steel | Drew Howard - pedal steel | Brian "Roscoe" White - guitar |
| Outstanding Country Recording | Forbes Brothers | Volebeats Country Favorites | The Hummingbirds The Hummingbirds The Hummingbirds were an indie pop or jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly touted outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were an early signing to the rooArt label. The Hummingbirds' single... Depot Town |
Whitey Morgan and the 78's Whitey Morgan and the 78's Whitey Morgan and the 78's are honky tonk country band based in Flint, MI. In 2010 they signed a recording contract with Chicago based Bloodshot Records.-Formation and Early History:... Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels |
Doop and the Inside Outlaws Doop and the Inside Outlaws Doop and the Inside Outlaws is an alternative country, roots rock band from the Detroit, MI area.-Background:Don "Doop" Duprie is a singer-songwriter and front man for the band that he formed in 2007. A laid off firefighter born and raised in industrial River Rouge, Michigan, Doop writes songs that... Everett Belcher |
Whitey Morgan and the 78's Whitey Morgan and the 78's Whitey Morgan and the 78's are honky tonk country band based in Flint, MI. In 2010 they signed a recording contract with Chicago based Bloodshot Records.-Formation and Early History:... I Ain't Drunk |
| Outstanding Country Songwriter | Scott and Dennis Forbes | Terrie Lea | Dennis/Scott Forbes | Whitey Morgan | Billy Brandt Billy Brandt Billy Brandt, born April 9, 1979, in Flint, Michigan, is an American adult film star who has worked primarily with Falcon Studios and Pacific Sun Entertainment at the beginning of his adult film career.-Biography:... |
Ty Stone |
| Outstanding Country Vocalist | Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs | Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs | Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs | Whitey Morgan | Vinnie Dombrowski | Ty Stone |
| Electronic/Dance | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Electronic/Dance Artist/Group | Carl Craig Carl Craig Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs... |
Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s... |
Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s... |
The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre | Detroit Techno Militia | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
| Outstanding Electronic/Dance DJ | Derrick May | Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins... |
Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins... |
DJ Linda Lexy | DJ Linda Lexy | DJ Linda Lexy |
| Outstanding Electronic/Dance Recording | Various artists Detroit Electronica Coalition | Various artists Movement: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2004 | Adult Gimme Trouble | Daestro Parallelogram | Carolyn Striho Promised Land - Techno | Cybertrybe - "Little Monkey - Pain Mix" remix |
| Outstanding Electronic/Dance Writer/Producer | Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins... |
Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s... |
Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s... |
Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Carl Craig Carl Craig Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs... |
Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
| Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue | Bob Seger Bob Seger Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s... |
The Funk Brothers The Funk Brothers The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit, Michigan, session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972... The Best Of The Funk Brothers |
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition... Curtain Call: The Hits |
Various artists Motown: The Complete Number 1’s | ||
| Outstanding Live Performance | Detroit Women In R&B | Detroit Women | Detroit Women With Motor City Express | The Hard Lessons The Hard Lessons The Hard Lessons are a rock band from Detroit, Michigan, known for their high-energy live appearances and innovative sound. The band has toured extensively in the United States and Europe... |
Hot Club of Detroit | Howling Diablos |
| Outstanding Live Sound Technician | Neil T. Sever | Neil T. Sever | Neil T. Sever | Neil T. Sever | Neil T. Sever | Peter Jay Peter Jay Peter Jay is a British economist, broadcaster and diplomat.-Background:Peter Jay is the son of Douglas and Peggy Jay, both of whom were Labour Party politicians... |
| Outstanding Local Record Label | Times Beach Records | Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label headquartered in Harper Woods, Michigan. Founded in 1999, the label has several renowned jazz musicians on its roster, including Stanley Jordan, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Danilo Perez, Kevin Eubanks, Yellowjackets, and Gary Burton, among... |
No Cover Productions | Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label headquartered in Harper Woods, Michigan. Founded in 1999, the label has several renowned jazz musicians on its roster, including Stanley Jordan, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Danilo Perez, Kevin Eubanks, Yellowjackets, and Gary Burton, among... |
Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label headquartered in Harper Woods, Michigan. Founded in 1999, the label has several renowned jazz musicians on its roster, including Stanley Jordan, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Danilo Perez, Kevin Eubanks, Yellowjackets, and Gary Burton, among... |
| Gospel | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 |
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| Outstanding Gospel Choir | St Thomas More Church Choir | Fred Hammond and Radicals For Christ | ||
| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Artist/Group | Cece Winans CeCe Winans Priscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964... |
Beth Stalker | Fred Hammond Fred Hammond Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist... |
God's Army God's Army God's Army may refer to:*God's Army , a motion picture involving missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*God's Army , an armed Christian terrorist group in rebellion against the Theravada Buddhist, military government of Myanmar*The Prophecy, a horror film known in Europe as... |
| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Musician | Danny Cox Danny Cox (musician) Danny Cox is a folk singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 LP album Feel So Good.-Life and career:Danny Cox was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Kansas City, Kansas in 1963... - drums/percussion Day 41 |
Bob Meyer - organ St Thomas More Choir | Ron English - guitar | |
| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Recording | Beth Stalker Here With You | J Moss J Moss J. Moss , Detroit, Michigan is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.-Early years:... The J Moss Project |
God's Army God's Army God's Army may refer to:*God's Army , a motion picture involving missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*God's Army , an armed Christian terrorist group in rebellion against the Theravada Buddhist, military government of Myanmar*The Prophecy, a horror film known in Europe as... Y R U Ashamed of Me |
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| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Songwriter | Amy Heard | Beth Stalker | Sunnie Day | Danny Cox Danny Cox Danny Bradford Cox , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1983 to 1988, the Philadelphia Phillies from 1991 to 1992, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992, and then the Toronto Blue Jays from 1993 to 1995, when he retired... |
| Outstanding Gospel/Christian Vocalist | Amy Heard | Beth Stalker | J Moss J Moss J. Moss , Detroit, Michigan is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer.-Early years:... |
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| Jazz | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Outstanding Jazz Composer | Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note... |
Marion Hayden | Jeremy Kittel | Scott Gwinnell | Scott Gwinnell | Chris Codish | Scott Gwinnell |
| Outstanding Jazz Instrumentalist | Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note... - trumpet |
Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic is a professional flutist born in Windsor, Ontario, who performs both light jazz and classical compositions. Zonjic initially played guitar at age 9, and by age 15 he was lead guitarist in a local Rhythm and blues band. At age 21, Zonjic purchased his first flute from a street... - flute |
Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic is a professional flutist born in Windsor, Ontario, who performs both light jazz and classical compositions. Zonjic initially played guitar at age 9, and by age 15 he was lead guitarist in a local Rhythm and blues band. At age 21, Zonjic purchased his first flute from a street... - flute |
Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note... - trumpet |
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| Outstanding Jazz Recording | Detroit Experiment | Tumbao Tumbao In music of afro-Cuban origin, tumbao refers to the basic rhythm played on the tumbadoras and the bass.- Drum Pattern :The basic tumbao pattern is played on the conga the drum is struck on every 8th-beat in the measure in the following sequence:... Montuno Salad |
Jeremy Kittel Jazz Violin | Paul Keller Ensemble Michigan Jazz Suite | Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra - Brush Fire | Planet D Nonet - We Travel The Spaceways; the Music of Sun Ra & Paul Keller Trio - We Like To Riff (TIE) | |
| Outstanding Jazz Vocalist | Ursula Walker - Buddy Budson and Ursula Walker | Ping Spells - Jazzarray | Jesse Palter - Jesse Palter Quartet | Jesse Palter - Jesse Palter Quartet | Tracy Kash Thomas | Chris Codish | Ursula Walker |
| Outstanding Modern Jazz Artist/Group | Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note... |
Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave is a jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He has recorded with a variety of famous musicians, bandleaders, and record labels since the 1950s. Notable among them are: Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Motown Records, Tribe Records, Blue Note... |
Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic Alexander Zonjic is a professional flutist born in Windsor, Ontario, who performs both light jazz and classical compositions. Zonjic initially played guitar at age 9, and by age 15 he was lead guitarist in a local Rhythm and blues band. At age 21, Zonjic purchased his first flute from a street... |
Scott Gwinnell | Tracy Kash Thomas | Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra | |
| Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group | Straight Ahead | Johnny Trudell Orchestra | Hot Club Of Detroit | Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra |
| Rock/Pop/Alternative | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Outstanding Alternative/Indie Artist/Group | The Fags | The Fags | Crud | |||
| Outstanding Hard Rock/Metal Artist/Group | Forge | Broadzilla Broadzilla Broadzilla are a heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six Detroit Music Awards. The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.- Biography :... |
Broadzilla Broadzilla Broadzilla are a heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six Detroit Music Awards. The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.- Biography :... |
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| Outstanding Industrial Artist/Group | Haf/Life | The Impaler | Crud CRUD CRUD or Crud may refer to:* A sticky substance, especially when dirty and/or encrusted.* Create, read, update and delete, basic functions of a computer database* Crud , played on a billiard table... |
Cybertribe | Crud CRUD CRUD or Crud may refer to:* A sticky substance, especially when dirty and/or encrusted.* Create, read, update and delete, basic functions of a computer database* Crud , played on a billiard table... |
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| Outstanding Pop Artist/Group | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Jill Jack Jill Jack Jill Jack is an American singer-songwriter from Ferndale, Michigan. As of May 2011, she has released seven albums, ranging from soul to rock, to folk and country. She leads a band of the same name.... |
Ty Stone | ||
| Outstanding Rock Artist/Group | The Kingsnakes The Kingsnakes The Kingsnakes are a Detroit based rock and roll band formed in 2001.The band has toured in various parts of the US and in Windsor- some of the highlights have been in New York City as part of an after-party for the MC5 documentary "A True Testimonial" shown at the Annual Tribeca Film Festival... |
The Reefermen | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Broadzilla Broadzilla Broadzilla are a heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six Detroit Music Awards. The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.- Biography :... |
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| Outstanding Rock/Pop Instrumentalist | Jimmy Paluzzi - drums The Fags | Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen | Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen | Rachel May - guitar | Larry Fratangelo - percussion | Jimmy Bones Jimmy Bones Jimmy Bones is a 2003 feature length film starring brothers Louis Mandylor and Costas Mandylor. It was produced by Louis Mandylor's Production company Abundance Productions.... - keyboards |
| Outstanding Rock/Pop Recording | Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers | Mindcandy MindCandy The MindCandy DVDs are video compilations of demoscene demos. These DVDs are the result of the DemoDVD Project, a collaboration between several Hornet members.-Volume 1: PC Demos:... Recognize |
Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... Wake Up, Start Dreaming |
The Muggs The Muggs The Muggs or the Ugliest Band in the World is an American blues-rock band from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in February 2000 by guitarist Danny Methric, bassist Tony DeNardo and drummer Matt Rost. They were ranked in December 2008 on the 100 Hot Unsigned Band by Music Connection Magazine... On With The Show |
Carolyn Striho Honesty | Critical Bill Critical Bill Critical Bill is a rap rock group signed under Westbound Records and SMC. Powerdise is the lead singer while the band plays the drums and guitar, the band has a DJ as well.-Band members:*Powerdise, Bryan Davis - Vocals*Michael Scott - Guitar... Underground Kingdom |
| Outstanding Rock/Pop Songwriter | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Tim Diaz | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski Mark “Vinnie” Dombroski is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Sponge. He has also fronted various Detroit-based bands throughout his career.-Sponge:-Albums:... |
Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski Mark “Vinnie” Dombroski is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Sponge. He has also fronted various Detroit-based bands throughout his career.-Sponge:-Albums:... |
Ty Stone |
| Outstanding Rock/Pop Vocalist | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Jezter Soot | Liz Larin Liz Larin Liz Larin is a Detroit-based singer-songwriter and rock musician who has risen to become one of the most celebrated artists of the Detroit music scene... |
Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski Mark “Vinnie” Dombroski is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the alternative rock band Sponge. He has also fronted various Detroit-based bands throughout his career.-Sponge:-Albums:... |
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| Hip hop/Urban/Funk | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 |
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| Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group | Black Bottom Collective | Buddha Fulla Rhymez | Paradime Paradime Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies... |
Hush Hush (rapper) Hush is an American hip hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is of Italian and Mexican descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records to release... |
| Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ | White Boy Ric | DJ Houseshoes | DJ Houseshoes | DJ Invisible |
| Outstanding Hip-Hop MC | Paradime Paradime Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies... |
Paradime Paradime Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies... |
Paradime Paradime Paradime, birth name Freddie Beauregard, does the turntables and back up vocals for Kid Rock. He first appeared on the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 in the form of a solo album, which sold only a few hundred copies... |
Hush Hush (rapper) Hush is an American hip hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is of Italian and Mexican descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records to release... |
| Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group | The Brothers Groove | Black Bottom Collective | Black Bottom Collective | The Brothers Groove |
| Outstanding Urban/Funk Musician | Chris Codish - keyboard The Brothers Groove | Freeman Spells - bass Nadir/Distorted Soul | Larry Lee Larry Lee Lawrence H. "Larry" Lee, Jr. was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for his work with Al Green and Jimi Hendrix.-Gypsy Sun and Rainbows:... - bass Larry Lee And Back In The Day |
Larry Fratangelo - percussion |
| Outstanding Urban/Funk Songwriter | Chris Codish | Nadir | Nadir | Chris Codish |
| Outstanding Urban/Funk Vocalist | Valerie Barrymore - Foundation Of Funk | Nadir - Nadir/Distorted Soul | Nadir - Nadir/Distorted Soul | |
| Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop Recording | Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers | Nadir/Distorted Soul Distorted Soul 2.0 | Black Bottom Collective People Mover | Nadir/Distorted Soul Working For The Man |
| Reggae/World | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 |
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| Outstanding Reggae/Ska Artist/Group | Immunity | Immunity | Ras Kente And Take No Prisoners Posee | Roots Vibrations |
| Outstanding World Artist/Group | Atlantez | Blackman and Arnold | Orquesta Sensacional | Lola Morales |
| Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Instrumentalist | Eileen Orr - keyboards Atlantez | Kerry Lundquist - keyboards Orchestra Sensational | James Rodriguez - percussion Orquesta Sensacional | Scott Caldwello - guitar |
| Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Recording | Brazil And Beyond | Nomo Nomo Nomo is a band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band formed at the University of Michigan, and is not to be confused with the 1980's Pop/New Wave band of the same name fronted by California singer-songwriter David Batteau, which is best known for the 1985 minor hit "Red Lipstick".Fronted by Elliot... Nomo |
Brazil And Beyond Sounds Of The Holidays | Nomo Nomo Nomo is a band from Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band formed at the University of Michigan, and is not to be confused with the 1980's Pop/New Wave band of the same name fronted by California singer-songwriter David Batteau, which is best known for the 1985 minor hit "Red Lipstick".Fronted by Elliot... Ghost Rock |
| Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Songwriter | David Asher | Rick Matle | Lola Morales | |
| Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Vocalist | Gail Baker - 47Uma | Benny Cruz - Benny Cruz Y La Buena Vida | Pablo Ovalles - Orquesta Sensacional | Lola Morales |