Best A Cappella Artist/Group
Faux Paz
Best Bluegrass Album
Wicked Sycamore – In More Ways Than One
Best Bluegrass Artist/Group
Wicked Sycamore
Best Blues Album
B.E. Farrow – Unsent Letters
Best Blues Artist/Group
Carly Harvey
Best Children’s Music Artist/Group
Rocknoceros
Best Choral Album
Lux – My Lord Has Come
Best Choral Group
Lux
Best Classical Album
Deborah Sternberg – Birds of Love and Prey
Best Classical Artist/Group
The String Queens
Best Country/Americana Album
Scott Kurt – Long Road Home
Best Country/Americana Artist/Group
Karen Jonas
Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group
Nitemoves
Best Folk Album
Stripmall Ballads – Distant
Best Folk Artist/Group
The Sweater Set
Best Funk Album
Summer Dennis – Somethings Gotta Change
Best Funk Artist/Group
Summer Dennis
Best Funk Song
Eric Scott – Something Good
Best Go-Go Album
Still Familiar – Autumn
Best Go-Go Artist/Group (Sponsored by OCTFME)
Backyard Band
Best Go-Go Song
Rare Essence ft. Snoop Dogg – Hit The Floor
Best Gospel/Inspirational Album
Kimberly Williams – The Gift
Best Gospel/Inspirational Artist/Group
DRK 2 LGHT
Best Gospel/Inspirational Song
Shacara Rogers – His Will
Best Hard Rock Album
Cursor – Pharos
Best Hard Rock Artist/Group
Fellowcraft
Best Hard Rock Song
Elizabeth II – Bite My Neck
Best Hip Hop Album
Uptown XO – Culture Over Corporate
Best Hip Hop Artist/Group
Dior Ashley Brown
Best Hip Hop Song
DuPont Brass – Let’s Go
Best Jazz Album
Bobby Jasinski – Spectrum ft. The Hot Lanes
Best Jazz Artist/Group
Bobby Jasinski
Best Jazz Song
Marc Capponi – This Stupid Year
Best Latin Album
Perro Sombra – Perro Sombra
Best Latin Artist/Group
Desanguashington
Best Pop Album
Brandon Showell – Scripted
Best Pop Artist/Group
Eli Lev
Best Pop Song
Jarreau Williams – The Way I Feel (Symfonikz Remix)
Best Punk Album
Light Beams – Self Help
Best Punk Artist/Group
Time is Fire
Best Punk Song
Weatherworn – Head in Hands
Best R&B Album
DuPont Brass – Music Education
Best R&B Artist/Group
Kevin Ross
Best R&B Song
Jarreau Williams – The Way I Feel (Symfonikz Remix)
Best Rap Album
Night Train 357 – The Nightlife
Best Rap Artist/Group
DuPont Brass
Best Rap Song
DuPont Brass – Round Midnight
Best Reggae Album
The Archives – Carry Me Home: A Reggae Tribute To Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Best Reggae Artist/Group
Shamans of Sound
Best Rock Album
Flowerbomb – pretty dark
Best Rock Artist/Group
Elizabeth II
Best Rock Song
Flowerbomb – II
Best Soul Album
Cheakaity – Grown Man
Best Soul Artist/Group
Jarreau Williams
Best Soul Song
Cecily – Spirit Tell Me
Best World Music Album
Hailu Mergia – Yene Mircha
Best World Music Artist/Group
Black Masala
Advocacy Award – Aaron Myers
Do Good Award (Sponsored by Mars Arts D.C.) – DC MUSIC SUMMIT
Educator Award – Randi Levy
Music Media Award – DC Music Review
Best Music Studio Award – BIAS Studios
Best Music Venue Award – Pearl Street Warehouse