Announcing the 2024 Wammie Music Award Finalists

The MusicianShip, a charitable non-profit organization that facilitates music lessons, experiences and opportunities, announces The Wammie Awards finalists.

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Best Blues Album

• The Cruddy Crankerz - The Cruddy Corner
• The Gayle Harrod Band - Temptation
• David Chappell and Tommy Lepson - Almost Gone
• Patty Reese - Lift Us Up

Best Blues Artist-Group

• The Cruddy Crankerz
• The Gayle Harrod Band
• David Chappell
• Patty Reese

Best Blues Song

• The Gayle Harrod Band - Temptation
• The Gayle Harrod Band - Come On People
• The Gayle Harrod Band - In The Deep Dark Night
• David Chappell and Tommy Lepson - Song for Nash/Almost Gone
• Patty Reese - Lift Us Up
• Patty Reese - Help Me Make It Through the Night
• Pine Apple - Some of Me Sometimes

Best Classical Artist-Group

• Triforce Quartet
• Janel Leppin
• Michael Noble
• The String Queens

Best Classical Song

• Triforce Quartet - Main Theme (From “Super Smash Bros: Ultimate”)
• Janel Leppin - The Brink
• Michael Noble - Hammers
• Michael Noble - Amidst
• Reggie Bowens - There Is No Way
• The String Queens - 'Til Victory Is Won

Best Country/Americana Album

• The 19th Street Band - Near Perfect
• Karen Collins & The Backroads Band - Daddy Can I Use The Car
• Karen Jonas - The Restless
• Lauren Calve - Shift
• Melissa Quinn Fox - Everything Changes
• Mike Kuster - Mountain Monsters of Maryland
• Uncle Drew and the Scoundrels - Uncle Drew and the Scoundrels

Best Country/Americana Artist-Group

• Michelle Hannan
• Annie Stokes
• The 19th Street Band
• Karen Collins & The Backroads Band
• Karen Jonas
• Melissa Quinn Fox
• Rook Richards

Best Electronic/Techno Album

• Anthony Pirog - The Nepenthe Series Vol. 1
• B_X_R_N_X_R_D - hell0
• Anthony Pirog - BEAT tm
• M4TR - No Tomorrow
• Black Rave Culture - Black Rave Culture Vol 3
• VOSH - Vessel
• C.Me - CDOTWORLD

Best Electronic/Techno Artist-Group

• Anthony Pirog
• M4TR - Music 4 The Revolution
• OVAN
• James Bangura
• Black Rave Culture
• Safety Bear
• VOSH

Best Folk/Bluegrass Album

• Suzanne Brindamour - Shaded by Trees
• The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band - Yesterday &Tomorrow
• Steven Gellman - All You Need
• Rock Creek Revival - Rock Creek Revival
• Shannon Leigh Reynolds - Triple Shot
• Pictrola - Time Rages On
• Whiskey Before Breakfast Band - Vol. 2 Out and About

Best Folk/Bluegrass Artist-Group

• Suzanne Brindamour
• The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band
• Steven Gellman
• Jason Hannan
• Shannon Leigh Reynolds
• Pictrola
• Whiskey Before Breakfast Band
• Yasmin Williams

Best Folk/Bluegrass Song

• Andrew Kutt - I Climbed High
• Andrew Kutt - Shine On
• Steven Gellman - Twenty-nine
• The 19th Street Band - Long Night
• The 19th Street Band - West Winds
• The 19th Street Band - New Year's Special
• Pictrola - More Than We Can Fix

Best Funk Album

• Lawrence Wise And The Cosmic Funk Orchestra - Transmissions From Beyond Our Time And Space
• Friday Night Flicks - Welcome to Violence
• Suga Riot - White Rabbit
• Fort Knox Five - Another Decade of Funk Remixed

Best Funk Artist-Group

• Friday Night Flicks
• Natalie Brooke
• Robb Harper
• Strangers That Clique

Best Funk Song

• Adrian Egg Norton - Because
• Adrian Egg Norton - It's Time For Love
• Adrian Egg Norton - Strollin' & Rollin'
• Brennan Divett - Barbecue Bus
• Genny Jam - in the 30s
• Genny Jam - Movement
• Strangers That Clique - "Throw That Weight (Wait Around)"

Best Go-Go Album

• Drew Keys - GoGo Bounce
• Genny Jam - Original In Me
• Northeast Groovers - Live at 5 Sisters 4/30/23
• Relentless Band Original Kings - Around Da Way
• Rare Essence - Energy

Best Go-Go Artist-Group

• Killa Cal
• Black Alley
• Determine 2 Crank
• Drew Keys
• New Impressionz
• Rare Essence

Best Go-Go Song

• Killa Cal - Get It Up
• Black Alley - Turn Me Up
• Miss Trinnie Revee' - Sunshine
• The Experience Band & Show featuring Sir Harvey Fitz - Ode To D.C.
• The JoGo Project feat JusPaul - Baby Fever
• Rare Essence - Energy
• Reesa Renee feat. Killa Cal - Write My Wrongs

Best Gospel/Inspirational Album

• Anthony Brown & group therAPy - Affirmations
• A.C. Wells - The Reroute
• Music of Message Movement II
• Jen Hawley - Fragile
• Danté James - Version 27
• DA FLAME - INNER WORSHIP

Best Gospel/Inspirational Artist-Group

• JOCELYN
• AC Wells
• Andrea René
• DA FLAME
• Marquis Dolford

Best Gospel/Inspirational Song

• A.C. Wells - Born Yesterday
• Aviance - It’s Ok
• Content Johnson - Survive
• Cynthia Angelica - By Your Side
• Bang - Hold On
• Leah Dates - My G
• Marquis Dolford - We Lift You Up

Best Hard Rock/Metal Album

• AnimaL IoN - Regression
• Borracho - Blurring the Lines of Reality
• Devil's Reef - The Droste Observer
• Periphery - Periphery V: Djent Is Not a Genre
• Never Elected - Turbulent
• Goetia - Goetia

Best Hard Rock/Metal Artist-Group

• A Shrewdness of Apes
• Borracho
• Deliriant Nerve
• Periphery
• Samiah
• Never Elected
• Goetia

Best Hard Rock/Metal Song

• Roscoe Tripp - Big Dreams
• Careless Flight - Something to Survive Us
• Fantazma - Santa
• KINDA EVIL - Ms. Witchy
• Never Elected - All My Life
• Mojo Aces - Too Late
• Wings Denied - Pariah

Best Jazz Album

• Alison Crockett - Echoes of an Era Redux: My Father's Record Collection Vol.1
• Adrian Egg Norton - Just Groovin'
• Brennan Divett - Duke Town
• Jan Knutson - Here's The Thing
• John Dawson - Come Out Swinging
• MADZ - Madz Jazz
• Tony Addison - Relentless Pursuit

Best Jazz Artist-Group

• Alex Hamburger
• Alison Crockett
• Adrian Egg Norton
• Brennan Divett
• Jan Knutson
• John Dawson
• MADZ
• Brian Lenair

Best Jazz Song

• Alison Crockett - Them There Eyes
• Carly Harvey - Just Say I Love Him
• Jan Knutson - 2nd L
• Joshua Morris - Beltway
• John Dawson - I Like The World With You In It
• MADZ - Samba Love
• Brian Lenair - Can You Stand the Rain (Cover)

Best Latin Pop/Rock Artist-Group

• Pekeke Project
• Chris Dinosaur - Solstice
• Fantazma
• Taisha Estrada
• Tres Minutos
• Velu O

Best Latin Urbano Artist-Group

• Chipelo
• HIGH F4CTORY - MUNDIAL
• Mateo Ferro
• SHIFT

Best Music Studio

• 38North Studio
• Manor Time Recording Co.
• Innovation Station Music
• HOUSE OF JROB
• Green House Studio
• Vault Studios
• Probos Sound

Best Music Venue

• Hank Dietle’s Tavern
• DC9
• Pie Shop
• Songbyrd Music House
• The Garage
• The Pocket
• New Deal Cafe

Best Music Video

• Aviance - Its ok
• Eddietheartist - Best Friend ft. KB Michaelz
• Ya Minko, #MalNoCrawford & Kia Green - Temporary (Shot By. Fantom Shots)
• Flowerbomb - I Don't Wanna Know
• Steven Gellman - Little Victories
• Karen Jonas - Paris Breeze
• Projex Santana ft Kayla Dixon - Sol Ties (Improv)

Best Pop Album

• Oh He Dead - Pretty
• Ari Voxx & The Sad Lads - I'm Okay, Please Stop Asking
• Cat Janice - Modern Medicine
• Mx Mundy - Future Nature
• Rachel Burns - What a Nasty Woman
• Marilyn Hucek - Love and Loss
• Wild Whispers - In Truth

Best Pop Artist-Group

• Freddy Hall
• Cat Janice
• Color Palette
• Mx Mundy
• Mystery Friends
• Oh He Dead
• Rachel Burns and the What a Nasty Woman Band

Best Pop Song

• Andrew Kutt - I Am Free
• Freddy Hall & Ari Voxx - Stardust
• Marian Hunter - @80
• Mx Mundy - I'll Protect You
• NuChoyce - We Up
• Prakriti Deuja - Friends Can Break Your Heart Too
• Wild Whispers - To Me, That's Love

Best Punk Album

• Scream - DC Special
• Deliriant Nerve - Contaminated Conscience
• Origami Angel - The Brightest Days
• Pablo For Hire - Dead Of Winter
• Public Figures - Where to Find a Werewolf
• The Suspension - Lessons in Hope and Anxiety Vol. 1
• American Television - Scars

Best Punk Artist-Group

• Scream
• Ekko Astral
• Celebration Summer
• Cherub Tree
• Origami Angel
• Teen Mortgage
• American Television

Best Punk Song

• Celebration Summer - Cigarettes and Green Teas
• Celebration Summer - Left of the Dial
• Cherub Tree - not yours, never was (Anthem Edition)
• Holiday Death Tribute - Hello, goodbye
• Holiday Death Tribute - Practice
• Jason Hoese - Punk Rock Love
• Outerloop - huracán
• The Suspension - Obsession

Best R&B/Soul Album

• Kenny Allen - Kalorama
• Izzan - Palm Tree Firework
• ATTINSHUN - Volume 1
• Kyaira Ware - Almost 30
• Leah Dates - Hopeless Romantic
• Louis Crozier Sr - The 2023 Recordings
• Projex Santana - Sol Ties

Best R&B/Soul Artist-Group

• Amber Marie
• ATTINSHUN
• Alan Joseph
• Bang
• Mona Soul
• Mike Scot
• Projex Santana

Best R&B/Soul Song

• Amber Marie - Advice
• Alan Joseph - Home
• Bang - St Tropez
• Izzan - If This Is Nothing
• Mike Scot - Thoughts N Mind
• Mona Soul - We Both Know
• Projex Santana - Waterfall

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album

• Samoris - 3 peace and fries
• Bennu Byrd - In Rare Form
• Ethan Spalding – Gucci Cobain III
• Bang - Custom Made
• Jay Flame - Play Me Some Pimpin'
• Philo - 3L
• T.P. - Into The Pastoral

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist-Group

• Ardamus
• BDX the Don
• Bennu Byrd
• Ethan Spalding
• Samoris
• Brandon De'Sean
• Tito Starr

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song

• Asa weeks - FA SHO
• Ethan Spalding - While They Luv Me
• Ethan Spalding – In The Cut
• BANG - BEEN LIT
• Mike Scot - Bullshit
• Brandon De'Sean - No Smoke No Pressure
• Foxx Mr.GrGl Go and Get It Feat Big-T Beatz

Best Rock Album

• Andrew Kutt - Shine On
• Cinema Hearts - I Want You
• Jack Astronaut - Mosaic
• The Crystal Casino Band - Maryland House
• Massie - Grady Says Serotonin
• 5th of Four - Hold On Tight
• Eric Selby - Dang Fool

Best Rock Artist-Group

• Dear Daria
• Flowerbomb
• Ethan Spalding – All I Want
• Jack Astronaut
• Massie
• 5th of Four
• Eric Selby

Best Rock Song

• Andrew Kutt - Persephone
• Andrew Kutt - Share Your Love
• Flowerbomb - Do It Again
• The 19th Street Band - Night in the Veins
• Jack Astronaut - Paper Cuts
• Jack Astronaut - Tears In The Rain
• Jack Astronaut - Riverside

Best Traditional Latin Artist-Group

• Cumbia Heights
• Desanguashington
• José Luiz Martins
• Max Rosado
• Xinola

Best World/Global Album

• Eastern Standard Time - Clockwork
• Christos DC - Matchbox
• La Unica - Jigs Reels and Rancheras
• Rogério Naressi - Vislumbres
• The Loving Paupers - Ladders

Best World/Global Artist-Group

• Black Masala
• Eastern Standard Time
• Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian: FROM CHINA TO APPALACHIA
• SOJA
• Moschè
• Kang
• WRIZZARDS

Best World/Global Song

• Eastern Standard Time - Una Y Otra Vez
• Dreemy Alpha - Yawo (Only You)
• Moschè - Tinini
• MADZ - Tayo Ay Pilipino
• Marquis Dolford & Blēv Worship - Satisfied (Afaan Oromo)
• Samoris - Spend it All
• WRIZZARDS - Ms. Barista

Do Good Award

• BandHouse Gigs
• Girls Rock! DC
• 7DrumCity
• Music Mends
• Nature Boi
• Sounds & Spirits DC, LLC
• This Could Go Boom

Music Media Award

• Hometown Sounds
• DMVLIFE.com
• Pass Da AUX
• LJR Creative - Live Video Production
• Robbie White
• The Melomaniacs
• Team Rayceen Productions

Youth Artist-Group

• Man Man aka Jefe - Wins on Wins
• DaRii
• Dest’n Montague
• YROMIK FFODNERO - This State of Emergency with Khi Hooks & West Tribe
• SerreBrem
• Ramsey Renee
• Fly Zyah - So What