Best Bluegrass Album
Two Ton Twig Fairydust & Rattlesnakes
Best Bluegrass Artist/Group
Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen
Best Blues Album
Bobby Thompson The Acoustic Sessions EP
Best Blues Artist/Group
Sol Roots
Best Children’s Music Group/Artist
Rocknoceros
Best Country/Americana Album
Eli Lev Way Out West
Best Country/Americana Artist/Group
Karen Jonas
Best Electronic/Techno Artist/Group
Will Eastman
Best Folk Album
Dom Flemons Black Cowboys
Best Folk Artist/Group
Mackenzie Fisher
Best Funk Album
AZTEC SUN In the Name of Everything
Best Funk Artist/Group
AZTEC SUN
Best Funk Song
Fort Knox Five JINGLIN JANGLIN
Best Go-Go Album
Michelle Blackwell Body of Work
Best Go-Go Artist/Group
Rare Essence
Best Go-Go Song
The Jogo Project Dear Draylen
Best Gospel Album
Da Flame God Answers Prayers
Best Gospel Artist/Group
Da Flame
Best Gospel Song
CVRTER Amazing
Best Hard Rock Album
Black Dog Prowl Fine Lousy State
Best Hard Rock Artist/Group
Black Dog Prowl
Best Hard Rock Song
Black Dog Prowl The Hill You Die On
Best Hip-Hop Album
Innanet James Keep It Clean
Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group
Beau Young Prince
Best Jazz Album
Jack Kilby and the Front Line Love Is a Song Anyone Can Sing
Best Jazz Artist/Group
Kayla Waters
Best Jazz Song
Phyllis Domingue Please Stay
Best Latin Artist/Group
Empresarios
Best Pop Album
Be Steadwell Queer Love Songs
Best Pop Artist/Group
SHAED
Best Pop Song
SHAED Trampoline
Best Punk Album
The Split Seconds Counterfeit Reality
Best Punk Artist/Group
The Split Seconds
Best R&B Album
Alex Vaughn The Shift
Best R&B Artist/Group
Mannywellz
Best R&B Song
Sydney Franklin Make It Hurt
Best Rap Album
Rico Nasty Nasty
Best Rap Artist/Group
Rico Nasty
Best Rap Song
Innanet James Keep It Clean
Best Reggae Album
Feelfree Define the Free
Best Reggae Artist/Group
Shamans of Sound
Best Rock Album
Flasher Constant Image
Best Rock Artist/Group
The Messthetics
Best Rock Song
Fellowcraft Hold the Line
Best Soul Album
Cecily Songs of Love and Freedom
Best Soul Artist/Group
Mannywellz
Best Soul Song
Saint T I.D.K.
Best World Music Album
Hailu Mergia Lala Belu
Best World Music Artist/Group
DOGO
Do Good Award DC Legendary Musicians, Inc.
Educator Award Mr. John Newson
Music Media Award DC Music Rocks
Best Music Studio Award Innovation Station Music
Advocacy Award Aaron Myers
Best Music Venue Award (Sponsored by Yelp) 9:30 Club