Best A Cappella Artist/Group
Pitches Be Crazy (PBC) Vocal Band

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

General Interest Categories

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