Artist of the Year
Box Cars and
Battleground
Ambien
Coin Purse
Ever After
Massacre
Detoxdryl
Best Folk or Americana ALbum
Arthur
Buezo
“Pig Iron”
Written and Performed by Arthur Buezo;
Produced by Arthur Buezo and Marcus Lintner (Bleeding Roses Records)
Kyle J.
Glen
“Everywhere is Close to Somewhere Else”
Mountaintop
sound
“Mountaintop Sound”
Written by Steven Swift and April McPherson;
Performed and Produced by Steven Swift, April McPherson, Ceri Ames, and Coleman Antinucci
Written by Jessica Patton, Steven Patton, and Aaron Elliott;
Performed by Jessica Patton, Aaron Elliott, and David Jacobs-Strain;
Produced by David Jacobs-Strain and Grant Cornish
Flyover
States
“True North”
Written by Kyle J. Glenn;
Performed by Kyle J. Glen, Alex Crowson, Grant Blomdahl, and Linoy Yechieli;
Produced by Alex Crowson (Apartment Dog) and Jon Neufeld (Treehouse Mastering)
Written by Kristen Grainger, Dan Wetzel, Richard Schindell, Graham Sharp, Nat Vincent, James Kendis, and James Brockman;
Performed by Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel;
Produced by Kristen Grainger, Dan Wetzel, and Sale Adkins
True
North Duo
“Time and Materials”
Best Pop, Synth, or Contemporary ALbum
Camp
Crush
“Up at Night”
Written by Jen Deale
Performed by Jen Deale and Chris Spicer
Produced by Rian Lewis, Jorge Elbrecht, and Amy Dragon (Telegraph Mastering)
Hannah
Wood
“Hello to a Woman”
Written by Hannah Wood
Performed by Hannah Wood and Jon Fro
Produced by Jon Fro (Room Four Productions)
Limerence
“love, limmy”
Written, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Scwendinger
Written by Ashleigh Spencer and Nick Bernyk
Performed by Ashleigh Spencer, Nick Bernyk, and Dave Shirkani
Produced by Nick Bernyk (The Bunker Recording Studio)
Ashleigh
Spencer
“VOiD”
Written by Victor Gonzalez; Francisco Lopez, Rodrigo Torres, Eviana Vegara, Andres Mungarrieta, and Paul Gomez
Performed by Victor Gonzalez, Eviana Vergara, Andres Mungarrieta, Paul Gonzalez, Eric Leavell, Andrez Borja, Papi Fimbres, and Ana Diaz
Produced by Eric Leavell, Victor Gonzalez, Jesse Payne, Amy Gragon, Low Shelf Recording, and Falcon Recording Studio
Caicedo
“Pasará”
Best Hip Hop, Soul, or R&B ALbum
midcentury
modern
“Cinema”
Written by King Khazm and Jesse Kogita
Performed by King Khazm and Due North
Produced by King Khazm, Jesse Kogita, and Due North
WĀVICLE
“PHĀSES”
Written and Performed by Alex Little, Maurice Ramirez, David Tjaden, Kevin Wilbanks, and Tobi Neptune
Produced by Alex Little and Brill Ritter (Super Secret Studios)
Written by Benjamin Estrada, Delos Erickson, Eli Hansen, Nate Hansen
Performed by Benjamin Estrada, Delos Erickson, Eli Hansen, Nate Hansen, Avery Scanlon, Ben Harris, Andrew Shoop, Luke Turner, Seffen Land, Riley Gault, Nikolas Barber, John Queant, Layla Ramos
Produced by Justin Yu, John Queant, Delos Erickson, Eli Hansen, Benjamin Estrada, and Kyle Kreegan (Hallowed Halls)
bendre
the giant
“Hollow Heads”
Written, Performed, and Produced by Jasper Drobenaire
Foliage
beats
“UB”
Best Jazz, Soul, or R&B song
Camp
Crush
“Up at Night”
Written by Jen Deale
Performed by Jen Deale and Chris Spicer
Produced by Rian Lewis, Jorge Elbrecht, and Amy Dragon (Telegraph Mastering)
Hannah
Wood
“Hello to a Woman”
Written by Hannah Wood
Performed by Hannah Wood and Jon Fro
Produced by Jon Fro (Room Four Productions)
Limerence
“love, limmy”
Written, Performed, and Produced by Kyle Scwendinger
Written by Ashleigh Spencer and Nick Bernyk
Performed by Ashleigh Spencer, Nick Bernyk, and Dave Shirkani
Produced by Nick Bernyk (The Bunker Recording Studio)
Ashleigh
Spencer
“VOiD”
Written by Victor Gonzalez; Francisco Lopez, Rodrigo Torres, Eviana Vegara, Andres Mungarrieta, and Paul Gomez
Performed by Victor Gonzalez, Eviana Vergara, Andres Mungarrieta, Paul Gonzalez, Eric Leavell, Andrez Borja, Papi Fimbres, and Ana Diaz
Produced by Eric Leavell, Victor Gonzalez, Jesse Payne, Amy Gragon, Low Shelf Recording, and Falcon Recording Studio
Caicedo
“Pasará”
Best Rap or Hip Hop Song
Damien
Smith
“Lemonade”
Written and Performed by Damien Smith
Produced by Damien Smith and Bryan (bdmvp)
Jay
Kasai
“West Side”
Written and Performed by Jay Kasai and CK Westley
Produced by Jay Kasai and OhGosh Leotus
Jfray
“i think i could die”
Written, Performed, and Produced by Julius Frazier
Rachel
Wong
“Body on Mine”
Written and Performed by Rachel Tate-Wong and Julimar Yamilex Viloria
Produced by Hendrick Valera
Win$low
“Substitute Teacher”
Written and Performed by Robert Winslow Fellows
Produced by Echo the Savage and Peyton Abrams (Brave & Fortune Media)
Listen to Our Nominees!
Listen to Our Nominees!
Take a listen to this awesome Spotify playlist we put together of all our Nominees!
PREvious years’ nominees
2024
Artist of the Year
Haley Johnsen, Hayley Lynn, Hiroki, Monty Vega and the Sittin’ Shivas, The UpKeeps
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Activator” Shawna Pair, “Long Time Honey” Fox and Bones, “SUNUP” Left on Tenth, “Undone” Ryan Van Dordrecht, “Your Mom’s Gonna Love Us” Sweet N’ Juicy
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Falling From the Sky” Haley Johnsen, “Hear Me Out” The UpKeeps, “Rip Roar” Arthur Buezo with Cam Cole, “Stuck” Fox Walker with Mikey Sha Sha, “Try (Live Version)” Hiroki with Rainezra
“Back Around Again” Ned and Wendy the Band, “Long Time Honey” Fox & Bones, “Whiskey Bound” Jeremy Wayne McKern and Whiskey Bound
Best Folk or Americana Album
Best Folk or Americana SONG
“Doomsday” Arthur Buezo, “Falling From the Sky” Haley Johnsen, “Lose the Light” Lane Norberg, “The Art of Letting Go” Hayley Lynn, “The Long and Winding Road” Sadie Saige
Best INDIE or Alternative Album
“Debutante” Coven Brothers, “Refuge in the Night Shade” Positivity Club, “Shong’s Order” Rick Real and the Warmth, “SUNUP” Left on Tenth, “Your Mom’s Gonna Love Us” Sweet N’ Juicy
Best INDIE or Alternative Song
“Align” Hayley Lynn, “Clover” Sneaker Wave, “Hear Me Out” The UpKeeps, “Jormungandr” Coven Brothers, “Stuck” Fox Walker with Mikey Sha Sha
Best Pop, Synth, or Contemporary Album
“Activator” Shawna Pair, “The Star Question Plan” Psy-Lounge, “Understudy” Sasa Fox
Best Pop, Synth, or Contemporary Song
“Feel the Way I Do” Hayley Lynn, “Love Me to the Bone” Camille Tredoux, “Over My Shoulder” San Gabriel, “Reborn” Dual Analog, “Someday” Calyx
Best Rap, Hip Hop, or R&B Song
“Flight” Bobby Barrz with D$NY, “Kickflip” Staring at the Ceiling with Snazz, “Madness” John Wavy, “Outside” Briggzzy, “Try (Live Version)” Hiroki with Rainezra
Best Rock or metal album
“Be There” Knelt Before, “Hard Pill” Hard Pill, “Signals” Arcadiem, “Turiya” A Collective Subconscious
Best Rock or metal SONG
“Cool Money” Fluid Druid, “Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues” Hard Pill, “My Therapist Said” Monty Vega and the Sittin’ Shivas, “Plea to the Abjurative Warden” Object Unto Earth, “Rip Roar” Arthur Buezo with Cam Cole
Best Lyricism
“Love Me to the Bone” Camille Tredoux, “Hear Me Out” The UpKeeps, “Marvelous Child” Ned and Wendy the Band, “Someday” Calyx, “The Art of Letting Go” Hayley Lynn
Best Instrumentation
“Every Bit” Hard Pill, “Riding Round the City” Bobby Barrz, “Rip Roar” Arthur Buezo with Cam Cole, “Try (Live Version)” Hiroki with Rainezra, “Wild Ride” The Cabin Project
Best Production
“Down N Out” The UpKeeps, “Falling From the Sky” Haley Johnsen, “Flight” Bobby Barrz, “Try” Hiroki with Rainezra, “Haystack” Staring at the Ceiling”