2021 Nominees

2021 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees

Contemporary Blues Album

 

• Selwyn Birchwood – Living In A Burning House

• Joyann Parker – Out of the Dark

• Clarence Spady – Surrender

• Chris Cain – Raisin’ Cain

• John Németh – Stronger Than Strong

• Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War

Traditional Blues Album

• Kim Wilson – Take Me Back

• Anthony Geraci – Daydreams In Blue

• Nora Jean Wallace – Blues Woman

• Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw

• Bob Corritore – Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider in My Stew

• Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years Of Blues

Soul Blues Album

• Bette Smith – The Good The Bad and The Bette

• Tia Carroll – You Gotta Have It

• Sonny Green – Found! One Soul Singer

• Kevin Burt – Stone Crazy

• Curtis Salgado – Damage Control

• Dave Keller – You Get What You Give

Rock Blues Album

• Gary Moore – How Blue Can You Get

• Jeremiah Johnson – Unemployed Highly Annoyed

• Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness

• Alastair Greene – The New World Blues

• Peter Parcek – Mississippi Suitcase

• The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Dance Songs For Hard Times

Acoustic Blues Album

• Donna Herula – Bang at the Door

• Catfish Keith – Blues at Midnight

• EG Kight – The Trio Sessions

• Dustin Arbuckle & Matt Woods

• Erin Harpe – Meet Me In The Middle

• Rob Stone featuring Elena Kato and Hiroshi Eguchi – Trio in Tokyo

Live Blues Album

• Little G Weevil – Live Acoustic Session

• Lady A – Lady A Live in New Orleans

• Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Straight To You: Live

• Blues Caravan 2020

• George Benson – Weekend In London

• The Halley DeVestern Band – Money Ain’t Time

Historical Or Vintage Recording

• Fiona Boyes – Blues in My Heart

• Franck Goldwasser – Going Back To Paris

• Henry Gray and Bob Corritore – Cold Chills

• Kid Ramos &Bob Corritore – Phoenix Blues Sessions

• Little Richard – Southern Child

• New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers -Volume 1

New Artist Debut Album

• Big Mike Aguirre feat. The Blu City All Stars – Mississippi Stew

• Veronica Lewis –
  You Ain’t Unlucky

• Sir Rod & the Blues Doctors – Come Together

• Skylar Rogers – Firebreather

• West Side Joe & The Men of Soul – Keep On Climbin’

• Harvey Brindell – Pennies On The Dollar

Blues Band

• Sugar Ray & the Bluetones

• Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues Allstars

• John Németh & The Blue Dreamers

• Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

• Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling

• The WildRoots

Male Blues Artist

• John Németh

• Chris Cain

• Bobby Rush

• Curtis Salgado

• Selwyn Birchwood

• Dave Keller

Female Blues Artist

• Nora Jean Wallace

• Shaun Murphy

• Shemekia Copeland

• Fiona Boyes

• Lisa Mann

• EG Kight

Sean Costello Rising Star Award

• Crystal Thomas

• Eddie 9V

• Veronica Lewis

• Kevin Burt

• Ben Levin

• Ghalia Volt