Nominees
- Best Independent CD
- Star Off Machine - "Burn This"
- The Grumpy - "Throes Of Contemplation"
- 7th Sun - "From The Beginning"
- Los Blancos - "Just This Once"
- Jefrrey Halford & the Healers - "Broken Chord"
- The Cauze -- "Iron Horses"
- West8Five - "Life Is Good"
- Ninth Circle - "The Power Of One"
- Hollie LA - "Unlocked"
- Rock Group Of The Year
- Intensity
- Ninth Circle
- Hollywood Hot Rod
- Star Off Machine
- The Grumpy
- The Warned
- Neverwonder
- Zoo Riot
- Full Revolution
- Songwriter Of The Year
- Michael Campagna
- Jeffrey Halford
- Earl R. Johnson Jr.
- Eileen Carey
- Henry Eagleson
- Alligator Dave
- Eddie Morales
- Taylor Warren
- Femke Weidema
- Michael Stollaire
- Tigre
- Blues Artist/Group Of The Year
- Jay Gordon and the Penetrators
- Los Blancos
- Nicole Hart & the NRG Band
- Peach
- Harmonica Red and the New Heard
- Blues Gone South
- Howard and the White Boys
- Dennis Gruenling
- Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones
- Alastair Greene Band
- Steve Riddle Band
- Andy Walo Trio
- Mark Hummel & the Blues Survivors
- Zola Moon
- Glenn Patrik
- Female Vocalist Of The Year
- Brandy Moss-Scott
- Eileen Carey
- Ellee Ven
- Nicole Hart
- Megan Bobo
- Janiva Magness
- Eleanor Kleiner
- Maureen Davis
- Femke Weidema
- Peach
- Hollie LA
- Tigre
- Song Of The Year
- Jeffrey Halford and the Healers -- "Cry of Hope"
- Eileen Carey - "That Was Her, This Is Now"
- Bruised Couture - "The 1 You Had"
- Wood the Beginning - "Yes We Can"
- O.N.E. -- "Kissing The Night Away"
- Young Scrap - "Melody"
- Michael Stollaire - "Just Like Yesterday"
- Male Vocalist Of The Year
- Michael Campagna
- Rodney Pino
- Mike Mann
- Howard McCullum
- Henry Eagleson
- Alligator Dave
- Jeffrey Halford
- Tommy Redding
- Young Scrap
- Best Live Performance
- Intensity
- Jay Gordon and the Penetrators
- Andy Walo Trio
- Zoo Riot
- Janiva Magness
- Jeremy Buck and the Bang
- Ninth Circle
- Tommy Redding
- O.N.E.
- Hollie LA
- Alternative Group/Artist of the Year
- Ninth Circle
- Neverwonder
- Run Doris Run
- Hollywood Hot Rod
- Hear Kitty Kitty
- Jeremy Buck and the Bang
- Collinz Room
- Guitarist of the Year
- Jay Gordon
- Andy Walo
- JT Curtis
- Mitch Perry
- Rocco Calipari
- Pete Galanis
- Jesse Wild
- Alastair Greene
- Antony Lee
- Nikita Meow
- Henry Eagleson
- Dennis Brown - Ninth Circle
- Drummer of the Year
- Jim "Bukka" Christopolous
- Tut (Star Off Machine)
- Andres Ramos (Neverwonder)
- Stephen Quadros (7th Sun)
- Kofi Baker (Blues Gone South)
- Bobby Richards
- Jorge Vilanueva
- Niki (Hear Kitty Kitty)
- Robbie Coleman
- Dave Davis --Ninth Circle
- Mike Elliot - Jay Gordon & the Penetrators