Detroit Music Awards

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The Detroit Music Awards, which date back to 1988, are presented by the Motor City Music Foundation in recognize Detroit-area musicians of all types.

The award ceremony, held in the spring, has featured some of Detroit's most famous musical artists including Bob Seger, The Clark Sisters,Eminem, George Clinton and Parliament, Glenn Frey, Grand Funk Railroad, Kid Rock, Martha Reeves, The Miracles, Insane Clown Posse, Smokey Robinson, Ted Nugent, and Was Not Was.

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Award winners are selected by local musicians and music industry professionals. The awards cover ten music genres:

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General 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding National Major Label Recording White Stripes Eminem Encore Stevie Wonder A Time To Love
Outstanding National Single White Stripes Anita Baker You're My Everything White Stripes Blue Orchid
Outstanding National Small/Independent Label Recording The Romantics Alexander Zonjic Seldom Blues Howling Diablos Car Wash
Outstanding Record Producer Roscoe Martin Tino Gross Martin Tino Gross
Outstanding Recording Studio Roscoe's Recording Tempermill Studio A
Outstanding Video / Limited Budget Beth Stalker Here With You Detroit Women And Motor City Express Rattle Your Cage
Outstanding Video / Major Budget White Stripes Black Math Eminem When I'm Gone
Acoustic/Folk 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group Tangerine Trousers Grievous Angel Jill Jack
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Instrumentalist Jeremy Kittel (fiddle) David Mosher mandolin/guitar - Grievous Angel Billy Brandt guitar - Grievous Angel
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording Tangerine Trousers Jill Jack Jill Jack Live And Unplugged Jill Jack Moon And The Morning After
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter Liz Larin Stacia Petrie Jill Jack
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist Liz Larin Stacia Petrie Jill Jack
Outstanding Folk Artist/Group Grievous Angel Jeremy Kittel Jeremy Kittel
Blues R&B 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Blues Artist/Group Thornetta Davis Al Hill and The Love Butlers Thornetta Davis
Outstanding Blues/R&B Instrumentalist Brett Lucas guitar - Thornetta Davis Dennis Burr guitar - Detroit Women Johnnie Bassett guitar - Johnnie Bassett
Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording Detroit Women In R&B Detroit Women Rattle Your Cage Alberta Adams Detroit's Queen Of The Blues
Outstanding Blues/R&B Songwriter Brett Lucas Kate Hart Kate Hart
Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist Thornetta Davis Lady T - Detroit Women Thornetta Davis
Outstanding R&B Artist/Group Detroit Women in R&B Detroit Women Detroit Women With Motor City Express
Classical 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Classical Composer James Hartway James Hartway William Bolcom
Outstanding Classical Instrumentalist Robert Demaine - cello Erv Monroe - flute Detroit Symphony Orchestra Patricia Masri-Fletcher - harp Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Outstanding Classical Recording Kerstin Allvin and James Hartway An Affair Of The Harp William Bolcom Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience
Outstanding Classical Small Ensemble Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings
Outstanding Classical Vocalist Dana Lentini James Moore, Jr. - Detroit Concert Choir Abha Dearing - The Dearing Concert Duo
Outstanding Community Orchestra Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony
Country 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Country Artist/Group The Wrenfields Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs Orbitsuns
Outstanding Country Instrumentalist David Mosher - guitar/mandolin Grievous Angel David Mosher - mandolin/fiddle/guitar Grievous Angel Sir Tim Duvalier - guitar Orbitsons
Outstanding Country Recording Forbes Brothers Volebeats Country Favorites The Hummingbirds Depot Town
Outstanding Country Songwriter Scott and Dennis Forbes Terrie Lea Dennis/Scott Forbes
Outstanding Country Vocalist Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs
Electronic/Dance 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Artist/Group Carl Craig Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler
Outstanding Electronic/Dance DJ Derrick May Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Recording Various Artist Detroit Electronica Coalition Various Artist Movement: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2004 Adult Gimme Trouble
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Writer/Producer Kevin Saunderson Amp Fiddler Amp Fiddler
Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue Bob Seger The Funk Brothers The Best Of The Funk Brothers Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits
Outstanding Live Performance Detroit Women In R&B Detroit Women Detroit Women With Motor City Express
Outstanding Live Sound Technician Neil T. Sever Neil T. Sever Neil T. Sever
Outstanding Local Record Label Times Beach Records Mack Avenue Records
Gospel 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Gospel Choir St Thomas More Church Choir Fred Hammond and Radicals For Christ
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Artist/Group Cece Winans Beth Stalker Fred Hammond
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Musician Danny Cox - drums/percussion Day 41 Bob Meyer - organ St Thomas More Choir
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Recording Beth Stalker Here With You J Moss The J Moss Project
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Songwriter Amy Heard Beth Stalker Sunnie Day
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Vocalist Amy Heard Beth Stalker J Moss
Jazz 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Jazz Composer Marcus Belgrave Marion Hayden Jeremy Kittel
Outstanding Jazz Instrumentalist Marcus Belgrave - trumpet Alexander Zonjic - flute Alexander Zonjic - flute
Outstanding Jazz Recording Detroit Experiment Tumbao Montuno Salad Jeremy Kittel Jazz Violin
Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Ursula Walker - Buddy Budson and Ursula Walker Ping Spells - Jazzarray Jesse Palter - Jesse Palter Quartet
Outstanding Modern Jazz Artist/Group Marcus Belgrave Marcus Belgrave Alexander Zonjic
Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group Straight Ahead Johnny Trudell Orchestra Hot Club Of Detroit
Rock/Pop/Alternative 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Alternative/Indie Artist/Group The Fags The Fags Crud
Outstanding Hard Rock/Metal Artist/Group Forge Broadzilla Broadzilla
Outstanding Industrial Artist/Group Haf/Life The Impaler
Outstanding Pop Artist/Group Liz Larin Jill Jack Jill Jack
Outstanding Rock Artist/Group The Kingsnakes The Reefermen Liz Larin
Outstanding Rock/Pop Instrumentalist Jimmy Paluzzi - drums The Fags Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen
Outstanding Rock/Pop Recording Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers Mindcandy Recognize Liz Larin Wake Up, Start Dreaming
Outstanding Rock/Pop Songwriter Liz Larin Tim Diaz Liz Larin
Outstanding Rock/Pop Vocalist Liz Larin Jezter Soot Liz Larin
Hip hop/Urban/Funk 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group Black Bottom Collective Buddha Fulla Rhymez Paradime
Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ White Boy Ric DJ Houseshoes DJ Houseshoes
Outstanding Hip-Hop MC Paradime Paradime Paradime
Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group The Brothers Groove Black Bottom Collective Black Bottom Collective
Outstanding Urban/Funk Musician Chris Codish - keyboard The Brothers Groove Freeman Spells - bass Nadir/Distorted Soul Larry Lee - bass Larry Lee And Back In The Day
Outstanding Urban/Funk Songwriter Chris Codish Nadir Nadir
Outstanding Urban/Funk Vocalist Valerie Barrymore - Foundation Of Funk Nadir - Nadir/Distorted Soul
Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop Recording Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers Nadir/Distorted Soul Distorted Soul 2.0 Black Bottom Collective People Mover
Reggae/World 2004 2005 2006
Outstanding Reggae/Ska Artist/Group Immunity Immunity Ras Kente And Take No Prisoners Posee
Outstanding World Artist/Group Atlantez Blackman and Arnold Orquesta Sensacional
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Instrumentalist Eileen Orr - keyboards Atlantez Kerry Lundquist - keyboards Orchestra Sensational James Rodriguez - percussion Orquesta Sensacional
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Recording Brazil And Beyond Nomo Nomo Brazil And Beyond Sounds Of The Holidays
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Songwriter David Asher Rick Matle
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Vocalist Gail Baker - 47Uma Benny Cruz - Benny Cruz Y La Buena Vida Pablo Ovalles - Orquesta Sensacional

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