Nominees

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OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC FOLK ARTIST/GROUP

BILLY BRANDT
GRIEVOUS ANGEL
JEN CASS
JILL JACK
PAUL MILES
THE MILROYS

OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST

AUDRA KUBAT, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - AUDRA KUBAT
BILLY BRANDT, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - BILLY BRANDT
JEREMY KITTEL, (VIOLIN/FIDDLE) - JEREMY KITTEL
LUKE SAYERS, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - LUKE SAYERS
PAUL MILES, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - PAUL MILES
PETE "BIG DOG" FETTERS, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - PETE 'BIG DOG' FETTERS

OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK RECORDING

ANNIE AND ROD CAPPS, "IN THIS TOWN"
BILLY BRANDT, "MISSION BAND"
DAISY MAY, "MOTHER MOON"
JUDY INSLEY, "LEAVING HOME"
LUKE SAYERS & MARK IANNACE, "LONG WAY BACK"
PAUL MILES, "STEPPIN OUT"
SHOUT SISTER SHOUT, "SHOUT SISTER SHOUT"

OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK SONGWRITER

AUDRA KUBAT
BILLY BRANDT
JILL JACK
JUDY INSLEY
PAUL MILES
STACIA PETRIE

OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK VOCALIST

AUDRA KUBAT, (AUDRA KUBAT)
BILLY BRANDT, (BILLY BRANDT)
JEN CASS, (JEN CASS)
JILL JACK, (JILL JACK)
MICHAEL ON FIRE, (MICHAEL ON FIRE)
PAUL MILES, (PAUL MILES BAND)
STACIA PETRIE, (STACIA PETRIE)

BLUES / RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B)

OUTSTANDING BLUES ARTIST/GROUP

ALBERTA ADAMS
HOWARD GLAZER
JOHNNIE BASSETT
MOTOR CITY JOSH
PAUL MILES
THORNETTA DAVIS

OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B INSTRUMENTALIST

DUFFY KING, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - BUGS BEDDOW BAND
HOWARD GLAZER, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - HOWARD GLAZER
JIM MCCARTY, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - JIM MCCARTY & MYSTERY TRAIN
JOHNNIE BASSETT, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - JOHNNIE BASSETT
LAITH AL-SAADI, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - LAITH AL-SAADI
MOTOR CITY JOSH, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC))
PAUL MILES, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - PAUL MILES
SKEETO VALDEZ, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION) - VARIOUS ARTISTS

OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B RECORDING

DETROIT WOMEN, "SASSITUDE"
MATT BESEY, "PRISONER"
MONICA BLAIRE, "PORTRAITS OF ME"
MOTOR CITY JOSH, "COVERED UP"
PAUL MILES, "STEPPIN OUT"
ROOT DOCTOR, "CHANGE OUR WAYS"

OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B SONGWRITER

MONICA BLAIRE
MOTOR CITY JOSH
PAUL MILES
PENNY WELLS
STACIA PETRIE
STEWART FRANCKE

OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B VOCALIST

ALBERTA ADAMS, (ALBERTA ADAMS)
CATHY DAVIS, (CATHY DAVIS AND THE SOULSEARCHERS)
JOCELYN B, (JOCELYN B AND THE DETROIT STREET PLAYERS)
MOTOR CITY JOSH, (MOTOR CITY JOSH)
STACIA PETRIE, (STACIA PETRIE)
THORNETTA DAVIS, (THORNETTA DAVIS)

OUTSTANDING R&B ARTIST/GROUP

BUGS BEDDOW BAND
HOTSAUCE
JOCELYN B AND THE DETROIT STREET PLAYERS
LARRY LEE AND BACK IN THE DAY
RJ'S RHYTHM ROCKERS
ROOT DOCTOR

CLASSICAL

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL COMPOSER

CHRISTOPHER DIETZ
DANA NEWHOUSE
JAMES HARTWAY
MICHAEL DAUGHERTY

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALIST

BUGS BEDDOW, (TROMBONE) - PEBBLE CREEK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
KENNETH THOMPKINS, (TROMBONE) - DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS
ROBERT DEMAINE, (CELLO) - DSO
STEVEN DEARING, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - THE DEARING CONCERT DUO

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL RECORDING

DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS, "MOZART SERENADE NO. 10 "GRAN PARTITA""
IL SEGRETO STRING QUARTET, "WHEN KIPPY ATTACKS"

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL SMALL ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE SCARAB CLUB
CUT TIME PLAYERS
DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS
MOTOR CITY BRASS BAND
NEW MUSIC DETROIT

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL VOCALIST

ABHA DEARING, (THE DEARING CONCERT DUO)
EVA MARIE EVOLA, (EVE MARIE EVOLA)
PEIYI WANG, (EMU)
SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON, (RACKHAM SYMPHONY)
TRISH SHANDOR, (PEBBLE CREEK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA)

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

DEARBORN SYMPHONY
ORCHARD LAKE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
PONTIAC OAKLAND SYMPHONY
SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES SYMPHONY
WARREN SYMPHONY

COUNTRY

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP

DOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS
HUMMINGBIRDS, THE
ORBITSUNS
REDHILL
WHITEY MORGAN & THE WAYCROSS GEORGIA FARMBOYS

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST

DAN MILLER, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - BLANCHE
DAVID FEENY, (PEDAL STEEL) - BLANCHE
JIMMY PALUZZI, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION) - ORBITSUNS
SIR TIM DUVALIER, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - ORBITSUNS
STEPHEN GRANT WOOD, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - HUMMINGBIRDS, THE
SUSIE WOODMAN, (KEYBOARDS) - VARIOUS ARTISTS

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING

DOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS, "BLOOD RIVER"
HUNTER BRUCKS, "MOTORCITY SOUL MEETS SOUTHERN ROCK & ROLL"
JUSTINE BLAZER, "RED WHITE AND BLUE"
TOMMY STEELE / STEELE CANYON BAND, "LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC"
WILDFIRE, "IGNITION"

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY SONGWRITER

DAN MILLER
DON "DOOP" DUPRIE
GREG MICHAELS
JEN CASS
VINNIE DOMBROSKI
WHITEY MORGAN

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY VOCALIST

DAN MILLER, (BLANCHE)
JEN CASS, (JEN CASS)
JULIANNE, (REDHILL)
RACHEL LYNN HERCULA, (HUMMINGBIRDS, THE)
SARAH LENORE, (SARAH LENORE)
VINNIE DOMBROSKI, (ORBITSUNS)

ELECTRONIC/DANCE

OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP

CHARLIE SLICK
DERRICK MAY
DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER
MATTHEW DEAR
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE

OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE DJ

DJ GODFATHER
DJ HOUSE SHOES
DJ LINDA LEXY
KEVIN SAUNDERSON
MIKE CLARKE

OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE RECORDING

DETROIT PEOPLE MOVER, "TRANSITIONS"
MATTHEW DEAR, "ASA BREED"
MICKEY STRANGE, "DIVE"
NADIR, "SLAVE: THE REMIXTAPE"
OCCASIONAL DETROIT, "OCCASIONAL BOMB"

OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE WRITER/PRODUCER

BLAKE CHEN
DABRYE
DTW
JOHN ARNOLD
MATTHEW DEAR
WAJEED

GENERAL

OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COMPILATION/REISSUE

DIANA ROSS, "LAST TIME I SAW HIM" (HIP-O SELECT)
J DILLA, "JAY DEELICIOUS: THE DELICIOUS VINYL YEARS" (DELICIOUS VINYL)
MARVIN GAYE, "HERE MY DEAR" (MOTOWN/UME)
RICHIE HAWTIN, "CONCEPT 1 96"
SONIC'S RENDEZVOUS BAND "MASONIC TEMPLE: DETROIT 1978" (ALIVE)
VARIOUS ARTISTS, "MUSIC FROM & INSPIRED BY THE MOVIE 'PANIC IN DETROIT' " (HARMONIE PARK)

OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCE

BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE
HARD LESSONS, THE
HOT SAUCE
JILL JACK
RADIOCRAFT
SIMPLICITY

OUTSTANDING LIVE SOUND TECHNICIAN

CHRIS PANACKI
DONNY DAVENPORT
JASON FISHER
NEIL T. SEVER
STEVE KOHN
TERRY COX

OUTSTANDING LOCAL RECORD LABEL

GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
MACK AVE RECORDS
NO COVER PRODUCTIONS
NO DEAL RECORDS
STATIC RECORDS
TIMES BEACH RECORDS

OUTSTANDING NATIONAL MAJOR LABEL RECORDING

ARETHA FRANKLIN, "JEWELS IN THE CROWN: ALL-STAR DUETS WITH THE QUEEN" (ARISTA)
DIANA ROSS, "I LOVE YOU" (MANHATTAN)
KID ROCK, "ROCK N ROLL JESUS" (TOP DOG/ATLANTIC)
LOVE ARCADE, "LOVE ARCADE" (ATLANTIC)
STOOGES, THE, "THE WEIRDNESS" (VIRGIN)
WHITE STRIPES, "ICKY THUMP" (THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS.)

OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLE

ARETHA FRANKLIN (WITH FANTASIA BARRINO) "PUT YOU UP ON GAME"
CHIODOS, "LEXINGTON (JOEY PEA-POT WITH A MONKEY FACE)"
KID ROCK, "AMEN"
KID ROCK, "SO HOTT"
STOOGES, THE, "MY IDEA OF FUN"
WHITE STRIPES, "ICKY THUMP"

OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SMALL/INDEPENDENT LABEL RECORDING

BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, "NOCTURNAL" (METAL BLADE)
BLANCHE, "LITTLE AMBER BOTTLES" (LOOSE)
CHIODOS, "BONE PALACE BALLET" (EQUAL VISION)
CRUD, "DEVIL AT THE WHEEL" (FULL EFFECT)
DEADSTRING BROTHERS, "SILVER MOUNTAIN" (BLOODSHOT)
PARADIME, "SPILL AT WILL" (BEATS AT WILL)

OUTSTANDING RECORD PRODUCER

AL SUTTON
DAVE FEENY
NOLAN MENDENHALL
STEVE KING
TONY GREEN

OUTSTANDING RECORDING STUDIO

54 SOUND
BIG SKY RECORDING STUDIO
NO COVER
RUSTBELT
STUDIO A
TEMPERMILL
WOODSHED

GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ARTIST/GROUP OR CHOIR

BETH STALKER
CALVIN COOKE SACRED STEEL ENSEMBLE
EMAZIN & GOODSON
GIDEON CREW, THE
GOD'S ARMY
LIBERTY TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH CHOIR
SONNIE DAY

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN

CALVIN COOKE, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - CALVIN COOKE SACRED STEEL ENSEMBLE
CHARLENE HELEN BERRY, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - IN GOD'S IMAGE
DANNY COX, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION)
JAY CAVER, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - SONNIE DAY
K. MONTEZ, (KEYBOARDS) - K. MONTEZ
LADELL ABRAHMS, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION) - CECE WINANS

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING

DANNY COX, "HALLOWED GROUND"
GIDEON CREW, THE, "YOU SHOULDA KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAD ME"
KELLY & KELLY, "NEW BEGINNINGS"
MICHAEL KING, "GLORY"
RON ENGLISH AND THE PSALM 150 ENSEMBLE, "DEVOTIONS"
SONNIE DAY, "JESUS A BAD DUDE"

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONGWRITER

DANNY COX
GOD'S ARMY
PAUL COLLINS & ERIK HARVEY
SONNIE DAY

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN VOCALIST

DANNY COX, (DANNY COX)
DARIUS TWYMAN, (EMAZIN & GOODSON)
PENNY WELLS, (PENNY WELLS)
SONNIE DAY, (SONNIE DAY)

JAZZ

OUTSTANDING JAZZ COMPOSER

FARUQ Z.BEY
JESSE PALTER
MARION HAYDEN
MIKE JELLICK
RON ENGLISH
SCOTT GWINELL
TRACY KASH THOMAS

OUTSTANDING JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST

ALEXANDER ZONJIC, (FLUTE) - ALEXANDER ZONJIC & FRIENDS
CHRIS CODISH, (KEYBOARDS) - BROTHERS GROOVE, THE
EVAN PERRI, (GUITAR) - HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
GREG DOKES, (KEYBOARDS) - GREG DOKES AND BACK2BACK
JULIEN LABRO, (ACCORDION) - HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
MIKE JELLICK, (KEYBOARDS) - JESSE PALTER QUARTET
SCOTT GWINNELL, (KEYBOARDS) - SCOTT GWINNELL ORQUESTRA

OUTSTANDING JAZZ RECORDING

AL MCKENZIE, "A REASON TO BE"
BRIAN O'NEAL, "DAISY"
JOHN REECE PROJECT, "ISLAND PARADISE"
PATRICK PROUTY, "THE CHARMED LIFE"
RANDY SCOTT, "BREATHE"

OUTSTANDING JAZZ VOCALIST

BARBARA WARE, (BARBARA WARE)
JESSE PALTER, (JESSE PALTER QUARTET)
PAUL KING, (PAUL KING & THE RHYTHM SOCIETY ORCHESTRA)
TRACY KASH THOMAS, (TRACY KASH THOMAS BAND)
TRISH SHANDOR, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)

OUTSTANDING MODERN JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP

ALEXANDER ZONJIC
BROTHERS GROOVE, THE
FARUQ Z. BEY
ROBERT TYE
TRACY KASH THOMAS BAND

OUTSTANDING TRADITIONAL JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP

COLTON WEATHERSTON TRIO
ED NUCCILLI & PLURAL CIRCLE
HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
JESSE PALTER QUARTET
PAUL KELLER ORCHESTRA
SCOTT GWINNELL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

ROCK/POP

OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ARTIST/GROUP

BUMP
DIRTBOMBS, THE
GORE GORE GIRLS
NUROKSOL
SILENT YEARS, THE

OUTSTANDING HARD ROCK/METAL ARTIST/GROUP

60 SECOND CRUSH
DOWNTOWN BROWN
MINDCANDY
OVERLOADED
RAY STREET PARK
WODEN

OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL ARTIST/GROUP

CRUD
CYBERTRYBE
EIGHT
HAF LIFE
IMPALER, THE

OUTSTANDING POP ARTIST/GROUP

AMERICAN MARS
GREENSTREET
JILL JACK
LIZ LARIN
TIM DIAZ

OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUP

GO, THE
HARD LESSONS, THE
MUGGS, THE
RADIOCRAFT
SIMPLICITY

OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP INSTRUMENTALIST

BRIAN SCHRAM, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - BRIAN SCHRAM BAND, THE
BRIAN SHEEHAN, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - SIMPLICITY
CYAMAK ASHTIANI, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - MINDCANDY
DANNY METHRIC, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - MUGGS, THE
FRANCIS JARAMILLO, (KEYBOARDS) - SIMPLICITY
LIZ LARIN, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - LIZ LARIN

OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP RECORDING

60 SECOND CRUSH, "STREET CORNER OF FEAR"
GO, THE, "HOWL ON THE HAUNTED BEAT YOU RIDE"
GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY, THE, "COMPASS ROSE BOUQUET"
OVERLOADED, "REGENERATION"
RAY STREET PARK, "KING OF EVERYTHING"
SIMPLICITY, "EGO STRAIGHT"

OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP SONGWRITER

BRIAN SHEEHAN
FRANCIS JARAMILLO
LIZ LARIN
SUZIE FERRO
TY STONE

OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP VOCALIST

BRIAN SHEEHAN, (SIMPLICITY)
GIA WARNER, (GIA WARNER)
LIZ LARIN, (LIZ LARIN)
SEAN MOOER, (CYBERTRYBE)
SUZIE FERRO, (RADIOCRAFT)
YORG KERASIOTIS, (BUMP)

URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP

OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP ARTIST/GROUP

AJAX
BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE
GOD'S ARMY
KHARY "WAE" FRAZIER
SHADOW

OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP DJ

DJ ASSAULT
DJ BUTTER
DJ GRAFFITI
DJ INVISIBLE
LENN SWAN
MR. PICKLES

OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP MC

AJAX
ESHAM
GIDEON CREW
MIZ KORONA
SHADOW

OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK ARTIST/GROUP

FLOPHOUSE
FUNKILINIUM
HOTSAUCE
MIDTOWN UNDERGROUND
NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL
T MONEY GREEN'S ROADWORK

OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK MUSICIAN

EMILY ROGERS, (BASS) - LOLA VALLY
G.T., (BASS) - FUNKILINIUM
KRIS KURZAWA, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL
NADIR, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - DISTORTED SOUL
STEVE CALDWELL, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - T MONEY GREEN'S ROADWORK
T MONEY GREEN, (BASS) - T MONEY GREEN'S ROADWORK

OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK SONGWRITER

DUSJOHN "THE CONVICTOR" WILLIAMS
GEE PIERCE
GOD'S ARMY
MEASTRO
SEAN PARRISH
T MONEY GREEN

OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK VOCALIST

AJA SARDIS, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
CHEF, (FUNKILINIUM)
MISS LULU, (T MONEY GREEN'S ROADWORK)
NADIR, (NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL)
SHADOW, (SHADOW)
VALERIE BARRYMORE, (FOUNDATION OF FUNK)

OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP RECORDING

AJAX, "OUT OF BODY/OUT OF MIND EP"
BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE, "LOVE"
FLOPHOUSE, "GET LOOSE"
GIDEON CREW, THE, "YOU SHOULDA KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAD ME"
JAM SAMICH, "THE INFLATABLE GORILLA DISASTER"
JAMISON, "WATCHIN' THE CITY"
MY HEAD RADIO, "ON AIR"

WORLD MUSIC/REGGAE/SKA

OUTSTANDING REGGAE/SKA ARTIST/GROUP

1592
PROCESS, THE
RAS KENTE AND TAKE NO PRISONERS POSSE
ROOTS VIBRATION
SUPERDOT

OUTSTANDING WORLD ARTIST/GROUP

BLACKMAN & ARNOLD
BRAZIL AND BEYOND
LOLA MORALES
ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
TRINIDAD TRIPOLI STEEL BAND
ZEBULA AVENUE

OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA INSTRUMENTALIST

BILL KOGGENHOP, (BASS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
DENNIS SHERIDAN, (PERCUSSION) - SHEILA LANDIS AND BRAZILIAN LOVE AFFAIR
GREG NANCE, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - ZEBULA AVENUE
JAMES RODRIGUEZ, (TIMBALE, CONGA) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
KERRY LUNDQUIST, (KEYBOARDS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
MAHINDI MASAI, (PERCUSSION) - ZEBULA AVENUE

OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA RECORDING

1592, "THE RISE OF THE FALLEN"
BABYLON PARTY MACHINE, "GOD HATES BABYLON PARTY MACHINE"
POLKA FLOYD, "THE POLKA FLOYD SHOW"
ZEBULA AVENUE, "LIFE WILL BE FINE"

OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA SONGWRITER

GAIL BAKER
JAMES RODRIGUEZ
MAUREEN HONORE
RICK MATLE
XAVIER ROSARIO

OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA VOCALIST

DAVID ASHER, (PROCESS, THE)
GAIL BAKER, (ZEBULA AVENUE)
LOLA MORALES, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
MAGGIE MCCABE, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
MAUREEN HONORE, (ZEBULA AVENUE)
PABLO OVALLES, (ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL)
XAVIER ROSARIO, (ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL)

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