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Special Honorees

Artists who have won the same category for three years in a row have been designated Special Honorees for the current award year. These artists are not eligible for nomination in the same category for this year only.

Please refer to this list when choosing nominees.
These talented and hard-working musicians will be honored at the award show and listed as Special Honorees in the show program and on this website.
2013 Special Honorees

Name	Category
Jill Jack	Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist
Thornetta Davis	Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist
The Motor City Brass Quintet	Outstanding Classical Small Ensemble
Mack Avenue Records	Outstanding Local Record Label
Harmonie Park	Outstanding Recording Studio
Hot Club of Detroit	Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group
Skeeto Valdez ( drums )	Outstanding Urban/Funk Musician

2012 Special Honorees

Name	Category
DJ Linda Lexy	Outstanding Electronic/Dance DJ
Ty Stone & the Truth	Rock/Pop Artist/Group
The Brothers Groove	Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group

2011 Special Honorees

Name	Category
Trish Shandor	Oustanding Classical Vocalist
Neil "T" Sever	Outstanding Live Sound Technican
God's Army	Outstanding Gospel/ Christian Act
DJ Invisible	Outstanding Hip - Hop DJ
Nadir	Outstanding Urban / Funk Vocalist
Roots Vibration	Outstanding Reggae / Ska Artist / Group

2010 Special Honorees

Name	Category
Scott Gwinnell	Outstanding Jazz Composer
The Brothers Groove	Outstanding Modern Jazz Artist/Group
Crud	Outstanding Industrial Artist/Group

2009 Awards

Name	Category
Jill Jack	Folk Artist or Group
Jill Jack	Folk Vocalist
Jill Jack	Folk Songwriter
Thornetta Davis	Blues Artist or Group
Thornetta Davis	Blues / R&B Vocalist
Mack Avenue Records	Record Label
Studio A	Recording Studio
Jesse Palter	Jazz Vocalist
Hot Club of Detroit	Traditional Jazz Artist or Group
Liz Larin	Rock / Pop Vocalist
Liz Larin	Rock / Pop Songwriter
Orquesta Sensacional	World Music Artist or Group

2008 Awards

Name	Category
Jeremy Kittel	Folk Artist or Group
Amp Fiddler	Electronic / Dance Artist or Group
Amp Fiddler	Electronic Writer / Producer
Martin &Tino& Gross	Record Producer
Broadzilla	Hard Rock / Metal Artist or Group
Bobby East	Rock Instrumentalist
Houseshoes	Hip / Hop D.J.
Black Bottom Collective	Urban / Funk Artist or Group
Nadir	Urban / Funk Songwriter