2008 WINNERS
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK ARTIST/GROUP
JILL JACK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST
BILLY BRANDT, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - BILLY BRANDT
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK RECORDING
BILLY BRANDT, "MISSION BAND"
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK SONGWRITER
JILL JACK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK VOCALIST
JILL JACK, (JILL JACK)
BLUES / RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B)
OUTSTANDING BLUES ARTIST/GROUP
THORNETTA DAVIS
OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B INSTRUMENTALIST
PAUL MILES, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - PAUL MILES
OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B RECORDING
PAUL MILES, "STEPPIN OUT"
OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B SONGWRITER
PAUL MILES
OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B VOCALIST
THORNETTA DAVIS, (THORNETTA DAVIS)
OUTSTANDING R&B ARTIST/GROUP
BUGS BEDDOW BAND
CLASSICAL
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL COMPOSER
JAMES HARTWAY
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALIST
ROBERT DEMAINE, (CELLO) - DSO
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL RECORDING
DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS, "MOZART SERENADE NO. 10 "GRAN PARTITA""
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL SMALL ENSEMBLE
DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS
OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL VOCALIST
TRISH SHANDOR, (PEBBLE CREEK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA)
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
DEARBORN SYMPHONY
COUNTRY
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP
HUMMINGBIRDS, THE
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST
STEPHEN GRANT WOOD, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - HUMMINGBIRDS, THE
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING
HUNTER BRUCKS, "MOTORCITY SOUL MEETS SOUTHERN ROCK & ROLL"
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY SONGWRITER
VINNIE DOMBROSKI
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY VOCALIST
VINNIE DOMBROSKI, (ORBITSUNS)
ELECTRONIC/DANCE
OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP
DERRICK MAY
OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE DJ
KEVIN SAUNDERSON
OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE RECORDING
NADIR, "SLAVE: THE REMIXTAPE"
OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE WRITER/PRODUCER
JOHN ARNOLD
GENERAL
OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COMPILATION/REISSUE
MARVIN GAYE, "HERE MY DEAR" (MOTOWN/UME)
OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCE
HARD LESSONS, THE
OUTSTANDING LIVE SOUND TECHNICIAN
NEIL T. SEVER
OUTSTANDING LOCAL RECORD LABEL
MACK AVENUE RECORDS
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL MAJOR LABEL RECORDING
KID ROCK, "ROCK N ROLL JESUS" (TOP DOG/ATLANTIC)
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLE
WHITE STRIPES, "ICKY THUMP"
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SMALL/INDEPENDENT LABEL RECORDING
PARADIME, "SPILL AT WILL" (BEATS AT WILL)
OUTSTANDING RECORD PRODUCER
NOLAN MENDENHALL
OUTSTANDING RECORDING STUDIO
STUDIO A
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ARTIST/GROUP OR CHOIR
GOD'S ARMY
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN
DANNY COX, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION)
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING
GIDEON CREW, THE, "YOU SHOULDA KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAD ME"
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONGWRITER
SONNIE DAY
OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN VOCALIST
SONNIE DAY, (SONNIE DAY)
JAZZ
OUTSTANDING JAZZ COMPOSER
SCOTT GWINELL
OUTSTANDING JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST
CHRIS CODISH, (KEYBOARDS) - BROTHERS GROOVE, THE
OUTSTANDING JAZZ RECORDING
PATRICK PROUTY, "THE CHARMED LIFE"
OUTSTANDING JAZZ VOCALIST
JESSE PALTER, (JESSE PALTER QUARTET)
OUTSTANDING MODERN JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
BROTHERS GROOVE, THE
OUTSTANDING TRADITIONAL JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
HOT CLUB OF DETROIT
ROCK/POP
OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ARTIST/GROUP
DIRTBOMBS, THE
OUTSTANDING HARD ROCK/METAL ARTIST/GROUP
60 SECOND CRUSH
OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL ARTIST/GROUP
CRUD
OUTSTANDING POP ARTIST/GROUP
LIZ LARIN
OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
MUGGS, THE
OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP INSTRUMENTALIST
DANNY METHRIC, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - MUGGS, THE
OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP RECORDING
GO, THE, "HOWL ON THE HAUNTED BEAT YOU RIDE"
OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP SONGWRITER
LIZ LARIN
OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP VOCALIST
LIZ LARIN, (LIZ LARIN)
URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP
OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP ARTIST/GROUP
BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE
OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP DJ
DJ INVISIBLE
OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP MC
MIZ KORONA
OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK ARTIST/GROUP
HOTSAUCE
OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK MUSICIAN
T MONEY GREEN, (BASS) - T MONEY GREEN'S ROADWORK
OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK SONGWRITER
T MONEY GREEN
OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK VOCALIST
NADIR, (NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL)
OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP RECORDING
BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE, "LOVE"
WORLD MUSIC/REGGAE/SKA
OUTSTANDING REGGAE/SKA ARTIST/GROUP
ROOTS VIBRATION
OUTSTANDING WORLD ARTIST/GROUP
ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA INSTRUMENTALIST
BILL KOGGENHOP, (BASS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA RECORDING
ZEBULA AVENUE, "LIFE WILL BE FINE"
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA SONGWRITER
XAVIER ROSARIO
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA VOCALIST
LOLA MORALES, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)