2023 San Diego Music Awards Nominees
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Best Folk or Acoustic Song
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- Artist: Rachel Jay
- Song: Over Again
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- Artist: Maya Rosenbaum
- Song: Letter from Space
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- Artist: Evan Diamond
- Song: Ketchum, ID
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- Artist: Lee Coulter
- Song: Honey
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- Artist: David Spitzfaden
- Song: Cross That Line
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- Artist: Bobo Czarnowski
- Song: Thank You
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- Artist: Michael Tiernan
- Song: Life in 3D
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Best Folk or Acoustic Album
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- Artist: Gloria Taylor
- Album: Sun
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- Artist: Bobo Czarnowski
- Album: Thank You
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- Artist: Dave Preston
- Album: Alligator Shoes
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- Artist: Nathan Welden
- Album: California
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- Artist: Alex Bergan
- Album: My Notebook
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- Artist: Amanda Cogan
- Album: Shifting Winds
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- Artist: Howlin’ Moon
- Album: The Sun & the Moon
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Best Jazz Artist
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- Artist: Allison Adams Tucker
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- Artist: Bill Caballero
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- Artist: Danny Green
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- Artist: Ed Kornhauser
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- Artist: Joshua White
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- Artist: Justin Joyce
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- Artist: Mad Hat Hucksters
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Best Blues Artist
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- Artist: Black Market III
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- Artist: Chickenbone Slim
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- Artist: Robin Henkel
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- Artist: Shane Hall
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- Artist: Taryn Donath
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- Artist: Whitney Shay
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- Artist: Anthony Cullins
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Best R&B, Funk or Soul Song
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- Artist: King Taylor Project
- Song: Devil in the White City
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Song: Love is the Way
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- Artist: Cerissa McQueen
- Song: Could We Ever Be the Same
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- Artist: Jenny & the Tramps
- Song: Walking Down Your Street
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Song: Show Me
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- Artist: Sunsets
- Song: Again
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- Artist: Cheyenne Benton
- Song: Drinkin' About U
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Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album
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- Artist: Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
- Album: Step Down
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Album: A Shade of Jade
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- Artist: Kahlil Nash
- Album: Imagine
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- Artist: Garrison Bailey
- Album: Secret Superwoman
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- Artist: The Sully Band
- Album: Let's Straighten It Out
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Album: self titled
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- Artist: Patrick Yandall
- Album: Stratophunk
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Best Pop Song
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- Artist: Lindsay White
- Song: No Stopping It
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- Artist: Audrey Callahan
- Song: Good Good Energy
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- Artist: TonyaJae & Nick Wolford
- Song: Whiplash
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- Artist: Highline Trail
- Song: Emmie
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- Artist: Peach Cooler
- Song: Move On Over
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- Artist: Roi Bars
- Song: Tanya
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- Artist: Jonny Tarr
- Song: The Rules
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Best Pop Artist
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- Artist: Audrey Callahan
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- Artist: Chloe Lou
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- Artist: Peach Cooler
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- Artist: Jonny Tarr
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- Artist: Lauren Leigh
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- Artist: Tamar Berk
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- Artist: The Naked I
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Best Pop Album
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- Artist: Flamy Grant
- Album: Bible Belt Baby
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- Artist: Joshua Taylor
- Album: Unscene
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- Artist: Gregory Page
- Album: Let's Go This Way
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- Artist: Julianna Zachariou
- Album: Hero Of Your Heart
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- Artist: Lauren Leigh
- Album: Ghost In the Picture
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- Artist: Tamar Berk
- Album: Start at the End
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- Artist: Half Hour Late
- Album: Busy Chillin
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Best Jazz or Blues Album
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- Artist: Ghost Jazz Trio
- Album: Dreams Above
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- Artist: The Wayne Riker Gathering
- Album: Alphabetical Blues Bash Vol. 1
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- Artist: Gilbert Castellanos
- Album: Espérame En El Cielo
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- Artist: Manzanita Blues
- Album: Cobalt
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- Artist: Blue Largo
- Album: Got To Believe
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- Artist: Cobby
- Album: Vintage Girl in a Modern World
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- Artist: Peter Sprague Plays the Beatles
- Album: Day Tripper
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Best Country or Americana Artist
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- Artist: Barbara Wire
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- Artist: Jeff Berkley & The Banned
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- Artist: Kimmi Bitter
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- Artist: Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth
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- Artist: MohaviSoul
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- Artist: Sandé Lollis
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- Artist: Sara Petite
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Best Country or Americana Album
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- Artist: Tim Flannery and The Lunatic Fringe
- Album: Waiting On A Miracle
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- Artist: Jason Winters
- Album: No More Wanderin’
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- Artist: Zach Phillips
- Album: Goddaughters
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- Artist: Jeff Berkley and the banned
- Album: I Can Reach The Stars
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- Artist: Mudflap
- Album: self-titled
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- Artist: Farm Truck
- Album: Sadie
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- Artist: Thea The Band
- Album: American Honey
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist
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- Artist: BIDS
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- Artist: Bloodstone the Street Preacher
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- Artist: Brothers Burns
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- Artist: Crhymes
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- Artist: Dezzy Hollow
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- Artist: Katie LaDubz
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- Artist: Riston Diggs
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Song
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- Artist: Cali the Dreamer, Dre Cat, Sly Beats, Riston
- Song: Ecstasy
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- Artist: Bassassin feat. Mitchy Slick
- Song: Padre Gang
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- Artist: Billy NoJokes & Germz
- Song: Choppy Waters
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- Artist: Dezzy Hollow
- Song: Backstroke
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- Artist: Kahlee, EL Blue
- Song: Intentions
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- Artist: The Toven
- Song: Frank Sinatra
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- Artist: B-Turn
- Song: Plan Be
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Album
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- Artist: Katie LaDubz
- Album: Pressure
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- Artist: Kwood
- Album: SHINE SZN
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- Artist: Bishop Snow
- Album: Bury Me A G
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- Artist: Dezzy Hollow
- Album: One Nation Under Funk
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- Artist: Flxwz & Tre Castro
- Album: BubbleGum
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- Artist: Ray Riley
- Album: For the Ride Home
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- Artist: B-Turn
- Album: Ascension
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Best Rock Artist
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- Artist: Ash Easton
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- Artist: Band of Gringos
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- Artist: Daring Greatly
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- Artist: Deaf Club
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- Artist: Mercedes Rides Out
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- Artist: Mrs. Henry
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- Artist: The Farmers
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Best Rock Album
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- Artist: Strange Creature
- Album: Presence in Absence
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- Artist: Daring Greatly
- Album: Gird Valley
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- Artist: Dive Bar Saints
- Album: Castaways
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- Artist: Roger!
- Album: Patterns
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- Artist: The Tourmaliners
- Album: Surfidia
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- Artist: Ash Easton
- Album: Rough & Tough
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- Artist: Taz Taylor Band
- Album: Nocturnal
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Best Rock or Indie/Alternative Song
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- Artist: Joshua Taylor
- Song: Cars Don't Run Forever
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- Artist: Aviator Stash
- Song: Lefty
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- Artist: Roger!
- Song: Fire
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- Artist: miniaturized
- Song: miniaturized
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- Artist: Nights Like Thieves
- Song: The Good Hurt
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- Artist: Paradise Drive
- Song: Rule the World
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- Artist: Mercedes Rides Out
- Song: Sweet Thang
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Best Indie/Alternative Artist
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- Artist: Aviator Stash
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- Artist: Creature Canyon
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- Artist: King Whisker
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- Artist: Signal For Pilot
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- Artist: The Inflorescence
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- Artist: The Schizophonics
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- Artist: Summer Years
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Best Indie/Alternative Album
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- Artist: Wild Wild Wets
- Album: Love Always
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- Artist: Summer Years
- Album: You Can't Live There Forever
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- Artist: Spice Pistols
- Album: Spice Train
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- Artist: Plosivs
- Album: self-titled
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- Artist: The Inflorescence
- Album: Remember What I Look Like
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- Artist: Ready Set Survive
- Album: Aim For Their Brain
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- Artist: Abandoning Sunday
- Album: Hurt EP
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Best World Music Album
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- Artist: Marauak
- Album: Natural
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- Artist: KBong
- Album: Smile With The World
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- Artist: Sandollar
- Album: Under the Water
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- Artist: The Amalgamated
- Album: True Tone
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- Artist: HIRIE
- Album: Mood Swing
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- Artist: Smoke & Mirrors Sound System
- Album: Undercover
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- Artist: Slack Key ‘Ohana
- Album: Live at Tiki Oasis
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Best Local Recording
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- Artist: Creature Canyon
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- Artist: The Universe Channel
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- Artist: Hemisphere
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- Artist: Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas
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- Artist: Casual Yak
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- Artist: Jacob Turnbloom
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- Artist: Calamity
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Best Video
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- Artist: Earl Thomas & Moligan
- Song: MERCY FOR PEACE
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- Artist: Black Market III
- Song: Rosalee
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- Artist: B Side Players featuring Roosterford & 2034
- Song: El Quinto Elemento
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- Artist: blink-182
- Song: Edging
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- Artist: Pierce The Veil
- Song: Pass the Nirvana
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- Artist: The Gravities
- Song: Grav Train
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- Artist: Veni Sun
- Song: Coaster
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Best New Artist
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- Artist: Ash Easton
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- Artist: Coastal Wolves
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- Artist: Mercedes Rides Out
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- Artist: Strange Bouquets
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- Artist: Swive
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- Artist: The Plagues
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- Artist: Zavala Sol
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Song of the Year
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- Artist: Kimmi Bitter
- Song: My Grass is Blue
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- Artist: King Taylor Project
- Song: Devil in the White City
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Song: Love is the Way
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Song: Show Me
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- Artist: Boostive, Divina Jasso and Raquel Jones
- Song: Ties Unwind
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- Artist: Daring Greatly
- Song: Never a Goodbye
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- Artist: Sandollar
- Song: Warrior (feat. ZEB)
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Artist of the Year
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- Artist: Cattle Decapitation
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- Artist: Gilbert Castellanos
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- Artist: Jeff Berkley
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- Artist: P.O.D.
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
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- Artist: Switchfoot
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
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Album of the Year
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- Artist: Gilbert Castellanos
- Album: Espérame En El Cielo
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Album: A Shade of Jade
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- Artist: HIRIE
- Album: Mood Swing
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Album: self titled
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- Artist: Swami John Reis
- Album: Ride The Wild Night
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- Artist: The Schizophonics
- Album: Hoof It
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- Artist: Unwritten Law
- Album: The Hum
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