2022 San Diego Music Awards Nominees
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Best Rock Song
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- Artist: Avenue Army
- Song: Bedroom Window
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- Artist: Jon Campos & The Incurables
- Song: Birds of A Feather
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- Artist: Love Angeles
- Song: Fired Up
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- Artist: Sons of Edison
- Song: It's Time to Rock and Roll
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- Artist: Suede Radio
- Song: When Your Loved
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- Artist: Superweapon
- Song: Battle Cry
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- Artist: The Darbies
- Song: Sermons of Sympathy
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Best R&B, Funk or Soul Song
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- Artist: Jas Miller feat. Rebecca Jade & Gianni Vancini
- Song: Toes in the Sand
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- Artist: Miro Imani
- Song: Daytime
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Song: What’s It Gonna Be
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- Artist: The Gravities
- Song: Places
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- Artist: The Sully Band feat. Rebecca Jade
- Song: When The Battle Is Over
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Song: Will I See You Again
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- Artist: Tori Roze and The Hot Mess
- Song: Seek Your Sunshine
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Best Pop Song
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- Artist: Bri McKay
- Song: Cut The Lights
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- Artist: Julia Sage and the Bad Hombres
- Song: I Shouldn’t Stay
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- Artist: Lauren Leigh
- Song: Trust Fall
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- Artist: Lele Rose
- Song: Nothing Lasts Forever
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- Artist: Sara Jade
- Song: Jacoma
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- Artist: Surrija
- Song: How Do I
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- Artist: The Fazes
- Song: Remote Control
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Best Indie/Alternative Song
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- Artist: Aviator Stash
- Song: She’s Money
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- Artist: Dead Feather Moon
- Song: Western State Awnings
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- Artist: Jus Goodie
- Song: Light on the Runway
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- Artist: MDRN HSTRY
- Song: Holiday Hate
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- Artist: Saint Luna
- Song: Goldfish
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- Artist: Signal for Pilot
- Song: Midnight Drive
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- Artist: The Volclays
- Song: Talk It Over
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Song
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- Artist: Cory Blaze
- Song: Victory Effort
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- Artist: Crhymes
- Song: More Divide
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- Artist: Def Shon
- Song: Suss (Among Us)
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- Artist: Élansoreal
- Song: Forgot About É
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- Artist: Katie LaDubz feat. Maestro
- Song: She Bitch
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- Artist: Motor Mouth Featuring. Def Shon
- Song: Beat Up The Block
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- Artist: Sham Blak
- Song: Weather Delay
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Best Folk or Acoustic Song
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- Artist: Amanda Cogan
- Song: Shifting Winds
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- Artist: Astra Kelly
- Song: The River Song
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- Artist: Jay L. Henry
- Song: How Many Days
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- Artist: Jess Wright
- Song: Santa Maria
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- Artist: Lee Coulter
- Song: The Times They Are a-Changin’
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- Artist: Lindsay White
- Song: Piece of Quiet
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- Artist: Noah Allen
- Song: I Loved Her
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Song of the Year
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- Artist: Angels & Airwaves
- Song: Euphoria
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- Artist: Jason Mraz
- Song: Be Where Your Feet Are
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Song: What’s It Gonna Be
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- Artist: Slightly Stoopid
- Song: Everyday Life, Everyday People
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- Artist: Switchfoot
- Song: i need you (to be wrong)
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- Artist: Thee Sacred Souls
- Song: Will I See You Again
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- Artist: Wavves
- Song: Help is on the Way
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Album of the Year
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- Artist: Mrs. Henry
- Album: Keep On Rising - Act I : The Sex Sells, Love Drugs, Rock N Roll Society
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- Artist: Patrick Yandall
- Album: Chasing the Light
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- Artist: Riston Diggs
- Album: 35
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- Artist: Sara Petite
- Album: Rare Bird
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- Artist: Sonido de la Frontera
- Album: Sonidero Guerrillero
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- Artist: Tamar Berk
- Album: The Restless Dreams of Youth
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- Artist: The Verigolds
- Album: Take to the Sun
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Best World Music Album
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- Artist: Crucial Blend
- Album: Cruel World
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- Artist: Ginger Roots and The Protectors
- Album: Don’t Stop the Groove
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- Artist: KBong
- Album: Let Love Lead
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- Artist: Marujah con Crhymes
- Album: Blind American
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- Artist: Sankoh & The Rockaway Kings
- Album: Can’t Touch I
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- Artist: Slack Key Ohana
- Album: s/t
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- Artist: Sonido de la Frontera
- Album: Sonidero Guerrillero
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Best Rock Album
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- Artist: Dewey Defeats Truman
- Album: The Way You Shatter
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- Artist: Elektric Voodoo
- Album: Telescope
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- Artist: Monarch
- Album: Future Shock
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- Artist: Mrs. Henry
- Album: Keep On Rising - Act I : The Sex Sells, Love Drugs, Rock N Roll Society
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- Artist: Nathan Raney
- Album: Season of Serenity
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- Artist: Nights Like Thieves
- Album: Better Late Than Never
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- Artist: The Hiroshima Mockingbirds
- Album: 2
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Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album
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- Artist: Chauncey Maynor
- Album: Masterpiece
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- Artist: DevLord
- Album: Deaden
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- Artist: Jehlad Hickson
- Album: A Wonderful Life
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- Artist: Kogee Soul Reprise
- Album: Silver Lining
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- Artist: Laser Rot
- Album: FunkTonic
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- Artist: Scoobert Doobert
- Album: Big Hug
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- Artist: TonyaJae & Carlo V.
- Album: Sweet Talk
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Best Pop Album
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- Artist: Bart Mendoza
- Album: 66/68
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- Artist: Bella Kaye
- Album: Learning to Be
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- Artist: Calen Lucas
- Album: Young
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- Artist: Kieler Avery
- Album: Punchline
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- Artist: Paige Koehler
- Album: Sorry I’m Late
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- Artist: Tamar Berk
- Album: The Restless Dreams of Youth
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- Artist: The Verigolds
- Album: Take to the Sun
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Best Jazz or Blues Album
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- Artist: Chickenbone Slim
- Album: Serve It To Me Hot
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- Artist: Chunky Hustle Brass Band
- Album: ChuBB
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- Artist: Ghost Jazz Trio
- Album: On the Level
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- Artist: Ira B. Liss Big Band
- Album: Mazel Tov Kocktail!
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- Artist: Patrick Yandall
- Album: Chasing the Light
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- Artist: Peter Sprague
- Album: Blue Kind of Miles
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- Artist: Steve Nichols
- Album: The Guitar Sounds of Steve Nichols
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Best Indie/Alternative Album
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- Artist: Evening’s Empire
- Album: Alive For Us
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- Artist: Imagery Machine
- Album: Reflections of Reality
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- Artist: King Whisker
- Album: Relaxing with Aunt Janine
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- Artist: Machine Politik
- Album: s/t
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- Artist: Subsurfer
- Album: Subversive
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- Artist: The Petty Saints
- Album: Long Way Home
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- Artist: Urethane
- Album: Chasing Horizons
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Album
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- Artist: Bizzy Balboa
- Album: Purification
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- Artist: Bloodstone the Street Preacher
- Album: My Testimony # 2
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- Artist: D.N.D.
- Album: Destroy Never Die
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- Artist: Riston Diggs
- Album: 35
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- Artist: Sham Blak
- Album: The Evolution of Sham Blak: As Lucc Would Have It
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- Artist: The Toven
- Album: Walk of Fame 2
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- Artist: Twomps
- Album: Pawns or Kings
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Best Folk or Acoustic Album
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- Artist: Amanda Munro
- Album: Clean Slate
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- Artist: Blossom & Bloom
- Album: Songs to Sing
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- Artist: Bobo Czarnowski
- Album: The Man I Hope to Be
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- Artist: Dave Preston
- Album: Tehachapi Line
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- Artist: Jefferson Jay
- Album: Welcome
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- Artist: Maya Rosenbaum
- Album: House of Cards
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- Artist: Whiskey & Burlap
- Album: Around the Bend
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Best Country or Americana Album
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- Artist: Clinton Davis
- Album: If I Live And I Don’t Get Killed
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- Artist: Coral Bells
- Album: Still Be Home
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- Artist: MohaviSoul
- Album: Stories & Memories
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- Artist: Sandé Lollis
- Album: Being Human
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- Artist: Sara Petite
- Album: Rare Bird
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- Artist: The Cedar Shakers
- Album: Signs
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- Artist: The Sea Monks
- Album: Lost Again
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Best Video
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- Artist: MDRN HSTRY
- Song: Holiday Hate
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- Artist: Mrs. Henry
- Song: Peace, Love, Rock 'n Roll
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- Artist: Nights Like Thieves
- Song: Follow Light
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- Artist: Rebecca Jade
- Song: What’s It Gonna Be
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- Artist: Shane Hall
- Song: Life Up
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- Artist: The Petty Saints
- Song: Clean Hands and Guilt
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- Artist: The Tourmaliners
- Song: Point Break
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Best Local Recording
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- Artist: A Lens to the Sun
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- Artist: Atom Orr
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- Artist: Jordan Krimston
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- Artist: Nicey Nice World
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- Artist: Quel Bordel!
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- Artist: Sluka
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- Artist: Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra
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Best Rock Artist
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- Artist: Daring Greatly
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- Artist: Electric Mud
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- Artist: FreakShow
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- Artist: Mrs. Henry
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- Artist: Nights Like Thieves
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- Artist: The Farmers
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- Artist: The Routine
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Best Pop Artist
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- Artist: Chloe Lou
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- Artist: Evan Diamond
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- Artist: Gregory Page
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- Artist: Lauren Leigh
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- Artist: Lee Coulter
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- Artist: The Naked I
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- Artist: The Verigolds
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Best Blues Artist
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- Artist: Billy Watson
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- Artist: Casey Hensley
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- Artist: Manzanita Blues
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- Artist: Mercedes Moore
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- Artist: Stephen El Rey
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- Artist: Taryn Donath
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- Artist: Whitney Shay
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Best Jazz Artist
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- Artist: Ed Kornhauser
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- Artist: Euphoria Brass Band
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- Artist: Gilbert Castellanos
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- Artist: Joshua White
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- Artist: Matt DiBiase Quartet
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- Artist: Nathan Hubbard
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- Artist: Rob Thorsen
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Best Indie/Alternative Artist
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- Artist: Authentic Sellout
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- Artist: Aviator Stash
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- Artist: Glass Spells
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- Artist: Signal for Pilot
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- Artist: The Havnauts
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- Artist: The Petty Saints
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- Artist: The Schizophonics
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Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist
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- Artist: Biggie Babylon
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- Artist: Cory Blaze
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- Artist: Crhymes
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- Artist: K-Rock Tha Fantom
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- Artist: Riston Diggs
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- Artist: San Diablo Allstars
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- Artist: Sloat Dixon
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Best Country or Americana Artist
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- Artist: Coral Bells
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- Artist: Enter the Blue Sky
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- Artist: Jeff Berkley & The Banned
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- Artist: MohaviSoul
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- Artist: Ron Steven Houston
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- Artist: Sara Petite
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- Artist: The Sleepwalkers
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Best New Artist
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- Artist: A Lens to the Sun
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- Artist: Lords of the Satellite
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- Artist: PLOSIVS
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- Artist: Slack Key Ohana
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- Artist: Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem
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- Artist: Son of Kane
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- Artist: The Fazes
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