CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

 Lifetime Achievement in Music
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

 Positive Vibrations Award/Culture Bearer
Cherice Harrison-Nelson

 Positive Vibrations HeartBeat Award/Musician
Dr. Jean Montès

 Lifetime Achievement in Music Education
Dr. Sanford Hinderlie

 Lifetime Achievement in Music Business
Mark Bingham

 Artist of the Year
Tank and the Bangas

Album of the Year
PJ Morton: Gospel According to PJ Morton (Tyscot)

Best Emerging Artist
Mahmoud Chouki

Song of the Year
“Self Care” by Tank and the Bangas

Best Blues, R&B, Funk Artist
Tank and the Bangas

Best Blues, R&B, Funk Album
Tank and the Bangas: Friend Goals (EP) (Verve Forecast)

Best Rock/Roots Rock Artist
The Revivalists

Best Rock/Roots Album
The Revivalists: Made in Muscle Shoals (Loma Vista)

Best Rap/Hip-Hop/Bounce Artist
Big Freedia

Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album/Mixtape
Lil’ Wayne: No Ceilings 3 (Young Money Entertainment)

Best Traditional Jazz Artist
Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Best Traditional Jazz Album
New Orleans Nightcrawlers: Atmosphere (Independent)

Best Contemporary Jazz Artist
Johnny Vidacovich

Best Contemporary Jazz Album
Delfeayo Marsalis & Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Party (Troubadour Jass Records)

Best Brass Band
Hot 8 Brass Band

Best Cajun Artist
Lost Bayou Ramblers

Best Cajun Album
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours: Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours (Camo Records)

Best Zydeco Artist
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Artist
Alex McMurray

Best Country/Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album
Alex McMurray: Lucky One (Independent)

Best Gospel Artist
McDonogh #35 High School Choir

Best Cover Band
Bucktown All-Stars

Songwriter of the Year (The Allen Toussaint Songwriter Award)
PJ Morton

Best Female Vocalist
Erica Falls

Best Male Vocalist
John Boutté

Best Bass Player
George Porter, Jr.

Best Guitarist
Tab Benoit

Best Drummer
Stanton Moore

Best Saxophonist
Donald Harrison, Jr.

Best Clarinetist
Dr. Michael White

Best Trumpeter
Shamarr Allen

Best Trombonist
Troy Andrews

Best Tuba/Sousaphonist
Kirk Joseph

Best Piano/Keyboardist
Jon Cleary

Best Accordionist
Corey Ledet

Best Violinist/Fiddler
Louis Michot

Best DJ
Raj Smoove

Best Other Instrumentalist
Helen Gillet (cello)

Best Music Video
Cha Wa: Visible Means of Support (No Justice, No Peace Remix) (Filmed by Jonathan Isaac Jackson)