Americká nadácia The Blues Foundation bude udeľovať bluesové ceny na 33. ročníku 2012 Blues Music Awards. Tieto najprestíznejšie ocenenia sa udelujú každoročne najlepším umelcom a počinom v oblasti bluesovej hudby. Budú odovzdané 10. mája 2012 v Cook Convention Center v americkom Memphise, kde sa zídu najlepší hudobníci, nahrávacie spoločnosti, organizátori, promotéri a vsetci tí, ktorí udržujú nažive bohatú kultúrnu tradíciu Blues.
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Tú je zoznam nominovaných na 2012 Blues Music Awards:
Acoustic Album Brand New Eyes Doug MacLeod Conversations in Blue David Maxwell & Otis Spann Misery Loves Company Mary Flower Shake ’Em on Down Rory Block Troubadour Live Eric Bibb
Acoustic Artist David Maxwell Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb Guy Davis Mary Flower Rory Block
Album of the Year Chicago Blues A Living History the (R)evolution Continues Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson Evening Sugar Ray & the Bluetones Medicine Tab Benoit Revelator Tedeschi Trucks Band Rock and a Hard Place Eugene Hideaway Bridges The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too Johnny Sansone
B. B. King Entertainer Candye Kane Lil’ Ed Ruthie Foster Tab Benoit Tommy Castro
Band Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials Sugar Ray & the Bluetones Tedeschi Trucks Band The Bo-Keys Tommy Castro Band Trampled Under Foot
Best New Artist Debut Bad Girl Demetria Taylor Choice Cuts Big Pete Leave The Light On Sena Ehrhardt Runaway Samantha Fish The Mighty Mojo Prophets The Mighty Mojo Prophets
Contemporary Blues Album Don’t Explain Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Medicine Tab Benoit The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too Johnny Sansone The Skinny Lan Siegal & the Youngest Sons Tommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue--Live! Various Artists Unconditional Ana Popovic
Contemporary Blues Female Artist Ana Popovic Bettye LaVette Candye Kane Janiva Magness Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist Joe Louis Walker Johnny Sansone JP Soars Tab Benoit Tommy Castro
DVD Live At Antone’s Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn) All Jams on Deck Various Artists (Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise & Mug-Shot Productions) An Evening at Trasimeno Lake Ana Popovic (ArtisteXclusive) Live at Montreux 2010 Gary Moore (Eagle Rock) Play the Blues Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton (Rhino) The Emporium to the Orpheum Trampled Under Foot (Redwood)
Gibson Guitar Award Derek Trucks Duke Robillard Kirk Fletcher Lurrie Bell Michael Burks
Historical Album Bear Family Texas Flyer 1974-76 (Freddie King) Chess Smokestack Lightning / The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 (Howlin’ Wolf) Delmark Hoodoo Man Blues (Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band with Buddy Guy) Electro-Fi Teardrops Are Falling - Live in 1983 (George "Harmonica" Smith) Virgin The Essential Modern Records Collection (Etta James)
Instrumentalist – Bass Biscuit Miller Danielle Schnebelen Larry Taylor Michael "Mudcat" Ward Patrick Rynn
Instrumentalist – Drums Chris Layton Jimi Bott Kenny Smith Robb Stupka Stanton Moore Tony Braunagel
Instrumentalist – Harmonica Charlie Musselwhite Kim Wilson Lazy Lester Rick Estrin Sugar Ray Norcia
Instrumentalist – Horn Al Basile Doug James Keith Crossan Sax Gordon Terry Hanck
Instrumentalist – Other Ben Prestage, diddley bow Lionel Young, violin Otis Taylor, banjo Rich Del Grosso, mandolin Sonny Rhodes, lap steel guitar
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) Diunna Greenleaf Maria Muldaur Nora Jean Ruthie Foster Tracy Nelson
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player David Maxwell Eden Brent Jon Cleary Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Marcia Ball Victor Wainwright
Rock Blues Album 2120 South Michigan Ave George Thorogood & the Destroyers Dust Bowl Joe Bonamassa Greyhound Mike Zito Man In Motion Warren Haynes Shiver Too Slim and the Taildraggers
Song Appreciate What You Got Terry Hanck (Look Out! - Terry Hanck) Back to the Blues Hadden Sayers (Hard Dollar - Hadden Sayers) Memphis Still Got Soul Bob Trenchard & Johnny Rawls (Memphis Still Got Soul - Johnny Rawls) Thank You for Giving Me the Blues Grady Champion, Zac Harmon & Chris Troy (Dreamin’ - Grady Champion) The Lord is Waiting, the Devil is Too Johnny Sansone (The Lord is Waiting and the Devil is Too - Johnny Sansone) The Older I Get the Better I Was Joe Shelton (The Older I Get the Better I Was - Big Joe Shelton)
Soul Blues Album Dreamin’ Grady Champion Got to Get Back! The Bo - Keys Memphis Still Got Soul Johnny Rawls Rock and a Hard Place Eugene Hideaway Bridges Show You A Good Time Bobby Rush
Soul Blues Female Artist Alexis P. Suter Denise LaSalle Jackie Johnson Sharrie Williams Sista Monica Parker
Soul Blues Male Artist Bobby Rush Curtis Salgado Eugene Hideaway Bridges Johnny Rawls Otis Clay
Traditional Blues Album Chicago Blues A Living History the (R)evolution Continues Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson Evening Sugar Ray & the Bluetones Trying To Hold On Diunna Greenleaf Victim Of The Blues Tracy Nelson You Better Listen Lazy Lester
Traditional Blues Male Artist Charlie Musselwhite John Primer Lazy Lester Mac Arnold Magic Slim