• Best folk band: The Grave- blankets

• Best folk instrumentalist: Jason Dennie

• Best folk vocalist: Noah Hunt

• Best bluegrass band: Katie Laur Band

• Best country band: Stagger Lee

• Best country instrumentalist: Betsy Lippitt

• Best country vocalist: Danny Frazier

• Best club DJ: Mark McFadden

• Best R&B/funk band: SHAG

• Best R&B/funk instrumentalist: C.C. Thomas

• Best R&B/funk vocalist: Clyde Brown

• Best rap artist: OTR Clique

• Best alternative rock band: Roundhead

• Best cover/party band: The Modulators

• Best hard rock band: Chastain

• Best roots rock band: The Goshorn Brothers Band

• Best rock instrumentalist: Rob Fetters

• Best rock vocalist: Karin Bergquist

• Best large jazz group: Blue Wisp Big Band

• Best small jazz group: Standard Time

• Best jazz piano trio: Phil DeGreg Trio

• Best jazz instrumentalist: Cal Collins

• Best jazz vocalist: Mary Ellen Tanner

• Best blues band: Blue Lou & the Accusations

• Best blues instrumentalist: Chris Carero

• Best blues vocalist: Alice Hoskins

• Best new artist: The Greenhornes

• Best songwriter: Rob Fetters

• Favorite band: the psychodots

• Lifetime achievement award: Bootsy Collins