New England Music Awards has announced its nominees for the 2015 awards ceremony to be held April 18, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Showcase Live in Foxboro, Massachusetts.
Voting will end on March 1, 2015:
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Band of the Year Twiddle Kung Fu Girls, Guns, and Glory Shana Stack Band Quilt Jason Spooner Band
Album of the Year National Throat, Will Dailey Good Luck, Girls, Guns, and Glory You’ve Got The Wrong Man, Joe Fletcher Beautiful Lights, McLovins Diamond from Coal, My Silent Bravery Kin, Waylon Speed
Song of the Year “Sunken Ship,” Will Dailey “Arctic Shark, Quilt “Until it Ends,” Waylon Speed “Fireflies,” Jason Spooner Band “What’s it all About,” West End Blend “Bad Decisions,” Josh Logan
Producer of the Year Brian Coombes Warren Huart Victor Farrantella Tom Hambridge Ted Paduck Eric Lichter
Songwriter of the Year Hayley Sabella Elison Jackson Justin Levinson Abbie Barrett Kate Callahan Sasha Yatchenko
Male Performer of the Year Will Evans Alex Preston Dan Blakeslee Will Dailey Tracy Walton Zack Jones
Female Performer of the Year Ashley Jordan
Jessie Chris Sarah Barrios Faith Ziegler Marina Evans Anna Lombard
Live Act of the Year Freevolt Roots of Creation Last Call Aldous Collins Band Santa Mamba Bearstronaut
New Act of the Year Lizzy Marella The Snaz West End Blend Space Pony Amy & The Engine Ben Knight
Roots Act of the Year Ballroom Thieves Ghost of Paul Revere Four Legged Faithful Little Ugly Bella’s Bartok Dusty Gray Band
Country Act of the Year Houston Bernard AJ Jensen Annie Brobst Ben Cesare North of Nashville The Rory Scott Band
Pop Act of the Year Emmarie
Lux Deluxe The Go To We Built the Moon Pat & The Hats The Dejas
Rock Act of the Year Fifth Freedom We Were Astronauts Roz and the Rice Cakes 1974 Crushed Out When Particles Collide
Jazz Act of the Year Phonosynthesis Rebecca Kingsley The Primate Fiasco Revolutionary Snake Ensemble Los Sugar Kings Dale Le Page and the Manhattens
Blues Act of the Year The Willie J Laws Band Erin Harpe and The Delta Swingers Quinn Sullivan Mr Nick & The Dirty Tricks Jeff Pitchell Sugar Ray and the Bluetones
Hip Hop Act of the Year Joey Batts & Them Slaine Cameen Stein Lady Essence Spose
Metal Act of the Year Anaria Still Well Angel Blindside Thunder A Simple Complex
Dead Season Forget Tomorrow
Best in State: Massachusetts The Grown Up Noise Dan and The Wildfire The Off Chance High Hopes Band Ross Livermore Band
Best in State: Rhode Island The Silks The Rare Occasions Haunt The House VulGarrity Satellites Fall
Best in State: New Hampshire Tan Vampires Best Not Broken
Best Not Broken Gretchen & The Pickpockets Blacklight Ruckus Jandee Lee Porter Band
Best in State: Maine The Band Appllo Hilton Park Bangtown Timebomb Muddy Ruckus Sygnal to Noise
Best in State: Vermont Dionysia Rumblecat The Vacant Lots Dwight & Nicole Jatoba
Best in State: Connecticut Atlas Gray Jennifer Hill and Co. Oh Cassius The Meadows Brothers Balkun Brothers
