Today at the newly launched South Boston outdoor venue Lawn on D, the Boston Music Awards kicked off their season by hosting a free concert featuring some of the city’s best musicians. The line-up, which included jazz-blues artist Eli Paperboy Reed, rap performer Dutch Rebelle, and indie band Speedy Ortiz, was headlined by New England-bred duo The Both, comprised of Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. The event, titled Sound of Our Town, was more than just a day-long festival highlighting local talent; BMA organizers used the event to announce this year’s award nominees and allowed attendees to participate in live public voting. Those votes, along with those of the Voting Academy and the online public votes, will determine the winners. This year’s Boston Music Awards ceremony will be held on December 14th at the Revere Hotel.
This year’s nominees are:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Rabbits
Dutch Rebelle
Lake Street Dive
Speedy Ortiz
Will Dailey
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
D-Tension, “D-Tension’s Secret Project”
Hallelujah The Hills “Have You Ever Done Something Evil?”
Magic Man, “Before The Waves”
Quilt, “Held In Splendor”
Will Dailey, “National Throat”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Air Traffic Controller, “The House”
Dutch ReBelle “Yen”
John Powhida International Airport “Cover Me I’m Going for Milk”
Lake Street Dive “Bad Self Portraits”
Skaters “Miss Teen Massachusetts”
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Petty Morals
St. Nothing
The Color And Sound
The Needy Sons
When Particles Collide
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Rabbits
Goddamn Draculas
Parlour Bells
Sidewalk Driver
Tigerman WOAH
ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Goddamn Draculas
Hallelujah The Hills
Mean Creek
Petty Morals
Speedy Ortiz
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cam Meekins
Dutch ReBelle
Michael Christmas
Slaine
STL GLD
POP/R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bad Rabbits
Dwight & Nicole
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Louie Bello
Shea Rose
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cask Mouse
Joe Fletcher
Sarah Borges
Session Americana
Tallahassee
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gracie Curran And The High Falutin’
Peter Parcek
Quinn Sullivan
Roomful Of Blues
Sugar Ray And The Blue Tones
DJ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bianca Oblivion
Chris Ewen
Frank White
Knife
Leah V
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Andre Obin
Bearstronaut
Clifflight
Pale Hands
St. Nothing
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ballroom Thieves
Dan Blakeslee
David Wax Museum
Mutual Benefit
Quilt
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Debo Band
Evolfo
Los Rumberos de Boston
Marcus Santos
Shun Ng
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Danilo Perez
Grace Kelly
Lake Street Dive
Omar Thomas
Rebecca Parris
METAL/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Converge
Doomriders
Gozu
Summoner
The Proselyte
PUNK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Creaturos
Guerilla Toss
Rebuilder
Razors In The Night
The Hotelier
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Lori McKenna
Marissa Nadler
Nate Leavitt
Ruby Rose Fox
Will Dailey
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Amy Douglas of Feints
Jenny Dee of Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents
Marissa Nadler
Ruby Rose Fox
Sarah Rabdau
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Barrence Whitfield
Christian McNeil
Gene Dante
Jesse Dee
Roy Sludge
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Benny Grotto
Brian Charles
Clinton Sparks
Ed Valauskas
Justin Pizzoferrato
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Free Pizza, “Boston MA”
Faces On Film, “The Rule”
Hallelujah The Hills “I Stand Corrected”
Matthew Connor, “How Is July Already Over?”
STL GLD, “Again”
BEST BOSTON ARTIST THAT DOESN’T LIVE IN BOSTON
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Hooray For Earth
Lake Street Dive
Skaters
The Both
BEST DANCE NIGHT
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell at Great Scott
Heroes at TT The Bear’s Place
Make It New at Middlesex Lounge
Pico Picante at Good Life
Soulelujah at ZuZu
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
Atwood’s Tavern
Brighton Music Hall
Great Scott
Red Star Union
The Sinclair
BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY
Bored of Health at the Plough And Stars
Eleanor Bigsby at Toad
Louie Bello at the Abbey
Tim Gearan at Atwood’s
White Owls at Toad
BEST MUSIC BLOG
Allston Pudding
Boston Hassle
Daykamp Music
Guestlisted
Vanyaland
BHS Devils' Playlist 
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