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Detroit Music Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the music industry
Presented by	Motor City Music Foundation
Country	United States
First awarded	1988
Official Website	http://www.detroitmusicawards.com/

The Detroit Music Awards (DMA) was initially proposed in 1988. Presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. It has generally been held at The Fillmore Detroit theatre annually in April. Since its inception, the DMA has featured some of Detroit's most notable musical artists; including Bob Seger, The Clark Sisters, Eminem, George Clinton and Parliament, Glenn Frey, Grand Funk Railroad, Kid Rock, Martha Reeves, The Miracles, Insane Clown Posse, Smokey Robinson, Ted Nugent, and Was Not Was.

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Award winners are selected by local musicians and music industry professionals; the award categories cover ten genres:

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General	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding National Major Label Recording	White Stripes	Eminem Encore	Stevie Wonder A Time To Love	Raconteurs Consolers of the Lonely
Outstanding National Single	White Stripes	Anita Baker You're My Everything	White Stripes Blue Orchid	Kid Rock All Summer Long
Outstanding National Small/Independent Label Recording	The Romantics	Alexander Zonjic Seldom Blues	Howling Diablos Car Wash	George Clinton George Clinton & his Gangsters of Love
Outstanding Record Producer	Roscoe	Martin Tino Gross	Martin Tino Gross	Al Sutton
Outstanding Recording Studio	Roscoe's Recording	Tempermill	Studio A	Tempermill
Outstanding Video / Limited Budget		Beth Stalker Here With You	Detroit Women And Motor City Express Rattle Your Cage
Outstanding Video / Major Budget		White Stripes Black Math	Eminem When I'm Gone

Acoustic/Folk	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Acoustic Artist/Group	Tangerine Trousers	Grievous Angel	Jill Jack	Ty Stone
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Instrumentalist	Jeremy Kittel (fiddle)	David Mosher mandolin/guitar - Grievous Angel	Billy Brandt guitar - Grievous Angel	Sarana VerLin (violin)
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Recording	Tangerine Trousers	Jill Jack Jill Jack Live And Unplugged	Jill Jack Moon And The Morning After	Luke Sayers & the Last to Know Radio Flower
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Songwriter	Liz Larin	Stacia Petrie	Jill Jack	Emily Rose
Outstanding Acoustic/Folk Vocalist	Liz Larin	Stacia Petrie	Jill Jack	Billy Brandt
Outstanding Folk Artist/Group	Grievous Angel	Jeremy Kittel	Jeremy Kittel	Billy Brandt

Blues R&B	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Blues Artist/Group	Thornetta Davis	Al Hill and The Love Butlers	Thornetta Davis	Jim McCarty & Mystery Train
Outstanding Blues/R&B Instrumentalist	Brett Lucas guitar - Thornetta Davis	Dennis Burr guitar - Detroit Women	Johnnie Bassett guitar - Johnnie Bassett	Jim McCarty guitar & Brett Lucas guitar
Outstanding Blues/R&B Recording	Detroit Women In R&B	Detroit Women Rattle Your Cage	Alberta Adams Detroit's Queen Of The Blues	Alberta Adams Detroit is My Home
Outstanding Blues/R&B Songwriter	Brett Lucas	Kate Hart	Kate Hart	Paul Miles
Outstanding Blues/R&B Vocalist	Thornetta Davis	Lady T - Detroit Women	Thornetta Davis	Alberta Adams
Outstanding R&B Artist/Group	Detroit Women in R&B	Detroit Women	Detroit Women With Motor City Express	Howling Diablos

Classical	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Classical Composer	James Hartway	James Hartway	William Bolcom	Michael Daugherty
Outstanding Classical Instrumentalist	Robert Demaine - cello	Erv Monroe - flute Detroit Symphony Orchestra	Patricia Masri-Fletcher - harp Detroit Symphony Orchestra	Dennis Carter - flute
Outstanding Classical Recording		Kerstin Allvin and James Hartway An Affair Of The Harp	William Bolcom Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience	Kenneth Robinson &Dave Wagner Let The Trumpet Sound
Outstanding Classical Small Ensemble	Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings	Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings	Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings	Let the Trumpet Sound: Kenneth Robinson & Special Guests
Outstanding Classical Vocalist	Dana Lentini	James Moore, Jr. - Detroit Concert Choir	Abha Dearing - The Dearing Concert Duo	Trish Shandor
Outstanding Community Orchestra	Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony	Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony	Birmingham-Bloomfield Symphony	Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

Country	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Country Artist/Group	The Wrenfields	Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs	Orbitsuns	Grievous Angel
Outstanding Country Instrumentalist	David Mosher - guitar/mandolin Grievous Angel	David Mosher - mandolin/fiddle/guitar Grievous Angel	Sir Tim Duvalier - guitar Orbitsons	Dave Feeny - pedal steel
Outstanding Country Recording	Forbes Brothers	Volebeats Country Favorites	The Hummingbirds Depot Town	Whitey Morgan and the 78’s Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels
Outstanding Country Songwriter	Scott and Dennis Forbes	Terrie Lea	Dennis/Scott Forbes	Whitey Morgan
Outstanding Country Vocalist	Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs	Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs	Terrie Lea - Terrie Lea and The Wild Mustangs	Whitey Morgan

Electronic/Dance	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Artist/Group	Carl Craig	Amp Fiddler	Amp Fiddler	The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre
Outstanding Electronic/Dance DJ	Derrick May	Kevin Saunderson	Kevin Saunderson	DJ Linda Lexy
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Recording	Various artists Detroit Electronica Coalition	Various artists Movement: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2004	Adult Gimme Trouble	Daestro Parallelogram
Outstanding Electronic/Dance Writer/Producer	Kevin Saunderson	Amp Fiddler	Amp Fiddler	Liz Larin
Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue	Bob Seger	The Funk Brothers The Best Of The Funk Brothers	Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits	Various artists Motown: The Complete Number 1’s
Outstanding Live Performance	Detroit Women In R&B	Detroit Women	Detroit Women With Motor City Express	The Hard Lessons
Outstanding Live Sound Technician	Neil T. Sever	Neil T. Sever	Neil T. Sever	Neil T. Sever
Outstanding Local Record Label		Times Beach Records	Mack Avenue Records	No Cover Productions

Gospel	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Gospel Choir		St Thomas More Church Choir	Fred Hammond and Radicals For Christ
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Artist/Group	Cece Winans	Beth Stalker	Fred Hammond	God’s Army
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Musician		Danny Cox - drums/percussion Day 41	Bob Meyer - organ St Thomas More Choir	Ron English - guitar
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Recording		Beth Stalker Here With You	J Moss The J Moss Project	God's Army Y R U Ashamed of Me
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Songwriter	Amy Heard	Beth Stalker	Sunnie Day	Danny Cox
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Vocalist	Amy Heard	Beth Stalker	J Moss	Beth Stalker

Jazz	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Jazz Composer	Marcus Belgrave	Marion Hayden	Jeremy Kittel	Scott Gwinnell
Outstanding Jazz Instrumentalist	Marcus Belgrave - trumpet	Alexander Zonjic - flute	Alexander Zonjic - flute	Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
Outstanding Jazz Recording	Detroit Experiment	Tumbao Montuno Salad	Jeremy Kittel Jazz Violin	Paul Keller Ensemble Michigan Jazz Suite
Outstanding Jazz Vocalist	Ursula Walker - Buddy Budson and Ursula Walker	Ping Spells - Jazzarray	Jesse Palter - Jesse Palter Quartet	Jesse Palter - Jesse Palter Quartet
Outstanding Modern Jazz Artist/Group	Marcus Belgrave	Marcus Belgrave	Alexander Zonjic	Tracy Kash Thomas
Outstanding Traditional Jazz Artist/Group	Straight Ahead	Johnny Trudell Orchestra	Hot Club Of Detroit	Brothers Groove

Rock/Pop/Alternative	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Alternative/Indie Artist/Group	The Fags	The Fags	Crud
Outstanding Hard Rock/Metal Artist/Group	Forge	Broadzilla	Broadzilla
Outstanding Industrial Artist/Group	Haf/Life	The Impaler		Crud
Outstanding Pop Artist/Group	Liz Larin	Jill Jack	Jill Jack	Ty Stone
Outstanding Rock Artist/Group	The Kingsnakes	The Reefermen	Liz Larin	Broadzilla
Outstanding Rock/Pop Instrumentalist	Jimmy Paluzzi - drums The Fags	Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen	Bobby East - guitar The Reefermen	Rachel May - guitar
Outstanding Rock/Pop Recording	Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers	Mindcandy Recognize	Liz Larin Wake Up, Start Dreaming	The Muggs On With The Show
Outstanding Rock/Pop Songwriter	Liz Larin	Tim Diaz	Liz Larin	Vinnie Dombroski
Outstanding Rock/Pop Vocalist	Liz Larin	Jezter Soot	Liz Larin	Vinnie Dombroski

Hip hop/Urban/Funk	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group	Black Bottom Collective	Buddha Fulla Rhymez	Paradime	Hush
Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ	White Boy Ric	DJ Houseshoes	DJ Houseshoes	DJ Invisible
Outstanding Hip-Hop MC	Paradime	Paradime	Paradime	Hush
Outstanding Urban/Funk Artist/Group	The Brothers Groove	Black Bottom Collective	Black Bottom Collective	The Brothers Groove
Outstanding Urban/Funk Musician	Chris Codish - keyboard The Brothers Groove	Freeman Spells - bass Nadir/Distorted Soul	Larry Lee - bass Larry Lee And Back In The Day	Larry Fratangelo - percussion
Outstanding Urban/Funk Songwriter	Chris Codish	Nadir	Nadir	Chris Codish
Outstanding Urban/Funk Vocalist		Valerie Barrymore - Foundation Of Funk	Nadir - Nadir/Distorted Soul	Nadir - Nadir/Distorted Soul
Outstanding Urban/Funk/Hip-Hop Recording	Sista Otis and The Wholly Rollers	Nadir/Distorted Soul Distorted Soul 2.0	Black Bottom Collective People Mover	Nadir/Distorted Soul Working For The Man

Reggae/World	2004	2005	2006	2009
Outstanding Reggae/Ska Artist/Group	Immunity	Immunity	Ras Kente And Take No Prisoners Posee	Roots Vibrations
Outstanding World Artist/Group	Atlantez	Blackman and Arnold	Orquesta Sensacional	Lola Morales
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Instrumentalist	Eileen Orr - keyboards Atlantez	Kerry Lundquist - keyboards Orchestra Sensational	James Rodriguez - percussion Orquesta Sensacional	Scott Caldwello - guitar
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Recording	Brazil And Beyond	Nomo Nomo	Brazil And Beyond Sounds Of The Holidays	Nomo Ghost Rock
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Songwriter		David Asher	Rick Matle	Lola Morales
Outstanding World/Reggae/Ska Vocalist	Gail Baker - 47Uma	Benny Cruz - Benny Cruz Y La Buena Vida	Pablo Ovalles - Orquesta Sensacional	Lola Morales

[edit] External links

Detroit Music Awards website