BIG EASY MUSIC NOMINATIONS
HIT THE HIGH NOTES
MUSIC
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The New Orleans Bingo! Show is nominated for Best Mixed Bag.
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Meschiya Lake is nominated for Best Female Performer and Best Traditional Jazz with her band the Little Big Horns.
Dee-1 is nominated for Best Rap/Hip-Hop.
BEST FEMALE PERFORMER Helen Gillet Meschiya Lake Sasha Masakowski Theresa Andersson
BEST ALBUM OF 2010 Anders Osborne, American Patchwork Dr. John and the Lower 911, Tribal Galactic, Ya-Ka-May Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Backatown
Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns Preservation Hall Jazz Band
BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ
Los Po-Boy-Citos is nominated for Best Latin.
Soul Rebels Stooges
BEST GOSPEL CHOIR
Donald Harrison Sasha Masakowski Terence Blanchard
First Emmanuel Baptist Church Shades of Praise Tyrone Foster and the Arc Singers
BEST TRADITIONAL BRASS BAND
BEST GOSPEL GROUP/ INDIVIDUAL
Pinstripe Brass Band Storyville Stompers Treme Brass Band
Aaron Neville Leo Jackson and the Melody Clouds Minister Jai Reed
BEST TRADITIONAL JAZZ
BEST CONTEMPORARY BRASS BAND
Kermit Ruffins
Hot 8 Brass Band
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk is nominated for Best Funk.
Galactic Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk
BEST R&B
Kermit Ruffins is the Honorary Music Awards Chairperson. Little Freddie King Tab Benoit
BEST HARD ROCK/ HEAVY METAL
Dr. John Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Arson Anthem Goatwhore Haarp
BEST RAP/HIP HOP
Anders Osborne The Radiators Rotary Downs
Big Freedia Curren$y Dee-1
BEST FUNK BAND
BEST BLUES
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Guitar Lightnin’ Lee
BEST ROCK
BEST ROOTS ROCK Honey Island Swamp Band Lil’ Band O’ Gold Paul Sanchez