The House of Blues Boston was brimming with talent last night as the 2018 Boston Music Awards commenced. The evening was chock full of notable moments including local favorite Cousin Stizz being named "Artist of the Year" and "Hip-Hop Artist of the Year." Aubrey Haddard doubled up on the metal with "Singer-Songwriter of the Year" and "Vocalist of the Year." We were thrilled, but not surprised; we knew she was going places after taping her Live at Fraser performance in April.
Latrell James claimed "Song of the Year" with his hit "Okay," another hot performance we were fortunate enough to capture in Fraser. NPR Slingshot artist Sidney Gish snagged up the award for "Album of the Year" with her breakthrough No Dogs Allowed, a project we discussed with NPR Music's Bob Boilen earlier in the year. The Devil's Twins performed and took home the award for "Rock Artist of the Year," and Oompa lit up the crowd with an incredible show, won the award for "Unsigned Artist of the Year," and was also named the 2018 617 Session Artist Winner.
A full list of winners is below, and congratulations to everyone! We can’t thank you enough for your amazing contributions to our local music scene.
2018 Boston Music Award Winners:
Artist of the Year: Cousin Stizz
New Artist of the Year: Cliff Notez
Unsigned Artist of the Year: Oompa
Live Artist of the Year: STL GLD
Album of the Year: Sidney Gish, No Dogs Allowed
Song of the Year: Latrell James, “Okay”
Music Video of the Year: Joyner Lucas, “I’m Not Racist”
Alternative/Indie Artist of the Year: Weakened Friends
Americana Artist of the Year: Twisted Pine
Blues Artist of the Year: Ali McGuirk
Country Artist of the Year: Ashley Jordan
DJ of the Year: SuperSmashBroz
Dance/Electronic Artist of the Year: Party Bois
Folk Artist of the Year: Honeysuckle
Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: Cousin Stizz
International Artist of the Year: Soul Rebel Project
Jazz Artist of the Year: Gretchen & the Pickpockets
Metal Artist of the Year: Scissorfight
Pop Artist of the Year: Clairo
Punk/Hardcore Artist of the Year: Street Dogs
R&B Artist of the Year: Bad Rabbits
Rock Artist of the Year: The Devil’s Twins
Singer-Songwriter of the Year: Aubrey Haddard
Vocalist of the Year: Aubrey Haddard
Session Musician of the Year: Jonathan Ulman
Live Production Engineer of the Year: Grace Reader
Studio Producer of the Year: Janos Fulop
Live Music Photographer of the Year: Emily Gardner
Music Promoter of the Year: Christine Varriale
Live Music Venue of the Year: House of Blues
Intimate Live Music Venue of the Year: Great Scott
Music Night of the Year: Emo Night Boston
Live Music Residency of the Year: Ali McGuirk First Fridays at Bull McCabe’s
Music Publication of the Year: Vanyaland
Music Journalist of the Year: Nina Corcoran
617Sessions Artist Winner: Oompa
Photographed on December 12, 2018 by Michael Last
