2026 New England Music Awards Ballot

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Act of the Year
- April Cushman
- Bermuda Search Party
- Couch
- Deer Tick
- Delta Generators
- Drew Angus
- Fleuke
- GA-20
- Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice
- Houston Bernard
- Jake Swamp and the Pine
- JVK
- Lainey Dionne
- Lily Fitts
- Mark Erelli
- The Elovaters
- The Mallett Brothers Band
- Ward Hayden and the Outliers
- Weakened Friends
- Will Dailey
Album of the Year
- Adam Ezra Group - Revelate
- Amanda McCarthy – Looking For the Light
- April Cushman-The Price I Pay
- Ava Valianti – Sophomore Slump
- Bus Crush - Star of the Show
- Charlie Marie - Signs
- Cold Chocolate - Not Gonna Stop
- Drew Angus - Late to the Party
- GA-20 - Orphans
- Girl with a Hawk – Regenesis
- Greg Freeman - Burnover
- James MacPherson - All This Happened
- Jessye DeSilva – Glitter Up The Dark
- JVK - Pop Culture Affair
- Major Spark - Walk Among The Poppies
- Mark Erelli – Spring Green
- Olivia Dolphin – All The Time We Spent
- One Time Weekend - As Above, So below
- Oshima Brothers - In Orbit
- STL GLD - Good Music for Bad Kids
- The Amplifier Heads - Super 8
- The Grownup Noise – No Straight Line in the Universe
- The Mallett Brothers - Harvest Dance (Live)
- The Zak Jacobson Syndicate – Aces
- Wendy Lucas – You Can Probably Guess
- Will Dailey - Boys Talking
Song of the Year
- 12/OC - Radio Dial
- Air Traffic Controller - Going, Going, Gone
- Amelia Earnshaw - October
- April Cushman - Wild
- Benni Frank - Preacher
- Bryan Titus - Building My Best Life
- Bus Crush - High Water
- Charming Arson - The Wednesday Of My Discontent
- Couch – What Were You Thinking
- Dakota Smart - 25
- Danny Curtis - This Past Year
- Emi McSwain – I Hope When I Die
- Emily Grogan - Day Off
- Gold Hoax - Back to the City
- Hawk in the Nest - Don't Leave Me This Way
- Henry Jamison - Rue (Featuring Donovan Woods)
- Jake Swamp and the Pine - Wish You Well
- Lainey Dionne – Shut Myself Off
- Lexi James – Growing Pains
- Lily Fitts – Mess of Me
- Major Moment - Not That Broken
- One Time Mountain - Overdrive
- Patrick Kearns - When Everything Is Wrong
- Renee Levesque - Back to Boston
- The Elovaters - Sunburn
- The Fatal Flaw - Navy Dodge Ram
- The Jake Wasson Malpractice - Kinky Boots (Pinche Migra)
- Toby. - Power
- Vanna Pacella - Plead
Producer of the Year
- Brad Bensko
- Brad Young - BKY Studio
- Brendan McGillin - Ugly Duck Studios
- Brian Charles - Rare Signals
- Brian Coombes - Rocking Horse Studio
- Brian Murphy
- Daniel Fox - Wondersmith Audio
- David Minehan- Woolly Mammoth Sound
- Dereck Blackburn - Quiet House Studio
- Emma Newton - Big Nice Studio
- Eric Lichter - Dirt Floor Recording & Production
- Eric Sauter - Blackheart Sound
- Jeff Rosen - Cherrywood Records
- Joe Clapp - Ultrasound Productions
- Jon Ellis - Artisan Acoustics
- Jonathan Wyman - The Halo Studio
- Kenny Cash - Factory Underground Studio
- Mel Go Hard
- Mike Machaby - The Underground Recording Co.
- Rob Griffith
- Sean McLaughlin - 37" Productions
- Stephen Peter Rodgers - Tiny Bunker Recording Studio
- The Arcitype - The Bridge Sound & Stage
- Tracy Walton - On Deck Sound Studio
- Vic Steffens - Horizon Music Group
- Warren Babson - Bang-A-Song Studios
Songwriter of the Year
- Brian Murphy
- Bryan Titus
- Canyon
- Carlin Tripp
- Chris Walton
- Derek Smith
- Eddie Seville
- Eva James
- Hayley Reardon
- Houston Bernard
- Jake Manzi
- James MacPherson
- Jason Cardinal
- Jill McCracken
- Kat Evans
- Kyle Erickson
- Lily Seabird
- Lucas Neil
- Neale Eckstein
- Pat Kennedy
- Ruth Garbus
- Sam Bergquist
- Sam James
- Ward Hayden
- Zion Rodman
Performer of the Year (2)
- Aldous Collins Band
- Annie Brobst
- April Cushman
- Brie Green
- David Corson
- Danielle Miraglia
- Eamon Moore
- Grace Morrison
- Hatfield
- Katherine Winston
- Katie Dobbins
- Lainey Dionne
- Lexi James
- Lily Fitts
- Maddi Ryan
- Marc Douglas Berado
- Michael Paul Brennan
- Miss Julia Violet
- Munk Duane
- Nate Ramos
- Ryan Montbleau
- Ryan Sweezey
- Steve Rondo
- The Local Waves
- Tod Pronto
- Twen
- Tyler Levs
- Vanna Pacella
- Will Dailey
New Act of the Year
- Amelia Earnshaw
- Ava Valianti
- Benjamin Quinn
- Bus Crush
- Cara Lately
- Darien Castro
- Dirt Road Souls
- Emi McSwain
- EvelynRoze
- Hello, Rangoon!
- Julia Hutchinson
- Kara McKee
- Kerrin Connolly
- Luke Curran
- Maya Salafia
- Miss Julia Violet
- Modern Refuge
- notfriends
- Olivia Conway
- Pat Kennedy
- Ren McLean
- The Northern Line
- The PickPockets
- TMYGN
- Wendy Lucas
Live Act of the Year
- Cold Engines
- Copilot
- Crooked Coast
- Garden Of Hedon
- Good Trees River Band
- Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice
- Happy Little Clouds
- High Summer
- Hill House
- Jake Swamp & The Pine
- Jennifer Tefft & The Strange
- Kooked Out
- Modern Ego
- Steadman's Landing
- The Crowded Table
- The Far Out
- The Gravel Project
- The Jake Ash Band
- The Moonrise Cartel
- The New Limits
- The Shady Trees
- The Wolff Sisters
- Total Strangers
- Ward Hayden And The Outliers
Blues Act of the Year
- 21 Grams More
- Alan Arena
- All Night Boogie Band
- Dan Lawson Band
- Danielle Miraglia
- Delta Generators
- Dwight & Nicole
- Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman
- GA-20
- Greg Piccolo & Heavy Juice
- Julie Rhodes
- LeFever
- Matt Swanton Band
- Ryan "Bluwrath" Newman
- The Johnny Williams Band
- The Name Droppers
- Willie J Laws Jr
Rock Act of the Year
- 92 Winona
- American Ocelot
- Autumn Drive
- Best Not Broken
- Bleach the Sky
- blindspot
- Carissa Johnson
- Chaser Eight
- Clifford
- Don’t Tell Iris
- Dred Buffalo
- Gina Fritz
- Jennifer Tefft & The Strange
- Kevin James Graham
- Megan From Work
- One Time Weekend
- Robber Robber
- Satch Kerans Band
- The Amplifier Heads
- The Freight
- The Gravel Project
- The Grownup Noise
- The Professors of Sweet, Sweet Music (POSSM)
- The Zak Jacobson Syndicate
- Tiberius
- Wildfeuer
Punk Rock Act of the Year
- Adios Fatso
- Already Dead
- Another One Down!
- Body Eviction
- Cape Crush
- Crash The Net
- Driveways
- Evil Felipe
- Future Stories
- Greaseface
- Hell Beach
- JVK
- Landowner
- Linnea's Garden
- Mad
- mallcops
- Perennial
- Professor Caffeine & the Insecurities
- Shame Penguin
- The Chelsea Curve
- The Dogmatics
- The Magic City
- The Parkwoods
- Today Junior
Country Act of the Year
- 12/OC
- April Cushman
- Ben Durand
- Charlie Marie
- Daniel Miller & The High Life
- Deep River Saints
- Elisa Smith
- Eva Ricci
- Houston Bernard
- Jason Ingriselli & The Miles North
- Jinty McGrath
- Kat Ivy
- Kelli Crowley
- Lexi James
- Louie Bello
- Maddi Ryan
- Mariah Rose
- Michael Corleto
- Nick Bosse & The Northern Roots
- North County Band
- Overserved Again
- Patrick Kearns
- Samantha Rae
- The Midnight Anthem
- Ward Hayden & the Outliers
- Whitney Doucet
Pop Act of the Year
- Ali T
- Battlemode
- Brian Walker
- Cahill
- Couch
- Izzy Ivy
- James MacPherson
- Jenna May
- Kids That Fly
- Lainey Dionne
- Lila Wilde
- NOVA ONE
- Olivia Dolphin
- Oshima Brothers
- Ovlov
- Paper Castles
- SIOO
- The Far Out
- The Ringer Soundtrack
- Veronica Lewis
- Wendy Lucas
- Wireless Connection
Hard Rock/Metal Act of the Year
- 100 Demons
- A Wilhelm Scream
- All Sinners
- Anaria
- Bad Marriage
- Burning Time
- Cemetery Moon
- Crippling Alcoholism
- Dead by Wednesday
- DIRT
- Dreamwake
- Exit 18
- lespecial
- Major Moment
- Ol’ Rattle Bones
- One Time Mountain
- Saving Vice
- Scarecrow Hill
- Stone the Oracle
- Taxidermy
- The Last King
- The Makeshift Kings
- Under The Horizon
- Wilderun
Roots Act of the Year
- Autumn Hollow
- Billy Thompson
- Bow Thayer
- Bronze Radio Return
- Donny Hayes
- Erik Rabasca
- Frank Viele
- Hawk in the Nest
- Hound and Handler
- Jaded Ravins
- Jason Cardinal
- Jesus The Dinosaur
- Kim Moberg
- King Kyote
- Linda Marks
- Noble Dust
- Sneaky Miles
- Solgyres
- Sweet Petunia
- The Elovaters
- The Massacoustics
- The Wormdogs
Americana Act of the Year
- Cold Chocolate
- Emma Cook
- Grace Givertz
- Jake Swamp and the Pine
- Kier Byrnes & the Kettle Burners
- Koa Phoenix
- Molly Pinto Madigan
- Nate Perry & Ragged Company
- Nate Ramos
- Old Tom & The Lookouts
- Other Brother Darryl
- Reid Parsons
- Sado-Domestics
- Sam Bergquist
- Sarah Blacker
- Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals
- The Tenderbellies
- Todd Mack
- Trae Sheehan
- Tyler Allgood
Hiphop Act of the Year
- ANoyd
- Anteneh
- Ben Grizz
- Billy Dean Thomas
- Chase Stebbins & The Only Known
- Exit Fame
- Fee The Evolutionist
- Greg Rivers
- Joyner Lucas
- Krook Rock
- Ladi Rock
- Laroy Streat
- LuFFKiD
- Malik Elijah
- Mavstar
- Mighty Ceej
- SeeFour
- Snowsa
- Taija New
- Yanfi
- YLM Forest
Jazz Act of the Year
- April Varner
- Astral Underground
- Candy O'Terry
- Club d'elf
- Emma Blanc
- Jared Sims
- Jorgan Trio
- Ray Vega
- Soggy Po' Boys
- Stephanie James
- Swing 440
- Tobin Mueller
- Vapors Of Morphine
Soul/R&B Act of the Year
- Ali McGuirk
- Angelikah Fahray
- by.ra
- Cilla Bonnie
- Debo Ray
- Dom the Composer
- Jen Kearney
- Jermaine Kelly
- Manny X
- Mary McAvoy
- Melo Green
- Michael Minelli
- Mighty Soul Drivers
- Miranda Rae
- Miss Julia Violet
- Myra Flynn
- Nunz
- riah
- Ruby Shabazz
- Sonya Rae Taylor
- TOBY.
- Twam
World Act of the Year
- Chris Monti
- DakouDakou
- Din Check
- FM Collective
- Grateful Dub
- Kotoko Brass
- Levyosn
- Mikahely
- Nicolás Emden
- Niu Raza
- Randy Armstrong
- Roots Of Creation
- Soul Rebel Project
- Temidayo Balogun
- Tori Costa
- Toussaint the Liberator
Rising Star: Connecticut
- Andie Arel
- Flynn Ayers
- Galianna
- Jammy Brocodile
- Lil Txkyo
- Lily Erin
- Sean Lemkey
- Tessa Brown
- The Pretty Graves
- Tweed Sugar
Rising Star: Massachusetts
- Aydan Hill
- beechgrover
- Bug Espresso
- Colbie Lind
- Detroit Angels
- Eliza Howells
- Ella Faye
- Eloise Shaw
- GiAnna
- Grand View Point
- hey i'm outside
- Hunter Braley
- Joanne the Band
- Jonny Tex
- Kate Loraine
- Matt Bishop
- Mel Starr
- Modern Disarray
- Morrissey Blvd.
- Ryan Demaray
- The Glow
Rising Star: Rhode Island
- Alexa Picillo
- BLK.LDG
- Casey Rivers
- Dusty and the Brakes
- Kai Nanfelt
- LONGSHOTT
- Love Marry Kill
- Open Window Maniac
- Ruby Mac
- Wooll
Rising Star: New Hampshire
- Capturing Callahan
- Coyote Smoke
- Harrison Goodell
- Jarrett Villeneuve
- Justin Federico
- North Sea Echoes
- Project H
- REGALS
Rising Star: Vermont
- All the Rivers
- Blake Matteson
- Emily Margaret Band
- Lilly Golden
- Lutalo
- The Eyetraps
Rising Star: Maine
- Josiah Dyer
- Julia Haven
- Owen Howes & the Evening Call
- Seth Gooby
- Stab
- Takoda Dionne
- Thomas Charles Clukey
- Tremolo Fields
- White Mountain Ramblers
Video of the Year
- Air Traffic Controller - Going, Going, Gone
- Anaria - Chasing Shadows
- Another one down! - Pressure
- Bus Crush - High Water
- Dakota Smart - 25
- Debo Ray - Going Down
- Emma Cook - Into My Heart
- EXITFAME - Ghetto Stains
- Eyes Of Theia - Demons and Saviors
- Kids that Fly - The Boxer
- Major Moment - Not That Broken
- Major Moment - Promises
- NOVA ONE - CHLORINE
- Oshima Brothers - Love On Earth
- Ryan Montbleau- Nervous
- Taija New - Butterflies
- The Elovaters - Pockets Full of Sand
- The Elovaters - Sunburn
- The Gravel Project - Love The Life
- Twam - Try Harder
- Weakened Friends - Nosebleed
- Will Dailey - Make Another Me

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