Congratulations to all the talented winners of the 2018 Blues Blast Music Awards!

At one of the biggest Blues events of the season on Saturday night fans and artists celebrated the 11th Annual Blues Blast Music Awards at Tebala Event Center in Rockford, Illinois.

The winners in the fan voting were announced at the show and are listed below. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

The 2018 Blues Blast Music Award Winners 

Contemporary Blues Album

Danielle Nicole – Cry No More

Traditional Blues Album 

Kim Wilson – Blues And Boogie Vol 1

Soul Blues Album 

Bettye LaVette – Things Have Changed

Rock Blues Album

Walter Trout – We’re All In This Together

Acoustic Blues Album

Sonny Landreth – Recorded Live In Lafayette

Live Blues Recording

Muddy Waters – Live At Rockpalast

Historical Or Vintage Recording

Muddy Waters – Live At Rockpalast

New Artist Debut Album

Heather Newman – Burn Me Alive

Blues Band

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Male Blues Artist

Walter Trout

Female Blues Artist

Beth Hart

Sean Costello Rising Star Award

Heather Newman

From Blues Blast Magazine www.bluesblastmagazine.com