Speedy Ortiz sweeps up at 2015 Boston Music Awards
And a full list of this year’s BMA winners.
The 29th annual Boston Music Awards kicked off Wednesday night, with the announcement of this year’s winners and performances from 14 local artists. The awards were hosted at a new venue, The Sinclair in Cambridge, and featured a new format that will extend the event to two nights.
Big winners this year included Western Massachusetts rockers Speedy Ortiz, who took home “Artist of the Year,’’ “Album/EP of the Year’’ for their latest Foil Deer, “Song of the Year’’ for “Raising the Skate,’’ and “Best Charitable Effort’’ for their partnership with Girls Rock Camp Foundation.
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The full list of winners is as follows:
2015 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE: Evan Dando
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Speedy Ortiz
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR: Speedy Ortiz, “Foil Deer’’
SONG OF THE YEAR: Speedy Ortiz, “Raising the Skate’’
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Palehound
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Tigerman WOAH
ROCK/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Dirty Bangs
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Michael Christmas
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Ruby Rose Fox
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Bad Rabbits
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR: The Ballroom Thieves
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Barrence Whitfield & the Savages
DJ/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Frank White
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Bearstronaut
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR: The Ballroom Thieves
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Shun Ng
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Lake Street Dive
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Worshipper
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Zip-Tie Handcuffs
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR: Abbie Barrett
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Ruby Rose Fox
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Will Daley
STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Ed Valauskas
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Petty Morals, “Just a Game’’
BEST DANCE NIGHT: Soulelujah at Zuzu
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE: The Sinclair
BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY: The Blue Ribbons at Toad
BEST MUSIC BLOG: Vanyaland
BEST LOCAL PROMOTER: Bowery Presents Boston
BEST LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER: Michael Sparks Keegan
BEST BRAND COLLABORATION: Dirty Bangs/Wrangler Television Spot
BEST CHARITABLE EFFORT: Speedy Ortiz/Girls Rock Camp Foundation
UNSUNG HERO AWARD: Chip Rives
The Boston Music Awards continue Thursday night with performances from Evan Dando of The Lemonheads, Best New Artist winners Palehound, and special guests These Wild Plains.
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