New England Music Awards Announce 2014 Nominees

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New England Music AwardsAh, the New England Music Awards. A chance for this amazing cluster of states to celebrate an incredible array of talent. For its third year, the awards will take place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA and kick off February 21st. The event will include  several concerts, as well as a free artist conference featuring guest speakers and panel discussions.

Leading the way this year are Deer Tick and Spose, who hold three nominations each. OurStage artists Gentlemen Hall, The Shana Stack Band, Nemes, and Darlingside are also up for awards, while hosts for the evening will include Dressed for the Occasion, Haley Sabella, Josh Logan, Sarah Borrello, The Mallett Brothers BandWill Dailey, and comedian Steve Sweeney. Check out the full list of nominations below.

Band of the Year
Deer Tick
Della Mae
Gentlemen Hall
Kingsley Flood
The Mallett Brothers Band
Album of the Year
Deer Tick: Negitivity
Erika Van Pelt: My Independence
Kingsley Flood: Battles
Spose: Dankonia
The Mallett Brothers Band: Land
Song of the Year
Deer Tick: The Dream’s in the Ditch
Gentlemen Hall: Sail into the Sun
Love in Stockholm: Drugstore Animal
Sarah Blacker: Shiver
Spose: All R’s
New Act of the Year
Canyon
Daemon Chili
Francesca Blanchard
Hayley Sabella
Sarah Barrios
Live Act of the Year
Coyote Kolb
Echo and Drake
Frank Viele
Funktapuss
North of Nashville
Best in State: Connecticut
Violent Mae
Jennifer Hill and Co.
Little Ugly
Porcelain Clocks
Elison Jackson
Best in State: Maine
The Band Apollo
The Veayo Twins
The Ghost of Paul Revere
The Other Bones
Monumental Drive
Best in State: Massachusetts
You Won’t
The Field Effect
Tall Heights
Nemes
Bad Rabbits

Best in State: New Hampshire
Gone for Days
Tan Vampires
Black Eskimo
Aldous Collins Band
Dressed for the Occasion

Best in State: Rhode Island
Santa Mamba
Last One Out
Conseulo’s Revenge
The Low Anthem
Satellites Fall

Best In State: Vermont
The Pilgrims
Jatoba
Dwight & Nicole
Waylon Speed
The DuPont Brothers

Female Performer of the Year
Anna Lombard
Daphne Lee Martin
Heather Maloney
Lori McKenna
Marina Evans

Male Performer of the Year
Connor Garvey
Jesse Dee
Josh Logan
Tracy Walton
Will Dailey

Songwriter of the Year
Amy Allen
Anna Lombard
Chris Ross
Kate Callahan
Sarah Blacker

Americana/Roots Act of the Year
Dusty Gray Band
Hayley Jane and the Primates
Hilton Park
Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reason
Old Soul

Blues Act of the Year
Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers
Gracie Curran and the High Falutin Band
Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Poke Chop and the Other White Meats
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones

Country Act of the Year
AJ Jansen
Ashley Jordan
Katie Perkins
Sharon Buck
The Shana Stack Band

Hard Rock/Metal Act of the Year
A Simple Complex
Cometa
Leaving Eden
Mellow Bravo
Mindset X

Hip Hop Act of the Year
Joey Batts & Them
Moe Pope & Rain
Reks
Spose
Young Kaii

Indie/Pop Act of the Year
Coke Weed
Dan and the Wildfire
Darlingside
EMMARIE
Erika Van Pelt

Jazz Act of the Year
Airborne
Fogcutters
Isaac Young Quartet
President Soup
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble

Rock Act of the Year
Love in Stockholm
Sarah Borrello
Sparks the Rescue
The Gang of Thieves
Ula Ruth

Producer of the Year
Adam Jensen
Brian Coombes
Floyd Kellogg
Jason Dunn
Nick Tirrell

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