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Unless otherwise indicated, finalists are listed as follows:

Artist
Title
Producer(s)
Studio Name
Studio Location (City)

Single Length Categories-Original Music Only

Adult Contemporary/Adult Pop

Jamie M Harrison
All of the Love Songs
Jamie M Harrison, Skafish, Glinda Harrison
Santa Fe Center Recording Studios, Thunderclap Recording Studio, Home Studio
Albuquerque

Cristen Grey
Close Your Eyes
Cristen Grey
Snow Blossom Studio
Santa Fe

Felecia Ford
You’re the One
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Shotzilla
All I Got
Jesse Martinez
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Steve Fawcett
Feels Like Home
Steve Fawcett
SCF Music
Santa Fe

Ambient

Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Frontiers
Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Emerson Studios
Ranchos de Taos

Joel Atkins
Breathe
Joel Atkins
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Joseph General & Jonathan Zamora
Contemplation
Joseph General Evans & Jonathan Zamora
Cloud Studios
Albuquerque

Rusty Crutcher
Oracle of Delphi
Rusty Crutcher
Emerald Green Sound Productions
Santa Fe

Americana

Dust City Opera
Stars
Paul Hunton, Matthew Tobias
Empty House Studio
Albuquerque

Rooster Blackspur
Heavy Stone
Rob (Berto) Stroup
Taproot Recording Studio
Truth or Consequences

Grant Collinsworth
This House of Glass
Grant Collinsworth
Studio on Britain Drive
Santa Teresa

Berto & The Blame
Sidewinder
Rob (Berto) Stroup
Taproot Recording Studio
Truth or Consequences

Felix y Los Gatos
Down The Highway
Ken Riley
Rio Grande Studios
Albuquerque

Bluegrass

Escape on a Horse
Let Go
Escape on a Horse
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

David Kuncicky
Circle of Friends
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios
Santa Fe

Eb & Hal
Sweetly
Eb Lottimer, Hal Howren, Dave McRae, Anna Darrah
Third Eye Studios
Tijeras

Foggy Memory Boys
Penny’s Farewell
Peter Oviatt
Moonflower Sounds Studio
Taos

David Kuncicky
New Mexico Home
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios
Santa Fe

Blues

The Madrid Anti-Social Klub
Alone in Santa Fe
Jason Read
Frogville Studio
Santa Fe

Felecia Ford
Social Media Blues
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studio
Santa Fe

Marke
Salvation
Gary Cook
Blind Tiger Studios
Taos

Jhett Black, Callie Sioux
Pecos Kid
Jhett Black
Rumblestump Studios
Nogal

The Rudy Boy Experiment
Lies
Rudy Jaramillo, Gonzalo
New Mexico Music Factory
Taos

Children’s Music

Joel Atkins / Lis Aschmann / Ed Tossing
Wishin’ Is Like Fishin’
Joel Atkins
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Natanya Manson
Me
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Jordan Wax
Germs, Germs
Jordan Wax
Stop Golus Studios
Lone Butte

Roger Baker
My Wish
Roger Baker
Downstairs Studio
Albuquerque

Todd and the Fox
Dada!
Todd Eric Lovato
Home Studio
Tesuque

Country

Louis Sheridan
Things Mamma Used to Say
Louis Tafoya
Torreón Studio
Santa Fe

Rich Rajacich
This Dance
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Wilbert Weijer
Daddy’s Girl
Bill Palmer
Torreón Studio
Santa Fe

Eryn Bent
Thirty
Eryn Bent
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Cactus Sol
Nothin’ to Lose
Rich Cagle
Montrose Records
Ruidoso

Electronica

Dare N Wade & Autumn
Intoxicated (f/ Autumn)
Dare N Wade
Pebble Beach Studios
Albuquerque

Evan’s Explosion
Pharmacy The Remix
Noisy Sauce, DJ SAKKA
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Fugitive Moods
These Walls
Fugitive Moods
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Joseph General Evans & Jonathan Zamora
Contemplation
Joseph General Evans & Jonathan Zamora
Cloud Studios
Albuquerque

Dare N Wade
LOVE-Right from The Start
Dare N Wade
Pebble Beach Studios
Albuquerque

Folk

Hoth Brothers Band
Judith
Boris McCutcheon, Baird Edrington, Sarah Ferrell, Bill Palmer
Old Dog Run Studios
Santa Fe

Eric Carlson
Everybody Wanna Go to Mars But Me
Eric Carlson
Home Studio
Santa Fe

Matthew Hecht
Jesse
Jon Gagan and Matthew Hecht
The Electric Company
Santa Fe

Serenity Luna
Butterfly
Joel Atkins
H2omMusic Studio
Santa Fe

Bette Korber
Veneration
Bette Korber
Moonflower Sounds Studio
Taos

Hip-Hop

Elite Sqwad
Prepare for the Wave
Falak, Shorty Badmouth, Aeros Entertainment, Tony B Brown, J. Cardenas, Marcus Irving, YZ, Fedarro, Epik Beats, Sean Keaton, Ace Banks, D Artizt, Boger
Aeros Independent Studio
Albuquerque

Juan Gambino f/George Hernandez
Borrachera
David Sala/Juan Gambino
La Colonia Inc/Cartel Music Group
Estancia

MyDAS
Hype Phonics
Laryx Productions
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Outstanding Citizens Collective
Art of Oz
Antholonius Monk
RaRa Room Recordings
Santa Fe

Indie

Riley Walker
Unbiased Answer
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Chimps In Orbit
She
Everett Byrom III
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Zachariah Julian
Oblique
Ken Riley
Rio Grande Studios
Albuquerque

Sister Black Lagoon
Sleep Is My Sex
Alex Kassim
Esperantoad Studios
Las Cruces

Ross Ingram
Sell The Tape Machine
Ross Ingram
Brainville
Sunland Park

Jazz

Harry Musselwhite & Kenyon Carter
Circus March, Mvt. 3 from “Irish in Albuquerque”
Harry Musselwhite/Kenyon Carter
Harryproduction
Los Lunas

Joseph General & Jonathan Zamora
Contemplation
Joseph General Evans & Jonathan Zamora
Cloud Studios
Albuquerque

Latin

Chris Cordova Latin Jazz
Happy People
Chris Cordova
ChriscCordova Productions
Bernalillo

Malvina Canon
New Mexico Style
Herman Martinez
Alta Vista Recording
Albuquerque

Felix y Los Gatos
Vamos Afuera
Ken Riley
Rio Grande Studios
Albuquerque

Juan Gambino f/George Hernandez
Borrachera
David Sala/Juan Gambino
La Colonia Inc/Cartel Music Group
Estancia

Patricia Salcido and Cactus Sol
El lazador y su montura
Rich Cagle
Montrose Records
Ruidoso

Metal

Anesthesia
Devoured
Jake Pacheco, Dax Lujan, Aaron Bustamante, Jon Singleton
Tres Cuarto
Albuquerque

Angelo Unale
Excel To the Light
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Music
Bernalillo

Son of Ra
Barren Wasteland
Chris Riggins
Massacre Productions
Santa Fe

John Lee
The Girl Is Not Alone
John McKenny
Red Sky Blue Ocean
Albuquerque

Alter Apex
Soul Direction
Ken Hendricks, Eric Garay, Ken Weinman, Dexter Gonzalez
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Modern Rock

Bryan Huskisson
Fight Worth Fighting
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Music
Bernalillo

Matthew Hecht
Dark Before The Dawn
Jon Gagan and Matthew Hecht
The Electric Company
Santa Fe

Micah Thunder
How It Ends
Edgar Wonder
Monsoon Recording // On The Moon Studios
Albuquerque

Laura Korman, Ty Trujillo Full Dive Vol 2 Tom Furdon
Gypsy Girl
Tom Furdon
Tom Furdon Mobile Studio
Albuquerque

David Phillips
Who Do You Want To Be
David Phillips, Fred Spencer, Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Native

Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Frontiers
Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Emerson Studios
Ranchos de Taos

Innastate f/ Artston
Light
Adrian Wall
Evergreen Studios
Jemez Pueblo

Laura Korman, Ty Trujillo Full Dive Vol 2 Tom Furdon
Warrior
Tom Furdon
Tom Furdon Mobile Studio
Albuquerque

Novelty

Eb & Hal
Bob & Flo
Eb Lottimer, Hal Howren, Dave McRae, Anna Darrah
Third Eye Studios
Tijeras

Evan’s Explosion
Pay Day
Evan Safford – Jacqueline Doll
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Paula Rhae & Marc Malin
Ain’t Gonna Do It
Marc & Paula Rhae Malin, Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Hacksaw Harry
I’m Standing In My Underwear
Hacksaw Harry
Home Studio
Santa Fe

Todd Lowry
Take Me to Your Leaders
Todd Lowry
Downstairs Studio
Albuquerque

Pop

Andres Joseph
Come 2 My Party
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Kito Peters
Just So I’m With You
Kito Peters, Simon Snaize
Home Studio
Santa Fe

Ari
Found
Jorge Garcia
Phreak Music Productions
Albuquerque

Ron Crowder
Meant to Be
Ron Crowder
InCrowd Studio
Albuquerque

Johnny Visable
Take Me Away
John-Michael Vasquez
Studio DMC
Albuquerque

Rhythm & Blues

David Phillips
It’s Been Fun
David Phillips, Fred Spencer, Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Nathan Fox
Smokin’ Hot
Nathan Fox
Soul Fox Studios
Albuquerque

Felecia Ford
Black Tears
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studio
Santa Fe

Shotzilla
Sunshine (2020)
Jessie Martinez, Scott Sena
Home studio
Albuquerque

Swank Brothers
When Chiefo Plays
Flash Swank
Most Records
Santa Fe

Rap

Elite Sqwad
Prepare For The Wave
Falak, Shorty Badmouth, Aeros Entertainment, Tony B Brown, J. Cardenas, Marcus Irving, YZ, Fedarro, Epik Beats, Sean Keaton, Ace Banks, D Artizt, Boger
Aeros Independent Studio
Albuquerque

Jon Lee
This Is Going Down
John McKenny
Red Sky Blue Ocean
Albuquerque

Parker B
Wild Dogs
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Juan Gambino f/George Hernandez
Borrachera
David Sala/Juan Gambino
La Colonia Inc/Cartel Music Group
Estancia

MyDAS
Hype Phonics
Laryx Productions
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Reggae

Lili G Evans
I See You Jah
Fred Hernden & Joseph General Evans
Cloud Studios
Albuquerque

Mister Kali
Code Red
James Lord/Irie Sounds International
Ceremony Studios
Santa Fe

Innastate f/ Artston
Light
Adrian Wall
Evergreen Studios
Jemez Pueblo

Lili G Evans
Be A Little Kind
Fred Hernden & Joseph General Evans
Cloud Studios
Albuquerque

Religious

Emmanuel John
Nihe Odla Adeinohsin (Keep the Faith)
Emmanuel John
Home Studio
Farmington

Jon Lee
Make It Tonight
D Haliburton/J McKenny
Red Sky Blue Ocean
Albuquerque

Rooster Blackspur
Unholy Saints
Berto (Rob) Stroup
Taproot Recording Studio
Truth or Consequences

Todd Lowry
Every Day’s A Holy Day
Todd Lowry
Downstairs Studio
Albuquerque

Singer/Songwriter

Martha Reich
Star Seeds
Martha Reich
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Betsy Scarinzi & Matt Malone
Alright
Tim Schmoyer & Betsy Scarinzi
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Marie Manning
Lucky
Christopher Aguilar
StudioE519
Dexter

BeBe LaLa-Maryse Lapierre & Alicia Ultan
Rosie
BeBe LaLa & John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Matthew Hecht
Thinking of You
Jon Gagan and Matthew Hecht
The Electric Company
Santa Fe

Western

Escape On a Horse
Jack The Joker
Escape on a Horse
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Paul Kelly
A Gal and Her Pony
Paul Kelly, David Cragin
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Louis Sheridan
Things Mamma Used to Say
Louis Tafoya
Torreon Studio
Santa Fe

Rich Rajacich
Grain Of Truth
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Paul Kelly
Enchantment
Paul Kelly, David Cragin
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

World

Bette Korber
Veneration
Bette Korber
Moonflower Sounds Studio
Taos

Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Frontiers
Chris Burton & Fredrick Aragon
Emerson Studios
Ranchos de Taos

BeBe LaLa-Maryse Lapierre & Alicia Ultan
BeBe LaLa
BeBe LaLa & John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Duke City Hora
Dobriden
Jordan Wax/Dennis Jasso
Fw Studios + Home studio
Santa Fe

Evan’s Explosion
Black and Blue (The Morocco Remix)
Noisy Sauce , DJ SAKKA
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Performance Specific Categories

Best Arrangement Original Composition (Arranger)

Bette Korber
for
Bette Korber
Zephyr McCleod

Free Range Buddhas
for
Free Range Buddhas
Hunger Pains

Anna Rudolph
for
Anna Rudolph
One Two Three

Harry Musselwhite & Kenyon Carter
for
Harry Musselwhite
Circus March, Mvt. 3 from “Irish in Albuquerque”

Ron Crowder
for
Ron Crowder
A Little Love

Cover Song

Alison Reynolds
All Along the WatchTower/Carry on My Wayward Son
Alison Reynolds
Home studio
Las Cruces

David Kuncicky
Marrakesh Express
David Kuncicky
La Barbaria Studios
Santa Fe

Lone Piñon
El Mosquito
Dennis Jasso
Fw Studios
Santa Fe

Tom Russell
I’ll Be Over You
Tom Russell
Route 66 Studios
Bernalillo

Marie Manning
Truth Hurts
Christopher Aguilar
StudioE519
Dexter NM

Route 66 Cover

Angelo Unale
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Music
Bernalillo

The Cowboy Way
Route 66
Marium Funke
GMF Recording Studio
Santa Fe

David Kuncicky
Theme from Route 66
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios
Santa Fe

Best Instrumental Performance (Artist and Title Only)

Entourage Jazz
for
Moondance

Robb Janov
for
Bachalypso

Harry Musselwhite & Kenyon Carter
for
Circus March, Mvt. 3 from “Irish in Albuquerque”

Michael Hamill-The Aspen Recovery Project
for
Anchor Home
Artha Meadors
for
I Want to Be an Architect

Best Mastering Engineer (Engineer, Artist, Title, Facility & Location)

Andy Rogulich
for
Eb & Hal
On My Way Home
High Fidelity Mastering
Albuquerque

Jono Manson
for
Eryn Bent
Don’t Know Why
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Michael MacDonald
for
Steve McCormic, Alto Street
Run to the Right
Algorhythms Mastering
Santa Fe

Nathan Fox
for
Nathan Fox
Smokin’ Hot
Soul Fox Studios
Albuquerque

Peter Larkin
for
Wayne James Dotson
Angels Whisper Your Name
Lighthouse Recording LLC & Axis Audio
Santa Fe

Best Recording Engineer (Engineer, Artist, Title, Facility & Location)

Roger Baker & David McRae
for
Entourage Jazz
Moonlight In Vermont
Downstairs Studio & Third Eye Studio
Albuquerque & Tijeras

David Cragin
for
Ronnie Rael
Engine
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Jono Manson
for
David Phillips
What Happened to Love
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

John Wall
for
John Mark Knepper
San Francisco Bay
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Johnny Mulhair, Paul Goad, David Strong
for
David Strong
Crossroads
Johnny Mulhair Studio
Clovis

Best Original Song (Composer)

Wayne James Dotson
for
Wayne James Dotson
Angels Whisper Your Name

Collin Troy de Larrew
for
Fugitive Moods
These Walls

David Phillips
for
David Phillips
What Happened to Love

Natanya Manson
for
Natanya Manson
Me

Anna Rudolph
for
Anna Rudolph
One Two Three

Best Vocal Performance (Artist and Title)

Entourage Jazz
for
How High the Moon

Free Range Buddhas
for
Hunger Pains

Jamie M Harrison
for
All of the Love Songs

hONEyhoUSe
for
Be Brave

Felecia Ford
for
Ocean of Love

Paula Rhae Malin
for
Can’t Put My Finger on It

Non-Performance Categories (Artist, Title, Video Production)

Best Video

Dust City Opera
for
Stars
Director-Christopher Walsh
Director of Photography-Shannon Flynn

PH8
for
Lets Grow
Director-Michael Bozzuto

Barbara Bentree
for
“Listen Here”
Director / Producer-Barbara Bentree

Alter Apex
for
Draw The Curtains
Director- Augustine Ortiz
Editing-Mario Rivera

Juan Gambino
for
Juan Gambino f/George Hernandez
Borrachera
Director-Juan Gambino

Eryn Bent
for
Don’t Know Why
Director/Editor-Rob Nakai
Media Ikonz Productions

Best Album Design (Artist, Title, Design by)

David Phillips
for
What Happened to Love
Fred Spencer-Artwork
Photography Michael Delheim
Layout-Chris Kro

Eb Lottimer, Hal Howren, Dave McRae, Anna Darrah
for
Eb & Hal
On My Way Home
Photography & Graphic Design-Russell Maynor

Emerson Corley & Roger Baker
for
Entourage Jazz
Oh, You Crazy Moon
Graphic design-Steve Elkins

Rusty Crutcher
for
Rusty Crutcher
Oracle of Delphi
Graphic Design-Saul Fineman

Ross Ingram
for
Ross Ingram
Sell the Tape Machine
Graphic Design-Roosevelvet Design/Nathan McGehee

Full Length Categories

Blues Album

John Mark Knepper
Along the Way
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Eryn Bent
Red
Eryn Bent
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Best Country Album

Paul Kelly
Sugarfoot
Paul Kelly, David Cragin
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Louis Sheridan
Going Home
Louis Robert Tafoya
Torreon Studio
Santa Fe

Rich Rajacich
Grain of Truth
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Escape On a Horse
Homeland
Escape On a Horse
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Daniel Solis
Here’s To You
Daniel Solis
D’Sol Music Productions
Belen

Jazz Album

Entourage Jazz
Oh, You Crazy Moon
Emerson Corley & Roger Baker
Downstairs Studio & Third Eye Studio
Albuquerque & Tijeras

Terry Lee Burns
Behind the Mask
Terry Lee Burns
Song Speak Studio
Rio Rancho

Pop Album

Andres Joseph
I Am Drugs-Andres Joseph
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Kito Peters with Jono Manson
Days of Peace
Jono Manson, Kito Peters
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

The Long Gone
Imitation Honey
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studios
Santa Fe

Shotzilla
The Poet Tree
Jessie Martinez, Scott Sena
Home Studio
Albuquerque

Kito Peters
Waterfall
Kito Peters, Simon Snaize
Home Studio
Santa Fe

Rock Album

Zachariah Julian
Oblique
Ken Riley
Rio Grande Studios
Albuquerque

EEP
Winter Skin
Ross Ingram
Brainville
Sunland Park

Anesthesia
They Will Arrive
Jake Pacheco, Dax Lujan, Aaron Bustamante, Jon Singleton
Tres Cuarto
Albuquerque

The So Lows
Times Not So Weathered
David Cragin, The So Lows
Santa Fe Soundworks
Santa Fe

Amped Owl Drive
One More Shot
Amped Owl Drive
Rio Grande Studios
Albuquerque

Norman Petty Producer’s Award

Terry Lee Burns
for
Terry Lee Burns
Behind the Mask
Song Speak Studio
Rio Rancho

Boris McCutcheon
for
Alto Street
Alto Street
Torreon Studios
Santa Fe

Eb Lottimer, Hal Howren, Dave McRae, Anna Darrah
for
Eb & Hal
I’m On My Way Home
Third Eye Studios
Tijeras

Jono Manson
for
Rich Rajacich
Grain Of Truth
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

John Wall
for
John Mark Knepper
Along the Way
Wall of Sound
Albuquerque

Best of the Year

David Phillips
What Happened to Love
David Phillips, Fred Spencer, Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink
Santa Fe

Eb & Hal
I’m On My Way Home
Eb Lottimer, Hal Howren, Dave McRae, Anna Darrah
Third Eye Studios
Tijeras

Entourage Jazz
Oh, You Crazy Moon
Emerson Corley & Roger Baker
Downstairs Studio & Third Eye Studio
Albuquerque / Tijeras

Cactus Sol
Vamos
Rich Cagle
Montrose Records
Ruidoso

Terry Lee Burns
Behind the Mask
Terry Lee Burns
Song Speak Studio
Rio Rancho