Congratulations to the International Music and Entertainment Association’s 5th Annual IMEA Award Official Nominees and Early Honors Recipients! To download a PDF of the Official Nominees/Early Honors, click here.
| 5th Annual IMEA Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2018 IMEA Award Early Honors Recipients | ||
| Alternative Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Great Escape Deluxe | Paper Lights | |
| Blues Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Everywhere From Here | Joel DaSilva | |
| Holiday Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Unhappy Holiday | Katie Garibaldi | Katie Garibaldi |
| Holiday Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| A Mother Daughter Christmas | Emily Drennan and Patti Drennan | |
| Latin Artist of the Year | ||
| Paul C | ||
| Latin Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Fantasma | The Braided Janes | Jessica Rodriguez, Andrew Doyle, Juny Alvarez |
| Pop Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| August Ambitions | Kory Bard | |
| Spiritual Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Sapient | Steven Chesne | |
| Outstanding Production of a Play | ||
| Title | Producing Organization | |
| Blind Date at Happy Hour | Kettle Moraine Players, Inc. | |
| Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year | ||
| Andre Gimaranz | ||
| DeDe Wedekind | ||
| Dylan Galvin | ||
| Ed Roman | ||
| Kelly&Ellis | ||
| Sarantos | ||
| Adult Contemporary Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| America United | DeDe Wedekind | DeDe Wedekind |
| Falling Apart | Andre Gimaranz | Andre Gimaranz |
| Tennessee Whiskey | Kelly&Ellis | Leslie Ellis, Robin Ruddy, Sarah Turner |
| The Way She Goes | Ed Roman | Ed Roman |
| Why Would the Devil Be Jealous of You? | Dylan Galvin | Dylan Galvin |
| Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Above The Clouds | Sarantos | |
| Remember to Play | Dylan Galvin | |
| Supermoon | Andre Gimaranz | |
| The Long Road to You | Kelly&Ellis | |
| Alternative Artist of the Year | ||
| JJ McGuigan | ||
| Low Bodies | ||
| Nic Nassuet | ||
| Paper Lights | ||
| The Majolly Project | ||
| Alternative Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Die Die My Darling | Nic Nassuet | Jerry Only, Glen Danzig |
| Home | JJ McGuigan | JJ McGuigan, Garrett Crow |
| Missin You | Low Bodies | Joshua Kendrick |
| Wailing Walls | Stage Republic | Corjan de Raaf |
| We're A Lot Like Trees | Paper Lights | Dan Snyder |
| Americana Artist of the Year | ||
| Erisa Rei | ||
| Sam Rochford | ||
| Shantell Ogden | ||
| The Scatterlings | ||
| Wayne Warner | ||
| Americana Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Don't Fade Away | Erisa Rei | Erisa Rei Kopp |
| God for a Minute | Wayne Warner | Wayne Warner, Juanita Lee |
| Lost and Alone | The Scatterlings | Lesley Kornfeld |
| So Easy | Sam Rochford | Sam Rochford |
| Truth About Trains | Shantell Ogden | Shantell Ogden, Bill DiLuigi, Sarah Turner |
| Americana Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Glass Jar | Erisa Rei | |
| The Road That Drives Me Home | Shantell Ogden | |
| The Scatterlings | The Scatterlings | |
| Bluegrass Band/Group of the Year | ||
| Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising | ||
| The Bucking Mules | ||
| The Captain Ledge Band | ||
| The Roscoe Dandies | ||
| Bluegrass Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Bucket Mouth | The Captain Ledge Band | Jeana Downing, Cliff Downing |
| Smoke Behind the Clouds | The Bucking Mules | N/A |
| Stone In My Shoe | Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising | Tim Crosby |
| Bluegrass Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| 10ft Deep | Will Clark | |
| 40 Years of Lonesome | Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising | |
| Rumors of The Great White Skunk | The Captain Ledge Band | |
| Smoke Behind the Clouds | The Bucking Mules | |
| Blues Artist of the Year | ||
| Cat Beach | ||
| JL Fulks | ||
| Joel DaSilva | ||
| JP and The Vibe | ||
| Phillip Broussard | ||
| Shawn Adam Williams | ||
| Blues Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Go To Work | Cat Beach | Cat Beach, Ned Albright |
| Just Wanna Believe | Phillip Broussard | Phillip Broussard |
| Motor City Woman | Shawn Adam Williams | Shawn Adam Williams |
| Shake | Joel DaSilva | Joel DaSilva |
| The Way She Makes Me Feel | JL Fulks | JL Fulks |
| Christian/Gospel Artist of the Year | ||
| Camille Nelson | ||
| Eddy Mann | ||
| FOLLOWER | ||
| Randy & Jade Fisher | ||
| Samie Bisaso | ||
| Tower Lights | ||
| Christian/Gospel Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Be Thou My Vision | Camille Nelson | (Traditional) |
| Call Me Crazy | FOLLOWER | Paul Franklin |
| Forever With You | Randy & Jade Fisher | Randy Fisher II |
| He Loves You Now | Tower Lights | Tim Martin |
| No Go | J. Douglas Wright | Wright & Swaff |
| The Consequence | Eddy Mann | Eddy Mann |
| Who Will Pray For Me? | Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising | Kathy Boyd (BMI) |
| Christian/Gospel Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| I Still Do | Randy & Jade Fisher | |
| Lead Me Home | Camille Nelson | |
| The Consequence | Eddy Mann | |
| This Is Why | Samie Bisaso | |
| Three One Six | Tower Lights | |
| Classical Artist of the Year | ||
| Giuseppina Torre | ||
| Jennifer Thomas | ||
| Milana Zilnik | ||
| Shoshana Michel | ||
| Classical Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Mirabilis Mundi | Giuseppina Torre | Giuseppina Torre |
| The Snow Queen Waltz | Milana Zilnik | Milana Zilnik |
| When Leaves Dance | Shoshana Michel | Shoshana Michel |
| Classical Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Key of Sea (10 Year Special Edition) | Jennifer Thomas | |
| La Mia Idea Di Arte | Giuseppina Torre | |
| Prelude to a Dream | Shoshana Michel | |
| Country Male Artist of the Year | ||
| Bill Archer | ||
| Hicks | ||
| Jeremy Harrell | ||
| Jim Levatte | ||
| Marcum Stewart | ||
| Matt Westin | ||
| Richard Lynch | ||
| Country Female Artist of the Year | ||
| Briana Renea | ||
| Cherish Lee | ||
| Erin McLendon | ||
| Karianne Jean | ||
| Taylon Hope | ||
| Country Band/Group of the Year | ||
| Brewer’s Grade Band | ||
| Cherry Avenue | ||
| Love & Rescue | ||
| South City Revival | ||
| Country Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Dancing With A Broken Heart | Jeremy Harrell | Jeremy Harrell |
| Doin' Alright | Karianne Jean | Karianne Jean, Zach Laughlin, Allison Laughlin |
| Heartbreak Song | Brewer’s Grade Band | Zac Grooms |
| I Can't Love You Anymore | Matthew Huff | Judy Frazier, Doug DeForest |
| Jack & Me | Love & Rescue | Ryan Irvin |
| Tequila Cowgirl | Cherish Lee | Cherish Lee |
| Country Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Battle Lines | Marcum Stewart | |
| Chasin Trouble | Briana Renea | |
| Making It Up As We Go | Erin McLendon | |
| Matthew Huff | Matthew Huff | |
| Mending Fences | Richard Lynch | |
| Showin My Roots | Taylon Hope | |
| Electronica Artist of the Year | ||
| Ashlee.k | ||
| Danu5ik | ||
| kAt blAck | ||
| Electronica Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Afraid Of My Heart | Danu5ik | Danu5ik |
| Loving You Easy | Ashlee.k | Lee Knox |
| Under Your Spell | kAt blAck | kAt blAck |
| Electronica Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Day Light/Dark Night | Danu5ik | |
| New Heights | Ashlee.k | |
| She Is Love | kAt blAck | |
| Folk Artist of the Year | ||
| Julia Russo | ||
| Lily Lambert | ||
| Matt Rouch | ||
| You Knew Me When | ||
| Folk Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Adelaide | Matt Rouch | Matt Rouch |
| Here For You | Lily Lambert | Lily Lambert |
| Summer Silence | Julia Russo | Julia Russo |
| Folk Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Into the Looking Glass | You Knew Me When | |
| Oh Sweet Love | Nickel & Rose | |
| Wherever You Go | Lily Lambert | |
| Hip Hop / Rap Artist of the Year | ||
| Big Rome | ||
| eMkay | ||
| Ill Will | ||
| Marcaux | ||
| Mike Sarge | ||
| Hip Hop / Rap Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Carlton Banks | Mike Sarge | Mike Sarge |
| He Has Risen | Marcaux | N/A |
| I Got Issues | Big Rome | Jerome Higgs |
| Hip Hop / Rap Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Another Level | Ill Will | |
| Childish Things | Mike Sarge | |
| Hypocrite | Marcaux | |
| Urban Renegade | Big Rome | |
| Jazz Artist of the Year | ||
| Debé Gunn | ||
| Nicole Zuraitis | ||
| Sam Hankins | ||
| TJ Thompson Trio | ||
| Jazz Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| And What Have You | TJ Thompson Trio | Thomas J. Thompson |
| Do That Thing | Sam Hankins | Sam Hankins |
| Failing | Nicole Zuraitis | Nicole Zuraitis |
| Jazz Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Do That Thing | Sam Hankins | |
| Hive Mind | Nicole Zuraitis | |
| Trumpet Teardrops of Debé Gunn | Debé Gunn | |
| Metal Band/Group of the Year | ||
| Barrun/Runes | ||
| Blood of Angels | ||
| Green Hill Drive | ||
| Immortal Sÿnn | ||
| Then Falls The Sky | ||
| Metal Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Blind Soul | Immortal Sÿnn | Anthony Zarlengo-Reyther, William Heward |
| Odin's Wrath | Blood of Angels | Aaron Robinson |
| Synical | Then Falls The Sky | Nick Barlage, Chad McElwee, Jacob Smith, Amanda McElwee, Oney Michaels |
| Metal Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Machine Men | Immortal Sÿnn | |
| Redemption | Barrun/Runes | |
| Rising | Green Hill Drive | |
| Pop Artist of the Year | ||
| Erick Blu | ||
| Kory Bard | ||
| Marcella | ||
| Stage Republic | ||
| Trevor Douglas | ||
| Pop Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Bigger Than We Know | Stage Republic | Corjan de Raaf, Bart Janssen |
| Friends | Trevor Douglas | N/A |
| Mavericks | Marcella | Claire Griffin |
| SoCal | Kory Bard | Kory Bard |
| Took The Words | Erick Blu (ft. Robyn Regan & Borkung Hrangkhawl) | Erick Blu, Michael Jay |
| R&B / Soul Artist of the Year | ||
| Danielle Lyndsay | ||
| Rahn Anthoni | ||
| Sonny Dumarsais | ||
| R&B / Soul Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| I'll Trust You | Rahn Anthoni | Fred Jerkins III, Michael Olemba |
| Love & Other Drugs | Danielle Lyndsay | Danielle Lyndsay |
| Pick UP #TheCall | Sonny Dumarsais | Sonny Dumarsais |
| Rock Band/Group of the Year | ||
| Atomic Picnic Project | ||
| Immortelle | ||
| McClinton | ||
| Seven Story Fall | ||
| Stays in Vegas | ||
| Veracity | ||
| Rock Song of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | Songwriter(s) |
| Back To Life | Veracity | Charlotte Donahue, Chuck Donahue, BJ Perry |
| Eternal Life | Immortelle | Jon Mullane, Suzie Jagger Richards, Creighton Doane |
| Let It Roll | Stays in Vegas | Christopher Fulmer, Blake Copeland, Glan Powell |
| New Orleans | HighStakes | Robert Young |
| We Will Fight | Seven Story Fall | Hunter Kennedy |
| Rock Album of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| Life / Death / Rebirth | Awake At Last | |
| Out of My Shell | Atomic Picnic Project | |
| Revelations | Stays in Vegas | |
| Music Video of the Year | ||
| Title | Artist | |
| A Beautiful Storm | Jennifer Thomas | |
| By Your Side | Kory Bard | |
| Forever With You | Randy & Jade Fisher | |
| The Way She Makes Me Feel | JL Fulks | |
| Victorius | Erick Blu | |
| Songwriter of the Year | ||
| Erisa Rei Kopp | ||
| Jeremy Harrell | ||
| JL Fulks | ||
| Keith Kouns | ||
| Matt Rouch | ||
| Shantell Ogden | ||
| Management Company of the Year | ||
| ACR Management | ||
| Briley Media Group | ||
| Jeremiah's Kall Productions | ||
| MTS Management Group | ||
| The Wildfire Company | ||
| Record Company of the Year | ||
| Creative & Dreams Music Network | ||
| GTR Nashville | ||
| MTS Records | ||
| Outstanding Production of a Musical | ||
| Title | Producing Organization | |
| Cabaret | Paramount Players | |
| Hello, Dolly! | Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | The Culture House | |
| Mary Poppins | Our Gang Players, Inc | |
| Outstanding Direction of a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Amy LaGrone Sander | Jesus Christ Superstar - The Culture House | |
| Anthony Greco | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Melanie Cornelison-Jannotta | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Sam Frenkel | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Outstanding Choreography of a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Jessica O'Brien | Anything Goes - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Melanie Cornelison-Jannotta | Cabaret - Paramount Players | |
| Nick Perry | Jesus Christ Superstar - The Culture House | |
| Nicole Calabrese | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Arthur Clifford Jr | Jesus Christ Superstar - The Culture House | |
| Austin Muncy | Little Shop of Horrors - Paramount Players | |
| Eddie Itte | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Gerald Daniel | Children of Eden - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Joshua Jannotta | Cabaret - Paramount Players | |
| Ken Marblestone | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Christina Meadows | Cabaret - Paramount Players | |
| Dani Gillstrap Boyles | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Jackie Laurence | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Jessica Vitalo | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Kelsie Clark Massey | Big Fish - The Culture House | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Brendan Flanagan | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Kyle Rodgers | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Mark Baker | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Michael Book | Jesus Christ Superstar - The Culture House | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Cara Nardone | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Emily Pritchard | Cabaret - Paramount Players | |
| Laurie Toole | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| Michelle Grubb | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Nicole Miller | Big Fish - The Culture House | |
| Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Amy LaGrone Sander | Big Fish - The Culture House | |
| Anthony Greco, Bruce Baker | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. | |
| George Kinsley | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Melanie Cornelison-Jannotta, Joshua Jannota | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical | ||
| Name | Production | |
| Jean Ulkloss, Dorie Morgan | Hello, Dolly! - Neshaminy Valley Music Theatre, Inc. | |
| Jeremiah Enna | Jesus Christ Superstar - The Culture House | |
| Ritch Collins | Beauty and the Beast - Paramount Players | |
| Tom Lowe | Mary Poppins - Our Gang Players, Inc. |