The People Have Spoken
There are Winners and there are Winners. This year, in addition to the Winners selected by our celebrity & industry judging panel, we’ve added more opportunities for IMA entrants to get heard and get ahead.
Showcasing the talent from the IMA Finalists pool, the IMA Vox Populi rating component was designed to enhance the promotion & marketing efforts of all IMA Finalists and their support teams.
Through press releases & an outreach to fans, friends & industry thousands have cast their votes creating some new winners – some by a landslide, some by a slim margin.
To maximize the marketing opportunities, IMA Vox Populi Winners will be supplied with a Winners logo & press release that they can use to their advantage- post online, send out to press, fans, MySpace bulletins, blogs, wherever music fans gather.
ALBUM
- AMERICANA:
- WINNER: Boulder Acoustic Society
- HONORABLE MENTION: Arthur Godfrey
- BLUES:
- WINNER: Eddie Turner
- HONORABLE MENTION: Watermelon Slim
& The Workers
- CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN (CCM):
- WINNER: Chris Kipp
- HONORABLE MENTION: Kris Huston
- COUNTRY:
- WINNER: Ali Shumate
- HONORABLE MENTION: Moore & Moore
- DANCE/ELECTRONICA:
- WINNER: Matt Kowalsky
- HONORABLE MENTION: Yoko K
- FOLK – SINGER/SONGWRITER
- WINNER: Kara Suzanne & The Gojo Hearts
- HONORABLE MENTION: Dan Bern
- GOSPEL:
- WINNER: Earnest Pugh
- HONORABLE MENTION: Michael Mindingall
- HARD ROCK/METAL:
- WINNER: Lorenzo
- HONORABLE MENTION: Vixen
- JAM:
- WINNER: Garaj Mahal
- HONORABLE MENTION: Alien Red
- JAZZ:
- WINNER: Dave’s True Story
- HONORABLE MENTION: Solade
- LATIN:
- WINNER: Rique Colon
- LIVE PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: Kenny Jaworski
- NEW AGE:
- WINNER: Honest Touch
- POP/ROCK:
- WINNER: David Mead
- HONORABLE MENTION: Shane Hines & The Trance
- R&B:
- WINNER: Sophia Darcell
- HONORABLE MENTION: Emily Summerhays
- RAP/HIP-HOP:
- WINNER: Maticulous
- WORLD TRADITIONAL:
- WINNER: Prince Diabate
- HONORABLE MENTION: The McDades
- WORLD FUSION:
- WINNER: Nuovo Agricola Associazione
- HONORABLE MENTION: David Feder
SONG
- AMERICANA:
- WINNER: Hope Nunnery
- HONORABLE MENTION: T Nile
- BLUES:
- WINNER: Little Miss Higgins
- CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN (CCM):
- WINNER: David Harper
- HONORABLE MENTION: Jen Foster
- COUNTRY:
- WINNER: Amy Speace
- HONORABLE MENTION: Phyllis Tannerfrye
- DANCE/ELECTRONICA:
- WINNER: Fans of Jimmy Century
- FILM & TV:
- WINNER: Dave’s True Story
- HONORABLE MENTION: The Jane Doe’s
- GOSPEL:
- WINNER: Shelby 5
- HONORABLE MENTION: Hope Nunnery
- HARD ROCK/METAL:
- WINNER: Vixen
- JAM:
- WINNER: Foxy Moon Baby
- HONORABLE MENTION: The Mars Hall
- JAZZ:
- WINNER: Kate Schutt
- HONORABLE MENTION: Steve Canon
& The Blowhard Big Band
- LATIN:
- WINNER: Cynthia Castro
- NEW AGE:
- WINNER: Lynn Patrick
- HONORABLE MENTION: Lynda Cole
- POP/ROCK:
- WINNER: Shimmerplanet
- HONORABLE MENTIONS: Bittersweet / Cowboy X
- R&B:
- WINNER: Melani
- HONORABLE MENTION: Vanessa Randall
- RAP/HIP-HOP:
- WINNER: Somobe
- HONORABLE MENTION: Proph
- SOCIAL ACTION:
- WINNER: Lee Alexander
- HONORABLE MENTION: Infotourist
- WORLD FUSION:
- WINNER: Atlas Soul
- WORLD TRADITIONAL:
- WINNER: Inca Son