Round two of voting has ended.
Voting for the 2026 Michigan Music Awards is officially CLOSED!
See you on the 27th when we announce the winners!

The Michigan Music Awards celebrates the best and brightest talent across the state. Whether you’re a musician, producer, songwriter, promoter, venue owner, or music enthusiast, we want to hear about the incredible contributions happening within Michigan’s music scene.
Each Genre (Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Rock, Country, Americana, Blue Grass, Gospel/Contemporary Christian, Electronic, International/World, Classical/Theater)
Other Awards Include:

Pop Single
Adaboy! - Uncaged
Andrew Nichols Ft. Jacki Daniels - Have I Told You Lately
Andrea Jenkins - Sanity
Pop Album
Stefano Garrisi - The Best: 1996-2006
Dan Tillery - Shedding Skin
Phabies - The Curse of Caring
R&B Single
Smoke Jones - More Time
Sister Stone - The Giving Way
Sister Stone - The Giving Way
Blues Single
Duane Harlick - Hard To Sing The Blues
Lexie Blue - Too Glam to Give a Damn
Ressurection Blues Band - Broke Down in Clarksville
Blues Album
Greg Nagy - A Little More Time
Ressurection Blues Band - Genesis
Rock Single
Kougaran - Ran by the Enemy
Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke - Gospel of the D (Live 2025)
Flowers on the Grave - Fields of Green
Rock Album
Taylor DeRousse - Running Back to Me
Dan Tillery - Shedding Sking
Saturdays At Your Place - These Things Happen
Country Single
Duane Harlick - Weekend Immune System
McKayla Prew - I Do, and I Don't Know Why
GlenBrooke - What If I Told You
Country Album
Ryan Scott & The Creek Hounds - Stay On The Path
Louie Lee - Future
Ryan Jay - The Devil Gets In The Way
Americana Single
Jeff Scott - King of Everything
Mike Ward - Pet Peeves
Julianne Ankley - Polar Train
Americana Album
Mike Leslie - Goodbye Forever: An Introduction
The Steve Taylor Three - Welcome to the Jingle
Mike Ward - The Time That Remains
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Single
Sweet Crystal- This Way Forever (Pearl Sound Remix)
Duane Harlick- Forgiven
Electronic Single
Andrea Jenkins - Sanity
International/World Single
Duane Harlick - No Quit
Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke - Liberation! (Live2025)
Detroit Riddim Crew - Trained Behavior
International/World Album
Detroit Riddim Crew - Live at Cliff Bells
Songwriter of the Year
Jeff Scott
Steve Taylor
GlenBrooke
Producer of the Year
David Roof
Lewis Hensley
Andy Reed
Engineer of the Year
Josh Ford
Andy Reed
David Roof
Studio Musician of the Year
Dave Menzo
Yorg Kerasiotis
Takashi Iio
Studio of the Year
Rooftop Recordings
The Sound Shop
Plymouth Rock
Indie Label of the Year
Beltorion Records
Bird Flight Records
Bassment Sounds 2.0
Best Venue
20 Front Street
Aretha's Jazz Cafe
The Ark
Manager of the Year
Ron Ledford
Kevin Kay
Heidi Hanel
Best Indie Radio Station
Sonic Coast Radio
Vehicle City Sound
Red Cobra Detroit
Best Live Performance
Jeff Scott
Louie Lee
Gasoline Gypsies
Best Music Video
GlenBrooke - Tattoo Ain't About You
Mike Ward - Paycheck
Smoke Jones - More Time
Rising Star
GlenBrooke
Jacki Daniels
McKayla Prew

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