BMA once again misses the mark

The categories for this year's Boston Music Awards are
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR
SONG OF THE YEAR
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
LIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ROCK/INDIE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR
AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR
DJ/PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR
FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR
METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SINGER-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
STUDIO PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEST DANCE NIGHT
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
BEST LIVE ONGOING RESIDENCY
BEST MUSIC BLOG
BEST LOCAL PROMOTER
BEST LIVE MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER
BEST FLYER/POSTER DESIGNER/ILLUSTRATOR
BEST ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE
BEST ALBUM/EP/SINGLE ARTWORK

I am pleased that "folk" has been added!
Perhaps BMA read Where's the folk? - 11/2/11 and Where's the Folk? - 11/19/13


But sorry to see that once again, although there are vibrant communities, BMA does not see fit to include categories for our favorites...
Celtic
Bluegrass
Old timeCajun/Quebequois.

And where's the jazz, classical, polka, zydeco, world..???!!!

I wish the organization well, it does a great service to the Boston-area pop music community, but misses the mark when it claims to be an awards organization for "Boston music" as it chooses to exclude several vibrant genre. Until it serves all active Boston-area music communities, BMA should change its name to "Boston Pop Music Awards" or such.

p.s. I am one of the 400 nominators. If you append below names of your favorites for BMA's existing categories, I will listen to their audio and give them consideration.

Will Dailey, Ruby Rose Fox, Bearstronaut, STL GLD and Tribe Society.
Photo courtesy of Boston Music Awards (it's their Facebook cover photo).

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