The Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) is an award organization honoring original music (Song and Score) in all forms visual media including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries, music videos and special programs. The HMMA was the first to include ''Outstanding Music Supervision'' as featured award categories. HMMA nominations and winners have historically been representative of key awards shows announced months later. The annual HMMA main event, held the week before Thanksgiving, features live music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons and awards for composers, songwriters and performers. The HMMA also celebrates emerging, independent artists from around the globe for creative and innovative contributions in genre categories.
The 2019 winners were announced on November 20.
Categories
Score
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Best Original Score – Feature Film
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Best Original Score – Independent Film
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Best Original Score – Animated Film
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Best Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
* Best Original Score – Horror Film
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Best Original Score – Documentary
* Best Original Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language)
* Best Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series
* Best Original Score – Animated Short Film
* Best Original Score – Documentary Short Film
* Best Original Score – Video Game
* Best Original Score/Song – Mobile Game
Song
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Best Original Song – Feature Film
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Best Original Song – Independent Film
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Best Original Song – Animated Film
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Best Original Song – Documentary
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Best Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series
* Best Original Song – Video Game
* Best Original Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement
* Best Original Song – Short Film
* Best Original Song – Onscreen Performance
Music Supervision
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Best Music Supervision – Film
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Best Music Supervision – Television
Other
* Best Music Documentary/Special Program
* Best Educational/Entertainment Exhibits or Theme Park Rides
* Best Main Title Theme — TV Show/Limited Series
* Best Main Title Theme — TV Show (Foreign Language)
* Best Music Video (Independent)
* Best Live Concert for Visual Media
Selected winners
2014
* Original Score – Feature Film –
Antonio Sanchez (''
Birdman'')
* Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film –
Howard Shore
Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' film trilogies. ...
(''
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'')
* Original Score – Indie Film/Short – Julia Pajot (''Impulsion'')
* Original Score – Animated Film –
John Powell (''
How to Train Your Dragon 2
''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' is a 2014 American computer-animated action fantasy film loosely based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, it is the ...
'')
* Original Score – Documentary –
Mark Adler (''
Merchants of Doubt'')
* Song – Feature Film – "
Lost Stars" (''
Begin Again'') Written by
Gregg Alexander &
Danielle Brisebois
* Song – Animated Film – "
Everything Is Awesome" (''
The Lego Movie'') Written by JoLi,
The Lonely Island
The Lonely Island is an American comedy trio, formed by Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone in Berkeley, California, in 2001. They have written for and starred in the American TV program ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'').
The three ...
, &
Shawn Patterson
* Song – Documentary – "Coming Home" (''Stopping for Death: The Nurses of Wells House Hospice'') Written by Joel Martin
* Soundtrack Album – ''
Guardians of the Galaxy'' (Various Artists)
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Television – Michelle Kuznetsky &
Bob Thiele Jr.
Bob Thiele Jr. (born July 3, 1955) is an American composer, musician and music producer of German descent who has contributed to many artists and TV shows. He is the son of producer Bob Thiele and singer Jane Harvey.
Career
Bob Thiele Jr. h ...
(''
Sons of Anarchy'')
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Film – Season Kent (''
The Fault in Our Stars'')
* Lifetime Achievement Award –
Glen Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting '' The Glen Campbell Good ...
Source:
2015
* Original Score – Feature Film –
Dan Romer (''
Beasts of No Nation'')
* Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film –
Junkie XL
Tom Holkenborg (born 8 December 1967), also known by his stage name Junkie XL or occasionally JXL, is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, producer, and engineer.
Originally known for his trance productions, he has moved to producing ...
(''
Mad Max: Fury Road'')
* Original Score – Independent Film – Isaias Garcia (''The Moment I Was Alone'')
* Original Score – Animated Film – Christophe Beck (''
The Peanuts Movie'')
* Original Score – Documentary –
Miriam Cutler (''
The Hunting Ground'')
* Original Score – Short – Josue Vergara (''Superheroes'')
* Song – Feature Film – "
See You Again" (''
Furious 7'') Written by Andrew Cedar,
DJ Frank E,
Wiz Khalifa
Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, ''Show and Prove'', in 2006 and signed to Warner Records, Warner Bros ...
, &
Charlie Puth
Charles Otto Puth Jr. (; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. Puth initially signed with the record label eleveneleven after ...
* Song – Animated Film – "
Dancing in the Dark" (''
Home
A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it ...
'') Written by
Ester Dean, Tor Erik Hermansen,
MoZella, &
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to t ...
* Song – Documentary – "
Til It Happens to You" (''The Hunting Ground'') Written by
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
&
Diane Warren
* Soundtrack Album – ''
Fifty Shades of Grey'' (Various Artists)
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Television – Jen Ross (''
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
'')
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Film – Dana Sano (''Fifty Shades of Grey'')
* Outstanding Career Achievement Award –
Earth, Wind & Fire
Source:
2016
* Original Score – Feature Film – Nicholas Britell (''
Moonlight
Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes.
Illumination
The intensity of moonlight varies greatly depending on the lunar phase, but even the ...
'')
* Original Score – Sci/Fi Fantasy Film – John Debney (''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...
'')
* Original Score – Independent Film – Scott Glasgow (''
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty'')
* Original Score – Animated Film – Alexandre Desplat (''
The Secret Life of Pets'')
* Original Score – Documentary – Mark Adler (''
Command and Control
Command and control (abbr. C2) is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... hatemploys human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or e ...
'')
* Original Score – Short – Mariano Saulino (''The Talk'')
* Song Feature Film – "
City of Stars" (''
La La Land'') Written by
Justin Hurwitz &
Pasek & Paul.
* Song Animated Film – "
Can't Stop the Feeling!" (''
Trolls
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human be ...
'') Written by
Max Martin,
Shellback, &
Justin Timberlake.
* Song Documentary – “A Minute to Breathe” (''
Before the Flood'') Written by
Trent Reznor &
Atticus Ross
* Song Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film - "
Just like Fire" (''
Alice Through the Looking Glass'') Written by
Pink
Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...
,
Max Martin,
Shellback & Oscar Holter
* Soundtrack Album – ''
Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, cre ...
'' (Various Artists)
* Soundtrack Contemporary Classical / Instrumental - (''Believe'')
Source:
2017
* Original Score – Feature Film – Oneohtrix Point Never (''
Good Time'')
* Original Score – Sci/Fi Fantasy Film – Alexandre Desplat (''
The Shape of Water
''The Shape of Water'' is a 2017 romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer ...
'')
* Original Score – Independent Film – Corey Allen Jackson (''
Chuck'')
* Original Score – Animated Film – Michael Giacchino (''
Coco'')
* Original Score – Documentary – Philip Glass (''
Jane'')
* Original Score – Short –
David Longoria (''Becoming a Man'')
* Original Score – Video Game – Stephen Cox & Danny McIntyre (
Farpoint)
* Original Song – Video Game – Thomas Parisch (composer) &
Dimash Kudaibergen
Dinmuhammed Kanatuly Kudaibergen ( kk, Дінмұхаммед Қанатұлы Құдайберген, ''Dınmūhammed Qanatūly Qūdaibergen''), born 24 May 1994, known professionally as Dimash Qudaibergen, is a Kazakh singer, songwriter, and ...
(singer) (''Ocean over the Time'' (from Moonlight Blade video game))
* Song/Score – Mobile Video Game – Jonathan Geer (''
The Franz Kafka Videogame
''The Franz Kafka Videogame'' is an indie adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka. It was developed by Denis Galanin.
Plot
The protagonist, K., gets a sudden offer of employment. This event changes his life, forcing him to make ...
'')
* Song Feature Film – "
Stand Up for Something" (''
Marshall'') Written by
Diane Warren &
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn Jr. (May 24, 1943 – September 12, 2014), nicknamed "Pops", was an American basketball player.
Life and career
Lynn was born on May 24, 1943 in Chicago, the son of Mabel and Lonnie Lynn, a construction worker.
At 6'7" and 215  ...
* Song Animated Film – "
Confident
Confidence is a state of being clear-headed either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having ...
" (''
Leap'') – Written by
Demi Lovato,
Ilya Salmanzadeh,
Max Martin &
Savan Kotecha
* Song Documentary – “Jump” (''Step'') Written by
Raphael Saadiq,
Taura Stinson
Taura Stinson is an American songwriter, producer, musician, composer and author. Stinson has co-written songs for artists including Deborah Cox, Cynthia Erivo, Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child, Kelis and Jennifer Hudson. She has also written song ...
, &
Laura Karpman
* Song Independent Film – “Speak To Me” (''
Voice from the Stone'') Written by
Amy Lee
* Song Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film – "
How Does a Moment Last Forever" (''
Beauty and the Beast'') – Written by
Alan Menken
Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for '' The Little Mermaid'' (1989), '' Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ...
&
Tim Rice
* Soundtrack Album – ''
Baby Driver
''Baby Driver'' is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright. It stars Ansel Elgort as a getaway driver seeking freedom from a life of crime with his girlfriend Debora ( Lily James). Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, ...
'' (Various Artists)
* Outstanding Music Supervision Television – Robin Urdang (''
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'')
* Outstanding Music Supervision Film – Brian Ross (''
Lady Bird'')
Source:
2018
* Original Score – Feature Film – Max Richter (''
Mary Queen of Scots'')
* Original Score – Sci/Fi Fantasy Film – Ludwig Goransson (''
Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...
'')
* Original Score – Animated Film – Alexandre Desplat (''
Isle of Dogs'')
* Original Score – Documentary – Cyrille Aufort (''
March of the Penguins: The Next Step'')
* Original Song – Feature Film – "
Shallow
Shallow may refer to:
Places
* Shallow (underwater relief), where the depth of the water is low compared to its surroundings
* Shallow Bay (disambiguation), various places
* Shallow Brook, New Jersey, United States
* Shallow Inlet, Victoria, ...
" (''
A Star is Born'') Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
* Original Song – Documentary – "I’ll Fight" (''
RBG''). Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Jennifer Hudson
* Original Song – Animated Film – "Stronger Than I Ever Was" (''
Sherlock Gnomes
''Sherlock Gnomes'' is a 2018 3D computer-animated mystery comedy film directed by John Stevenson. Based on the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film serves as a sequel and spin-off to ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011) ...
''). Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin. Performed by Mary J. Blige
* Original Song – Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror Film – "
All the Stars" (''
Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...
''). Written by Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Sounwave, and Al Shux. Performed by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
* Music Documentary/Special Program – ''
Quincy''
* Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series – Nicholas Britell (''
Succession
Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence.
Governance and politics
*Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...
'')
* Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series – Carlos Rafael Rivera (''
Godless'')
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Film – Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels (''
A Star is Born'')
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Television – Jen Ross (''
Power'')
* Soundtrack Album – ''
Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...
'' (Various Artists)
* Original Score – Independent Film – Thomas Ades (''
Colette'')
* Original Song – Independent Film – "Requiem For a Private War" (''
A Private War''). Written and performed by Annie Lennox
* Original Score – Short Film –
Nami Melumad (''Passage'')
* Original Score – Video Game – Jeff Broadbent and Tina Guo (''
Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds ( taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed ...
'')
* Original Song – Video Game – "Only We Few Remember it Now" (''
The Banner Saga 3''). Written by Austin Wintory. Featuring Faroese singer Eivør
* Song/Score – Trailer – Pawel Gorniak (''Crossfire 2'')
* Original Score – Short Film (Foreign Language) – Jessica Yap (''Sigek Cokelat – A Chocolate Bar'')
* Original Song/Score – Mobile Video Game – Matthew Carl Earl (''Arena of Valor: Flip the World'')
* Original Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement – Juliet Roberts (''NBA Finals – Finally Mine'')
* Original Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) – Joan Vilà (''Quien Eres'')
* Independent Music Video – Alex Boyé (''Bend Not Break'')
* Original Song – TV Show/Mini Series – ''The Innocents'' (''
The Innocents''). Music and lyrics by Carly Paradis. Performed by EERA (Anna Lena Bruland)
* Live Concert for Visual Media – ''Landmarks Live in Concert – Foo Fighters, Live from the Acropolis''
* Main Title – TV Show (Foreign Language) – Layal Watfeh (''Ten Sins'')
* Original Score – Short Film (Animated) – Mariano Saulino (''Very Loving Caterpillar'')
Source:
2019
* Original Score – Feature Film (Tie!) –
Hildur Guðnadóttir (
JOKER),
Marco Beltrami , Buck Sanders (
FORD V FERRARI)
* Original Score – Sci/Fi Fantasy Film –
Alan Silvestri (
AVENGERS: ENDGAME)
* Original Score – Horror Film –
Michael Abels
Michael Abels (born October 8, 1962) is an American composer best known for his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films '' Get Out'' and '' Us'', for which Abels won a World Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award, a Critics Choice n ...
(
US)
* Original Score – Animated Film –
John Powell (
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD)
* Original Score – Documentary –
Jeff Beal (
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM)
* Original Song – Feature Film – “Stand Up” from
HARRIET
* Original Song – Documentary – "Sun, Flood, or Drought" From
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
* Original Song – Animated Film – "Beautiful Life" from
ABOMINABLE
* Music Documentary/Special Program –
ECHO IN THE CANYON
* Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series –
Kris Bowers (
WHEN THEY SEE US)
* Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series – Steven Price (
OUR PLANET)
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Film – Mary Ramos (
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD)
* Outstanding Music Supervision – TV – Catherine Grieves & David Holmes (
KILLING EVE)
* Outstanding Music Supervision – Video Game – Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro and Alex Hackford (
DAYS GONE)
* Soundtrack Album –
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...
- VA OST
* Original Score – Independent Film – Dara Taylor (COLEWELL)
* Original Song – Independent Film – Lionel Cohen & Ollie Gabriel - "She's Setting Fire to the Floor" from MOB TOWN
* Original Score – Short Film – J. M. Quintana Cámara – PAPER BOATS
* Original Score – Short Film (Animated) –
Amie Doherty
Amie Doherty is an Irish composer and orchestrator for film and television. She is the first woman to score an animated feature for DreamWorks.
Her most prominent works were for ''Spirit Untamed'' (2021), Undone (2019), ''Here and Now'' (2018), ...
(MAROONED)
* Original Score – Video Game – Sarah Schachner (
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE)
* Original Song – Video Game – "Saudade" (feat. Shim) (
RESIDENT EVIL 2)
* Song/Score – Trailer – Mark Hannah –
ROMA
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
* Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
(Official Trailer)
* Original Score – Short Film (Foreign Language) – Jesica Yap (HOME)
* Original Song/Score – Mobile Video Game – Inon Zur (
THE ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES)
* Original Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement – "Main Attraction" (JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE)
* Independent Music Video –
Ndlovu Youth Choir &
Wouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman (born 20 September 1961) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won eight South African Music Awards. Using his classical training as a foundation, Kellerman has focused his attention ...
* Adult Contemporary/AAA –
Marina V
Marina Gennadievna Verenikina (born 3 October 1978), known as Marina V, is a Russian singer and musician. She has released 12 albums and toured internationally, performing over 1,300 concerts.
Early life and education
Verenikina was born to ...
&
Dan Navarro
* Alternative – AMbassadors of Morning
* Americana/Folk/Acoustic – Charlie Millikin
* Blues – Bushmaster featuring Gary Brown
* Children's Music – Kendra K
* Christian/Gospel –
Kitt Wakeley
Kitt Wakeley is an American Grammy Award-winning composer, songwriter, musician, and music producer. His album, '' Symphony of Sinners & Saints'' (featuring Joe Satriani) peaked at #1 on Billboard's ''Classical Crossover'' and ''Classical'' char ...
* Contemporary Classical –
Sandrine Rudaz
* Country – Charly Reynolds
* Dance – Art Tawanghar
* Downbeat/Downtempo – Polar RundFunk
* EDM (Electronic Dance Music) – NIK:11 & VODZILLA
* Holiday – Rehya Stevens
* Instrumental – AM Dandy
* Jazz –
David Longoria &
Barbara Morrison
Barbara Morrison (September 10, 1949 – March 16, 2022) was an American jazz singer.
Biography
Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan on September 10, 1949, and raised in Romulus, Michigan, Barbara Morrison recorded her first appearance for radio in Detr ...
* Latin (Pop/Rock/Urban) – Dian Rene
* Latin (Traditional) –
Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
The Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea is an all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 1999 by Cindy Shea. In 2009, they became the first all-female mariachi band ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, and the ...
* Lyrics/Lyricist –
">lexa Ray* Message Song/Social Impact – J.ournal featuring the Rogue Pianist
* New Age/Ambient – Juliet Lyons
* Pop – Olivia Rox
* Producer/Production – Xandy Barry & Fakelife
* R&B/Soul –
Shawn Stockman
* Rap/Hip Hop – FKM ft. J.O.K.E.S.
* Reggae – Analea Brown
* Rock – Joshua & The Holy Rollers
* Singer-Songwriter – J Edna Mae
* Vocal (Female) – Shelita
* Vocal (Male) –
Logan Henderson
* World – Angham
Source:
2020
2021
2022
References
External links
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November events
Awards established in 2014
2014 establishments in California