The Detroit Music Awards Foundation is a
Michigan
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501(c)(3) organization
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, whose mission is to recognize
Detroit
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area musicians working on a national, regional, and local level. The Foundation supports and nurtures the musical community in Detroit and the Detroit metropolitan area to create a network for musicians that cuts across genres and styles.
Initially proposed in 1988, and first presented by the Motor City Music Foundation, the multi-genre awards ceremony was established to bring recognition to Detroit area musicians. The first awards show was held at the
Detroit Music Hall, and later moved to the State Theatre, now called
The Fillmore Detroit
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. In 1998, the organization merged with the
Metro Times
The ''Detroit Metro Times'' is a progressive alternative weekly located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Detroit area.
History and content
Supported entirely by advertising, it is distribute ...
-sponsored Detroit Music Awards to become one organization with one awards show for the Detroit Music community.
Since its inception, the Detroit Music Awards has celebrated Detroit's vibrant music scene, including some of Detroit's most notable artists; including
Alice Cooper
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,
Anita Baker
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,
Aretha Franklin
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,
The Belleville Three
The Belleville Three are three American musicians, Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson, who are credited with inventing the Detroit techno genre.
Origins
Kevin Saunderson was born in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of nine he mov ...
,
Big Sean
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,
Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and The Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, break ...
,
CeCe Winans
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,
The Clark Sisters
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,
The Detroit Cobras,
Diana Ross
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,
Eminem
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,
The Four Tops
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George Clinton,
Glenn Frey
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,
The Gories
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,
Grand Funk Railroad
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Greta Van Fleet
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,
Iggy Pop
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Insane Clown Posse
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,
Jack White
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Kid Rock
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,
Laith Al-Saadi
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Luis Resto,
Madonna
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,
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown.
An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalin ...
,
Marvin Gaye
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,
MC5,
Mike Posner
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The Miracles
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,
Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder (born William Sherille Levise, Jr.; February 26, 1945) is an American musician who has recorded more than 25 albums over more than four decades.
Career
Ryder formed his first band, Tempest, when he was at Warren High School, and th ...
,
Parliament-Funkadelic
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,
The Raconteurs
The Raconteurs (, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and ...
,
The Romantics,
Royce da 5'9"
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Sixto Rodriguez
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Smokey Robinson
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The Spinners,
Sponge
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Stevie Wonder
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,
The Stooges
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,
The Supremes
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,
Suzi Quatro
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,
Takashi Iio,
Ted Nugent
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,
The Temptations
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,
Thornetta Davis,
Uncle Kracker
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,
The Verve Pipe
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In November 1992, Brian Vander Ark of the band "Johnny with an Eye" signed a production dea ...
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The Von Bondies
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,
Was (Not Was)
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and
The White Stripes
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.
Categories
Award winners are selected by music industry professionals, with award categories covering the following
genre
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s:
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Americana/
Folk/
Acoustic
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Blues
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Jazz
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Gospel
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Country
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Classical
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Rock/
Pop
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Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Pop music, a musical genre Artists
* POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade
* Pop!, a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Albums
* ''Pop'' ( ...
*
R&B/
Hip-Hop
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Electronic
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World
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Awards
General
Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue
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Outstanding Live Performance
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Outstanding Live Sound Technician
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Outstanding Local Record Label
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Outstanding National Major Record Label Recording
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Outstanding National Single
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Outstanding National Small/Independent Record Label Recording
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Outstanding Record Producer
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Outstanding Recording Studio
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Outstanding Video (Limited Budget)
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Outstanding Video (Major Budget)
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Outstanding Tribute Band
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Outstanding Family Music Artist/Group
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Outstanding Family/Children's Music
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Americana
Outstanding Americana/Acoustic/Folk/Group
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Outstanding Americana/Acoustic/Folk Instrumentalist
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Blues
Classical
Country
Electronic/Dance
Gospel
Jazz
Rock/Pop/Alternative
Urban/Funk/Hip Hop
Outstanding Hip-Hop Artist/Group
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Outstanding Rap Artist or Group
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Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ
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Outstanding Rap Producer/DJ
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Outstanding Rap Composer
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Outstanding Hip-Hop MC
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Outstanding Rap MC
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Outstanding Rap Recording
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References
External links
Detroit Music Awards website
{{Musicawards
American music awards
Blues music awards
Classical music awards
Country music awards
Folk music awards
Pop music awards
Rock music awards