2026 Blues Music AWards
May 7 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Blues Music Awards brings together Blues performers, industry representatives, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year.
The BMAs are generally recognized as the highest honor given to blues musicians and are awarded by vote of Blues Foundation members.
Kansas City has a handful of artists who have been nominated for their outstanding work in the Blues:
For Acoustic Blues Album: Hudspeth & Taylor, “Kimuziki Live in Des Moines”
For Best Emerging Artist Album: Brody Buster, “Redemption”
For Instrumentalist – Vocals: Danielle Nicole
Read our article on the local nominations here. Thank you for supporting local Blues artists!
