Welcome to the 2024 8TH Mississippi Music Awards!

 Sponsored by

Mercedes Benz of Memphis

Graceland/The Guest House at Graceland - Luxury Rooms for the Mississippi Music Awards

CONTEST / Competition

Win a chance to get original song recorded and a

Music Video at a prestigious Recording Studio  ( full music Co-write, (as needed)

full music production, mix, and master with Music Video, for the artist.

Submit an original song  ….. )

CONTEST / COMPETITION WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE 8TH MISSISSIPPI MUSIC AWARDS

( DON’T HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN ! )

Deadline for Competition ends May 20th 2024

Click top right on the site - Ticket - Contest / Competition - To Enter

( After you enter the contest an email will be sent with instructions for submitting your song )

Voting

FEB 15th 2024 - MAR 15th 2024

For the following Category:  

“ Best Original Song of the Year”

Big News!!! Are you a Recording Artist that would like to submit your Song to be Nominated for an Award? Or, are you someone that loves music, and would like to attend our Award Show to walk the red carpet, and listen to our Live Music Show?

Voting will begin for all nominations

MARCH 15th 2024 - April 30TH 2024

E-mail any questions you have to msmusicfoundation@gmail.com 

These are the Categories : 8th Mississippi Music Awards 

Best Male Jazz Artist    Best Female Jazz Artist

Best Male Mississippi Country   Best Female Mississippi Country

Best POP Artist Best Mississippi Gospel

Best Christian Band Best Mississippi Blues

Best Mississippi Alternative Best Rock Artist

C L Shaddock Award Christian Artist of The Year

Music Band of the Year Artist Of The Year

Female Artist of the Year     Male Artist of the Year     

Best Rising Star of the Year Song of the Year 

2024 Categories - Nominations - Voting

Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott - Walk Besides Me

Beverly Davis - Take This Hurt off of Me

Wilson Harris - Disguised

Sydney Irving - I Don’t want to Fight You

The Sonny Wilsons - Art of Letting Go

Rick Revel / Father of the Blues

Deceive Me - Dimitris Nezis feat Natalie Jean

John Gatewood - Good Morning Jesus

Bethany Caudill - I’ll Never Never Forget You

Volume Five - “What I Didn't Say”. 

The Southern Outlaws Band - One Hell of a Woman

If Tears Could Build a Stairway - Gary Guess

Don’t Take Me Back - Mississippi Mason Honnoll

Tom Foolery  - Best Mississippi Alternative

Daniel Spencer - Who I Am - I’ve seen his Picture

Chadwick Hervin Wooten - Same Ol’ Star

Ed Breedlove Back - Torn Lovers

Michael Breedlove - Living A Lie

Gid Stuckey - Mississippi Stomp - Shine

Black Water Boogie - Hey Virginia

Song of the Year   - Shelby Parker - Happy Now

Song of the Year  - Bethany Caudill - I’ll Never Never Forget You

Song of the Year   - Clare Cunningham - I Swear

Song of the Year   - Gary Guess - "If Tears could Build a Stairway"

Song of the Year   - Good Morning Jesus - John Gatewood

Song of the Year    - Amy Jo  -  Five Minute Smoke Break

Song of the Year - Bob Ray - These are the Days

Song of the Year   - The Southern Outlaws Band - One Hell of a Woman

Song of the Year  - Alyssa Ruffin - ”The Sacrifice"

Song of the Year   - Mississippi Marshall “Hopper “ “Rendezvous with the Devil “

David Carr Jr. - Best Male Jazz Artist    

Sonny Thurnall - Artist Of The Year   Male Artist of the Year   

Alex Isom - Best Male Mississippi Country

Melissa Ellis - Best Female Jazz Artist 

Garrett Oswalt - Best Male Mississippi Country  - Music Band of the Year  - Male Artist of the Year   - Best Rising Star of the Year 

Amy Jo - Best Female Mississippi Country - Best Mississippi Alternative - Best Mississippi Blues 

Alyssa Ruffin - Best Female Mississippi Country 

Dimitris Nezis - Best PoP Artist Song of the Year  - Deceive - Male Artist of the Year  - Best Rising Star of the Year 

Shelby Parker - Best PoP Artist - Female Artist of the Year  - Best Rising Star of the Year 

Ed Breedlove - Best PoP Artist

Kandy Redd - City Over Yonder

Tom Foolery Band - Music Band of the Year

Gatewood Singers - Best Mississippi Gospel  - Best Christian Band  - Christian Artist of The Year 

Steven Ginn - Best Mississippi Gospel 

Wilson Harris / Disguised - C L Shaddock Award  Song of the Year  / Disguised

Rick Revel - “Hard Times in The Deep South” - Best Mississippi Blues 

Blind Mississippi Morris - Best Mississippi Blues 

Mississippi Marshall “Hopper “ - Best Mississippi Blues  - C L Shaddock Award 

Rust Bucket Roadies - Best Mississippi Blues 

Gary Guess - Best Mississippi Gospel  - Christian Artist of The Year 

The Southern Outlaws Band - Best Rock Artist

Wendy Burns - Best Female Jazz Artist 

Kandy Redd - Artist Of The Year

Cliff Wheeler Band - Music Band of the Year 

Alyssa Ruffin - ”The Sacrifice" - Artist Of The Year - Female Artist of the Year  

Michael Breedlove - Artist Of The Year - Male Artist of the Year     

Jeff Fagan Jr - Artist Of The Year

Bethany Caudill - Female Artist of the Year  

Sydney Irving - Female Artist of the Year  

Paul Childers - Male Artist of the Year     

John Gatewood - Male Artist of the Year   

Jeff Fagan Jr - Male Artist of the Year