B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Ronnie Baker Brooks

Album of the Year
D.K. Harrell, “Talkin' Heavy”

Band of the Year
Tedeschi Trucks Band

Song of the Year
"Can't Catch a Break” 

Written by Tommy Castro & Christoffer Andersen

Best Emerging Artist Album
Sean McDonald, “Have Mercy!”

Acoustic Blues Album
Doug MacLeod, 

“Between Somewhere and Goodbye”

Blues Rock Album
Blood Brothers Mike Zito & 

Albert Castiglia, 

“Help Yourself”

Contemporary Blues Album
D.K. Harrell, “Talkin' Heavy”

International Blues Album

J.T.Lauritsen & 

The Buckshot Hunters, 

“Still be friends”

Soul Blues Album
Johnny Rawls, “Make Them Dance”

Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy, 

“Ain't Done With The Blues”

Acoustic Blues Artist
Kevin Burt

Blues Rock Artist
Tommy Castro

Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Danielle Nicole

Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Christone ”Kingfish” Ingram

Soul Blues Female Artist
Thornetta Davis

Soul Blues Male Artist
Curtis Salgado

Traditional Blues Female Artist(Koko Taylor Award)
Eden Brent

Traditional Blues Male Artist
John Primer

Instrumentalist – Bass
Scot Sutherland

Instrumentalist – Drums
Derrick D’Mar Martin

Instrumentalist – Guitar
Derek Trucks

Instrumentalist – Harmonica
Billy Branch

Instrumentalist – Horn
Trombone Shorty

Instrumentalist – Piano(Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award)
Marcia Ball

Instrumentalist – Vocals
Danielle Nicole