The Blues Music Awards 2017 Nominees



The Blues Music Awards 2017 are Coming scheduled to hold on the 11th of May 2017 at the Cook Convention Center - MEMPHIS.

The BMA's which is actually the highest honor given to a Blues Musician is been voted by members of the Blues Association and brings together Fans from all over the world to Celebrate and Appreciate the best Blues Recordings ones every year.


Click Here To Read Full Nominee List For The 2017 Blues Music Awards

The Blues Music Awards are awards presented by the Blues Foundation , a non-profit organization set up to foster blues heritage. The awards, started in 1980, are according to
Offbeat music magazine "universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded musicians and songwriters in blues music."

The awards were formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys" but were renamed in 2006 in an effort to increase public appreciation of the significance of the awards.

The awards had been presented annually in
Memphis, Tennessee , where the Blues Foundation is located, although the 2008 award ceremony was held in Tunica, Mississippi . The 35th Blues Music Awards were held on May 8, 2014, at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. The 36th Blues Music Awards were held on May 7, 2015.