2025 Blues Music Awards

We’re fired up to celebrate our incredible artist partners who are nominated for the 2025 Blues Music Awards! 🎶🏆

Blues music may be timeless, but each year, the Blues Music Awards prove there’s always something fresh happening in this legendary genre. These awards recognize artists who carry on the heart and soul of the Blues—telling stories that move us and reminding fans why this music has inspired generations. This year, we’re thrilled that 6 MAX artist partners racked up 12 nominations! 🎉

Want to see who takes home the trophies? Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 8, 2025 and get ready for a night of unforgettable performances, soulful tributes, and well-earned celebrations.

If you’re curious about how we can partner you with one of our nominated artists (or any of our amazing artist partners), don’t hesitate to reach out. We’d love to jam with you! 🎶

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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

MAX Partnership Details:
Ford campaign (read more)

2025 Nominations:

• Instrumentalist – Guitar

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Ronnie Baker Brooks

MAX Partnership Details:
SET® Tools user since 2024

2025 Nominations:

• Song of the Year - “Blues In My DNA” - performed and written by Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Contemporary Blues Album - Blues In My DNA - Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist
• Instrumentalist – Guitar

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Shemekia Copeland

MAX Partnership Details:
SET® Tools user since 2024

2025 Nominations:

• BB King Entertainer of the Year
• Album of the Year - Blame It On Eve - Shemekia Copeland
• Song of the Year - “Tough Mother”- performed by Shemekia Copeland and written by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough
• Contemporary Blues Album - Blame It On Eve - Shemekia Copeland

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Southern Avenue

MAX Partnership Details:
Ford campaign (read more)

2025 Nominations:

• Band of the Year

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Tab Benoit

MAX Partnership Details:
SET® Tools user since 2024

2025 Nominations:

• Blues Rock Artist

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Trombone Shorty

MAX Partnership Details:
AARP campaign (sample content)

2025 Nominations:

• Instrumentalist – Horn

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About MAX

MAX was founded in 2014 with a mission to help champion incredible music and the artists who make it through strategic, data-driven partnerships with brands. MAX brings brands into the music promotional space in a way that puts engaging content into the world through a value-exchange model that drives the brand's objectives, and elevates breakthrough bands along the way. If you’d like to learn more about Music Audience Exchange and what a music promotion program would look like for your brand, send us a note.