HOTEL:The host hotel for the 30th Blues Music Awards will be the Memphis Marriott Downtown.
As of March 11, the original room block was full. On March 12, the Marriott agreed to add more rooms at the BMA rate. When these additional rooms have all been reserved, they will have to decide whether to add more rooms or not. At some point, they stop adding rooms. If you call and are told there are no rooms at the BMA rate, please e-mail Jay at jay@blues.org.
If you wish to reserve a room online, simply click here. You will be be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter you arrival date to begin the reservation process.
Blues Music Award attendees wanting to make reservations by phone should contact Marriott's nationwide reservations office at 1.888.236.2427. You will need to identify yourself as being with the Blues Music Awards in order to get the negotiated rate of $109.00 per night.
AIRPORT SHUTTLE: Blues Foundation Partner Alonzo Grant and his Tennco Express will be providing a shuttle service between Memphis International Airport and downtown Memphis throughout the period. If you wish to use this service, please contact them directly at 901.522.0001 or 901.859.8377. You can visit their website as well at www.tenncoexpress.com.