(Memphis TN) – The Blues Foundation has announced the winners at the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards that took place May 9 in Memphis. Congratulations to all this year’s winners!
Ronnie Baker Brooks during the 46th annual Blues Music Awards
2025 Blues Music Awards Winners
Acoustic Blues Album Winner
One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
Instrumentalist- Horn Winner
Vanessa Collier
Blues Rock Artist Winner
Tommy Castro
Instrumentalist- Harmonica Winner
Billy Branch
Soul Blues Female Winner
Thornetta Davis
Instrumentalist- Piano (Pinetop Perkins) Winner
Eden Brent
Instrumentalist- Bass Winner
Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist- Drum Winner
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Blues Rock Album Winner
Life is Hard, Mike Zito
Contemporary Blues Male Winner
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Traditional Blues Album Winner
Crawlin’ ‘Kingsnake, John Primer & Bob Corritore
Traditional Blues Male Winner
John Primer
Instrumentalist- Guitar Winner
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Contemporary Blues Album Winner
Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Soul Blues Album Winner
Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Female Winner
Sue Foley
Contemporary Blues Female Winner
Ruthie Foster
Soul Blues Male Winner
Curtis Salgado
Acoustic Blues Artist Winner
Keb’ Mo’
Band of the Year Winner
Rick Estrin and The Nightcats
Best Emerging Artist Winner
Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times
Instrumentalist- Vocals Winner
Ruthie Foster
Album of the Year Winner
Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
Song of the Year Winner
“Blues In My DNA,” Written by Ronnie Baker Brooks
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Winner
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
BMA winner Keb’ Mo’ receives his award for Acoustic Blues Artist during the 46th Blues Music Awards.
