Blues Music Awards 2016

1. Acoustic Album: The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard – Duke Robillard

2. Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod

3. Album: Born to Play Guitar: Buddy Guy

4. B.B. King Entertainer: Victor Wainwright

5. Band: Victor Wainwright & the Wild Roots

6. Best New Artist Album: The Mississippi Blues Child – Mr. Sipp

7. Contemporary Blues Album: Born to Play Guitar – Buddy Guy

8. Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Shemekia Copeland

9. Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Joe Louis Walker

10. Historical: Soul & Swagger: Buzzin’ the Blues by Slim Harpo (Bear Family Records)

11. Instrumentalist-Bass: Lisa Mann

12. Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside

13. Instrumentalist-Guitar: Sonny Landreth

14. Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Kim Wilson

15. Instrumentalist-Horn: Terry Hanck

16. Koko Taylor Award: Ruthie Foster

17. Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Allen Toussaint

18. Rock Blues Album: Battle Scars: Walter Trout

19. Song: Gonna Live Again written and performed by Walter Trout

20. Soul Blues Album: This Time for Real – Billy Price & Otis Clay

21. Soul Blues Female Artist: Bettye LaVette

22. Soul Blues Male Artist: Otis Clay

23. Traditional Blues Album: Descendants of Hill Country – Cedric Burnside Project

24. Traditional Blues Male Artist: John Primer