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First awarded
  
1993

Asbury Park Music Awards

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Recognizes and supports outstanding achievements and contributions of local and regional participants in the music industry

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Asbury Park Music Awards

The Asbury Park Music Awards is an Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA annual award ceremony that recognizes musicians for their work.

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Asbury Park's musical history includes a strong Blues tradition and the Jersey Shore sound. Artists associated with the town include Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Bon Jovi, and many others. To recognize musicians and others associated with the local and regional music scene, Scott Stamper, founder of the Wave Gathering Music Festival, and Pete Mantas founded the annual Asbury Park Music Awards (also called the Asbury Music Awards) in 1993. The awards were originally titled "The Golden T-Bird Awards."

They held the first award ceremony in 1993, at a small club on Main Street in Asbury Park called the T-Bird Cafe, owned by Stamper. The awards ceremony later moved to The Saint and, in 1995, the organizers renamed it The Asbury Park Music Awards. Attendance quickly exceeded The Saint's capacity, and the ceremony began to rotated among larger venues, including The Fastlane, The Tradewinds, and The Stone Pony. In recent years, the ceremony has been held at The Stone Pony.[7]

The awards ceremony follows a format similar to the Grammy Awards— interspersing award presentation with live performances of original music and poetry. Award categories vary from year to year, but generally include Top Young Band (Under 21), Top Male Acoustic Act, Top Jam Band, Top Male Vocalist, Top Blues Band, Top Female Acoustic, Top Radio/Internet Station to Support Live Music, Top Advant Garde Act, Top Indie Rock Band, Top Female Vocalist, Top Heavy Rock Act, Top Punk/Ska Band, Top Groove Band, Poet Laureate, Top Multi Instrumentalist/Other Instruments, Top Live Performance, Top Americana, Top Rock Band, Top Pop Band, Top Local Release, Top Keyboard Player, Top Bassist, Top Drummer, Top Guitarist, Top Radio Personality to Support Live Music, Song of the Year, Top Journalist In Support of Live Music, Top News Publication in Support of Live Music, Top Music Website in Support of Live Original Music, Best Thing to Happen in [year], Top Local Club DJ, Beyond Asbury Top Record/EP/Single/Release, Living Legend 2010 James M. Macdonald Award, and Behind the Scenes Lifetime Achievement Award.

2014

  • 2014 Award Nominees
  • 2014 Award Winners: Asbury Music Awards notes: Deal Casino dominates; Burtnik proposes; Mr. Reality to reunite; winners list.

    • 2013

  • 2013 Award Nominees
  • 2013 Award Recipients
  • Asbury Music Awards at The Stone Pony, December 12, 2013, Asbury Park Press.
  • Rockin' in Asbury. Shore music scene comes back strong after Sandy. Asbury Park Press.

    • 2012

  • 2012 Award nominees
  • A day later the Asbury Music Awards take the stage, Asbury Park Press
  • AMA Award Recipients, Jersey Beat

    • 2011

  • 2011 Award nominees
  • Asbury Music Awards In Brief, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2010

  • Asbury Music Award Winners, New Jersey Stage.[8]

    • 2009

  • 2009 Award recipients

    • 2008

  • 2008 Asbury Music Awards, Metromix.[9]
  • Asbury Music Awards offer chance to give voice to city's renaissance, Asbury Park Press.
  • It's time for the Asbury Music Awards, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2007

  • 2007 Award recipients
  • Asbury Music Awards spotlight area's hard-working acts, Asbury Park Press.
  • Top acts are set for Asbury Music Awards, Asbury Park Press.
  • Shore's finest honored at 15th Asbury Music Awards, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2006

  • Asbury Music Awards honors the Shore scene, Asbury Park Press.
  • Hopes are high for tonight's revamped Asbury Music Awards, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2005

  • Keyport rocker Jon Caspi in running for Asbury music award, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2004

  • Local Stars shine at awards show, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2003

  • Daisy Grace takes listeners on a musical journey, Asbury Park Press.
  • Spotlights, Asbury Park Press.
  • The envelope please, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2002

  • Neither rain, nor sleet nor dark of night…Once postponed awards show goes off as planned at Tradewinds.

    • 2001

  • Planet Janet goes higher than high school, Asbury Park Press.
  • Summer doesn't stop at the Shore, Asbury Park Press.

    • 2000

  • Everything looks rosy for Brown, Asbury Park Press.

    • 1999

  • Top of the Pops at the Shore.

    • 1993 - 1998

    Rotator Cuff received the song of the year for "Alfa Romeo" at the 1995 Asbury Park Music Awards (I still have the trophy). GK

    References

    Asbury Park Music Awards Wikipedia
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