The NOLA Music Awards is a prestigious award showcase giving appreciation, recognition and honor to our national and local artists who have exemplified the essential aspects of Jazz and Urban Culture. The NOLA Music Awards will be a four day event filled with jam sessions, seminars, live-art installations and cyphers, culminating in the end event, the awards show. The 2016 NOLA Music Awards will be Saturday, October 22nd and will be hosted by Mario P & Shiny Green.
This year’s show will certainly be the biggest one ever, as the list of nominees is star studded. So many artists from New Orleans had huge years in 2016, and The NOLA Music Awards did an amazing job capturing their greatness this year. Speaking of greatness, Young Greatness is nominated for the biggest award of the night, the Soulja Slim Award, Best Mixtape for I Tried To Tell Em 2, and of course best song with “Moolah”. Young Greatness has completely kicked doors down hailing from New Orleans, and the industry has completely taken notice.
You can check out the list of other nominees below, and click the link at the bottom of the article to begin voting today!
Soulja Slim Award
Pell
S 8ighty
PJ Morton
Dee-1
Chase N. Cashe
3D Natee
Young Greatness
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Alfred Banks
Daniel Heartless
Dee Day
Don Flamingo
Jay Jones
Maxx Pain
Neno Calvin
Young Juve
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Allie Baby
Ayo Princess
Briki For President
Lady Dahlia
Macy D
Sleazy EZ
Tokyo Vanity
XO Boogie
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
BTY Youngn
Chad Charles
City Chronicles
Doon
Kyyngg
Navé Monjo
Negus
Teezy Baby
BEST HIP-HOP GROUP
0017th
Deep N Space
Dirty Boyz
Made Groceries
New World Slaugtha
$uicideBoy$
BEST NEW ARTIST
Ellz Montana
GreatWhite Stylez
Hafree
LarixkieGod
Lilweezyana Gunna
Maseratti Nix
Mid City AB
Nyko Bandz
Paco Troxclair
Tokey Hefner
Tre-G
BEST BRASS BAND
Dirty dozen
Hot 8
New Breed
Soul Rebels
Stooges
TBC
AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
Alexis Miller
B.Mike
Bro. Shack & Mama Fiyah
Bro. Roosevelt X
Bro. Willie Muhammad
C-Freedom
Chuck Perkins
Son Of Saint
BEST PRODUCER
Blaq N Mild
C.Smith
Johnny Beatz
Justen Williams
KC Da Producer
Navé Monjo
OG Juan
Street Kings Music
S-8ighty
Supa Deezy
BEST LYRICIST
Alfred Banks
AK
BâEric
Chad Charles
Da Kannable
Don Flamingo
Jay Jones
LG
Mid City AB
Paasky
BEST LIVE PERFORMER
Ambré
Casme
Cool Nasty
Daniel Heartless
Denisia
Made Groceries
Robin Barnes
T-Ray the Violinist
Tank & the Bangas
BEST MALE R&B/POP/SOUL ARTIST
Bodee
B Streezy
Burnell Taylor
C. Perkins
Ken Blvd
Kevin Styles
Rahim
Wade
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP/SOUL ARTIST
Ambré
Ashley Renay
Charm Taylor
Demplz
Denisia
Iris P.
Kristen Avian
Luna Loxx
BEST DIRECTOR
ArtOfYoshiko
Cinemadona
CRG Films
E. Buckles
FortyFPS
Free Water
Jade DelValle
Kenna J. Moore
Kojo Films
Lonzell Clark
Preston Dark
Quincy Scott
Rafael Madina
Son Productions
BEST ALBUM
AmbrĂ© â â2090âsâ
Chad Charles â âRidinâ High Thru Troubled Watersâ
Deep N Space â âMo Fly Shitâ
Negus â âFlowersâ
Pell â âLimboâ
Neno Calvin â âRegrets & Progressionâ
S-8ighty â âBreaking The Iceâ
$uicideBoy$ – âRadical $Uicideâ
Young Juve â âWuzzCrackinâ
BEST VIDEO
Alfred Banks â âA Beautiful Song/Bless Youâ
AmbrĂ© â âGoody Goodyâ
B Assasson – âPots N Pansâ
Calliope Bub â âCan I Ballâ
J Lyric Feat. Tokyo Vanity – âFacetimeâ
Jayarson – Rick Flair
BTY Youngân, HollyGrove Keem Feat. Jay Jones, NavĂš Monjo – “Stay Down”
King Joker – “Superstar”
Lady Dahlia Feat. Kingg Tokyo – âDirty Dianaâ
LG â âWeâre Choseâ
Negus â âSocial Pillâ
Paco Troxclair- âGoing Duffyâ
P.J. Morton Feat. 5th Ward Weebie â âI Need Your Loveâ
Shire Nutt Feat Daniel Heartless & Toon â âNeva Beenâ
Young Roddy â âThe Return of Kyle Watsonâ
Wade  – âWe All Make Mistakesâ
BEST MIXTAPE
Alfred Banks â âA Beautiful Preludeâ
Briki For President â âNo Ceilings Tooâ
Calliope Bub â 100 Days 100 Nightsâ
Chase N Cashe – “The Heir Up There 2”
Daniel Heartless â âRun It Up Vol 1â
Dee-1 â âSlingshot Davidâ
Don Flamingo – âNeva Say Die 3â
Ellz Montanna â âFrom a Real Nigga To Anotherâ
Hollygrove Keem & BTY Youngân â âNew Warâleansâ
Jay Arson â âIn The Meantimeâ
Jay Jones – âKill Modeâ
Kyyngg – âSlime Season 3â
Lady Dahlia â âThe Black Dahliaâ
Lil Soulja Slim â âLife of A Soulja 3â
Lilweezyana Gunna â âDey Gon Catch Onâ
Mafia Mook â âMade In The Streetsâ
Mr. Marcelo – âGodfatherâ
Young Greatness â âI Tried to Tell Em 2â
Young Roddy â âGood Sense 3â
Wade – âWe All Make Mistakesâ
BEST SONG
AmbrĂ© â âGoody Goodyâ
Denisia Feat. Big Choo â âGive Me Lifeâ
Paco Troxclair- âGoing Duffyâ
Teezy Baby â âLuh Babyâ
The Tainerz – âSuper Camâ
Young Greatness – âMoolah
BEST COLLABORATION
A Levy Feat. Skyzoo ââReconsiderâ
Demplz Feat. Starr – âGrooveâ
Made Groceries Feat. AmbrĂ© – âThat Yeahâ
J Lyric Feat. Tokyo Vanity – âFacetimeâ
Jay Jones feat Neno Calvin, Hollygrove Keem, Daniel Heartless â âYung Nixxazâ
Lady Dahlia Feat Kingg Tokyo – âDirty Dianaâ
LG Feat. Kidd Kidd & Jay the Cool – âShiveâ
Lil Soulja Slim Feat. Calliope Bub & Young Juve â âDrug Dealerâ
P.J. Morton Feat. 5th Ward Weebie â âI Need Your Loveâ
S-8ighty Feat. Lil Wayne â âHalfwayâ (Remix)
Shorty Feat. Kidd Kidd – âI Luv Emâ
Young Juve Feat. Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne â âDo Yo Thangâ
HUSTLER OF THE YEAR
B.Mike
Blake Owens
Larry Morrow
Priff
Sess 45
We Dat Food Truck
BEST CLUB DJ
Dj Chris Major
Dj GQue
Dj Hollaback
Dj Keith Scott
Dj Poppa
Dj Rqway
DJ Shaad Smooth
EF Cuttin
BEST BOUNCE MIX DJ
Def Dj Ray
DJ Big E
Dj Blaza
Dj Lil Man
Dj Money Green
Dj Poppa
Dj Tee
Flip Set Fred
J Dawg
Wildboy Woody
BEST BOUNCE ARTIST
10th Ward Buck
Crowd Mover Chrystal
Calliope Geedy
Fly Boi Keno
Hasizzle the Voice
Keedy Black
P-Town Moe
Sissy Nobby
BEST COMEDIAN
Blowfish
Mario P.
Mark Ceasar
Rude Jude
Shaddy Feel Good
Shervey
Sleepy
BEST SOCIAL-MEDIAN
2RealMacDatFee
10th Ward Buck
Look At Lolly
Monsta With The Fade
P Town Moe
Rob Kazi.
Subtweet Shawn
Tokyo Vanity
Wazzam Supa
Voting is now open (here), & you can purchase tickets to The 2016 NOLA Music Awards (here).