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Press Kit >> Awards and Nominations

 

2010 - Living Blues Reader Award:
Female Blues Artist of the Year

2009 - 57th Annual “DownBeat” Critics Poll:
Shemekia named  “Rising Star - Blues Artist”

2007 Blues Music Award Nominations:
(formerly the W.C. Handy Blues Awards)
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

2006 Living Blues Reader Award:
Female Blues Artist of the Year

2006 Blues Music Award Nominations:
(formerly the W.C. Handy Blues Awards)
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - The Soul Truth
Copeland Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Song of the Year  "Who Stole My Radio?", written by John Hahn & Joe Hudson, performed by Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Truth

2005 - 53rd Annual “DownBeat” Critics Poll:
Shemekia named “Rising Star - Blues Artist”

2005 - 26th Annual W.C. Handy Award Nomination:
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

2004 - 25th W.C. Handy Award Nominations:
Blues Entertainer of the Year
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

2003 Living Blues Reader Award:
Best Female Blues Singer

2003 24th Annual W. C. Handy Nominations and Awards:
Blues Album of the Year - Talking To Strangers (award)
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year (award)
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - Talking To Strangers (award)

Blues Band of the Year (nomination)
Blues Entertainer of the Year (nomination)

2002 Living Blues Reader's Poll:
Best Blues Artist (Female)

2002 23rd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Nominations and Award:
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year (award)
Entertainer of the Year (nomination)

2001 Grammy Nomination, "Wicked"

2001 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Nominations and Awards:
 
Blues Album of the Year -Wicked (award)
Blues Entertainer of the Year (nomination)
Blues Song of the Year - R. Vito, It's 2 AM - Wicked (award)
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - Wicked (nomination)
Contemporary Blues-Female Artist of the Year (award)

2001 Downbeat Critic's Poll:
Blues Artist:  Talent Deserving Wider Recognition

2001 Living Blues Reader's Poll:
Female Artist Of The Year

2001 Living Blues Critics' Awards:
Best Blues Artist (Female)

2000 21nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Nominations:
Blues Entertainer of the Year
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

1999 20th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Nominations:
Best New Blues Artist 
Blues Song of the Year-Song title and writer  "Turn the Heat Up" by John Hahn and Jimmy Vivino (Shemekia Copeland/Turn the Heat Up) 
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year -Turn the Heat Up
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

 
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