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Boston Music Awards Nominations Announced

Print | Comments () Posted by Sarah Rodman November 16, 2009 05:58 PM

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The Boston Music Awards announced nominations today and the 24 categories are stuffed with goodness from around the region from jazz to metal to pop to folk to world music.

Among the many artists with multiple nominations are singer-songwriter Will Dailey, electro-popsters Passion Pit, and alt-country darling Sarah Borges.

This year's ceremony will be held at the Liberty Hotel on December 2 with more than 15 artists performing 30 minute sets spread across four spaces. Performers are expected to be announced next week.

A partial list of nominees is below. For a complete list and to vote for your favorite act click here. Voting begins today and ends November 30.

Album of the Year
"Manners" - Passion Pit
"The Everyday Visuals" - The Everyday Visuals
"Saving Seamus Ryan" - Esoteric
"Diving for Gold" - Session Americana
"Axe to Fall" - Converge
"Torrent" - Will Dailey
"Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" - The Low Anthem

Act of the Year
Will Dailey
Doomriders
Dropkick Murphys
Drug Rug
Esoteric
Low Anthem
Amanda Palmer
Passion Pit

Song of the Year
"The Reeling" - Passion Pit
"She’s Into Black Guys" - Bodega Girls
"Leave Me Alone" - Lisa Bello
"The Horizon is a Beltway" -The Low Anthem
"We Have Arrived" - Taxpayer
"Good for Nothing" - Televandals
"Face of the Earth" - Mean Creek
"Sleepy Lion" - Magic Magic

New Act of the Year
New Collisions
Mean Creek
Jenny D & Delinquents
Bad Rabbits
Will C
Gozu
Mystery Roar

Live Act of the Year
Louie Bello
Bang Camaro
State Radio
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Pretty & Nice
Rubblebucket
Hooray For Earth
Upper Crust