Best Musical Groups of 2012:
Mumford and Sons, MuteMath, Little Big Town, The Lumineers, Dawes, Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters & Men, Zac Brown Band, PawnShop kings, Fun, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Avett Brothers, Group 1 Crew, Thousand Foot Crutch
Best Female Musical Artists of 2012:
Adele, ZZ Ward, Pink, Kacey Musgraves, Kristin Capolino, Kelly Clarkson, Brooke Fraser, Angel Snow, Tristan Prettyman
Best Male Musical Artists of 2012:
Michael Kiwanuka, Marc Scibilia, Gotye, Drew Womack, Eric Church, TobyMac, Steve Moakler, Gregory Porter
Best Albums of 2012 (not in any particular order):
- Mumford and Sons – “Babel”
- MuteMath “Odd Soul: Live in DC”
- Michael Kiwanuka – “Home Again”
- Marc Scibilia – “EP”
- Little Big Town – “Tornado”
- Imagine Dragons – “Night Visions”
- The Lumineers – “The Lumineers”
- Jamey Johnson – “A Tribute to Hank Cochran”
- Gotye - “Making Mirrors”
- Various Artists “Deep In The Heart – “Big Songs For Little Texans Everywhere”
- TobyMac - “Eye On It”
- Gregory Porter – “Be Good”
- Drew Womack – “Sunshine To Rain”
- Zac Brown Band – “Uncaged”
Best Singles of 2012:
Mumford & Sons – “I Will Wait”, Eric Church – “Springsteen”, Gotye – “Somebody I Used To Know”, Marc Scibilia – “How Bad We Need Each Other”, Fun – “We Are Young”, The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”, MuteMath – “Blood Pressure”, Carter’s Chord – “Love A Little Bigger”, Little Big Town – “Pontoon” and “Tornado”, Group 1 Crew – “He Said”, Adele – “Skyfall”, Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”, Alex Clare – “Too Close”, Needtobreathe – “Keep Your Eyes Open”, Drew Womack – “Sunshine To Rain”, Anna Sun – “Walk The Moon”, Train – “50 Ways To Say Goodbye”, Ellie Goulding – “Lights”, David Guetta and Sia – “Titanium”, Thousand Foot Crutch – “War Of Change”, Michael Kiwanuka – “I’m Getting Ready”, Imagine Dragons – “It’s Time”, MuteMath – “Allies”, Linkin Park – “Burn It Down”
Best Comeback: The Mavericks
Best Concert: Mumford & Sons at The Ryman, Sarah McClauchlan at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
