SHEMEKIA COPELAND WINS UK BLUES AWARD

SHEMEKIA COPELAND WINS UK BLUES AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BLUES ARTIST OF THE YEAR Award Presented In Online Ceremony Hosted by Paul Jones On Sunday, May 9, award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland received the coveted UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist Of The Year. The award was presented in a virtual ceremony hosted by BBC radio personality, actor and musician Paul Jones. The UK Blues Awards were created by the UK Blues Federation to give the blues community in the UK the opportunity to recognize and applaud those actively involved with the music.  Copeland's latest album, the soulful and uncompromising UNCIVIL WAR, tackles the problems of contemporary American life head on, with nuance, understanding, and a demand for change. It also brings Copeland’s fiercely independent, sultry R&B fire to songs more personal than political.______________________________________________________________________________________ Click here to order UNCIVIL WAR for the sale price of $14 Bio: https://www.alligator.com/artists/Shemekia-Copeland/