SINGING SENSATION SHEMEKIA COPELAND TO RING IN 2026 LIVE ON DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST

SINGING SENSATION SHEMEKIA COPELAND TO RING IN 2026 LIVE ON DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST  On Wednesday December 31, 2025, award-winning blues and roots vocalist Shemekia Copeland will perform live on ABC-TV as part of the iconic Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest, making this the largest audience of her career. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest is America's most-watched New Year's celebration........►►►

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND TOMMY CASTRO RECEIVE BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARDS Shemekia Copeland Named Female Blues Artist Of The Year  Tommy Castro And The Painkillers Take The Award For Contemporary Blues Album For Closer To The Bone   Blues Blast magazine has announced the winners of its 18th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, Alligator Records artists Shemekia Copeland and Tommy Castro received honors......►►►

Alligator Artists Receive 19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations

Alligator Artists Receive 19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations Voting Starts Monday July 14th, 2025 Fan voting begins July 14, 2025 and ends at midnight on August 31, 2025 on our website at http://www.BluesBlastMagazine.com. Voting is free and open to anyone.  You may only vote one time.  If you are not currently a subscriber you are automatically signed up as a subscriber to our free magazine as part of the voting process. Blues Blast Magazine subscriptions are always FREE and you may unsubscribe at any time at the bottom of each issue! Chris Cain Leads With Three Nominations, Including Male Blues Artist Of The Year And Electric Guitarist Of The Year  Tommy Castro And The Painkillers and Southern Avenue Receive Nominations For Coveted Band Of The Year Award Cain, Castro and Ronnie Baker Brooks All Nominated For Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year Carolyn Wonderland, Shemekia Copeland And Southern Avenue's Tierinii Jackson All Nominated For Female Blues Artist Of The Year D.K. Harrell (Male Blues Artist Of The Year), Rick Estrin (Harmonica Player Of The Year), Christoffer "Kid" Andersen and Derrick D'Mar Martin (both of Rick Estrin & The Nightcats) and members of The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling and The Cash Box Kings All Recognized

Blues Blast magazine has announced the nominees for its 18th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, Alligator Records artists received a total of 19 nominations............►►►

New Single: Ally Venable feat. Shemekia Copeland - Unbreakable

Artiest/Band: Ally Venable feat. Shemekia Copeland Single: : Unbreakable Release: Out Now Label: Ruf Records Format: CD/Digital Genre: Bluesrock Time: 02:52 min his electrifying duet with New York blues powerhouse Shemekia Copeland delivers a defiant anthem celebrating the indomitable spirit of women who have weathered life's storms.......

Alligator Records Artists Receive 27 Blues Music Award Nominations

Alligator Records Artists Receive 27 Blues Music Award Nominations  On Friday, January 24, 2025, the Blues Foundation announced the nominees for the 46th Annual Blues Music Awards. Alligator Records artists received an astounding 27 nominations. Leading all artists with six nominations is Rick Estrin & The Nightcats. Nominations include the coveted awards for Band Of The Year, Album Of The Year (for The Hits Keep Coming) and, for Estrin, the B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year. Guitarist Christoffer "Kid" Andersen and drummer Derrick "D'Mar" Martin received individual nominations......

32e Internationale Bluesfestival Schöppingen 2025

Het 32e Internationale Bluesfestival Schöppingen

Het is weer zover… het Bluesfestival 2025 komt steeds dichterbij en – het is moeilijk te geloven – het is alweer het 32e jaar! Opnieuw trekken artiesten én toeschouwers van over de hele wereld naar ons mooie festivalterrein aan het Vechtebad in Schöppingen......

Ceremony: The National Blues Museum Trailblazer

VOCALIST SHEMEKIA COPELAND TO RECEIVE 2024 TRAILBLAZER HONOR FROM NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM IN ST. LOUIS Ceremony To Be Held In St. Louis On Saturday, November 17 On Saturday, November 17, 2024, the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri will recognize eight-time GRAMMY-nominee and fifteen-time Blues Music Award-winning vocalist Shemekia Copeland with their prestigious 2024 Trailblazer Honor. Copeland recently received three GRAMMY Award nominations for her latest album, the sublime and powerful Blame It On Eve......

SHEMEKIA COPELAND RECEIVES THREE GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

SHEMEKIA COPELAND  RECEIVES THREE GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Best Contemporary Blues Album For BLAME IT ON EVE

Best American Roots Performance For Song Blame It On Eve

Best American Roots Song For Blame It On Eve

(Written By John Hahn And Will Kimbrough)

Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve

Artiest/Band:Shemekia Copeland Album: Blame It On Eve Release 30.08.2024 Label: Alligator Records AWARD-WINNING VOCALIST SHEMEKIA COPELAND TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, BLAME IT ON EVE, ON AUGUST 30, 2024 Lyric Video For New Song, Tough Mother, Premieres Today  On Friday, August 30, 2024, Alligator Records will release Blame It On Eve, the sublime and powerful new album from award-winning blues, R&B and Americana vocalist Shemekia Copeland.

Release: Shemekia Copeland - Blame It On Eve

Artiest/Band: Shemekia Copeland Album:  Blame It On Eve Release 30.08.2024 Label:  Alligator Records Grammy-nominated blues, soul and Americana singer is beloved and honored worldwide for her joyful, defiant music and thrillingly soulful performances. Blame It On Eve is another exhilarating Shemekia Copeland showcase.....

TEN LIVING BLUES CRITICS' AND READERS' AWARDS

FOUR ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE TEN LIVING BLUES CRITICS' AND READERS' AWARDS

Shemekia Copeland and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Lead All Artists With Four Awards Apiece  

Copeland And Kingfish Each Named Blues Artist Of The Year (Male And Female) In Both The Critics' and Readers' Polls

Copeland Wins Critics' And Readers' Awards For Most Outstanding Blues Singer

Kingfish Also Wins Best New Recording/Contemporary Blues For Live In London And Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

Marcia Ball And Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith (Of The Cash Box Kings), Each Receive One Award

Ten Alligator Artists Receive Sixteen Living Blues Award Nominations

Ten Alligator Artists Receive Sixteen Living Blues Award Nominations Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Leads All Artists With Four Nominations, Followed By Shemekia Copeland With Three Selwyn Birchwood Receives Two Nominations Charlie Musselwhite, Marcia Ball, RIck Estrin, The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling, Billy Branch, The Cash Box Kings And Oscar Wilson (of The Cash Box Kings) Each Receive One

Four Alligator Artists Receive Seven Blues Blast Music Awards

Four Alligator Artists Receive Seven Blues Blast Music Awards The Cash Box Kings Win Blues Band Of The Year  Shemekia Copeland Named Female Blues Artist Of The Year and Vocalist Of The Year  Charlie Musselwhite Wins Acoustic Blues Album Of The Year For Mississippi Son And Harmonica Player Of The Year Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Honored As Electric Guitarist Of The Year Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, Cash Box Kings Drummer, Wins Percussionist Of The Year

Blues Blast magazine has announced the winners for its 16th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, four Alligator artists have received a total of seven awards.

Shemekia Copeland: Wins two poll awards

SHEMEKIA COPELAND WINS TWO DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL AWARDS Shemekia Copeland Takes The Awards For Blues Artist Of The Year And Album Of The Year For Grammy-Nominated Done Come Too Far 71st Annual DOWN BEAT CRITICS POLL Blues Artist Or Group Of The Year Blues Album Of The Year - Done Come Too Far

📃 Recensie: Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far

Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far Geschreven door: Eric Campfens i.s.m. BarnOwlBlues | FB Eric Campfens  Als tweede-generatie bluesartiest – haar vader was de zeer gewaardeerde Johnny Copeland – is het Shemekia Copeland gelukt om een eigen podium in de muziek te veroveren. Zij debuteerde als 19-jarige in 1998 met “Turn The Heat Up” en is nu 25 jaar en negen albums verder.

Blues Music Awards 2023 Nominees

JOHN NÉMETH, SHEMEKIA COPELAND, ERIC GALES

AND RORY BLOCK ARE AMONG

THE DISTINGUISHED, DIVERSE GROUP OF NOMINEES 

TO BE CELEBRATED AT THE 44th ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

 The Blues Foundation will reveal the winners at its

Gala Ceremony in Memphis on May 11th 

Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 10th

ALLIGATOR RECORDS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT BRUCE IGLAUER CELEBRATED

ALLIGATOR RECORDS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT BRUCE IGLAUER CELEBRATED IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR HISTORIC LABEL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

RIAA, A2IM And Exceleration Music-Hosted Event

Featured Iconic Blues Artist Shemekia Copeland 

Representative Jan Schakowsky And Members Of The Illinois Delegation
Honored Cultural Impact Of The Blues   
 

 

(L-R): Mitch Glazier, Bruce Iglauer, Jan Schakowsky, Glen Barros, Dr. Richard James Burgess
and Morna Willens (Photo by Daniel Swartz)      

Alligator Records founder and president Bruce Iglauer was feted last night (11/16) in the nation’s capital by Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier, A2IM president and CEO Dr. Richard James Burgess and founding partner of Exceleration Music, Glen Barros (with whom Alligator Records joined forces in 2021), also honored the label chief in their remarks. The private event acknowledging Alligator's role in the cultural impact of Blues music was hosted at the RIAA’s state-of-the-art headquarters in partnership with A2IM and Exceleration Music, who welcomed the music community, members of Congress and staff.

Nominations: Shemekia Copeland & Charlie Musselwhite

ALLIGATOR ARTISTS SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE RECEIVE GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Shemekia Copeland's Done Come Too Far
Nominated in Best Contemporary Blues Album Category

Charlie Musselwhite's Mississippi Son
Nominated in Best Traditional Blues Album Category    

📃 Recensie: Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far

 Recensie: Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far

Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far
Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital / Label: Alligator Records Release: 2022

i.s.m. bluestownmusic.nl |Tekst: Tom Wouters

Shemekia Copeland is de leading lady of contemporary blues sinds ze in 2018 met ‘America’s Child’ een niets ontziend muzikaal beeld schetste van het huidige Amerika. In 2020 bevestigde ze dat nog eens met het fraaie album ‘Uncivil War’.

The Winners of CRITICS POLL AWARDS

SHEMEKIA COPELAND AND CHRISTONE "KINGFISH" INGRAM WIN DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL AWARDS

Copeland Wins Blues Artist Of The Year For Second Straight Year

Kingfish's 662 Named Blues Album Of The Year