Month: January 2024

Congrats to the Intrepid 2024 BMA Nominees

Intrepid Artists Int’l wants to congratulate All of the 2024 Blues Music Award Nominees! We especially want to recognize those we represent and send a Big Congrats out to our 22 Artists’ Nominations.

All Intrepid Nominees listed below:

22 Nominations, 19 different categories, 15 different artists

Mr. Sipp and Selwyn Birchwood leading the charge with a total of 4 nominations each!!!

Album of the Year
Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp

B.B. King Entertainer
Lil’ Ed Williams
Mr. Sipp

Band of the Year
Selwyn Birchwood Band

Best Emerging Artist Album
The Right Man, D.K. Harrell

Blues Rock Album
Blood Brothers, Blood Brothers ft Mike Zito/ Albert Castiglia

Blues Rock Artist
Mike Zito

Contemporary Blues Album
Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood

Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Carolyn Wonderland

Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Chris Cain
Mr. Sipp
Selwyn Birchwood

Instrumentalist – Bass
Larry Fulcher (Phantom Blues Band)

Instrumentalist – Drums
Tony Braunagel (Phantom Blues Band)

Instrumentalist – Guitar
Laura Chavez (Nikki Hill)

Instrumentalist – Horn
Jimmy Carpenter

Instrumentalist – Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Jim Pugh (Phantom Blues Band/ D.K. Harrell)

Instrumentalist – Vocals
John Németh

Song of the Year
“Horns Below Her Halo” performed by Selwyn Birchwood,
written by Selwyn Birchwood

Soul Blues Album
Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp

Soul Blues Female Artist
Annika Chambers

Soul Blues Male Artist
John Németh

Congrats Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials!

Intrepid Artists Int’l wants to congratulate and salute Alligator Records Recording Artists, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials made up of Lil’ Ed Williams, Michael Garrett, Kelly Littleton and James “Pookie” Young on being 2024 Inductees into the Blues Hall of Fame. The Induction Ceremony will be held May 8, 2024 at The Cannon Center in Memphis, TN.

Intrepid has worked for these Chicago Blues Legends for the past 20 years or so and view them as Family! We are so proud of these guys and their accomplishments. Wonderful People, Smokin’ Band! Congrats Guys!!! Well done. Here’s to many more years and many more good times!!! See ya in May!