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Independent Blues Awards 2020 Results!

Independent Blues Awards 2020 Results!

Making a Scene Presents the 2020 Independent Blues Awards! You the readers, have presented us with a very impressive list of artists that represent the diversity of music that that always has and still is being created from the roots of the blues. We would like to Congratulate All of these artists, both the winning artists and those who have been nominated. Each of these artists, in their own right, have earned their position in their nominated category. We at Making A Scene are excited because this year we had a fantastic diverse selection of nominees.

Now, of course we have to do things a little different than any of the other "Awards" out there.

As you check out the list of winners, you will also have the opportunity to explore and discover the artists that stood with them in each category. As you go through the list we use a simple link format, The link attached to the artist's name will take you to their website, The Link attached to the CD Title will take you to a Spotify playlist for that CD and the Buy Link will take you to Amazon.com so you can purchase the physical CD or mp3 downloads. This is more important than ever! Please support all the artists, both those who won and those who were nominated!

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