Okay, this is the best election of the year. The time is coming for the 2024 SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards, the biggest awards in the world dedicated to independent soul music.
We’ve gathered all the suggestions from readers and our industry friends and have chosen a fantastic group of finalists — superb artists who represent all that is great about Soul Music in 2024. To be nominated, an artist must have released music (or had the music reach its commercial peak) between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024. And all nominees must have released their music independently (i.e., not on one of the three major labels or their subsidiaries).
To make sure the results are accurate and fair, all voting is by individual ballots. One ballot per person. Ballots were sent out to all SoulTracks email subscribers on Friday, November 8, and we’ll announce the winners on Monday, December 9.
Congratulations to all of the artists. Share this with your friends using #SoulTracks2024.
Album of the Year
Alex Harris – Back To Us
Biscuit Rouse – Biscuit & Buddy
Brandon Williams – The Lover’s Suite
Cecily – Awakening, Part 2
Cornell CC Carter – Expressions of Soul
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Leela James – Thought U Knew
PJ Morton – Cape Town to Cairo
Raul Midon – Lost and Found
Sy Smith – Until We Meet Again
Syleena Johnson – Legacy
Terisa Griffin – More Than A Woman
Vanessa Williams – Survivor
Song of the Year
“All I Want Is You” – Boney James feat. October London
“Back In Tha Day” – Hil St. Soul
“Jam” – Ray Chew
“Legs” – Vanessa Williams
“Next Move” – Jarrod Lawson feat. Raquel Rodriguez
“One You” – Lin Rountree feat. Algebra Blessett
“Slide” – Sy Smith
“Smoke & Mirrors” – PJ Morton
“The Change” – Cornell CC Carter
“Til Forevermore” – Kinsman Dazz Band
“Underneath It All” – Terisa Griffin
“Water’ – Kevin Flourney feat. Amanda Cole
“What A Wonderful Night” – Darnell Kendricks
Female Vocalist of the Year
Avery Sunshine
Candace Woodson
Castella
Cecily
Hil St. Soul
Kimberly Brewer
Lalah Hathaway
Mavis Swan Poole
Nao Yoshioka
Raquel Rodriguez
Sy Smith
Syleena Johnson
Terisa Griffin
Vanessa Williams
Male Vocalist of the Year
Alex Harris
Bey Bright
Bradd Marquis
Chris Jasper
Cornell CC Carter
Eric Roberson
Jarrod Lawson
Joe Leavy
PJ Morton
Raul Midon
Sargent Tucker
Trade Stevens
Will Preston
Duo or Group of the Year
Camera Soul
Club Nouveau
Con Brio
Ghost-Note
Groove Stu
Kinsman Dazz Band
Michelle David & The True-Tones
Opolopo & Angela Johnson
The Detroit Emeralds
The Foreign Exchange
The Group Fire
Tortured Soul
New Artist of the Year
Aremmic
Asia Monet
Cozy Mobetta
DetroitCentriX
Emerald Lian
Jeliz
Joaquin and the Glowliners
Myriam-Catharina
Quinn DeVeaux
Sierra Green & The Giants
Smoke Jones
Terrie Rimson
Instrumentalist of the Year
Brandon Williams
Christian de Mesones
Dee Lucas
Gail Jhonson
Johnny Britt
Kirk Whalum
Lakecia Benjamin
Lil’ John Roberts
Lin Rountree
Norman Brown
Son of Pearl
Vladimir Cetkar
Zo!
Lifetime Achievement Award
To Be Announced Soon!