As we wind down 2024, it is very evident that our state has an abundance of amazing original music. This year saw a multitude of original releases that deserve to be heard and given the proper attention. That’s why Born & Bred exists. We want people to know that Sierra Ferrell, Charles Wesley Godwin and Brad Paisley put out an album as much as we want people to know that Dalchord, Gyasi, Alabaster Boxer and Midnight Lamb released music. We spend our days looking for content and artists to give exposure to, but that doesn’t mean we know everything that has come out. And because of that, we thought it would be unfair of us to pick artists for you to vote for while being unaware of others that may be worth consideration.
NEW CATEGORIES FOR 2024
Check out our two new categories for 2024, Best Producer and Best Music Festival. The producer should be based in or from West Virginia and produced music that was released in the eligibility window. The music festivals must have happened in West Virginia.
With your help, the process of determining the best of 2024 begins today. It is very simple. By clicking the “Nominate Your Favorite 2024 Born & Bred Artist Here” button below you will be given a list of categories. Simply fill in the artists you want to nominate and hit submit. You do not have to fill out every category if you don’t know any artists in that genre.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
This part is very important. To be eligible to be nominated, an artist must have released ORIGINAL music between December 1, 2023 and December 1, 2024. Music that comes out in December 2024 will be eligible for the 2025 awards. The other requirement is that the artist must be either from West Virginia or live here now and base their career out of the state. So if an artist was born in Grafton, but now calls Nashville their home and released music in June of 2024 , they meet the eligibility requirements. If an artists was born in Wisconsin, but now calls West Virginia home and released original music in September 2024, they are eligible.
The requirements are fairly simple. So now it is up to you, the reader, to get your favorite 2024 artist on the list. Click the link below to go to the form and submit your favorite artist now! Thanks for participating and good luck to all of the amazing artists in and from West Virginia.
