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2022 Blues Music Awards winners announced

May 6, 2022

Winners have been announced for the 2022 Blues Music Awards, which are voted on by the Blues Foundation.
Tommy Castro was the big winner of the evening earning three BMA’s including “Album of the Year,” “B.B.
King Entertainer of the Year,” and “Band of the Year.” Fresh off his Grammy win, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
captured “Contemporary Blues Album” and “Contemporary Blues Male Artist.” In the Blues Rock categories,
Mike Zito wins “Blues Rock Album” with Resurrection and Albert Castiglia earned “Blues Rock Artist.”

See the full list of winners below.
Acoustic Blues Album

Dear America, Eric Bibb

Acoustic Blues Artist

Keb’ Mo’
Album of the Year

Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came to Town - Tommy Castro

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Tommy Castro

Band of the Year

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers

Best Emerging Artist Album
Live on Beale Street: A Tribute to Bobby “Blue” Bland,

Rodd Bland & the Members Only Band

Blues Rock Album

Resurrection, Mike Zito
Blues Rock Artist

Albert Castiglia

Contemporary Blues Album
662, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram