Congratulations to all the amazing artists and industry professionals that joined us on August 17, 2023, for the inaugural Hollywood Independent Music Awards. Below in red are the 2023 HIMA Winners!

Adult Contemporary
December Rose
Hooked Like Helen
I Want Poetry
J Edna Mae
Rislane and The Lovers (ft. Tom Hauser & Dreamshelter)
Savannah Brister

Adult Contemporary Hip Hop
Che Noir
Ivy Sole
JID (ft. Kenny Mason)
Planet Asia
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist

Afrobeats/Afropop
Baba Kuboye
Efua
Mt Boi
Stone Age UG

Album
Abbie Thomas
December Rose
Ignacio Salvatierra P.
Major Moment
Rislane and The Lovers
Roman Miroshnichenko

Alternative
Bam Bam’s Boogie
Ganyos
JVMIE & Lionel Cohen
Mary Ann
Signal for Pilot
Under The Rug

Americana/Roots
Derek Woods Band
Galit
Ian Abel Band
Kolby Knickerbocker
Terry Blade
Tia McGraff

Bluegrass
Soulgrass/Debra Lyn
Nu-Blu
Kentucky Shine
Randy Lanham & Emily Jane Clark
Larry Maglinger

Blues
“Big John” Zhang Ling
Jeroen van Tuijl Band (ft. Tommy Stillwell)
Lady J Huston
Stevie Hawkins
Tommy Stillwell
Zach Waters Band

Children’s Music
Dana
David Schweizer
Kendra K
Paper Rainbows
Purple Fox and the Heebie Jeebies
Taylor Wise, Nadeem Majdalany, Jeremy Johnson

Christian/Gospel
Christian Messenger
Girlie Vasallo (ft. Che Casibang, Lalaine Enriquez, Ria Villena-Osorio & Mike Villegas)
Kathryn Shipley
Melissa Pettignano
Sarah Wyatt
Steve Bridgmon

Contemporary Classical
André Barros (ft. Tamila Kharambura)
Aysedeniz Gokcin
Charles-Henri Avelange
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
Daniel Fisher
Fabian Kratzer
Kitt Wakeley
Robin Spielberg

Country (Classic)
Cam Thompson
Cindy Smith
Clayton Q
Colt Graves
Feed the Kitty
Richard Lynch

Country (Crossover)
Brooke + Teddy
Damien Horne
Hadley
Presley Aronson
Swapna Abraham (ft. Devan Ekambaram)
Taylor Sanders

Dance
Dimitris Nezis & Stacey Jackson
Everlee
Hannyta
Holly Berry (ft. Courtney Gray)
Kylin Milan
Sheng Belmonte

EDM
Ghostfallen
James F. Masters
Nikkole and Liam Keegan
Philippe Funk (ft. Liz Kretschmer)
Rogelami
shurpi

Folk/Acoustic
Carly King
Dina Rizvic
Heerraa
memyself&vi x Chapters
Moselle
Wild Faith

Holiday
Alexa Lace
Chet Nichols
Dream Tonic x Lucien Francis
Girlie Vasallo (ft. Faith Ignacio)
Grant Maloy Smith
Ralph Johnson ft. Siedah Garrett

Independent Record Label
BHP Music Guitar Trax Records
Cliff End Records
Creative Apostle
DNT Entertainment
Kitten Robot Records
MTS Records
Music for Love
Spotted Peccary Music
Winding Way Records

Instrumental
Cecil Abhishek
Ed Bazel
Guy Renardeau
Joseph Lu
Ruben K (ft. Alexa Ray)
Russ Hewitt (ft. Bucharest All-Star Orchestra)
Seay and Jeff Silverman
Vig Zartman

Jazz (Fusion/Bebop)
Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra
Kobi Arad
OVISION
Paul W. Rucker
Peter Xifaras
Vahagn Stepanyan

Jazz (Smooth/Cool)
Alan Jones ft. Dina Rizvic

Edison Herbert
Lindsey Webster
Noshir Mody
Pete Calandra and Straight Up
Steven B.
Suzanne Grzanna
ThreeStyle (ft. Magdalena Chovancova, Robert Fertl, Elvis Stanic)

Latin Pop/Rock
Alexa Lace
BenAnthony LaVoz
Laura Kalop
Nia Padilla
Omar Sicilia
Pia Vasquez

Latin Traditional
Francisco Javier Gonzalez & Jose Zuniga
Herman Rodriguez
María Eugenia León
Pacho Buscadoro
Xocoyotzin Herrera

Latin Tropical
Dominique Patrick Noel (ft. D’ William)
Eduardo Padua & Dominique Patrick Noel
Gato Blanco
Jesus Alejandro Perez
Leonardo Garcia
Tatiana Liary

Latin Urban/Hip Hop/Rap
Jaycool Charisma
JStar
Lulo El Poderoso
Pacho Buscadoro

Live or Streamed Performance
Abbie Thomas
Lyia Meta
The Goodwin Brothers
Vargen

Lyrics/Lyricist
Caitlin Kilgore
Fish Teeth
Jake Huffman
Nadeem Majdalany
Savannah Brister
Sitch

Message Song/Social Impact
Brianna
Ezre
Graham Czach
Holly Riva
Katie Hardyman & Mick Evans
Nathan Morris
Sona Kmet

Mixing/Engineering
Jacquie Joy
Jeff Silverman
Kevin Billingslea
Zen Chien
Robert Fertl
Roman Miroshnichenko

New Age/Ambient
Cali Wang
Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen
Darlene Koldenhoven
David Deutsch
Dream Tonic x DTO
Juliet Lyons
Ros Gilman

Original Recording
Ava Della Pietra
Barii
Holysaint
Marrisa Porter
Neena Rose
softpower
Zachary Aldana

Original Song
April Henry
Baby Gold
Barefoot Chandy
Daryl Salad
Helena Holleran Band
Kayla Renee (ft. Jovan Armand)
Reece In The Wild
Sierra Bowman

Pop
Arkane Skye
Burdlee
Chesney Claire
DMGD
GEM Rpm
Jordan Massey
Super Fëmmes
Tiffany Sayers

Producer/Production
Asta
Dawn Elder
Jay Abe
KiddDieselAP
Kristin Allen-Farmer
Ralph Johnson and Myron McKinley
S. J. Jananiy

R&B/Soul
Antoine Dunn
Enoka
GIGI
Jordyn Simone
Kristina Murrell
Raquel Rodriguez
Ria Barkr
Saint Jaimz

Rap/Hip Hop
Ashton Martin x 1DRU
It’s A Cool Day
JR Jones
Justy
TWAIN
Ushuaia & The Wanderlust Orchestra

Rock
Happy To Be Here
JJ McGuigan
Manny Cabo
Soul of Ears
Vilivant
Xtine and The Reckless Hearts

Rock/Heavy Metal
Blood of Angels
Dan Acosta & Axis Unknown
Kick The Wicked
Major Moment
Plastic Rhino
TemperMental

Rock/Pop
Animal Sun
Britney DiTocco
Circle the Earth
Dallas
Live in Color
Neena Rose
Talking Planes

Singer-Songwriter
Ann King
Emily Drennan
Grace Schweizer
Matthew Thomas
Nate Highfield
Sierra Miles
Spenser Hyun, Robin Sandoval

Vocal (Female)
Ella Roberts
Jackie Ward
Maryalex González
Rislane and The Lovers
Shaun Murphy
Shylah Ray Sunshine

Vocal (Male)
Chase Bush
Gregory Zamir
Lost Years, Talking Planes
Matt B
Nam Jonez
Steve Cooke

World
Carlos Garo
Khaled & Riffat Sultana
Masa Takumi
Mohammadreza Ajdari
Natalie Jean and Guy R. Jean
Shumile Exotic Dimensions

Special Recognition
Mc Norman (Reggae)
Guthorm (Downbeat/Downtempo)