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The 7th Annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards, often called the "local Grammys," is scheduled for March 4 at the American Music Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This highly anticipated event celebrates the region's top musical talents from 2025 and includes the induction of new members into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame.
The ceremony, sponsored by Members 1st Federal Credit Union, will feature a red carpet experience starting at 5 p.m., with the main event kicking off at 7 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear their best band attire or formal evening wear for this special occasion. This year's Hall of Fame inductees include Martie Maguire of The Chicks, The Ocean Blue, The Couriers, Eddie Rambeau, and Bill Fisher.
Tickets are required for all attendees, regardless of age, and can be purchased online until the event begins. The venue offers free parking, with additional spaces available at nearby shopping centers. The American Music Theatre has a bag policy limiting sizes to 5"x8"x1" or smaller, which includes hand clutches and small purses. Larger bags will need to be returned to vehicles or disposed of.
7th ANNUAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MUSIC AWARDS
AND THE NOMINEES ARE...
Album of the Year
Big Sky Quartet – Canyon
LumberJack Blackston – Marcussian State of Mind
D-Bo! – Retro Royalty
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen – IV
Dr. Nyce – if time is a thing that ticks
Emily’s Toybox – It’s OK to Swear
The Jellybricks – Dreaming in Stereo
Hunter Root – Crooked Home
Autumn Sky – The Sun Is a Girl
Marshall Stone – Remember What You’re Looking For
EP of the Year
7 HRS AHEAD - EP
Colebrook Road – Wise Old Owl
Ethan Eckenroad – self-titled
Olivia Farabaugh – Reminisce
Making A Mockery - Do You Believe God Is Waiting for You?
Maggie Marre – Miss Paranoia
Nail Bite – Anomaly
Samaritan Snare – Living Statue
STREET BEANS – DON’T SLEEP
SWAMPRAT & Thunda Khatt - Thunda Breathing (RAT PACK VOL. 1)
Song of the Year
Colebrook Road – Wise Old Owl
Jac Conner & Lu – Ember
Noah Gibney – Philly Love
The Jellybricks – Dreaming in Stereo
Lyndhurst – Clean and Sober
Jimmy Mowery – Am I Going Crazy
Aubrey Nicole – One Lane
Hunter Root – A Pot Song
RUINESS – The Decline
SWAMPRAT & Thunda Khatt – BliSS (feat. PINK i)
Female Vocalist
Stephanie Casey – Honeypump
Aubrey Nicole
Amy Simpson
Julie Schreiber-Wirsing – Solar Federation
DaNica Shirey
Ariana Troni – RUINESS
Male Vocalist
D-Bo!
Dr. Nyce
Dustin Douglas – Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Ethan Eckenroad
Marshall Stone
Shawn Woodhouse – The Implication/Knight Shadow
Alt Country
Drew Cooke
Dalton Channel & Rock Hollow
Conrad Fisher
Harmony Holler
Nick Andrew Staver
Tanner Bingaman’s Pretty Big Garden
Blues
The Cadillac Cats
Corty Byron
Nate Myers & the Aces
Quincy Rogers
Gabe Stillman
Switch Fu
Blues Rock
Ben Brandt
Colin Alvarez Band
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Jeremy Edge
Sweet Desire
Tate Lehman and the Blue Chilis
Bluegrass
Canaan’s Land
Colebrook Road
FrankCo Penn Bluegrass
Hammer Creek Bluegrass
Stone House Breakdown
West Branch 3
Christian
Behold the Beloved
Naomie Celeste
Olivia Farabaugh
Heaven’s Thunder Band
Chris Hughes
Mary Pagan
Country Band
81 South
Adam & the Armadillos
Bobby Law Band
Clifton Bryan Country
The Heartstrings
Jess Zimmerman Band
Little Rock
Shane Fregm & 74 Junction
The Wyatt Becker Band
The Zachary Tyler Band
Female Country Artist
Izzy Butters
Elly Cooke
Stephanie Grace
Aubrey Nicole
Faith Noel
Corina Rose
Gillian Smith
Maya Talarico
Male Country Artist
Grant Bryan
Willeby Hayes
Jake Mach
Nathan Merovich
JJ Rupp
Cody Ross Smith
Sam Stinson
Cody Tyler
Cover Artist
Antonio Andrade
Derek Avalon
Phil Cannizzaro
Crash Acoustic
Erica Lyn Everest
Dave Gates
Matt Jameson
Beka Jones
Laura Laughman
Brenden Starr
Cover Band
Adrian Blitzer
The Eighties Club
Ghost Light Radio Show
Honeypump
Love Rocket
Raising Kane
The Roomates
Smooth Like Clyde
Swisher Sweets
The Thompson Triplets
Cover Song
Bret Alexander – Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Big Fat Meanies – Every Time We Touch
Corty Byron – Like A Rolling Stone
Central Pennsylvania Youth All-Star Band – Tom Sawyer
Ethan Eckenroad – I Won’t Back Down
Erica Lyn Everest – Free Fallin’
Sarah Fiore – Blackbird
Jake Mach – I’ll Fly Away
Observe the 93rd – Where Is My Mind?
Cody Tyler – Calling All Angels
Duo/Trio
176ers Dueling Pianos
Crash & Cross
DMC Duo
Hank the Buffalo
Megan & Dave
The Other Guys
Ragged Grace
Stars In Sapphire
Tanjo & Crow
Whiskey & Wildflowers
Folk
Bret Alexander
Big Sky Quartet
Jac Conner
Cumberland Honey
Leo DiSanto
Roland Lewis
Seasons
Matt Tarka
Van Wagner
The Wild Hymns
Funk/Jam/Groove
All Groove
Band of Llamas
Cabbage Hill
Heads or Tails Experience
Roux
STREET BEANS
Hip-Hop/Rap
LumberJack Blackston
Dvj
DurtE
Howerton
Peachkka
Reef Hustle
Gregg Sharp
Sir Dominique Jordan
Thelonius
Thunda Khatt
Instrument Shop
Creter Guitar Shop
Dale’s Drum Shop
Drums Etc.
The Fret Factory
The Guitar Spot USA
Tone Tailors
Instrumental Album/EP of the Year
The Depth Beneath Us – Descent
Tom Diecidue – Spice of Life
Dr. Nyce – Caledonia: Days
Dr. Nyce – Caledonia: Nights
Knorrwood – self-titled
Night Water Project – Let’s Go!
Jazz
Liam Galiano
The Noah Spangler Quartet
Aaron Rudderow
Unforgettable Big Band
The Very Fine Gentlemen
YAM YAM
Kids & Family
Steven Courtney
Holly’s Sweet Music
Phredd
LIVE Music Venue
Capital City Music Hall
The Englewood
Mickey’s Black Box
Tellus 360
West Shore Theatre
XL LIVE
Metal
Apocalyptic Society
Atlas At Hold
Balistic
Dreams of Eden
Gallowglas
Horror Scene
If Not For Me
Making A Mockery
Nail Bite
What Lies Below
Music Lessons/Education/School
Cadence Music & Arts
Empowered Music Education
Let There Be Rock Schools - Pottsville
The Perfect 5th Musical Arts Center
Rob’s Rock School
The "ROCK BAND" Program by Rod Goelz
School of Rock York
Trez Music Education Center
The Uptown Music Collective
Young Musician Academy
NEW Artist/Band
As Good As Dead
Alex Lee Warner Band
Carmine
Fashion Crime
InnaVibe
Lady King & The Aces
The Rust Hounds
Super Vehicle
Tiger Balm Baby
Zoey Noble / Zoey & the Iconic
Photography
AMG Photography
Frances Axsmith
Bandy Studio
Captured by Tabitha
Chasing Euphoria
Alex Grande
PMPX Media
Chris Rider
Rock Documented
Alison Shuey
Podcast
Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast
Earspace Podcast
The Homegrown Back Room Sessions
The Knight Shift with Steve Knight
The Local Show
The Musical Innertube
The Rec Room Radio Hour
Solo Musician Podcast
The Story with Cory
Soundcheck with Chase
Pop
Olivia Elizabeth Basar
Dandy
Amber Nadine
Natalie Ness
Maggie Marre
Cheyenne Pohl
Le Ghast
The Neighborly
The Paper Outlet
Swimgood
Punk
Apes of the State
Bad to Worse
Chumps
Coffee with Lions
Defiant
Fashion Crime
Ford the River
Light the Lamp
Pucker Up!
The Spyders of HBG
R&B/Soul
D-Bo!
Angel Dweh
Kita P.
Nakuu
PINK i
Alonda Rich
Recording Studio
Atrium Audio
Darkside Audio
Full Tilt Productions
Green Room Recording Studio
MDW Productions
Progressive Enterprises Sound Studios
Red Chuck Studios
Right Coast Recordings
Thornwall Studios
Tuscarora Records
Rock
Actual Wizards
Big Fat Meanies
Cass and the Bailout Crew
The Implication
The Jaded Lips
Kitchen Teeth
Look Back Luna
Lyndhurst
Northern Gloom
Public Disco Porch
Salt Hill
Surface Noise
Alt Rock
7 HRS AHEAD
The After Hours
American Vanity
And Also Bye
The April Skies
Before the End
The Jellybricks
Lucid Ruby
The Martini Bros.
Observe the 93rd
Super Vehicle
James Zero
Hard Rock
Anthrophobia
Dinosaurs in Paris
Emily’s Toybox
Eternal Frequency
Hot and Dangerous
KVRMA
Lives Lost
New Damage
RUINESS
Samaritan Snare
Sick Century
Small Town Titans
Solo Artist - Female
Keri Edwards
Annie Elise
Sarah Fiore
Aroostine Lively
C.Z. Moe
Sherri Mullen
Zoey Noble
Autumn Sky
Solo Artist - Male
Dr. Nyce
Ethan Eckenroad
Bob Geiger
Jake!
Steve Mazur
Jimmy Mowery
Alex Stanilla
Tiger Balm Baby
Songwriter
Bret Alexander
Jesse Eisenbise
Sarah Fiore
Conrad Fisher
Corinna Joy
Jake Mach
Spencer McCreary
Hunter Root
Tribute
Dead
Get Petty
Nicks in Time
Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World
Solar Federation
Urgent
Van Wirsing
The Warped Band
Variety/Dance
Central City Orchestra
Collinsville Discount Band
Down to Earth Band
Downtown Sound
PopScotch
Screamin Daisys
A Sought Out City
The Uptown Band
Videography
Acid Palms
Alyx Digital Media
Lee Fenstamaker
JayOh
Moving Audio Imagery
Nesmith Films
Pennsylvania Media Arts
RJA Films
Youth Artist
Brynn Brossman
Carmine
Jillian Christine
Ethan Cutillo
Julia Denne
Addi Grace
Addily Park
Jake Rollins
Caitlin Shorey
Lucy Trout
Youth Band
717
American Vanity
Open Ends
Overdrive
Spring Grove Select Modern Band
Vinyl Rush
SPOT AWARDS: COMING SOON!
FAN VOTING WILL BE 1/9 - 1/19. Stay tuned!
TICKETS to the 7th Annual CPMAs & Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony are ON SALE NOW! SEE YOU THERE!