| 2002 Music Awards | Home | ||
| Album Winners | Music Awards | ||
| Alternative Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | shift | jennifer tefft | MA |
| Second Place | The Dirty Side Up | Neycha | NY |
| Third Place | dirty little secrets | ali handal | CA |
| Fourth Place | Dusk | a girl named jaen | CA |
| Amercana Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Fly Straight Home | Jim Photoglo | TN |
| Second Place | We Built A Fire | Donal Hinely | TN |
| Third Place | Bare Bones | John Beland | Australia |
| Fourth Place | Your Own Backyard | Tom Dean | NH |
| Blues Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | The Promise Highway | Mark Cook | GA |
| Second Place | Trouble | E.G. Kight | TN |
| Third Place | Slender Man Blues | Dave Mackenzie | TN |
| Fourth Place | Lost in Mississippi | Funky Blues Messiahs | FL |
| Cabaret Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Christine's Refrigerator | John Margolis | NY |
| Second Place | Fishbone, Wishbone, Funnybone | Zoe Lewis | MA |
| Third Place | Tea Pot Lady | Marilyn Rucker | TX |
| Fourth Place | why do all the country girls leave? | Myshkin | LA |
| Celtic Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Whoze Counting | Tintangel | CA |
| Second Place | The Raven Project | Anna Schaad | WA |
| Third Place | at the Parting Glass | Hair of the Dog | NY |
| Fourth Place | Gra | Morning Star | NY |
| Childrens Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Lullabies For All Ages | Dream With Me Tonight | TN |
| Second Place | 18 Family Favorites | Bob King | Canada |
| Third Place | Maxwell The Dancing Dog | Jeff Moyer | OH |
| Fourth Place | Fun Time for Kids | Artie Kaplan | FL |
| Classical Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
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| Winner | Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 | Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra | Ukraine |
| Second Place | Moonlight | Julianne Markavitch | AZ |
| Third Place | The Art of the Fugue | Peter ElyakimTaussig | MA |
| Fourth Place | Bach Complete Lute Suites I | Tomo Iwakura | Germany |
| College Rock Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | humblecreatures | Einstein's Sister | IL |
| Second Place | The Circus Is In Town | Nick Dastardly & The Escape Artists | DC |
| Third Place | Blue | Mike Farley | OH |
| Fourth Place | notwithstanding | Seth Horan | CA |
| Cont. Christian Album Noms | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Widow's Mite | Tammy Edwards | IA |
| Second Place | The Ultimate Distraction | Tom Kell and the Mission | CA |
| Third Place | Lucky Like Me | Chuck Oliver | KS |
| Fourth Place | All Eyes On Him | Superphat | GA |
| Contemporary Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Corrinne May | Corrinne May | CA |
| Second Place | Flowerchild with the Blues | Don Campbell | ME |
| Third Place | Liz Pappademas | Liz Pappademas | TX |
| Fourth Place | Power of Positive Music V.1 | Harold Payne & Gravity | CA |
| Country Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Shoulda' Loved Me | Melody Guy | OR |
| Second Place | For All It's Worth | Michael Mason | TN |
| Third Place | Witness | Cindy Kalmenson | TN |
| Fourth Place | Eddie Cunningham | Eddie Cunningham | CA |
| Dance Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Noise Tank | Noise Tank | NJ |
| Second Place | Paloma | Paloma | Canada |
| Third Place | Prince Dred | Prince Dred | PA |
| Fourth Place | Highwire | DJ Mozy | UK |
| Electronica Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Remember the Future | NASA | Sweden |
| Second Place | Close Your Eyes | dial M | NJ |
| Third Place | David Z's Beatbank | David Z's Beatbank | MD |
| Fourth Place | Mystic Maah | Seroya | DC |
| Ethnic-World Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Light From Heaven | Rak-smey Khemera | Cambodia |
| Second Place | Maron di mar | Ze Manel | CA |
| Third Place | Yeraz | Gor Mkhitarian | Armenia |
| Fourth Place | the blessing | Rivertribe | Australia |
| Female S/S Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | becoming | April McLean | TN |
| Second Place | little victory | Kerry Getz | CA |
| Third Place | hello out there | Michelle Malone | GA |
| Fourth Place | amazing ordinary things | Anne McCue | CA |
| 5 | Five Stories | Kris Delmhorst | MA |
| 6 | soul on fire | jenny bruce | NY |
| Gospel Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Constantly | Rev. Clay Evans & AARCMC | IL |
| Second Place | Heaven At The Hope | Mount Hope Church | MI |
| Third Place | Confession | Elder RC Washington & EVG | Germany |
| Fourth Place | Miracles | Eva Diaz | CA |
| Hard Rock Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Head | Gregg Burns | CA |
| Second Place | Bloodroot | Bloodroot | NY |
| Third Place | Dropped | Consolidated | OR |
| Fourth Place | All This Rock & Roll | Cola | MA |
| Holiday Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Stars and Promises | Peter Mayer | TN |
| Second Place | Tis The Season V.3 | Jamie deRoy & Friends | NY |
| Third Place | The Spirit of Christmas | Tracy Zeliadt | TN |
| Fourth Place | A Bluegrass Christmas | Timothy P. Irvin & TRMSS | CO |
| Industrial Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Ideology | W!CK | MI |
| Second Place | Hexometa | Speorg | OH |
| Third Place | Tales of Agony | KX | NY |
| Fourth Place | Technophiliacs | The Diamond Galaxy | CA |
| Instrumental Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Open Sky | Jeanette Alexander | WA |
| Second Place | Ahmad Jamal with Assai Quartet | Ahmad Jamal | CT |
| Third Place | Twilight | Zenaida | LA |
| Fourth Place | Conversations | Susquehanna Ensemble | PA |
| Instrumental Jazz Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | The Ties That Blind | Stan Harrison | NY |
| Second Place | Out of the Way | Roy Dunlap Group | NY |
| Third Place | Quantegy | Dan Weiner | MA |
| Fourth Place | The Golem Shuffle | Dan Gottshall | Germany |
| Vocal Jazz Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | My Little Crime | Erika Luckett | CA |
| Second Place | Here's To You | Beverley Staunton | Canada |
| Third Place | Jump yer bones | Mondo Heptet | GA |
| Fourth Place | Born to Be Blue | Anne Phillips | NY |
| Live Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | By George! | The Amber deLaurentis Band | NJ |
| Second Place | Bayne Gibby | Bayne Gibby | NY |
| Third Place | Live at the Belcourt Theater | Quinn Loggins and The Inbetween | TN |
| Fourth Place | Live at Midnight | Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys | WV |
| Male S/S Album Noms | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Like It Or Not | Bob Malone | CA |
| Second Place | shine | Dave Pahanish | PA |
| Third Place | Rockwells and Picassos | Joe Rathburn | CA |
| Fourth Place | Coney Island | Greg Tannen | NY |
| 5 | Mobilize | Grant-Lee Phillips | CA |
| 6 | Wishing Well Motel | Rob Lamothe | Canada |
| Metal Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Circus Therapy | Jerkstore | SD |
| Second Place | Solidified | Simple Machine | WI |
| Third Place | Insomniacs Awake | Angry Hill | MA |
| Fourth Place | drunk with power | drunk with power | CA |
| Modern Rock Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | The Second Coming | Picnic | CA |
| Second Place | bird york | bird york | CA |
| Third Place | Giddyup | Craig Northey | Canada |
| Fourth Place | Colin | Velvet Jones | UK |
| New Folk Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | these are the roots | diane zeigler | VT |
| Second Place | air mail blue | Craig Carothers | TN |
| Third Place | Traveler | Johnsmith | WI |
| Fourth Place | Paper Wings & Halo | Lori McKenna | MA |
| Novelty Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Bayne Gibby | Bayne Gibby | NY |
| Second Place | The Funny Side Of… | Cahal Dunne | PA |
| Third Place | Please No Dancing | Scambooty | CA |
| Fourth Place | burnt | Throwing Toasters | CA |
| Opera Album Noms | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Lemons Descending | Clark, Haimovitz | MA |
| Second Place | Angels Wine: Songs of John Dowland | Zoe Vandermeer | CA |
| Third Place | How Can I Keep From Singing? | The Bellefield Singers | PA |
| Fourth Place | Georgetta Psaros | Georgetta Psaros | CA |
| Theater Album Noms | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Kings: A New Musical | Esta Cassway, Elliot Weiss | PA |
| Second Place | Surprise! The Musical | Karen S. Javitch | NE |
| Third Place | Loves Greatest Gift | The Cashe Valley Easter Choir & Orchestra | UT |
| Fourth Place | A.B.C. | Adler, Bock & Coleman | CA |
| Pop Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | What I Wouldn't Give | Todd Herzog | CA |
| Second Place | Be | Brooke Ramel | CA |
| Third Place | appearances | nikkole | CA |
| Fourth Place | Dirty Dishes | Kelly Brock | Canada |
| R&B Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | David | David Jones | DC |
| Second Place | The Songs of Cynthia Biggs | Cynthia Biggs | PA |
| Third Place | Here It Comes Again | Little Sista | CA |
| Fourth Place | Ritual Dance | The Gurus | CA |
| Rap Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Never Forget | Ta-Ta | NJ |
| Second Place | Out of Control | Ordinary Peoples | OH |
| Third Place | Slave to the Groove | Cobalt Party Revolution | MI |
| Fourth Place | The Funk Squad Compilation | Various Artists | CA |
| Reggae Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | This is Acid Reggae | Matt Jenson | MA |
| Second Place | One World, One Light | Nelson Gill | IL |
| Third Place | Reggae Rock | MoBay | Jamaica |
| Fourth Place | Music and Me | Tony Chin | CA |
| Rock Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Marshmallow Pie | Spookie Daly Pride | MA |
| Second Place | Gertrude | Gertrude | IL |
| Third Place | Jimmy 2 Times | Jimmy 2 Times | CA |
| Fourth Place | Hollowbody | Hollowbody | CO |
| Roots Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Above the Misery Line | Bailey Jester | GA |
| Second Place | Grandpa's Advice | Adie Grey | TN |
| Third Place | drum hat buddha | Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer | MA |
| Fourth Place | Compass & Companion | Mark Erelli | MA |
| Solo Inst. Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | The Long Ride Home | Becky Archibald | IN |
| Second Place | Blue Wheels… | Jim Volk | OH |
| Third Place | Egypticat | Patrick Hadley | NV |
| Fourth Place | Reaching In | Todd Haygood | GA |
| Spoken Word Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Afrodeezyackz/Mumblings of a Madman | Sekou (tha Misfit) | CA |
| Second Place | 2NU2 | 2NU2 | WA |
| Third Place | Welcome to Willieworld | Maggie Dubris & Andy Teirstein | NY |
| Fourth Place | Steady Rollin' Man | John Sinclair | MA |
| Traditional Folk Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Hellbound | Shandy Lawson | CT |
| Second Place | Twisting Sophia | John Downing | MN |
| Third Place | Love, Work and Play | Richard Berman | MA |
| Fourth Place | Reclining With Age | Greg Jacobs | OK |
| Compilation Album Finalists | Artist | Location | |
| Winner | Songbook (Songs of Matthew Lee) | Various | CA |
| Second Place | Wildfire | Various | CA |
| Third Place | Freight Train Boogie | Various | CA |
| Fourth Place | Hollywood Goes Wild | Various | MA |
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