On Thursday, May 5, 2022, the Blues Foundation announced the winners of the 43rd Annual Blues Music Awards. A total of four Alligator Records artists received seven awards. Leading all artists with three wins is guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Tommy Castro, who takes home (for the third time in his career) the coveted B.B. King Entertainer Of The…

Available February 26, 2021 Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter Curtis Salgado, the man NPR calls “an icon” with “a huge voice,” will release his new Alligator Records album, Damage Control, on Friday, February 26, 2021. Produced by Salgado, Damage Control is his first full band album in four years, and it’s packed with passionate, insightful, original songs. With over…

News  New Songs From Upcoming Albums by Curtis Salgado, Chris Cain, Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, Shemekia Copeland and Selwyn Birchwood Alligator Records will release 2020 Blues — New Music From Alligator Records on Friday, August 21, 2020. The digital-only sampler features fresh material from five to-be-released full albums. The set includes new songs from blues legends…

Shemekia Copeland Receives Five Nominations The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling Receives Three In Addition To One Solo Nomination Each Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Receive Two, as does guitar hero Tinsley Ellis, newcomer Lindsay Beaver and acoustic trio Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz and Giles Robson Selwyn Birchwood, Marcia Ball, Toronzo Cannon,…

Curtis Salgado Wins Soul Blues Male Artist Of The Year Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Win Band Of The Year Estrin Also Wins Song Of The Year And Traditional Male Artist Of The Year On Thursday, May 10, 2018, The Blues Foundation announced the winners of the 39th Annual Blues Music Awards, the blues world’s…