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Indie Lifetime Achievement Award

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Conya Doss

Indie Soul Lifetime Achievement Winner
Conya Doss

She Known As The Godmother of Indie Music!  Her first CD was released independently on August 12, 2002.  (Poem About Ms Doss). Conya Doss is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, and has been a major figure in independent music for over two decades. Conya is an innovator and widely known for her eclectic work and light vocal range.  Her music combines R&B, soul, funk, neo-soul, and jazz.  Over the course of years, she would release two more albums: Just Because and Love Rain Down. Her breakthrough album Still... was released in 2008, which featured the lead single "What I'd Do". In 2010, Doss released her fifth album Blu Transition, and followed up with A Pocketful of Purpose in 2012. Conya released her seventh album Seven: VII in 2015.

Indie Soul Award Nominees 2024

Song of The Year

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Ledisi / K. Lattimore - Perfect Stranger

Muni Long - Made For Me

Coco Jones - Here We Go

J Brown - If You Could See You

Tyrese - Wildflower

Victoria Monet - On My Mama

Lady Gaga & Bruno - Die With a Smile

Smooth Jazz Single of The Year

Jesse Thompson - Late Nite

Johnny Britt - Ocean Waves

Camera Soul - My Time

Butcher Brown - Remind Me 

Jazz Vocal Single of The Year

Aston Grey Project - Sweet Thang

Castella - Nights Over Eygpt

Boney James - All I Want Is You

Johnny Britt - Walk On By

Shaun LaBelle - Your Love Kept Calling My Name

Group or Duo of The Year

TMF - Making Love To The Music
Usher/H.E.R. - Risk It All 

G Jones / E. Nolan - Wanna Be Closer
Tony Lindsay / Kiara -Being With You
Garry Percell - Going In Circles
Eric Benet / Tamar - Something We Can 
Jazz Rosco - Bump City
Sacred Souls - Can I Call You Rose


 

Come Back Artist of The Year

Club Nouveau - Its Alright
The Jones Girls - Baby Dont Go

Melvin Riley - You Complete Me

Freda Payne - Just To Be With You

Maxwell - Simply Beautiful

D-Train -  Time Has Come Today

Hustle & Grind Award

 

Josh X - Breathe

Jon Vinyl - Fold

Jack Freeman - You

Lizzen - Right & Wrong

Avery Sunshine - I Wonder

Candance Woodson - Better Days

Mavis Swan Poole - Every Man Ain't 

Inayah - For the Streets

 

Female Artist of The Year

 

Ledisi - Sell me No Dreams

Lalah Hathaway - So In Love

Raquel Rodriguez - Back To Me

Terri Green - Caught Up

Kiana Lede' - Natural

Sinead Harnett - The Most

Marisha Ambrosius - One Night Stand

Syleena Johnson - Black Balloon

Male Artist of The Year

Jon B - Waiting On You
Cornell Carter - The Change
Tony Lindsay - For Love
Keith Sweat - Lay you Down

Tank - Before We Get Started 
Devon Howard - Holding on

Leon Bridges - Peaceful Place 

Alvin Garrett - Til I Get back

Christian Keyes - Closer

 

Gospel Single of The Year

Vanessa Bell Armstrong - Today

Yolanda Adams - Church Doors

Karen Clark - Made a Way

Mnangliso - Love of My Life

Jeffrey Dennis - Dream

Kirk Franklin - Try Love

New Comer of The Year

 

Taryn - Give It To Me

Ray Greene - Tell Her

LaShawn Gary - Everything Your Looking For

Poo Bear - Charge me 

AyIanna Lee - My Idols Lied To Me

Groove Dynasty - Where Did Our Love Go

Psiren - Sober

Ms. Monet - Groove With You

Allie McIntosh - La La Means I Love You

Elmiene - Light Work

 

Promotion Person Or Company of The Year

Gary Van den Bussche - Disco Soul Gold

Internet Broadcaster Alliance 

Myron Ruffin - Unlimited Wealth

Jay Ross - Soulcravers

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Each of these nominees were selected based on Chart position, Spotify streams and total sales during the calendar year January - December 2024. Promotion person or company was selected based on companies that service all of NorthStar Radio Group properties. Calculations of Sales, Streams, and chart position was researched and calculated by Anchin, Block & Anchin accounting firm. NorthStar radio group, It's employees, or sponsors didn't weigh in on the final decision of the nominees or the winners.  Congrats to all the nominees and good luck!  The winners of each category will be announced during the 2025 Indie Soul Awards on February 21 airing on Soul Cafe Radio, The Loft, and The Joint 247.

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