2025 CPMA WINNERS
*Winners are denoted in bold italics.*
Album of the Year
Meaghan Farrell - Motherland
If Not For Me – Everything You Wanted
Le Ghast – Dead of Summer
Little Brother Band – Waitin’ On You
Public Disco Porch - Benediction
RalphReal and the Family Jam – self titled
Brian Seneca – I Am Still Around
Spilly Cave - Super
Van Wagner – Harrisburg Blues
YAM YAM – Slurp Slurp
EP of the Year
Ben Ginder Group – The Get Wise E.P.
Ben Brandt – self titled
Dvj – Rose in the 4th
Lyndhurst – Dear Anxiety
New Found Freedom – Unfinished Business
Song of the Year
Burn the Jukebox – “Reflection (In Your Eyes)”
Elly Cooke – “The Storm”
Dr. Nyce (feat. Ben Brandt) – “High”
Keri Edwards – “I See You”
Gun Metal Gray - “Where Darkness Dwells”
Heads or Tails Experience – “Stop”
Conrad Fisher - “Take Me Back to Pennsylvania”
Darcie Miner – “Back to Before”
Natalie Ness – “My Mind Is Not Mine”
Small Town Titans - “Finish the Story”
Female Vocalist
Brenna Diehl - Big Fat Meanies
Natalie Ness
Marrisa Porter
Amy Simpson – Groove Rebels
Megan Woodland - Wild Hymns
Jess Zimmerman – The Jess Zimmerman Band
Male Vocalist
Zach Blessing – Blessing & Fowler
Dal Dawn – Coal
Dr. Nyce
Tyrone King – Smooth Like Clyde
Jimmy Mowery
Joe Panuccio – The Paper Outlet
Alt Country Artist/Band
Gleason’s Drift
The Heartstrings
Hunter Root Band
Nick Andrew Staver
Tractor Jerry & the Mud Bucket
Peter Wile
Blues
Corty Byron
Bobby Gentilo
Nate Myers & the Aces
Gabe Stillman
Switch Fu
Alex Lee Warner
Blues Rock
Ben Brandt
Colin Alvarez Band
Dustin Douglas & the Electric Gentlemen
Felix and the Hurricanes
The Jeremy Edge Project
Lucid Ruby
Six Whiskey Revival
Soul Miners Union
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 Artist/Band*
Naomie Celeste
Olivia Farabaugh
Heaven’s Thunder Band
Vicki E. Rogers
Mary Pagan
Country Band
Adam & The Armadillos
Clifton Bryan Country
Colt Wilbur Band
The Jess Zimmerman Band
Kopper and Kash
Nick Tauer Band
Female Country Artist
Devon Beck
Elly Cooke
Faith Noel
Dezzie Renae
Corina Rose
Gillian Smith
Male Country Artist
Jake Mach
Nathan Merovich
Cody Ross Smith
Sam Stinson
Cody Tyler
Christian Yeager
Cover Band*
The Full Circle
Honeypump
Hot & Dangerous
Katz 22
The Luv Gods
Raising Kane
The Roomates
Screamin’ Daisys
Smooth Like Clyde
Y2Kids
Cover Song*
Wait - Almost Honest
Jolene – Le Ghast
99 Red Balloons – Look Back Luna
Over the Rainbow – The Neighborly
Maps – Observe the 93rd
The Scientist – Gillian Smith
Duo/Trio
3 West
176ers Dueling Pianos
Blessing & Fowler
Cumberland Honey
DMC Duo
Shine Delphi & Grace Mahar
Hank the Buffalo
Harmony Holler
Mockingbird
The Neighborly
Tanjo & Crow
Folk
Hannah Bingman
Allan Combs II
Cumberland Honey
Sarah Fiore
Public Disco Porch
Rivers
Emme Ryan
The Sorters
Van Wagner
The Wild Hymns
Funk/Jam/Groove
All Groove
Band of Llamas
Heads or Tails Experience
The Quiet Riders
Roux
Street Beans
Hip-Hop/Rap
Clish
DurtE
Dvj
Howerton & Ishu
Lady Shakespeare
LOE Badgett
Nakuu
Sir Dominique Jordan
Thelonius
Xecutive
Instrument Shop*
BCR Guitar Shop
Dale’s Drum Shop
Drums etc.
Tone Tailors
Woodshed Guitar Works
Jazz
The Frost Duo
Liam Galiano
Aaron Rudderow
Trash Juice
Very Fine Gentlemen
YAM YAM
Kids & Family*
Steven Courtney
Holly Serio
Phredd
LIVE Music Venue*
The Englewood
Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
Mickey’s Black Box
Phantom Power
XL LIVE
Zoetropolis
Metal
Blood and Earth
Burn the Martyr
Defiant
Dinosaurs in Paris
Feltsideout
Gallowglas
If Not For Me
Nail Bite
A Scent Like Wolves
Sick Century
Traverse the Abyss
Ultraviolent
Music Lessons*
BCR Music School
Empowered Music Education
The "ROCK BAND" Program by Rod Goelz
Keystone Musical Arts Center
The Perfect 5th Musical Arts Center
Brandon Reece Guitar & Music Theory Instruction
Rob’s Rock School
School of Rock York
Tone Tailors
Trez Music Education Center
NEW Artist/Band
7 HRS Ahead
Actual Wizards
Groove Rebels
Kitchen Teeth
KVRMA
Le Ghast
Mojo Filter
RUINESS
Stars in Sapphire
Within Me
Photography*
AMG Photography
Doctor D
Frances Axsmith
DGital Photography
Chris Rider
Rock Documented
Local Music Podcast*
Central Pennsylvania Music Podcast
The Local Show
Nailed It The Podcast
Solo Musician’s Podcast
The Story
Pop
Annie Elise
Olivia Elizabeth Basar
Dandy
Meaghan Farrell
Maggie Marre
Nearly York
The Paper Outlet
Stars in Sapphire
The Vagus Nerve
Winter Parks
Punk*
Apes of the State
Blind Accuracy
CoalState
Coffee with Lions
Ford the River
Light the Lamp
R&B/Soul
D-Bo
Angel Dweh
RalphReal & The Family Jam
Alonda Rich
Swimgood
Kita P.
Recording Studio*
Atrium Audio
Full Tilt Productions
Green Room Recording Studio
MDW Productions
Red Chuck Studios
Thornwall Studios
Triforce Studios
Rock
Babel Map
Ben Ginder Group
Big Fat Meanies
Cass & the Bailout Crew
Chad Taylor & Friends
Drew & the Blue
The Jaded Lips
Lyndhurst
Mark DeRose & the Dreadnoughts
New Damage
Alt Rock
The After Hours
Burn the Jukebox
Dragon Fruit
Houses in the Sky
Jon Smith’s Voyages
Mdnght DSCO
Observe the 93rd
Spilly Cave
Sugar Hysteria
Volume to Nothing
Hard Rock
Almost Honest
Coal
KVRMA
Lives Lost
RUINESS
Small Town Titans
Female Solo Artist
Alexia Christian
KayBe
Gena Lanette
Darcie Miner
Amber Nadine
Marrisa Porter
Female Cover Artist
Erica Lyn Everest
Beka Jones
Laura Laughman
Sherri Mullen
Holly Serio
Male Solo Artist
Leo DiSanto
Dr. Nyce
Jake!
Keith Randall
Jim Rhoads
Van Wagner
Male Cover Artist
Adam Blessing
Dave Gates
Derek Henry
Matt Jameson
Marshall Stone
Songwriter(s)
Keri Edwards
Sarah Fiore
Conrad Fisher
Derek Henry
Jake Mach
Spencer McCreary
Alonda Rich
Hunter Root
Bob Welsh
Megan Woodland and Jeff Hewitt
Tribute*
Crippled But Free
Dead
Get Petty
Nicks in Time
Penntera
Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World
Solar Federation
The Warped Band
W.W.J.D.
Wheels On Fire
Variety/Dance Band
Central City Orchestra
Collinsville Discount Band
Downtown Sound
The Emigsville Band
PopScotch
The Uptown Band
Videography*
GK Visual
JBAW Productions
JayOh
Nesmith Films
RJA Films
Youth Artist
Addily Park
Izzy Butters
Julia Denne
Noah Gibney
Addi Grace
Juliet
CZ Moe
Youth Band
Alex Lee Warner & Soul Sunrise
Before the End
Blank Page
Burn the Jukebox
Open Ends
Planet 25
So What!
SPOT AWARDS:
Best Music Video – Lilla Jul Rockeband
Best Americana Band– Tanner Bingaman’s Pretty Big Garden
Best Holiday Album - A Very Merry Christmas with the Jess Zimmerman Band
Best Holiday Cover Song – “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Central Pennsylvania Youth All-Star Band
Best Guitar Manufacturer – Twin Dix Guitars
Best National Anthem Singer - Kendal Conrad
Best EDM DJ/Producer – Durty Loose
Best Music TV - Pennsylvania Pipeline TV
Best House Music – Ronnie On Saturn
Best Collaborative Music Event - The Last Waltz Recreated
Best Youth Music Events - Uptown Music Collective
Best Guitar Show - The Artisan Guitar Show
Shortest Acceptance Speech - Van Wagner
Iron Man - Kirk Wise
Meteoric Rise: If Not For Me
IMPACT Award: Don Heist – Forte Music