COMMERCIAL APPEAL | Blues Music Awards 2021: Shemekia Copeland, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram among big winners
Chicago blues queen Shemekia Copeland and Mississippi guitar ace Christone "Kingfish" Ingram were among the big winners at the 42nd annual Blues Music Awards on Sunday.
The awards — presented by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation — were held as a virtual event again in 2021, the second year in a row the long-running ceremonies have been affected by COVID-19.
Despite the streaming nature of the event, the show was a lively two-hour-plus ceremony that featured numerous musical performances and 25 awards handed out as part of the blues world's top honors.
Copeland nabbed three BMA trophies including the prestigious B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award. Her socially and politically charged opus "Uncivil War" helped her earn the top Contemporary Blues Female Artist award for the second year in a row. Copeland also earned honors for the best Contemporary Blues Album.