| Humanitarian Award | Comedian | Jazz_Band | ||
| Ortheia Barnes | Michael Bonner | Straight Ahead | ||
| Legendary Choices | RB_Male Vocalist | Male_Jazz_Vocalist | ||
| Aretha Franklin | Condido Lomax | Harvey Thompson | ||
| Achievement_Award | RB_Female_Vocalist | Female_Jazz_Vocalist | ||
| Anita Baker | Lisa Cunningham | Audrey Northington | ||
| RB_Band | Top40_Band | Rapper | ||
| Hot Sauce | Notorious | Slum Village | ||
| Female_Blues_Singer | Top40_Female | Poet | ||
| Alberta Adams | Kimberly Fairchild | Stephen Sparrow O'Neal | ||
| Male_Blues_Singer | Top40_Male_Vocalist | DJ | ||
| Norman Thrasher | Robert Carter | Tyrone Bradley | ||
| Rock_Roll_Band | Vocal_Group | Radio_Personality | ||
| Brothers Groove | Serioux | John Mason | ||
| Outstanding Artist Support | Outstanding Member Award | Appreciation Award | ||
| Bert Dearing | Willie Wooten | Robert "Pastor Bob" Kennerly | ||