In early December OffBeat solicited nominations from musicians and others in the music community. We gave these results to our writers and editors and, with input from both, determined the nominations in each category. Public voting on the resulting ballot began on December 17 with voting ending on Tuesday, January 5. Winners will be announced at the Best of the Beat, which returns to Generations Hall on Thursday, January 21.

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