The Best of the Beat Awards enjoyed great support this year from many local sponsors and media partners: Generations Hall, the Orpheum Theater, WHIV, WWL-TV, WWNO, White Oak Productions, Positive Vibrations Foundation and Guitar Center.

The event also offered stellar food from various New Orleans restaurants, including Aurora Catering, Barcadia, Bratz Y’all!, Breaux Mart, Crazy Lobster, the Gumbo Shop, Josephine Estelle...