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Professional Artist of the Year: Bobs Gas House Gang Nylons Real Group Rockapella Studio Album of the Year: “Face The Music” – Gas House Gang “Lucky 7” – Rockapella “Run For Cover” – Nylons “Sermons and Devotions” – King’s Singers “SoVoSo” – SoVoSo Live Album of the Year: “Buzz” – Five O’Clock Shadow “Exposed” –…

Professional Artists of the Year Album of the Year: In a year of extremely strong nominees for best album, Vox One’s little-publicized “Out There” takes first place because it has everything. Exceptional songwriting, glowing arrangements, magnificent solo performances and top-rate production all combine to make this the sleeper album of 1995. Somehow Vox One manages…

Professional: Artist Of The Year: Accidentals Neri Per Caso Rockapella Vocal Sampling Album of the Year: Le Ragazze – Neri Per Caso Out There – Vox One Primer – Rockapella Una Forma Mas – Vocal Sampling Unreal – Real Group Best Female Vocalist: Margaret Dorn – Accidentals Margareta Jalkeus – Real Group Jodi Jenkins –…

Professional Artist of the Year Zap Mama has the best of both worlds: They take their art very seriously and still manage to have a great deal of fun while creating it. It is obvious that leader Marie Dauline has carefully studied a number of musical idioms from around the globe (including the pygmy village…

Artist of the Year Michael Callen founded the Flirtations after he was diagnosed with AIDS over 10 years ago. A cappella music hasn’t been the same since. His vision and message gave contemporary a cappella a soul. Michael understood the power of the human voice and harmony, and chose it as the vehicle to say…

Artist of the Year No group or individual has done more for contemporary a cappella music during the last year than Boyz II Men. In the last five years, the pop music scene has rediscovered the joys of vocal music. A slew of vocal groups — New Kids on the Block, En Vogue, Color Me…

Professional Best Signed Professional Group Rather than remain satisfied with the success of their first two albums, Take 6 has grown in daring new directions. 1991 saw national and international concert tours, appearances on numerous television and radio programs, and the Grammy-winning album He Is Christmas. All this was accomplished while founding member Mervyn Warren was…