The 5th Annual Indie Music Channel Awards has honored Emphasis Records songwriters and artists, Stevie Hawkins, Charlotte Hannon, John Breen, Tim Crouch, Victor Orlando and Miles Grayson, with a combined twenty-one award nominations in its 2016 red carpet event.

Artist, songwriter and producer Stevie Hawkins, ranks in with eleven nominations in the Americana, Blues, Easy Listening, R&B categories. Hawkins also received a nomination in the "Best Live Blues Performance" category; while Grammy nominated percussionist, Victor Orlando and legendary music producer, arranger, composer, musician, Miles Grayson, enjoy a nomination with Hawkins in the "Best Live R&B Performance" category. Accomplished lyricist, Charlotte Hannon, earned four "Best Song" nominations in the categories of Americana, Blues, Easy Listening and R&B. Irish recording artist and songwriter, John Breen, received a "Best Song" nomination in the Americana category along with Tim Crouch, a famed musician, songwriter and producer.

Emphasis Records label executive, Tom Stevens said, "Congratulations to the nominees of our label roster and music publishing division. The nominations are justly deserved in my opinion. These individuals work hard at their craft, maintain a bar of creative excellence, an enthusiastic attitude, and render superlative works of lyrical and musical art. These individuals are a prime example of persistence, determination, and holding on to the dream. If I may offer encouraging advice that applies to any creative person, no matter how the odds might appear to be stacked up against you, believe in yourself and your abilities, never give up, the opportunity is yours, hang in there and make it happen. Collectively, we extend our gratitude to Christopher Ewing and the Indie Music Channel judging panel for the nominations of our creative team. To the Emphasis songwriters, artists and producers, wishes for a triumphant outcome in the awards. Your work is of exceptional quality."

The nominations come from four widely successful Emphasis album releases, "Georgia Jam - Live", "High Time", "What The Funk?", "Origins", with the Orlando, Grayson and Hawkins "Best Live R&B Performance" nomination being a song excerpt from a concert the trio performed at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood.

Below is the complete list of nominations.

Americana Category
• Best Americana Song
  "I Still Believe"
  Writers: Charlotte Hannon - Stevie Hawkins - Tim Crouch
  Artist: John Breen

• Best Americana Producer
   Stevie Hawkins

Blues Category
• Best Blues Artist
  Stevie Hawkins

• Best Blues Recording
  Stevie Hawkins for the song;
  "Chillin'"

• Best Blues Song
  "Talk To Me"
  Writers: Charlotte Hannon and Stevie Hawkins

• Best Live Blues Performance
  Stevie Hawkins for the song;
  "Tribute To James Brown"


Easy Listening Category
• Best Easy Listening Song
  "Only You"
  Writers: Charlotte Hannon and Stevie Hawkins

• Best Easy Listening Producer
  Stevie Hawkins


R&B Category
• Best R&B Song
  "Bam"
  Writers: Charlotte Hannon and Stevie Hawkins

• "Chillin'"
  Writer: Stevie Hawkins

• Best R&B Producer
  Stevie Hawkins

• Best Live R&B Performance
  Stevie Hawkins for the song;
  "Tribute To James Brown"
• Stevie Hawkins, Miles Grayson and Victor Orlando for the song;
  "Bam"

The 5th Annual Indie Music Channel Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday April 24, 2016, at The Clive Davis Theatre inside the legendary Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California. Red Carpet arrivals at 6:00pm, Awards Presentations start at 7:00pm, featuring live performances by top Indie Music Channel artists from around the world.

About Emphasis Records Artists, Songwriters and Producers:

Stevie Hawkins (Artist/Songwriter/Producer)
For over four decades, Stevie Hawkins has been one of the pioneers and innovators of music and audio recording. A student of jazz drumming giant, Buddy Rich, and well-learned student of Funk, Soul, R&B, Blues, Rock and Jazz, Hawkins adds further chapters to t