See Music Videos of the Nominees!
Voting ended on November 30th. Winners were announced at the Boston Music Awards on December 2nd 2009 at the Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street.
And the winners are...
| Act of the Year | Passion Pit |
| Album of the Year | "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" by The Low Anthem |
| Song of the Year | "The Reeling" by Passion Pit |
| Americana Act of the Year | Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles |
| Blues Act of the Year | David Maxwell |
| DJ/Electronic Act of the Year | Bodega Girls |
| Folk Act of the Year | Ellis Paul |
| Gospel/Choir Act of the Year | Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir |
| Hip Hop Act of the Year | Esoteric |
| International Music Act of the Year | Debo |
| Jazz Act of the Year | Esperanza Spalding |
| Metal Act of the Year | Converge |
| New Act of the Year | Mean Creek |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Eli "Paperboy" Reed |
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Sarah Cronin (Drug Rug) |
| Producer of the Year (Hip Hop) | D-Tension |
| Producer of the Year (Pop/R&B) | Clinton Sparks |
| Producer of the Year (Rock) | Paul Kolderie/Adam Taylor |
| Punk Act of the Year | Dropkick Murphy's |
| R&B Act of the Year | Lisa Bello |
| Rock Act of the Year | The Upper Crust |
| Singer/Songwriter of the Year | Will Dailey |
| Live Act of the Year | Rubblebucket |
| Pop Act of the Year | Everyday Visuals |
| Unsung Hero Award | Dennis Brennan |
| Humanitarian of the Year | Ernie Boch, Jr. |
The Boston Music Awards is the most prestigious annual music event in Boston, paying tribute to the region's finest musicians. Now in its 22nd year, this years' show will include live performances, video retrospective, and award presentations featuring some of the most prominent artists on the music scene.
Past performers and attendees include Aerosmith, Godsmack, The Cars, Phish, Guster, Morphine, G Love & Special Sauce, Aimee Mann, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Tracy Bonham, Boston, J Geils Band, New Kids on the Block, Bobby Brown, James Taylor, Carly Simon and many others.
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