American Songwriter 2023 Song Contest

Blues (First Place | Category Winner)

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

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Atlas Elite Entertainment Music Awards  

Blues    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

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Best Actor & Director Awards

Best Director of a Music Video

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Birsamunda International Film Awards    

Best Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Canadian Cinematography Awards

Best Song    

"In My House" (Won)

Cannes World Film Festival

Best Singer of the Future    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

CKF International Film Festival

Best Music Video    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Clouzine International Music Awards

Best Blues Album    

"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)

Communicator Awards

Award of Distinction: Audio & Voice (Craft - Original Music)

"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)

Crown Point International Film Festival

Best Music Video

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Cyprus Music Video Festival

Best Makeup

"Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)

Denver Monthly Film Awards

Best Music Video

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

EdiPlay International Film Festival    

Best Original Music

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

Ethereal Frames Film & Art Awards    

Best Music/Score    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Europe Music Awards

• Best Original Song - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)

• Best Black and White Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)    

• Best Sing - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

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Euro Video Song Awards

• Best Art Music Video - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)

• Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Australian Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)        

• Best Male Director Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)        

• Best Original Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

       
Future of Film Awards    

• Best Director Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)     

• Best Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)  

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Ganges International Film Festival    

Best Music Video

"The Last Macbeth" (Won)

Global Film Festival Awards

Best Original Song

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

Global Music Awards

Americana (Gold Medal Award)  

"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)

Golden Lion International Film Festival

Best Music Video    

"The Last Macbeth" (Won)

Hollywood Independent Music Awards
Best Americana/Roots Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Best Music Video (Independent)    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

Indian Independent Film Festival    

Best Original Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

IndieX Film Fest    

• Best Music Video (Outstanding Achievement Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Original Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

InterContinental Music Awards

America: Blues    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

Prague International Music Video Awards    

• Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Black Music Video - "The Last Macbeth" (Won)

• Best Experimental Music Video (Hon. Mention Award) - "Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)

• Best Cover Music Video - "Crawling" (Won)

• Best American Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Male Director Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Vocalist - "Won't Be Around" (Won)        

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Josie Music Awards

Album of the Year: Folk/Americana    

"Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Nominated)

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LIT Talent Awards    

• Best Album (Gold Award) - "Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Won)   

• Best Performance (Platinum Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)   

• Best Male Vocalist (Platinum Award) - "Won't Be Around" (Won)     

Liverpool Indie Awards    

Best Music Video    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  
 

London Film & Television Festival    

• Best Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

• Best Original Song/Soundtrack - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)   

London Music Video Awards    

Best Experimental Music Video (Hon. Mention Award)    

"Blue" feat. Charlie J (Won)

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Los Angeles International Music Video Festival    

Best Voice    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

 

Madras Independent Film Festival

Best Music Video    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  

 

Munich Music Video Awards    

• Best Black Music Video - "Black Hurts" (Won)

• Best Black Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best North America Music Video - "Won't Be Around" (Won)        

• Best Male Director - "Won't Be Around" (Won)        

• Best Classic Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

       

Music Video Awards

• Best Vocalist - "In My House" (Won)

• Best Song - "Won't Be Around" (Won)  

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Phoenix Shorts    

Best Black Lives Matter Short    

"Black Hurts" (Won)

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Radio Music Awards    

• Best Americana Song - "Jimmy James" (Nominated)

• Best Blues Recording - "Won't Be Around" (Won)

• Best Gospel Recording - "In My House" (Won)

• Best R&B Recording - "Black Hurts" (Won)   

 

Rome Music Video Awards    

Best Black Music Video    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  

 

Round The Globe Film & Music Festival    

Best Original Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  

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Stafford Film Festival

Best Original Song

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

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The Telly Awards    

Non-Broadcast—Craft:Use of Music (Bronze Award)    

"Black Hurts" (Won) 

 

The Womens Freedom Song Contest    

Best Song (Hon. Mention Award)    

"In Grandma's Kitchen" (Won)

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Unsigned Only Music Competition

Vocal Performance (Hon. Mention Award)    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  

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Washington DC International Cinema Festival    

Best Original Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)  

 

Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition    

Original Song (Runner-up Award)   

"Won't Be Around" (Won)

 

World Entertainment Awards    

• Best Americana Song - "Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

• Best Americana Album - "Ethos: Son of a Sharecropper" (Nominated)

• Best Spoken Word Album - "ADOS, the Album" (Nominated)

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World Songwriting Awards    

Best Blues Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Nominated)

 

Zepstone International Film Awards    

Best Blues Song    

"Won't Be Around" (Won)