2006 OUTMUSIC AWARD NOMINEES, and RECIPIENTS

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OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING ­ FEMALE

Lea Delaria: DOUBLE STANDARDS
Jen Foster: THE UNDERDOGS
Magdalen Hsu-Li: SMASHING THE CEILING
Nedra Johnson: NEDRA
Candye Kane: WHITE TRASH GIRL
Toshi Reagon: HAVE YOU HEARD

OUTSTANDING DEBUT RECORDING ­ FEMALE

Marisa Anderson: HOLIDAY MOTEL
Melissa Fogarty: HANDEL: SCORNED & BETRAYED
Miss Money: THE LOVE OF MONEY
Susan Souza: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
Jess Yoakum: JESS YOAKUM

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING ­ MALE

Skott Freedman: JUDGE A BOOK
Levi Kreis: ONE OF THE ONES
Billy Porter: AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND SOUL
Dudley Saunders: THE BILLY WHITE ACRE SESSIONS
Jeff Straker: SONGS FROM HIGHWAY 15
Mark Weigle: SOULSEX

OUTSTANDING DEBUT RECORDING ­ MALE

Jesse Afriyie: EXPOSURE
Kevin Cahoon: DOLL
Darren: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Lucas Miré: FOREVER¹S NOT AS LONG AS IT USED TO BE
Ben Schaefer: THE UPSTAIRS CHOIR

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING ­ DUO or GROUP

4 Poofs And A Piano: SCREAMIN¹ PARTY ANTHEMS!
Girlyman: LITTLE STAR
Lee Lessack: IN GOOD COMPANY
Rubberlegs: THE TIMINATOR :: BOYFRIENDS, VOL. 1
Wishing Chair: UNDERDOG

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING ­ BAND

Bell the Cat: SONGS FROM THE WILD
Nunez: CRY MERCY
SONiA and Disappear Fear: DF05 LIVE
Three Dollar Bill: PARODY OF PLEASURE
Triple Creme: THIS MIGHT HURT

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - CHORUS OR CHOIR

Gay Men¹s Chorus of Los Angeles: THEY HAD IT COMING ­ THE MUSIC OF KANDER & EBB
Heartland Men¹s Chorus of Kansas City: A NEW DECEMBER
San Francisco Gay Men¹s Chorus: DIVAS¹ REVENGE ­ OPERA & BROADWAY OUR WAY
San Francisco Gay Men¹s Chorus: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS ­ LIVE AT THE CASTRO THEATRE
Twin Cities Gay Men¹s Chorus: BANG, BANG ­ THE MUSIC OF CHER

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - INSPIRATIONAL

Christian Andreason: THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
Athens Boys Choir: ROSE CUTS THE CAKE
JEN/ed: EXPOSED
Sandy Rapp: STILL MARCHIN!
Marsh Stevens-Pino: YOU CALLED US GOOD
Shawn Thomas: CHANGED

OUTSTANDING NEW RECORDING - INSTRUMENTAL

Tony Barre: BARRE HANDED
John Cannaday: IN EQUAL MEASURE
David Del Tredici: PAUL REVERE¹S RIDE
Luke Parkin: WINTER JOURNAL
SonicSphere: SLAVES

OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO

Tige Bucchino: I HATE EVERYTHING (Cheryl Hill)
Dave Ebmeier: DOLL (Kevin Cahoon)
Lucas Hauser: DO YOU WANNA BREAK UP (Cazwell)
Leah Meyerhoff: TEAM QUEEN (Triple Crème)
MiLo: THORN IN YOUR SIDE (Namoli Brennet)

OUTSTANDING CD GRAPHIC DESIGN

Girlyman: LITTLE STAR
Dan¹l Linehan: DOLL (Kevin Cahoon)
Michael Longstaff: CHRYSANTHEMUM (Namoli Brennet)
David Phan: SMASHING THE CEILING (Magdalen Hsu-Li)
Scrojo: WHITE TRASH GIRL (Candye Kane)

OUTSTANDING PRODUCER

Namoli Brennet: CHRYSANTHEMUM
Bob Harris & Girlyman: LITTLE STAR
Magdalin Hsu-Li, Dale Fanning, Mel Dettmer, Ryan Hadlock, Tim Young:
SMASHING THE CEILING
Thomas C. Moore: VARIOUS RELEASES
Jeff Trott: THE UNDERDOGS (Jen Foster)

OUTSTANDING SONGWRITER

Namoli Brennet: CHRYSANTHEMUM
David Del Tredici: PAUL REVERE¹S RIDE
Levi Kreis: ONE OF THE ONES
Toshi Reagon: HAVE YOU HEARD
Mark Weigle: SOULSEX

OUTMUSICAN OF THE YEAR

Aaron-Carl
Vicky Blankenship
Boston Gay Men¹s Chorus
Ashleigh Flynn
Freddy Freeman
Nedra Johnson
Kris Landherr
Sandy Rapp
Sonia
Robert Urban

OUTSONG OF THE YEAR

ANY WAY YOU NEED HER: performed & written by Nedra Johnson, featuring David Johnson
DAD AND ME: performed & written by Brian Lane Green
DOLL: performed by Kevin Cahoon, written by K. Cahoon, J. Tilley, & O. Hoffer
LOVE WHO YOU LOVE: performed by Christian Andreason, written by John Hogue, Sean Peterson,
Bryant Meltzer & Christian Andreason,
MAN OUTTA ME: performed & written by Levi Kreis
OUTLAW WEDDING: performed by Wishing Chair, written by Kiya Heartwood
SOULSEX (DISCLOSURE/ESSENCE): performed & written by Mark Weigle
THE TRUCK OF THE RISING SUN: performed & written by Dudley Saunders
THE UNDERDOGS: performed by Jen Foster, written by Jen Foster & Kathy Scott
YOUNG JAMES DEAN: performed by Girlyman, written by Tylan Greenstein