Best New Blues
- Aki Kumar – Hindi Man Blues (Little Village Foundation)
- Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio – Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here (Alligator)
Best New World
- Bombino – Deran (Partisan)
Best New Pop
- SLV – Piece of Mind (s/r)
- Couer de Pirate – En Cas de la Tempete Ce Jardin Sera Ferme (Dare to Care)
- Illumaniti Hotties – Kiss Yr Frenemies (Tiny Engines)
Best New Jazz
- Eliana Cuevas – Golpes y Flores (Alma)
- Melbreeze – Animazonia (Blue Canoe)
Best New Folk/Americana
- Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra – Stereoscope (s/r)
- Les Poules A Colin – Morose (FamGroup)
- FiONN – FiONN (604 Records)
Best New Rock
- Gaye Su Akyol – Hologram Imparatorlugu (Glitterbeat)
- French Boutik/Popincourt – Popincourt et French Boutik Chantent The Jam (Copase Disques)
- Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis – Wild! Wild! Wild! (Bloodshot)
- Last Chance Riders – Jet Lag Super Drag (s/r)
