The 2009 Go-Go Awards is scheduled for The Washington Convention Center on Nov. 1. In addition to D.C.’s own Comedian/Actor Red Grant hosting this year’s event, some of today’s most prominent acts on the Go-Go curcuit are scheduled to perform.
Presented by Peace Abode, the acts scheduled to perform are Familiar Faces, Backyard, Suttle Thoughts, and TCB among others.
There will also be a reunion performance by Little Benny & The Masters, who are famous for bringing hits such as “Cat In The Hat”, “The Message” and “Big City Groove.”
Below is a complete list of nominees and categories.
BAND OF THE YEAR
Backyard Band
Chuck Brown
Familiar Faces
Rare Essence
Reaction
Suttle Thoughts
TCB
What
UP & COMING BAND OF THE YEAR
3DB
ABM
Bela-Dona
Deep Impact
New Action
New Impression
TOB
XIB
VENUE OF THE YEAR
LeFonte Bleu
Icon
Marygolds
Mirrors
Scene
Sideline
Takoma Station
Tradewinds
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Made in the City
Tank Inc.
Uptown Productions
Team Major
Positive Black Man Collegian
Daland Ent.
Fly Guy
Big Vic
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Derek Holmes – (Vybe Band)
Mike Thompson – (L!ssen)
Scooby-(L!ssen)
Showtime – (DaMixx Band)
Steve Roy – (Suttle Thoughts)
Wincy – (Backyard)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Halima Peru – (Faycez U Know)
Kimise Lee – (Vybe)
Lysette – (Backyard)
Nikki Brown – (Suttle Thoughts)
Binta Campbell – (Reaction)
Yanna Crawley – (L!ssen)
Chevy – (All-4-U)
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Coop – Backyard
Tom Goldforgle -Chuck Brown
Walk Jam – TOB
Ben Adda – TCB
Brady -Rare Essence
Walker Redz – Suttle Thoughts
John Agurs – Bella-Dona
Rick Ross – Reaction
LEAD TALKER OF THE YEAR
Big G – Bardyard
Chi Ali – Suttle Thoughts
Polo – TCB
Rick Ross – Reaction
D. Floyd – Familiar Faces
Rapper- What Band
Sugar Bear- EU
Chris-TOB
BOUNCE BEAT BAND OF THE YEAR
TCB
Reaction
XIB
New Impression
New Action
New Vision
Deep Impact
TOB
SONG OF THE YEAR
Backyard – “Jimmy Choo”
TCB – “Turning Me On”
What – “Rock n Roll Bounce Beat”
Reaction – “Swag Beat”
Rare Essence – “You Got Money”
UCB – “Pat Your Weave”
Frank “Scooby” Sirius – “Remember My Name”
BEST POCKET
Backyard
Suttle Thoughts
Familiar Faces
Junkyard
L!ssen
Vybe
CHANGE AGENT AWARD
Bobbie Westmoreland
E (aka Bootsy Vegas)
Big G
Moe Shorter
3DB Band
