40 Metro Richmond musicians earn Newlin Music Prize

The Newlin Music Prize, established in 2022, recognizes the best full-length album from the Richmond area based solely on artistic merit. A jury of more than 100 members from the Richmond arts community selects 20 albums to be considered for the award each year.

In a statement, Newlin Music Prize president Doug Nunnally said that the organization was established to elevate all artists within Richmond’s music scene, not just the winner of each year's award. In 2022 and 2023, the prize for winning the award was $1,000. In 2024, that amount increased to $2,500, with an additional $4,750 raised to award $250 to each nominee on the shortlist. The supplemental payout reflects the new payment status, ensuring that artists from the first two years are celebrated and honored similarly, organizers said.

"In our third year, we demonstrated this commitment by awarding funds to both the winner and all nominees, and it was equally important for us to honor the talented artists from the previous years’ rounds," Nunnally said. "Their contributions have greatly enriched Richmond's diverse musical landscape, and we are thrilled to celebrate their achievements and support their future creative endeavors with this endowment.

Artists receiving payments include Abby Huston, Angélica Garcia, Ant The Symbol, Armagideon Time, Big Fundamental, Book Of Wyrms, Butcher Brown, Caro, Cassidy Snider & The Wranglers, Deau Eyes, DJ Harrison, Drook, Dumb Waiter, Erin & The Wildfire, Frames, Giant, Gnawing, Illa Styles, Jewell Booker, Junnie Mac, Justin Golden, Mackenzie Roark, Matthew E. White, McKinley Dixon, Monday Night, Ms. Jaylin Brown, No BS! Brass, Piranha Rama, Prabir Trio, Radio B, Spooky Cool, Strawberry Moon, T V L P A, Tennishu, Terminal Bliss, Tiara & Andrew, Timothy Bailey And The Humans, Ty Sorrell, Tyler Meacham, and WKNDR.

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