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8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards

US film music awards ceremony in 2017

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ60527793
Source-derived summary

The 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards was held on November 17, 2017 to recognize the best in music in film, TV, video games, commercials, and trailers.

Winners and nominees

Career Achievement Honor

Dianne Warren

Music Genre Nominees and Winners

Source:

ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Alison Lewis

Catherine Sarah Manna

Charlie Midnight and Dale Effren

Elizabeth Butler

Jerry Jean

Malynda Hale

Ships Have Sailed

Suspect 21

Wyle

ALTERNATIVE

2 a.m. Orchestra

Bazerk

Christine Owman

Love Ghost

Nic Nassuet

Pennan Brae

Raven Tide

Stage 11

The Infinite Seas

The Siren

AMERICANA/FOLK/ACOUSTIC

Builder of the House

Chuck Murphy

Flight of Fire

Grant Maloy Smith

Katie Garibaldi

Mark Alan Stansberry

Michael Fitz

Piqued Jacks

Raveis Kole

Sunshine Stills

BLUES

Bobby Messano

Guitar Shorty

Michael Barclay

Trevor Sewell Feat. Tracy Nelson

Wendy Sweetlove

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL

Angel Sessions

Cindy Hughlett

Composer Ann Hamilton Wallace

DeDe Wedekind

Elise Lebec

Gretchen Rhodes

Matthew Huff

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Alan Storeygard

Andre Barros

Arturo Cardelus

Bill Wren / Frank Ralls

Danaë Xanthe Vlasse

Dirk Ehlert

Francisco Liberia

Moonkyung Lee

Paul Henning

Rita Ciancio

Yukiko Nishimura

Stephen Edwards

COUNTRY

Charlie Midnight, Buck Johnson & Dale Effren

Haywireband

Jeff Silverman and Niclas Lundin

JessLee

Kassidy Lynne

Randall Cohen & Gregory Martindale

Terri McPhail Chiasson

The C.R. Ecker Band

Tiffany Ashton

DANCE

April Diamond

Diana “Dilee” Maher

Fadi Awad

Melissa B.

Mina Koo

Natalie Jean

Septimius The Great

EDM (Electronic Dance Music)

Aural Imperative

Fadi Awad & MAC (feat. Gunvor)

Fatum (feat. Angel Taylor)

Miss Tara

Natiive (feat. Gloria Kim)

Nick Caster

HOLIDAY

Aeone

Antherius

Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan

Gail C Bluestone

J. Carson

Katie Hardyman

Kimberly Haynes

Rob Cariddi

Ruth Pollack Pappas

Suzanne Grzanna

INSTRUMENTAL

Alberto De La Rocha

Carmine Pisano – Francesco Farro

Carol Albert

Minimalia

Kento Masuda

Lynn Yew Evers

Matias Baconsky

Mattia Vlad Morleo

Tim Neumark

Vito Leonardo Tritto

JAZZ

Carlos Mena

Drivetime

Geoff Alpert

Jan Daley

Kayla Renee

Lyn Stanley

Partners In Time

Roberto Tola

Syreeta Thompson (Trumpetlady)

Threestyle feat. Magdalena Chovancova

LATIN (Pop/Rock/Urban)

Henry G

Los Aguas Aguas

Los Rastrillos

Mari Nobre

Natalie Fernandez

Panteón Rococó

LATIN (Traditional)

Debe Gunn, feat. Rafael Cazaras

Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

Tomborato

Jesus Alejandro El Nino

Mariachi la Estrella

LYRICS/LYRICIST

Don Grady & Debra Gussin

Martha Reich

Mosi Dorbayani

MESSAGE SONG/SOCIAL IMPACT

Dennis Sy

Isolde Fair

J.ournal and Jennifer Thomas

Kim Planert & Nikola Bedingfield

Monti

Nicki Kris

OC Hit Factory

SayReal

Shylah Ray Sunshine

Wendy Loomis, Monica Williams, Irina Mikhailova

NEW AGE/AMBIENT

Art Tawanghar Feat. Peter Sterling

Curtis Macdonald

Darlene Koldenhoven

Emilia Lopez-Yañez, Art Tawanghar, Ruth Weber

Jaime Helios

Jose Luis Salas

Maturo

Michel Huygen

Mirage Of Deep

Seay and Geoff Koch

The Wimshurst's Machine

POP

Akkira feat.

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