The Libera Award for Best Blues Record (known as Best Blues Album prior to 2021) is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best blues album released commercially in the United States by an independent label" since 2018.
Prior to the creation of the category, an award named Best Blues/Jazz/R&B Album was presented, though it was only awarded in 2017.
American musician Benjamin Booker was the first recipient of the award for his album Witness. Fantastic Negrito is the only artist to have received the award more than once, with two wins, in 2019 for Please Don't Be Dead and in 2021 for Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?.
Winners and nominees Year Winner(s) Work Nominees 2018Benjamin BookerWitness2019Fantastic NegritoPlease Don't Be Dead2020Mavis StaplesWe Get By2021Fantastic NegritoHave You Lost Your Mind Yet?2022 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram 662 Cedric Burnside I Be Trying2023 Shemekia Copeland Done Come Too Far
Artists that received multiple wins 2 wins Fantastic Negrito
Artists that received multiple nominations 2 nominations Cedric Burnside Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Fantastic Negrito Delbert McClinton North Mississippi Allstars Shemekia Copeland
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