JAMBALOO MUSIC PRIZE • JUNE 6TH 2026 • LONGHALL BALLROOM

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JAMBALOO™ MUSIC PRIZE

The JAMBALOO Music Prize is a $20,000 annual award given to the best full-length album released by a DFW-based artist or band in the previous calendar year. 

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THE NOMINEES FOR THE 2026 JAMBALOO MUSIC PRIZE

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Aaron’s Book Club
‘Doggies’
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Angel White
‘Ghost of the West’
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J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed
‘Americana Radio’
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Joel Wells Jr and the Revelers Hall Band
‘Joel Wells Jr and the Revelers Hall Band’
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Los Gran Reyes
‘Cumbia Vibes’
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Luke Herbert
‘Forever Came Too Soon’
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Matthew McNeal
‘HIGHLONESOME’
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Paul Schalda
‘Lately’
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Roman The Writer
‘THE MUSICIAN OF SPACE. pt. i: YVES KLEIN.’
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Smothered
‘Dirty Laundry’
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ABOUT JAMBALOO™

JAMBALOO™ is a year-round initiative to uplift the DFW music community — lifting up artists, venues, and the people who support them.

Anchored by a week of free live music across the metroplex, JAMBALOO™ continues with ongoing content and connection… including the first Venue Prize of its kind and largest local Music Prize in the nation.

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