| SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT |
| 1985 | Elliot Ryan
Andrew White |
| 1986 | Patrick Hayes
Connie B Gay |
| 1987 | Tony Taylor |
| 1989 | Bill Pettaway, Jr
Kix |
| 1991 | Felix Grant
Jerry "Bama" Washington |
| 1993 | Dick Cerri
Mary Cliff |
| 1994 | Richard Harrington |
| 1995 | CD Enterprises
The Cellar Door Companies |
| 1996 | The Birchmere
WHUR FM |
| 1998 | Annie Mack Thomas
Nightclub 9:30
Twist & Shout |
| 1999 | Hilary B Rosen
Davey S Yarborough |
| 2000 | Bill Holland
Margaret Cone |
| 2001 | Cathy Hughes
Jenny Toomey
Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. |
| 2002 | Billboard Magazine/
Tim White - Bill Holland |
| 2003 | Steuart Smith
Chris Biondo & Lenny Williams |
| 2004 | Shelley Brown |
| 2005 | Paul Reed Smith |
| 2006 | Jeff Sarli |
| 2007 | The Orioles |
| SPECIAL RECOGNITION |
| 1991 | Celebrity Hall |
| 1994 | Dusty Rose
Johnny Artis
Tommy Lepson
Ronnie Newmyer
Bill Holland
Jeff Campbell
Tom Carrico
John Simson
Dan Van Buskirk |
| 1995 | Bob Devlin
Max Kidd
Reuben Brown |
| 1996 | Denyce Graves |
| 1997 | Melvin Lindsey
Billy Taylor |
| 1998 | Jane Harley
Paul Hill
Mac Wilson |
| 2000 | Bill Wax
Von Martin |
| 2001 | washingtonpost.com |
| 2002 | Eric Brace |
| 2003 | Tom Cole
Milt Grant |
| 2004 | Billy Hancock |
| 2006 | Charlie Pilzer
Grace Griffith |
| 2007 | Hilton Felton
Art Isaacs
Carl Nelson |
| COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT |
| 1992 | d.c. space |
| 1995 | Toni Blackman |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE |
| 1994 | Young Audiences |
| 1995 | Ruth Cogen
Mary Blankemeier |
| 1997 | Willie Jolley
Positive Force |
| 1998 | Millennium Stage
Washington Performing Arts Society |
| 2000 | Lilo Gonzalez |
| 2004 | Jeff Campbell |
| 2007 | Guitars Not Guns
The Art and Drama Therapy Institute |
| EMERGING ARTIST |
| 1992 | Cleve Francis
Lucy Brown |
| 1993 | II D Extreme |
| 1994 | Tanya Blount |
| 1995 | William Becton |
| 1996 | Pure Soul |
| SPOTLIGHT AWARD |
| 1993 | Donnie Simpson |
| 1994 | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 1995 | Mark Russell |
| 1996 | Toni Braxton |
| 1998 | Placido Domingo
Fugazi |
| 2000 | Mya |
| 2002 | Thievery Corporation |
| 2003 | Good Charlotte |
| 2004 | Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer |
| 2006 | O.A.R. (Of a Revolution) |
| 2007 | Bob Schieffer
Raheem DeVaughn |
| SPECIAL APPRECIATION |
| 1995 | Phyllis Hyman |
| 1996 | Jake Einstein |
| 1997 | WDCU |
| 2000 | James A Johnson and Maxine Isaacs |
| 2002 | Chuck Levin
Michel Wright |
| 2003 | Bernice Reagon
Bruce Steeg |
| 2004 | Lorraine Campbell /JV's Restaurant
David Eisner |
| 2005 | Garth Ross
Susie Mudd |
| 2006 | IOTA Club and Cafe
Scottie Beats |
