Voting for the 2007 JVibe Music Awards concluded at 11:59 pm on January 31. Winners will be announced in our March/April print issue and in our March web issue. Thank you for voting, and if you want to be notified the minute the results go live, sign-up for our e-letter here.

Best Jewish Album
These nominees aren’t one-hit wonders. They offer a Jewtastic album full of hits. How to choose? Go to JVibe.com for a listen and decide for yourself.
And the nominees are…

Blue Fringe: 70 Faces	Dan Nichols: Be Strong	The LeeVees: Hannukah Rocks	Matisyahu: Youth

New Artist Most Likely to Stick Around:
You may not have heard of these guys yet. But we think they’ve got the chops to make it in the music industry. What do you think?
And the nominees are…

DJ Handler	Golem	So-Called	Y-Love

Best Jewish Singer/Group You Wish Would Refer More to Being Jewish:
To these musicians, we say: “Don’t be shy…show us your inner Jew.”
And the nominees are…

Adam Levine	Beastie Boys	Beck	Jack Black	Lenny Kravitz

Best Israeli Artist/Group:
The melodious musicians from the Holy Land have raw skills. But who actually makes you want to go out and get your groove on? (We know Miri’s hot, but we’re referring to their musical talents.)
And the nominees are…

Hadag Nahash	Idan Raichel Project	Ivri Lider	Miri Ben-Ari	Subliminal

Most Innovative Music
They’re in their own category, and we salute them! Who’s got the most original beats, costumes, lyrics and sound?
And the nominees are…

Balkan Beat Box	Chutzpah	Idan Raichel	Matisyahu	So-Called

Lifetime Achievement Award
We don’t have a Grammy to give them just yet (hey, trophies are overrated), but we can give them the much-esteemed Lifetime Achievement Award for having done so gosh-darn much with Jewish music.
And the nominees are…

Craig Taubman	Dan Nichols & E18hteen	Debbie Friedman	Rick Recht

The JVibe staff realizes that it is impossible to make everyone happy when nominating the fine Jewish artists of this country and beyond for the esteemed JVibe Music Awards. But we do want to know who you want on the list for next year’s nominations. To tell us why we’re wrong or just to let us know how badly you want to go to So-Called’s next show, email us at editor@jvibe.com.