The 2010 Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 6, 2010 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

More than 65 nominees attend and the night is filled with their appearances and performances in a dinner table setting in the Convention Center's ballroom. The event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. The Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Charter Members' Dinner will be held the night before on Wednesday, May 5.

Contact The Blues Foundation about becoming a Charter Member in order to attend this star-studded event.

For more information, contact Jay Sieleman at (901) 527-2583 xt 12.

The presenting sponsor for the 30th Blues Music Awards was once again be The GIBSON Foundation www.gibson.com.