Three hip-hop related podcasts – 50 Years of Hip-Hop, Can You Dig It?: A Hip-Hop Origin Story with Chuck D and Questlove Supreme – are nominated for podcast of the year at the Ambie Awards 2024.
The other candidates in this category are Built-in: Coverage, Exposed: Cover-up at Columbia University, Ghost story, Next year in Moscow, Posts: The Empty Tomb of Comrade Bishop, Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas and The very worst thing that could happen. The latest podcast led all nominees with five nominations.
Questlove Supreme is also nominated for Best Music Podcast at the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards. These nominations were announced on February 7.
The fourth annual Excellence in Audio Awards (The Ambies) will take place on Tuesday, March 26 at the JW Marriott LA Live Los Angeles.
The ceremony will showcase 192 nominees in 27 categories with winners selected by members of The Podcast Academy (TPA), a not-for-profit professional membership organization that celebrates excellence in podcasting.
A Governors Award and an Impact Award will also be presented at the March 26 event. Eligible new members will be able to vote to determine this year's winners if applications are submitted by February 19. For more information on joining, go here.
“On behalf of The Podcast Academy, we congratulate all of this year's remarkable nominees who have graced the world of podcasting,” said Donald Albright, president of the TPA. “They embody the essence of excellence in audio storytelling, captivating audiences with their creativity, passion and dedication.”
Here are the nominees in selected categories at the 2024 Ambie Awards.
The podcast of the year
50 Years of Hip-Hop
Can You Dig It?: A Hip-Hop Origin Story with Chuck D
Built-in: Coverage
Exposed: Cover-up at Columbia University
Ghost story
Next year in Moscow
Questlove Supreme
Posts: The Empty Tomb of Comrade Bishop
Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas
The very worst thing that could happen
Best Entertainment Podcast (sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter)
50 Years of Hip-Hop
Creative Control
Movies to be buried with Brett Goldstein
HBO's The Last of Us Podcast
Films Against Capitalism
MUBI Podcast
Marvel Women
The best interview podcast
State of the Union Podcast by Alexis Lala
Apple News in Chat
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Questlove Supreme
The Skinny Confidential
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Your mom's kitchen
The best society and culture podcast
Can You Dig It?: A Hip-Hop Origin Story with Chuck D
Dear Alana,
Dynamite Doug
Exposed: Cover-up at Columbia University
ROS presents: Roughhousing
The story exchange
Weight for it
Best original score and music supervision
Take it easy – Chad Lawson
Can You Dig It?: A Hip-Hop Origin Story with Chuck D – Brian Master
Louder Than a Riot – Suzi Analogue, Kassa Overall and Ramtin Arablouei
Next year in Moscow
Othello – Lindsay Jones
The Cat in the Hat cast – Jack Mitchell
The very worst thing that could happen – Alex Kemp
