The Asbury Park Music Awards are BACK!

NOMINATE your favorite local artists and songs! How? Scroll below to see...

The Asbury Park Music Awards are back! After a seven-year hiatus, this beloved tradition returns Friday, February 20, 2026, at The Stone Pony, presented by the Asbury Park Music Foundation. Previously running from 1993 to 2018, the event celebrates the artists who keep Asbury’s music scene thriving while raising funds for music education for underserved youth.

Nominations open October 28 and close November 16, 2025. Finalists and winners will be chosen by a panel of local music community members, with input from fans and musicians.

Interested in going to the awards? Buy Tickets HERE

To nominate Alex English:

This year’s Asbury Music Awards will honor the incredible work of local artists from 2018–2024 as they relaunch this iconic event. Since 2019, I’ve released nine singles, one EP, and, most recently, my 2025 single “God Please,” all promoted, performed live, and produced in the Monmouth County/Asbury Park area. I’m thrilled to see this event return to the community and recognize not only the great work being done today but also the music done during the seven-year hiatus.

Would you like to submit (me) Alex English? There are two key nominations supporting my music:

1. New Music of the Year

2. The Gap Years Award

To nominate me for New Music of the Year, you can submit your nomination for "God Please" HERE using THIS LINK for the song.

To nominate me for The Gap Years Award, you can submit you nominations HERE using the below links depending on what song or EP you would like to nominate.

1.    Joanne: https://open.spotify.com/album/15Az07QTjkhLEirzKKZjvy

2.    Wrong: https://open.spotify.com/album/714Nst5zheseMdteHe94ZT

3.    Blue: https://open.spotify.com/album/1QmmB1GtVTUEkFvekeLTlt

4.    Just Do It: https://open.spotify.com/album/76rVTnYjjcCZJ9PYk9lEZR

5.    Bad Decisions: https://open.spotify.com/album/1uRUO5azfeFunUmgv1wPUe

6.    Say: https://open.spotify.com/album/25qbYAiXdLanRGjxTjoaTn

7.    Treasure: https://open.spotify.com/album/64bAGxrvDCfGYNZKi5Qq11

8.    Jealous: https://open.spotify.com/album/4t2t3I8ojFzBcbwdcMSJYX

9.    Monkey Wobble: https://open.spotify.com/album/1k7Uo6S6BxiOTY2ipCpVGH

10. Below the Concrete EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/6fVXFSsRyqhSrzAwyWZsx7

Thank you for your continued support of me, my music, and our local music community.

Love always,

Alex English