"During this event, the audience will be entertained by some of the most successful and talented Alabamians in the music industry as well as witness seven achievers being awarded with our most prestigious honor – induction into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame."

The inductees and their categories are:

Performing artist/group category
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Eddie Levert, (the lead singer of the O'Jays.)

The Blind Boys of Alabama trace their heritage to 1939 at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega. The Grammy-winning a capella vocalists continue to influence the music world. Just last fall, they released a duets album with several major acts including Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Bonnie Raitt and Solomon Burke and others. Clarence Fountain is the only original member still living, but he has retired from the road, while other members carry on the tradition. They went 58 years before winning their first Grammy, but then picked up the award every year between 2002 and 2005. They have been inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame.

Alabama's Rising Star Award - Singer Jamey Johnson, of Enterprise. Jamey Johnson, who was born in Enterprise and grew up in Montgomery, has been on a hot streak in recent years. He co-wrote the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music 2007 Song of the Year "Give It Away," recorded by George Strait. The Grammy-nominated artist won the ACM's and CMA's Song of the Year for his single "In Color."

Jerry Wexler Award - Former Muscle Shoals recording artist Mac Davis, of Los Angeles, California.