FlavaMen Blatino Awards Voting Now Open

MIAMI— FlavaMen Magazine announces the voting process has opened for the fifth annual gay ethnic awards, the Blatino Awards.

The awards honor ethnic clubs, adult performers and websites in a variety of categories and will be administered by Flava Works.

Voting for the various categories are now open and close Dec. 31. The Fifth Annual FlavaMen BlatinoAwards Ceremony will be held in Atlanta during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend on Jan. 17.

Previous Blatino Awards hosts and presenters included Fantasia, Kelly Rowland, Dondria, Wendy Williams, Raz-B, Shanell (aka SnL), CJ Wright and D-Woods.

This year’s hosts and presenters will be announced in early January.

Complete list of 2014 nominations include:

Best Club DJ – Midwest

  • DJ Charlie Buttons — Attitudes St Louis
  • DJ Damerio — The Woodward Detroit
  • DJ Ruben B — Just Johns St. Louis
  • Dj Gucci Roxx — High Society Entertainment Group

Best Club DJ – South

  • DJ Dias — Club Boi Miami
  • DJ Angel X
  • DJ Kaye G — Atlanta
  • DJ Sushi — Club Twist — Miami
  • DJ Brooks Atlanta
  • DJ Truz — Atlanta
  • DJ Scrilla — Atlanta

Best Club DJ — West Coast

  • DJ David Harness
  • DJ Moody Rudy — San Diego
  • DJ Rum — Oakland
  • DJ Ernie Vee — Los Angeles

Best Club Promoter — East Coast

  • DJ Angel X
  • Brice K Scipio
  • K5 Entertianment & Ignite DMV
  • Omega Party DC

Best Club Promoter – Midwest

  • Urbano
  • Rails Marketing Group
  • Traxx — Columbus
  • Dj Gucci Roxx — High Society Entertainment Group

Best Club Promoter – South

  • Wassup N ATL — Mario Harris
  • Hypeman Antman
  • RT Pa! rties
  • M.Y. ATL Productions
  • Angel X
  • Dias — Club Boi — ! Miami
  • Juju Rock, Rockstar Productions
  • Traxx — Atlanta

Best Club Promoter — West Coast

  • Ivan Daniels Productions
  • Joe Hawkins/Blatino Oasis
  • Brandon Anthony's Socialite House
  • Laur Darell — Global Male — San Diego

Best Entertainment Blog

  • The Lucky Star
  • Schone-Seelen.net
  • Cypher Avenue
  • Rockafellaz Radio — Blogtalk Radio
  • Thaxxxlist
  • Inside Jamarifox
  • B Scott
  • Kaos
  • Rated R&B
  • Ear Hustle 411

Best Escort — East Coast

  • Nubius
  • KeptSecret
  • Ricco
  • Juicy
  • Double Trouble — Manny Baby+Alonzoe Avery
  • Travis Davis
  • Casanova
  • Maurice

Best Escort — West Coast

  • LeonJay
  • Jabari Blaine
  • Nico Ryan
  • Jordano Santoro
  • Kizzy
  • Jerry Sterns
  • Mark Tunnel
  • Champ

Best Escort – Midwest

  • Exotic Flavor — Chicago
  • JP Richards — Cleveland
  • Devon Starr — Chicago
  • TaetheDoug — Cleveland
  • CarioJV — Nashville
  • Slim — Cleveland
  • Shaun — Chicago
  • Magnum Mike XL

Best Escort – South

  • Arquez
  • Assassin
  • Brandon Shawn Foxx
  • Brklyn Kidd
  • Sean Xavier
  • Mario Long
  • Rico
  • MrMultitudes Male

Best Exotic Dancer — East Coast

  • Suki
  • Anaconda
  • Envy
  • Seduction
  • King Jag
  • Drae Dixsem
  • Rio

Best Exotic Dancer – South

  • Rudebwoy
  • Mr Lick Lick
  • Mustang
  • Vishus
  • Roman
  • Niko Love
  • Romeo St. James
  • Taz
  • Jason Thomas

Best Exotic Dancer — West Coast
Theo Rush
Justin aka HotLanta

Best Gay Artists

  • Fly Young Red
  • Bry'nt
  • Sony Cobain
  • Frank Ocean
  • Marck Angel
  • Freaky Boiz

Best News Blog

  • Ear Hustle 411
  • The Luckey Star
  • Cypher Avenue
  • Thaxxxlist
  • B. Scott
  • Ka-os Blog
  • Ronald Matters
  • The YBF

Best Porn Blog

  • GayDemon
  • The Luckey Star
  • Blackboy Addictionz
  • Schone-Seelen.net
  • Thaxxxlist
  • Black Gay Porn Zone
  • Poppas Playground
  • Tastee Men
  • Black Gay Porn
  • Black is Big
  • Paraiso Afro

Best Social/Hookup App

  • Jack'd
  • Grindr
  • Adam4adam
  • DTFworld.com
  • Best Tumblr Blog
  • Poppas Playground
  • Black Gay Porn
  • Kiddonyx
  • Lickkinlipss
  • Thug-Gifs
  • Cash The Porn Star
  • The Luckey Star
  • The Official Bad Boyz Club
  • Monaga

Best Twitter Channel

  • Jovonnie
  • BubblePOPPA
  • Ridemydredre
  • Bbd104u
  • DustinRossSaid
  • Freakyfootbruh
  • HardDICKof9

Best Vine Channel

  • Jamestheillest
  • Shug Avery
  • Dwayne Mckell
  • Majesticlust
  • Vinemales
  • Rock Rockafella

Best You Tube Channel

  • Streetbehavior
  • AConnectionTV
  • BoyDrama
  • The Skorpion Show
  • ADTV Nation
  • Ballroom Throwbacks
  • Jacob Kohinoor
  • Freefall TV Series

Best Acting Bottom

  • Remy Mars
  • Carlito
  • Jermany
  • Dagger
  • Assassin
  • Trelino

Best Acting Top

  • Drilla
  • Red
  • Isaiah
  • Rock Rockafella
  • Mike Mann
  • Devyn Dixx
  • Knockout

Best Acting Versatile

  • XL
  • Rio
  • Bam Bam
  • Krave
  • Mustang
  • Phoenix
  • Taethedoug

Best Black Porn Site

  • Breeditraw.comThugseduction.net
  • Blackboyaddictionz.com
  • Rawrods.com
  • Blackbreeders.com
  • FlavaWorks.com
  • Rawstrokes.com
  • Rawbreeders.com
  • Roughthugs.com

Best Latin Porn Site

  • Bilatinmen.com
  • Hotboys.com.br
  • Latinboyz.com
  • Jorgesgang.com
  • Miamiboyz.com
  • Papicock.com
  • Uomotv.com
  • Biaggivideos.com
  • Fuckermate.com
  • NakedPapis.com

Best Newcomer

  • XL
  • Daniel Thompson
  • Assassin
  • Krave Moore
  • Rio
  • Arman Woodson
  • Jin Jin
  • Mustang

Best Porn Director

  • Michael Galletta — Blackboy Addictionz
  • Ace Rockwood
  • Rock Rockafella
  • Dre & Dro — Entertainment West
  • Jorge Samuel — Jorges Gang
  • Que Santiago

Most Notable Porn Star

  • Jovonnie
  • XL
  • Hotrod
  • Ace Rockwood
  • Phoenix
  • Rock Rockafella
  • Day Day
  • Remy Mars
  • Venom
  • Antonio Biaggi

Fans can vote by Dec. 31 here.

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