Four University of Illinois Press books published in 2009 were announced as award finalists by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC).

Best Research in Recorded Rock and Pop Music
John Broven, Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of Independent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers
Alyn Shipton, I Feel a Song Coming On: The Life of Jimmy McHugh

Best Historical Research in Blues/Gospel/Hip-hop/R&B
Stephen Calt, Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary

Best Historical Research in Record Labels
Jon Hartley Fox, King of the Queen City: the Story of King Records

Winners will be announced in August 2010. Congratulations to the nominees.