🏆 The Gutter Report: Staten Island Honors Its Own
Inside the 2025 S.I.A. Awards — winners, nominees, and the platform preserving the island’s creative history
Staten Island, NY — Every city says it supports its culture.
Staten Island proves it by documenting it.
The 2025 S.I.A. Awards, organized by Staten Island Artist, weren’t just an awards rollout — they were a cultural timestamp. A moment that acknowledged work, consistency, and growth across music and content without bias.
At a time when recognition is often driven by alliances or algorithms, this platform continues to do something rare: give credit where it’s earned.
🏆 S.I.A. Awards 2025 — a snapshot of Staten Island’s creative year
🎯 Staten Island Artist: Culture Without Politics
What separates Staten Island Artist from most award platforms is credibility.
No favoritism.
No gatekeeping.
No industry politics disguised as “love for the culture.”
Artists, creators, and newcomers are evaluated on output, momentum, and consistency, not relationships. On an island where scenes overlap and history runs deep, that objectivity matters.
By consistently highlighting music, visuals, and digital creators, Staten Island Artist has quietly become one of the island’s most important cultural archives — preserving moments that would otherwise disappear into timelines.
🏆 The 2025 S.I.A. Awards — Official Winners
This year’s winners reflected real movement across lanes:
🎤 Artist of the Year: Blizery
💿 Album of the Year: Closure — Abby Jasmine
🎵 Song of the Year: “Rain” — Zae Cinco
🎬 Video of the Year: “Bacalao” — A.R. Yum
🌟 Rookie of the Year: Flaco
📱 Content Creator of the Year: Danny NYM
Each category told a different story — longevity, breakout momentum, creative risk, or consistency — but together they confirmed one thing: Staten Island isn’t quiet, it’s working.
💿 Album of the Year:
Closure — Abby Jasmine
Closure stood out as a complete body of work — personal, polished, and intentional. It wasn’t just a collection of songs; it was a statement. The project resonated because it felt finished, focused, and honest.
💿 Album of the Year — Closure by Abby Jasmine
🎬 Video of the Year: “Bacalao” — A.R. Yum
“Bacalao” earned Video of the Year by matching energy with execution. The visuals didn’t just support the song — they elevated it, proving how much presentation matters in today’s landscape.
🎬 Video of the Year — “Bacalao” by A.R. Yum
🎵 Song of the Year: “Rain” — Zae Cinco
“Rain” traveled. The record moved beyond timelines and into real-world spaces — performances, crowds, and conversations. When a song connects like that, geography stops mattering.
🎵 Song of the Year — “Rain” by Zae Cinco
🌟 Rookie of the Year: Flaco
Flaco’s Rookie of the Year win highlighted something essential: new voices are still breaking through. Recognition at this stage matters — it signals momentum and keeps the pipeline alive.
🌟 Rookie of the Year — Flaco
📱 Content Creator of the Year: Danny NYM
Danny NYM earning Content Creator of the Year reinforced a modern truth — culture doesn’t live in one lane anymore. Consistency, engagement, and connection are just as impactful as music releases.
📱 Content Creator of the Year — Danny NYM
🔥 Artist of the Year: Blizery Had One of Those Years
Blizery’s Artist of the Year win didn’t come out of nowhere — it capped a run that already shifted the island’s conversation.
As previously detailed in The Gutter Report: Blizery Just Changed the Staten Island Conversation, his year wasn’t about one song or one moment. It was about presence, visibility, and consistency across circles without forcing the spotlight.
From releases to recognition to sustained attention, Blizery had a hell of a year. The S.I.A. Awards simply put an official stamp on what the streets and timelines had already reflected.
🎤 Artist of the Year — Blizery
⭐ The Nominees Tell the Bigger Story
While winners take the spotlight, the nominees show the depth.
Across every category, the shortlists reflected how active the island truly is — multiple artists, creators, and projects pushing at the same time. Even being nominated signaled presence and consistency, and it made clear just how competitive the year really was.
That depth matters. It means the culture isn’t resting on one name or one sound.
⭐ A competitive year — nominees across every category showed how deep the island ran
🏅 A Gutter Report Recognition
For its continued commitment to fairness, documentation, and uplifting creatives without bias, The Gutter Report formally recognizes Staten Island Artist with an Independent Cultural Preservation Award.
This is the kind of work that doesn’t always trend — but it lasts.
📌 Final Word
The S.I.A. Awards aren’t just about who won.
They’re about who’s paying attention — and who’s preserving the record.
Right now, Staten Island Artist is doing exactly that.
Not for clicks — for clarity.
— Elliott Carterr, LFTG Radio
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