Mural by Michael McPheeters near Commerce Street in Deep Ellum. Photo by Renee Umsted.
The Dallas Entertainment Awards (DEA) will be taking place Jan. 29 at The Studio at The Factory in Deep Ellum. The free annual awards ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m.
DEA, founded by musician and host Dezman Lehman, celebrates Dallas entertainers, from musicians and DJs to drag performers and local businesses. This year, there are 460 official nominees being recognized at the awards ceremony.
The dress code, cowboy glam, encourages attendees to embrace Western glam, sparkles and “big Texas energy.”
Voting — which has over 90 categories — has opened on the Dallas Entertainment Awards website and will run through Jan. 21.
Official nominees can be found here.
Find the full list of the ceremony’s live performances below.
Loren Kole
Porsha Jay
Devy Stonez
Kameron Ross
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Sam Cormier
We Them Grays
Cure For Paranoia
Alex O’Aiza
May May Graves & Buck Wylde
Dezi 5
Larry Gee & DJ Brandon Blue.
Aysia Lane is the Lakewood/East Dallas editor for the Advocate. She started in print back in 2018 and has been storytelling ever since. With a background in news and documentary film production, she’s always looking for a good story. Contact her via email at alane@advocatemag.com