---
"title": "Jackson State, Southern named finalists for 2023 HBCU Sports Band of the Year"
"description": "Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South and Southern University’s Human Jukebox, two of the country’s most prolific HBCU marching bands, have been named finalists for the HBCU Sports Band of the Year award. The finalists were determined using a scoring system from our season-long weekly top 5 halftime performance lists and our annual top […]"
"date": "2024-01-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2024/01/12/jackson-state-southern-named-finalists-for-2023-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/"
"categories":
  - "Bands"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Jackson State"
  - "Southern"
---

# Jackson State, Southern named finalists for 2023 HBCU Sports Band of the Year

Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South and Southern University’s Human Jukebox, two of the country’s most prolific HBCU marching bands, have been named finalists for the HBCU Sports Band of the Year award. The finalists were determined using a scoring system from our season-long weekly top 5 halftime performance lists and our annual top 20 cover songs playlist. https://twitter.com/HBCUSports/status/1745886917139333364 A $2,500 cash donation will be awarded to the winner, which will be determined by votes from our audience in a poll that will begin on Sunday (Jan 14.) and end on Sunday, Jan 21. **Past HBCU Sports Band of the Year winners** **2015** – [Prairie View A&M](https://www.hbcusports.com/2016/01/21/prairie-views-marching-storm-voted-2015-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2016** – [Miles College](https://www.hbcusports.com/2017/01/22/miles-college-purple-marching-machine-voted-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2017** – [North Carolina A&T](https://www.hbcusports.com/2018/01/21/nc-ats-blue-and-gold-marching-machine-voted-2017-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2018** – [North Carolina A&T](https://www.hbcusports.com/2019/01/22/north-carolina-ats-bgmm-voted-2018-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2019** – [Norfolk State](https://hbcusports.com/2020/01/22/norfolk-states-spartan-legion-voted-2019-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2020** – No winner due to COVID-19 **2021** – [North Carolina A&T](https://hbcusports.com/2022/01/22/north-carolina-ats-blue-and-gold-marching-machine-wins-2021-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/) **2022** – [Norfolk State](https://hbcusports.com/2023/01/22/norfolk-states-spartan-legion-marching-band-voted-2022-hbcu-sports-band-of-the-year/)