...and the 10th Lexi Music Awards Nominees Are...

...and with another HUGE thanx to our sponsors (without whom this event wouldn't be a reality), The Botany Bay, Highbridge Springs Water, Ale-8-One, Three Chord Bourbon, Feels Right, and Goodwood Brewing (with nod to our small private donors, also), our media partner WLEX-TV, and our event partner Lyric Theatre, I'm honored to announce the nominees for the 10th Lexi Music Awards!

 
Looking forward to seeing you ALL at the gorgeous Lyric Theatre, Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 6pm!

NOMINEES - please send your email contact (with your name/band/org) to lexingtonmusicawards@gmail.com so you get all the info!


INDUSTRY awards nominees

Venue of the Year
Austin City Saloon 

The Burl

Manchester Music Hall

Proud Mary BBQ

Music Store
Doowop Shop - Lexington

Drum Center of Lexington

Earl Brooks Music Center (Somerset)

Willis Music - Lexington

Music Company
Black Mountain Management

CD Central

Indie Artist Booking & Management

Overtones/Listen Locally

Recording Studio/Engineer/Producer
Austin Jones - Burgundy Box

Chris Wheeler - Anagram Media

Jason Groves - Sneak Attack

April Edwards - Raven Records

Live Sound Tech
Mike Hulliger

Wallace "Gator" Harrison

Nolan Dunn

Matthew Florez

Radio DJ
Adam Banks - WLXU
Kenny C Cummings - TMV Cafe
"Deadair" Dennis Dillon 

Deidre Ransdell - WVLK

Gear Repair
Don Brandenberg

Frazzell Guitars

Isaac Bane 

Willcutt Guitars 

Jay Flippin Music Educator Award
Tripp Bratton 

Vanessa Davis

Trish Torline
Paulie Felice


PERFORMANCE awards nominees

Female Vocal
Dolly Burnett

Taylor Hughes

Trish Torline

Vanessa Davis

Male Vocal
Cam Davis 

Kevin Kross

Tanner Whitt

Jeremy Zeller

Bass Guitar
Justin Conn

Tom Covello

Jackson Ward

Dalton Rose

Brass/Wind
Kirby Davis

Jacob O'Donnell

Matthew Polashek

Jordan Robson

Drums/Percussion
Ned Bellau

Tripp Bratton

Blake Phelps

Peyton Whitt

Keyboard
Lee Carroll

Raleigh Dailey

Andrew Moore

Steven Miller

Strings (including pedal steel, madolin, etc)
Lucy Becker

Maggie Lander

Emily Miller

Logan Henry

Ben Lacy Guitar Excellence Award
Tanner Blevins

Gabe Crockett

Stephen Lynch

Connor Wilson


STYLE awards nominees

Americana/Folk
Katie Burkhardt 
Anthony Joe Highley

D. Boone Pittman & the Fugitives

Jeremy Zeller

Bluegrass
EKU Bluegrass Ensemble

Goodwin Brothers

Mama Said String Band

McLain Family Band

TeeDee Young Blues Excellence Award
Rachel Crowe

Robert Frahm

Treyvon King

Dane Sadler

Classical
EKU Guitar Ensemble

Keith McCutchen

UK Symphony Orchestra

Whit Whitaker

Country
Blacktop Rodeo

Cody Lee Meece

Paint Creek

Taylor Hughes

Funk/R&B/Reggae
Boogie G & the Titanics

Honey Child 

Martia Gill

Rob Dread & the KMA

Hip-Hop/Rap

Slyme Bucci

Kevin Kross

StarBookie Msp

Tony Wavy

Jazz/Latin/Big Band/World
Big Sugg &The Jazz Funkers

Lee Carroll's C The Beat

Enrique Gonzales & No Rulez Banda

The MetroGnomes Big Band

Metal
Graveyard Romeos

Gravel Switch 

Storm Toker

Taylor Road

Pop
Andrew Moore & Hooch

Rags & Riches

Shantelly Lace 

Vinyl Richie

Punk
Ciggy Tuna

Sempervivi

Whalerus

Urameshi

Rock
Bedford Band

Five Below Band

Mojo Thunder

Wicked Peace

Singer-songwriter
Vanessa Davis

Anthony Joe Highley

Taylor Hughes

Kevin Kross

Trish Torline

Jeremy Zeller

Variety/Cover
Andrew Moore & Hooch

Five Below Band

Second Hand News

Vinyl Richie

SPECIALS awards nominees

Song of the Year
"Anxiety" - Kevin Kross

"B-List Celebrity" - Vanessa Davis

"Girl's Night Out" - Trish Torline

"Hey Dad" - Andrew Moore & Hooch

"Holiday" Rags & Riches

"Jesus & Jail" - Taylor Hughes

Album of the Year
"Anxious Always" - Kevin Kross

"I Need a Holiday" - Rags & Riches

"Resurrection Noise" - D. Boone Pittman & the Fugitives

"The Triplets" - Vanessa Davis

Critics' Choice
Cam Clark

Bryce Ernest Taylor

Garrick Howell & John McHugh

Jeremy Zeller

Community Service
Devine Carama

Ned Bellau/Canvas

Five Below Band

Renee Collins Cobb

Lifetime Achievement

TBA soon!!