11th Awards Wrap-Up

Amazing evening!! Our first time at Singletary Center for the Arts on the beautiful UK campus!

Outstanding crew to work with, from administration to sound to lights to security to the ticket office and more!

Our awards team was on point: my partner in crime Angelee Feltner, Max Corona (stage management - presenters), Edd MacKey (stage management - presenter guides), Jay Hamon (video), Luke Francis (graphics & photography), and everyone's favorite emcee Bill Meck.

We had a couple of hiccups with our performances, but got it fixed on the fly, because that's what musicians do! All hail Dr. Raleigh Dailey, Tiffaney Nesbeth & Jaidon Smith, Cody Lee Meece, the UK Percussion Ensemble (director Matthew Gieger), Tony Wavy, and our incredible house band, Mojo Tones!

Extra salute to Raleigh Dailey who, with no rehearsal and all of 40 seconds to figure out his approach, stepped in to perform the national anthem (with some of the most beautiful reharmonizations you'll ever hope to hear)! 

None of this would be possible without YOU for your involvement and support, and without our amazing sponsors: The Botany Bay, Highbridge Springs Water, Ale-8, UPS store, Goodwood Lexington, WLEX TV-18, and Never Say Die bourbon!

11th Lexi Music Awards 

March 9, 2025

INDUSTRY AWARDS 

Venue of the Year 

Bluegrass Barrel House 

Music Store of the Year 

Drum Center of Lexington 

Music Company of the Year 

Off the Cuff with Adam Banks

Recording Studio/Engineer of the Year 

Jason Groves/Sneak Attack 

Live Sound Technician of the Year 

Mike Hulliger 

Radio DJ of the Year 

Deadair Dennis Dillon 

Instrument Repair of the Year 

Frazzell Guitars

Jay Flippin Music Educator Award

Vanessa Davis 

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PERFORMANCE AWARDS 

Female Vocal of the Year 

Savannah Dean Reeves 

Male Vocal of the Year 

Jeremy Zeller 

Bassist of the Year 

Dave Medley 

Brass/Wind Player of the Year 

Jacob O'Donnell 

Drummer of the Year 

Jeff Frohlich 

Keyboardist of the Year 

Lee Carroll

String Player of the Year 

Lucy Becker 

Ben Lacy Award for Guitar Excellence

(tie)

Stephen Lynch 

Jim Gleason 

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STYLE AWARDS 

Americana/Folk of the Year 

Jeremy Zeller 

Bluegrass of the Year 

Mama Said String Band 

TeeDee Young Blues Excellence Award

Rachel Crowe 

Classical of the Year

EKU Guitar Ensemble 

Country of the Year 

One More Round 

Funk/R&B/Reggae of the Year 

Boogie G and the Titanics

Hip-Hop/Rap of the Year 

Tony Wavy

Jazz/Latin/Big Band/World of the Year 

Bigg Sugg & the Jazz Funkers

Metal of the Year 

Graveyard Romeos 

Pop of the Year 

Rags and Riches 

Punk of the Year 

Sempervivi 

Rock of the Year 

Five Below Band

Singer-Songwriter of the Year 

Jeremy Zeller 

Cover/Variety of the Year 

Five Below Band 

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Song of the Year 

Its Hard to Be Young - Jeremy Zeller 

Album of the Year 

Love Ain't Worth the Trouble - Cody Lee Meece 

Critics Choice

RadioLex WLXU 

Community Service Award 

Five Below Band 

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Pam Perry 

Gene Brock 

Mark Girkey

Renee Collins-Cobb 

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See y'all next year!!

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David M. McLean 

Lexi Music Awards 

Skinny Devil Music Lab