VOTE for 2018

Voting is now open to the public!

VOTE HERE

And, as always, visit Lexington Music Awards online!

THAT was fun!

DeBraun Thomas accepting Community Service Award for WUKY

Here is the Lexington Herald-Leader wrap up!

Here is Sound-of-Lexington's write-up!

Here is the KY Kernel write-up!

Photo spread from Tops In Lexington!

Channel 36 wrap-up interview!

Chillin' wrap-up interview with Kenny Cummings!

Univeristy of KY article!

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Here's the complete list of winners, in order of presentation:

Best live music venue: Willie’s Locally Known

Best music store (instruments): Willcutt Guitars

Best music company: CD Central

Best recording studio/producer/engineer: Sneak Attack (Jason Groves)

Jay Flippin Music Educator Award: Beth Dean Mankel

Best live sound technician: Matthew Florez

Best DJ (radio): Kenny Cummings

Best instrument repair/builders/customization: Willcutt Guitars

Best American/folk act: Tyler Childers

Best blues act: Tee Dee Young

Best classical act: Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra

Best country/bluegrass act: The Wooks

Best funk/R&B/reggae act: Driftwood Gypsy

Best hip-hop/rap act: Hybrid-the-rapper

Best jazz/Latin/big band/world act: Miles Osland

Best pop act: Rhyan Sinclair

Best rock act: Brent Penny Band

Best singer-songwriter: Tyler Childers

Best cover band/variety act: Lexington Lab Band

Best female vocalist: Gail Wynters

Best male vocalist: Corey Cross

Best drummer/percussionist: Ryan McQuerry

Best guitarist: Ben Lacy

Best bassist: Robert Trott

Best keyboardist: Raleigh Dailey

Best wind/brass: Miles Osland

Best strings: Maggie Lander

Community service: WUKY-FM

Critic’s choice award: University of Kentucky Wildcat Marching Band
Song of the year: “County Girl,” The Wooks

Album of the year: “Little Circles,” The Wooks

Lifetime Achievement Recipients Announced!

See the story HERE.

Lexington Music Awards unveil lifetime achievement award winners.....

Interviews Pre-Event

I'll up-date as they post/air/print....starting with an interview for an Australian publication....though many are not exclusively awards interviews.

Overheard Productions

Herald-Leader Boomer Piece

Herald-Leader Lifetime Winners

Herald-Leader Album of the Year

Red Barn Radio

Room 17 Productions

Radio WVLK FB Live

WVLK w/ Jack Pattie

WUKY with Nick Lawrence

WEKU story

SoundOfLexington

Nominees for 2017 Announced!

Care of the Lexington Herald-Leader....the nominees for the 3rd Lexington Music Awards!

"...The nominees for the third annual Lexington Music Awards have been announced, with some additional categories and modifications to the nominating process.

Chief among the category additions is album of the year, recognizing an active recording scene in Lexington. Also, each category now includes a nominee from a professional panel in addition to nominees selected by popular vote, and there is now a critic’s pick award...."

Awards interview at WUKY

Voting is open now through October for the 3rd Annual Lexington Music Awards and WUKY’s Joe Conkwright catches up with event producer David "Skinny Devil" McLean to discuss the event and how you can participate and help choose the best of the best from Lexington’s rich music scene. Originally broadcast on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016.

INTERVIEW

WRAP-UP: Lexi-Fest/Awards/More

Wow. Just wow. I am thrilled beyond measure how everyone stepped up to the plate, went above & beyond the call of duty, and the amazing turnout and vibe we had at the show. 2016 Lexi-Fest Festival was a raging success. Full house, no cancellations, almost stayed on scheduule (haha!), and raised a small chunk of change so we can add some up-grades to the 2017 Lexington Music Awards. I’ll up-date with an exact number soon.

MASSIVE thanx to Thompson Law Office and The Botany Bay for helping make my little vision and huge reality. More to the point, I want to thank my friends Eddy Thompson and Ginny Saville for believing this thing could fly. And then giving it wings.