2019 Lifetime Achievement Awards Go to……

Greg Austin
William Harry Clarke
Jarrod Figgs
Caroll Hall
Jeff Hood

The first winner of the Ben Lacy Guitar Award is Ross Whitaker.

The winner of the first TeeDee Young Blues Award is Rachel Crowe.

Paulie Felice won this years Jay Flippin Music Educator Award.

CATEGORY: INDUSTRY

Venue: The Burl

Gear Store: Willcutt Guitars

Music Business: CD Central

Studio/Engineer: Sneak Attack - Jason Groves

Soundtech: Matthew Florez

Jay Flippin Music Educator: Paulie Felice

Radio DJ: Joey Truax WLXU

Gear Repair: Willcutt Guitars

CATEGORY: PERFORMANCE

Female vocal: Taylor Hughes

Male Vocal: Deven Roberts

Drummer: John Knight

Ben Lacy Guitar Award: Ross Whitaker

Bass: Tom Covello

Keys: Lee Carroll

Wind/Brass: TIE -Michael Cruse & Paul Osborne

Strings: Blakeley Burger

CATEGORY: STYLE

Americana/Folk: Rooster's Crow

Bluegrass: The Wooks

TeeDee Young Blues Award: Rachel Crowe

Classical: Lexington Philharmonic

Country: Taylor Hughes

Hip-hop/rap: Devine Carama

Jazz/Latin/World: DOJO

Funk/Reggae/R&B: Driftwood Gypsy

Pop: Vanessa Davis

Rock: Magnolia Boulevard

Cover: Graveyard Romeos

Singer-songwriter: Michael Tyree

CATEGORY: SPECIAL AWARDS

Community Service: Freddie Moore (Fred Moore Music)

Critic's Choice: Chester Grundy

Album of Year: "Sour Cream" - Sour Cream

Song of Year: "Painkiller" - Maggie Lander

2018 Award Winners

2018 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Ronn Crowder

Montgomery Gentry

Sara Holroyd

Tee Dee Young

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jay Flippin Music Educator Award: Paul Felice

Critics’ Choice Award: Italian Beaches

Community Service Award: Twisted Cork Songwriters in the Round

Album of the year: “Silhouettes” by A Little Bit More

Song of the year: “Tried and Crucified” by Whitney Acke and Ray Adams

AWARDS BY GENRE

Best Americana/Folk: The Local Honeys

Best Blues: Tee Dee Young

Best Classical: Lexington Philharmonic

Best Bluegrass: The Wooks

Best Country: Sundy Best

Best Hip-Hop/Rap: Devine Carama

Best Jazz/Latin/Big Band/World: (Tie) Gayle Winters and Zach Brock

Best Singer-Songwriter: Whitney Acke

Best Pop: Brother Smith

Best Rock: Magnolia Boulevard

Best Cover Band/Variety Act: Rebel Without a Cause

Best Funk/R&B/Reggae: Driftwood Gypsy

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST AWARDS

Best Female Vocalist: Taylor Hughes

Best Male Vocalist: Derrick Spencer

Best Drummer/Percussionist: Tripp Bratton

Best Guitarist: Ben Lacy

Best Bassist: Bob Bryant

Best Keyboardist: Raleigh Dailey

Best Wind/Brass: Miles Osland

Best Strings: Raymond McClain

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Best Live Music Venue: The Burl

Best Music Store (instruments): The DooWop Shop

Best Music Store (CDs, etc.): Pops Resale

Best Recording Studio/Producer/Engineer: Long Island (Steve Nall)

Best Live Sound Tech: Matt Florez

Best DJ (radio): DeBraun Thomas, WUKY-FM

Best instrument repair/builders/customization: Wilcutt Guitar