12th Annual LMA Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Awards

**JD McHargue | Robby Cosenza**

INDUSTRY OF THE YEAR:

Venue: The Burl
Music Store: Pop’s Resale
Music Company: Black Mountain Media
Studio/Engineer: Tom Hnatow
Sound Tech: Nolan Dunn
Radio DJ: “Dead Air” Dennis Dillon WBVX (Now named the “Dead Air” Dennis Award)
Instrument Repair: Gideon Maki Guitar Repair
Jay Flippin Music Educator Award: Dr. Kevin Holm-Hudson

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR:

Female Vocalist: Bee Taylor
Male Vocalist: Nicholas Jamerson
Drums/Percussion: Tristan Frazier
Ben Lacy Guitar Excellence Award; Colin Michael
Bassist: Carson Childers
Keyboardist: Wesley Smith
Brass/Wind: Tommy Cate
Strings: Anna Blanton

STYLE OF THE YEAR:

Americana/Folk: The Local Honeys
Bluegrass: The Creekers
TeeDee Young Blues Excellence Award: Nat Myers
Classical: Lexington Philharmonic
Country: Grayson Jenkins
Funk/R&B/Reggae: Honey Child
Hip-Hop/Rap: Fredd C
Jazz/Latin/Big Band/World:Lucy and the Loveletters
Metal: Gravel Switch
Pop: Lylak
Punk:Ciggy Tuna
Rock: Bedford
Singer-Songwriter: Nicholas Jamerson
Cover/Variety: Bolo Mules

”SPECIAL” OF THE YEAR:

Song of the Year: "Tennessee” - The Creekers

Album of the Year (TIE): “Troubled” - Bedford | “River Rat” - The Creekers

Community Service: Tahlsound