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2017 Winners
Album of the Year
Album Artwork
The Mascot Theory
Trust and Bones
Album of the Year
Alternative
Madison Malone
Bloom
Album of the Year
Blues
The Jimmys
Live from Transylvania, at Sighisoara Blues Festival
Album of the Year
Country Bluegrass
Driveway Thriftdwellers
Cutover Country
Album of the Year
Electronic
Joey Broyles
Lucky Superstar
Album of the Year
Folk Americana
The Mascot Theory
Trust and Bones
Album of the Year
Jazz
The Big Payback
Animal Brain
Album of the Year
Pop
Shawndell Marks
Broken Dam
Album of the Year
Rock
Beefus
Wrong Number of Heads
Album of the Year
Unique Other
Kerosene Kites
Under Cover Holiday
Album of the Year
World
Natty Nation
Divine Spark
Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year
The Mascot Theory
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Breakthrough Artist
Distant Cuzins
Instrumentalist of the Year
Banjo & Uke
Anna Vogelzang (Specialty Instrument)
Instrumentalist of the Year
Drum Kit
Joey B Banks
Instrumentalist of the Year
Guitar - Bass
Jenna Joanis
Instrumentalist of the Year
Guitar - Electric
Dan Kennedy
Instrumentalist of the Year
Mandolin
Sims Delaney-Pothoff
Instrumentalist of the Year
Piano
Jimmy Voegeli
Instrumentalist of the Year
Saxophone
Tony Barba
Instrumentalist of the Year
Trumpet
Mike Boman
Instrumentalist of the Year
Violin
Julia McConahay
Lifetime Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Herb Frank
Lifetime Achievement
Lifetime Achievement
Herb Frank
Musician's Choice
Live Sound Engineer
Jon Chvojicek
Musician's Choice
Recording Studio
Blast House Studios
Musician's Choice
Roadie
Art “Hippo Wrangler” Ranney
Musician's Choice
Studio Engineer
Mike Zirkel
Musicnotes Songwriter Recognition Award
Musicnotes Songwriter Recognition
Maggie and Sims Delany-Pothoff
New Artist of the Year
New Artist
Imaginary Watermelon
People's Choice
Club
High Noon Saloon
People's Choice
Fan
Sarah Warmke
People's Choice
Local Music Radio Station
WORT 89.9 FM
People's Choice
On-Air Personality
Rockin’ John McDonald
People's Choice
Photographer
John Urban
Performer of the Year
Blues
The Jimmys
Performer of the Year
Children's
Mauro Magellan
Performer of the Year
Country
Driveway Thriftdwellers
Performer of the Year
Cover/Tribute
Gold Dust Women
Performer of the Year
DJ
Kayla Kush
Performer of the Year
Folk - Americana
Gin Chocolate and Bottle Rockets
Performer of the Year
Jazz
Joey B. Banks
Performer of the Year
Pop R&B
The People Brothers Band
Performer of the Year
Rock
The German Art Students
Performer of the Year
Rock - Hard
German Rock Students
Performer of the Year
Unique Other
V05
Performer of the Year
World
Natty Nation
Song of the Year
Alternative
Shawndell Marks
Sparta
Song of the Year
Blues
The Jimmys
I Wonder (Live)
Song of the Year
Children's
Tony Bonanno
Grand Canyon
Song of the Year
Classical
Kaia Kalise
The Tides
Song of the Year
Country/Bluegrass
The Mascot Theory
Your Eyes Give You Away
Song of the Year
Cover Song/Interpretive
Shawndell Marks
Jolene
Song of the Year
Electronic
Oh My Love
ChaChaCha
Song of the Year
Folk - Americana
The Mascot Theory
The Great Divide
Song of the Year
Hard Rock / Punk
Help Desk
Boss Level
Song of the Year
Hip-Hop/R&B/Urban
Anthony Lamarr
Service
Song of the Year
Jazz
VO5
We're Getting Older
Song of the Year
Pop
Shawndell Marks
Restless
Song of the Year
Rock
The Big Payback
Running With Fire
Song of the Year
Unique Other Specialty
Shawndell Marks
Heart Afire
Song of the Year
World
Natty Nation
Divine Spark
Studio Producer of the Year
Studio Producer
Mike Zirkel
Video of the Year
Video
The Mascot Theory
Over the Horizon
Vocal of the Year
Ensemble
Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets
Vocal of the Year
Female Vocalist
Shawndell Marks
Vocal of the Year
Male Vocalist
Sam Lyons
Youth of the Year
Heid Music Teacher of the Year
Ryan Casey
Youth of the Year
Student of the Year
Hannah Nies and Ben Lokuta
Youth of the Year
Youth Album of the Year
Distant Cuzins – Big
Youth of the Year
Youth Bassist
Nic Tiernan – Distant Cuzins
Youth of the Year
Youth Drums
Ben Lokuta – Distant Cuzins
Youth of the Year
Youth Ensemble Vocalist
CollaVoce
Youth of the Year
Youth Female Vocalist
Danielle Bullock – Baraboo High School
Youth of the Year
Youth Guitarist
Xavi Lynn
Youth of the Year
Youth Keyboards
Andrew Siehr – Eagle School
Youth of the Year
Youth Male Vocalist
Jacob Busher – Mount Horeb High School
Youth of the Year
Youth Song of the Year
Distant Cuzins – “Need Someone (To Break My Heart)”
Youth of the Year
Youth Woodwind
Sophie Zhang – Madison Country Day School
2016
2018
Awards
Album of The Year
Artist of the Year
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Hall Of Fame
Instrumentalist of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
Meritorius Service
Musician's Choice
New Artist of the Year
Overall
People's Choice
Performer of the Year
Song of the Year
Video of the Year
Vocalist of the Year
Youth Awards