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2017 Winners

Album of the Year
Album Artwork

The Mascot Theory

Trust and Bones

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
Youth Woodwind

Sophie Zhang – Madison Country Day School

Awards