Top Five Finalist Nominees & Final Voting Round

The Final Round of voting in the Review’s 29^th Annual Music Awards Ceremony is now underway.  During the nomination round we had a total of 6,004  votes cast for all categories and divisions; and now is your opportunity to determine the top selection for each division by going to our online edition at www.review-mag.com and casting your vote in the finals.

The total number of artists nominated in each division is noted beneath each category; and only the top five nominees are listed in the finals, except for instances where a tie occurred.

The FINAL VOTING round will run until THURSDAY • MARCH 6th, which will determine the top artist in each division.

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Also please include the names of all members in your band.

Miscellaneous

Best Music Video
(Total Nominees: 6)

Everyday Ghost (The Cure)

Sins In Stereo (Whiskey Drought)

Empty Child - Redburn

Lemon Frog (Battlefield)
Aristocrats

Best Music Festival
(Total Nominees: 7)

Dirt Fest

WKCQ Country Music Fest

Parkapalooza

8th Annual Bay City Folk & Acoustic Music Festival

I.S.M.A.

Best Waitress
(Total Nominees: 9)

Lindsey The Stables

Christina- Big D’s

Cindy - The Scottish Inn

Maria - Chan’s

Cheyenne - Grand Central

Best Folk Band or Duo
(Total Nominees: 9)

Jeff Yantz and the Barnhands

Harmonica Rifle

O’Rourke, Zeitler, Morris, Rogers “And Friends”

Jim Theisen & Tim Baracco

Scott Baker & Kris Pride

Jim Perkins & John VanBenschoten

Best Metal Band
(Total Nominees: 11)

The 2nd System

Burnaround

Dies To Rise

Beast in the Field

Whaler

Best Videographer

(Total Nominees: 10)

Indie Spot

Damon Dubois

Matt Giddings

Rebel Productions

Sean Connelly

Best Concert/Album or Project
(Total Nominees: 11)

Greta Van Fleet- Live at Fischer Hall

Donny Brown – Hess Street

Redburn - Rock Hop

The Banana Convention 10-Year Anniversary/Farewell Show

Brody & the Busch Rd. Trio – Sing for my Supper

Best New Artist of the Year
(Total Nominees: 11)

Redburn

Black Flower Blossom

Joe Gibson

The Blue Sage Ramblers

Rye Whiskey

Sixgunn El Dorado

Best Recording Studio
(Total Nominees: 9)

Reed Recording Company

Fire Hyena (Chris)

989music

Indie Spot

SATO Studios

Best Alternative Band
(Total Nominees: 11)

Black Flower Blossom

Brody & The Busch Rd. Trio

Sprout and the Orange

The Distorted Waltz

Barbarossa Brothers

Best Radio Station
(Total Nominees: 13)

Z93

WUCX Delta College Public Radio

102.5 WIOG

98.1 FM WKCQ

Banana 101.5

Best Band Website
(Total Nominees: 14)

Rocktropolismusic.com

JediMindTrip.com

everydayghost.com

Mandi Layne

Black Flower Blossom

Best Bartender
(Total Nominees: 14)

Luann - Bemo’s

Lindsey The Stables

Kristen - White’s Bar

Joel - Mac’s Bar

Johanna - Drakes Bar

Best CD Release
(Total Nominees: 14)

Legal Matters CD

Sing For My Supper - Brody & The Busch Rd. Trio

Country to the Bone - Mandi Layne

Donny Brown – Hess Street

Sins In Stereo - First Round Rookie

Best Live Event of the Year
(Total Nominees: 16)

Dirt Fest

Parkapalooza

Larry McCray Christmas Show

With Greta Van Fleet

The Banana Convention 10 Year Anniversary/Farewell Show

Saginaw on Stage

Best Sound Technician
(Total Nominees: 18)

Robyn Bailey-Grimsley

Juan - The Hamilton Street Pub

Carey Limberg

Art Bissonnette

Bruce LaFrance

Most Innovative Artist
(Total Nominees: 21)

Greta Van Fleet

Redburn

Donny Brown

Sprout and the Orange

Pete Metropoulis – Rocktropolis

Best Duo
(Total Nominees: 23)

Jim Perkins & John Vanbenschoten

Mel Curry & Michelle O’Neil

Noel Howland & Chris Mohn

Mandi Layne & Greg Kevorkian

Troll & Patrick Brennan

Best Solo Artist
(Total Nominees: 24)

Andy Reed

Joe Gibson

Izzy Rose

Jeff Yantz

Pete Metropoulis

John Krogman

Best Variety Band
(Total Nominees: 25)

Jedi Mind Trip

Avenue 5

Marsupial Creampie

Lemon Frog

Sprout and the Orange

Blue Sage Ramblers

Best Original Band
(Total Nominees: 34)

Greta Van Fleet

Redburn

Mandi Layne & the Lost HIghway

Dani Vitany & 10 Hands Tall

Sins in Stereo

Brody & the Busch Rd Trio

 

Rock

Best Rock Video
(Total Nominees: 7)

Everyday Ghost (The Cure)

Whiskey Drought (Sins in Stereo)

Lemon Frog (Battlefield)

Get the F#Ck Out (Dies to Rise)

Dirty (Dies to Rise)

Operation 13 (My Last Sorrows)

Favorite Rock Club
(Total Nominees: 11)

Whites Bar

Bemos

Hamilton St Pub

Big D’s Bar & Grill

Morts Northern Bar

Mott’s Place

Female Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 12)

Melissa May - Black Flower Blossom

Noel Howland - Avenue 5

Pinky, Colleen Babcock - Lemon Frog

Kayla Day - The Tom Toms

Shar Molina

Izzy Rose - Franken Barbie

Rock Keyboardist
(Total Nominees: 18)

Dave Banks - Mandi Layne/Eventide

Sam Kiszka - Greta Van Fleet

Mark Shelley -Jedi Mind Trip

Tommy K- The Rock Show

Noel Howland - Avenue 5

Best Rock Songwriter
(Total Nominees: 22)

Steve Obuch Sr. - Lemon Frog

Melissa May - Black Flower Blossom

Jim Walkowski

J.D. Dominowski - Sins In Stereo

Matt Besey

Rock Bassist
(Total Nominees: 24)

Sam Kiszka - Greta Van Fleet

Rick Maida

Bruce LaFrance

Bobby Brown - Lemon Frog

Matt Nyquist - Sprout and the Orange

Male Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 26)

Josh Kiszka - Greta Van Fleet

Aaron Lenk - Everyday Ghost

Dan Ardouin - Jedi Mind Trip

J.D. Dominowski -  Sins In Stereo

Tommy K – The Rock Show

Rock Guitarist
(Total Nominees: 33)

Jake Kiszka - Greta Van Fleet

Steven Obuch, Jr. - Lemon Frog

Ryan Bishop

Aaron Johnson - Sprout and the Orange

Pete Metropoulos - Rocktropolis

Jim Walkowski

Derek Burk – Brody & the Busch Rd Trio

Mark Shelley -  Jedi Mind Trip

Rock Drummer
(Total Nominees: 33)

Daniel Wagner - Greta Van Fleet

Justin Clifford - Faultr

Steve Nyquist - Sprout and the Orange

Nate Cupp - Everyday Ghost

Tyler Johnson - The 2nd System

Best Rock Band
(Total Nominees: 38)

Greta Van fleet

Everyday Ghost

Dies to Rise

Faultr

Jedi Mind Trip

Burnaround

 

Rap/Hip Hop

Best Mixtape / Release
(Total Nominees: 3)

Redburn / Rock Hop

Ryder Miller / The Youtube Experiance

SP featuring DK / Animal

Best Rap/Hip Hop Video
(Total Nominees: 4)

Chris Redburn- Empty Child

Ryder Miller Stack My Chips/ Cant Drink No More

Suubline

Mike Spitz

Best Promoter
(Total Nominees: 6)

Chris Redburn

Sarah Parker Promotions

B x G Recordz

Tom Obuck

Chris Scott

Best Rap/Hip Hop Songwriter
(Total Nominees: 7)

Chris Redburn

B x G Boiz

Suubline

Ryder Miller

Mike Spitz (Spitzer)

Best Performer
(Total Nominees: 6)

Redburn

Steven Kinzer

Mike Spitz (Spitzer)

BxG Boiz

Alphabetics

Best Producer
(Total Nominees: 10)

DJ Redburn

989music / Ryder Miller

B x G Recordz

Phil Thon - Winchester Studios

Tom Obuck

Best DJ
(Total Nominees: 10)

DJ Chris Redburn

DJ Junior PeepShow Entertainment

D.J. Odie

DJ Mary-oke

DJ Tazz Cutting Edge

Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year

(Total Nominees: 9)

Redburn

Ryder Miller

Mike Spitz (Spitzer)

B x G BOIZ

Suubline

 

Country

Best Country Video
(Total Nominees: 3)

Nelly-Laurie Middlebrook

Summer Again - Lonny Ray

The Matt Ryan Band

Favorite Country Club
(Total Nominees: 7)

Stables

The Willew

The Log Cabin

My Alibi

Bay Lanes

Country Female Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 8)

Dani Vitany

Mandi Layne

Laurie Middlebrook

Jen Cass

Kelsey Hathaway

Sheila Burke

Country Songwriter
(Total Nominees: 14)

Ryan Simmons

Greg Kevorkian / Mandi Layne

Bob Hausler

Matt Ryan

Barry Forster

Best Country Band
(Total Nominees: 17)

Ten Hands Tall

Mandi Layne & Lost HIghway

Rye Whiskey

The Matt Ryan Band

The Moonshine Mavericks

25 Cent Beer Band

Country Male Vocalist

(Total Nominees: 17)

Ryan Simmons

Matt Ryan

Steve Armstrong

Jeff Walikangas

Josh Whitis

 

Best Country Musician
(Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Horns, Guitarist)
(Total Nominees: 22)

DJ Payne - Drums/Rye Whiskey

Ronnie James - Guitar/Bass

Rick Brown - Ten Hands Tall

Scotty VanDell - The Country Music Doctors

Andrew Rogers - Fiddle

Jerome Ratell - 25 Cent Beer Band

 

Jazz

Female Jazz Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 3)

Julie Mulady

Molly McFadden

Phenominal

Favorite Jazz Club
(Total Nominees: 3)

Spencer’s

Espresso Milano Cafe

Thunderbrew

Jazz Songwriter
(Total Nominees: 3)

Bryan Rombalski

Robert Lee Balderrama

Steve Obuch

Best Big Band

(Total Nominees: 4)

The Bijou Orchestra

Saginaw Area Youth Jazz Ensemble

Michigan Jazz Trail Big Band

Baytown Big Band (formerly Baytones)

Best Small Combo
(Total Nominees: 5)

Jim Pagel Jazz Trio

Brush Street

Lemon Frog

Three Worlds

Robert Lee Revue

 

Best Jazz Musician
(Keyboards, Bass, Percussion, Horns, Guitarist)

(Total Nominees: 10)

Todd Bethune

Jim Pagel

Leslie Campbell

Dan Smith

Jeff Hall

 

Blues

Best Blues Video
(Total Nominees: 2)

Sins in Stereo

Blue Sage Ramblers

Favorite Blues Club
(Total Nominees: 4)

Bemos

White’s Bar

Rusty Saw / Lumberbarons

Baywood

Best Funk Band
(Total Nominees: 7)

Soul Express

Avenue 5

Sprout and the Orange

Phunk Shway

Elements of Funk

Blues Songwriter
(Total Nominees: 9)

Matt Besey

Bob Hausler

Scott Baker

Steve Obuch Sr.

Larry McCray

Female Blues Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 9)

Luann Ervin

Mel Curry

Robin Devereaux - Gypsy Wagon Duo

Mary Reeves Mary Oke’

Pinky Colleen Babcock

Male Blues Vocalist
(Total Nominees: 11)

Matt Besey

Jim Spaulding

Steve Obuch Sr. (Lemon Frog)

Dan Thorp

Joe Tumminello (CowBell Dragon)

Best Blues Band
(Total Nominees: 12)

Matt Besey Band

Blue Sage Ramblers

Lemon Frog

Scott Baker & Universal Xpressions

Mama Mokey & the Smokey Lynx

Blues Instrumentalist
(Total Nominees: 20)

Matt Besey

Jim Nelson - Blue Sage Ramblers/Gypsy Wagon

Bob Hausler

Scott Baker

Matt Nyquist