Winners of the 40th Annual REVIEW Music Awards

On Sunday, May 3^rd  the 40th Annual REVIEW Music Awards Celebration  returned to Bay City’s Westown Theater for an evening filled with anticipation, gratitude, and outstanding performances as honors were bestowed upon  musicians, bands, venues, and music related video, streaming, and production entities populating the Great Lakes Bay Region in multiple genres ranging from Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock, and  Hip-Hop.

With a total of 10,285 votes cast by fans and supporters of live music in the Great Lakes Bay Region,  during both the nomination and final voting rounds, a total of 771 musicians & groups from the Mid-Michigan region were nominated  by the general public, with the top five nominees in each division moving to a final round of voting and the winners honored at this special annual celebration.

Artists who have endured the test of time from the 1980s to the 2000s along with newly emerging talents secured honors, proving both the ongoing durability and spirited evolution of fresh creative voices populating our region.

Top winners included REDBURN, who walked away with nine trophies; ADABOY! who secured five honors; and Bob Hausler who was voted tops in four different divisions.

To watch a video showcasing the evening's highlights please click this link!

MISCELANEOUS AWARDS

Best New Artist of the Year • The Smokie Links

Best Radio Station • The Rock Station Z93

Best Music Video • REDBURN - Love The Way You Lie

Best Solo Artist • Jennifer Naegele

Best Musical Fundraising Project • Band Roulette

Best Videographer • Mike Beattie

Best Original Band • ADABOY!

Best Metal Band • Vlad’s Skeletal Circus

Best Duo • Michelle O'Neil & Mel Curry

Best New Single Release • Adaboy! • Uncaged

Best Alternative Band • Qorky

Best Live Streaming Production • Papa Doc Studio's

Best Streaming Musical Series • Papa Doc Studios

Best Live Performance Venue • The Vault

Best Sound Technician • Josh Jekel\

Best Recorded LP, CD or EP Release • REDBURN - Villain

Best Band Website • www.redburnmusic.com

Best Recording Studio • Papa Doc Studio's

Best New Album or CD Release (tie) • Chris Redburn - Villain & ADABOY - The Man I Am

Most Innovative Artist • Kush Robinson

Best Live Music Club or Bar • White’s Bar

Best Variety Band • HipakritZ

Best Multi-Instrumentalist • Bob Hausler

ROCK AWARDS

Best Rock Video • REDBURN - Back to Friends

Best Rock Band • Domestic Disturbance

Best Rock Songwriter • Cody Montney

Rock Female Vocalist • Shannon Schnettler

Rock Guitarist • Scotty Vandell

Rock Keyboardist • Bob Hausler

Rock Drummer • Bryan Tasior

Rock Male Vocalist • Joe Balbaugh

Rock Bassist • Joe Balbaugh

COUNTRY AWARDS

Country Songwriter • Bob Hausler

Country Female Vocalist • Lora Dale

Country Male Vocalist • Waylon Hanel

Best Country Musician (Instrumentalist) • Bob Hausler

Best Country Video • Campfire - Bobby Chance & Family Tradition Band

Best Country Band • Broken Bottle Band

JAZZ AWARDS

Best Big Band • Prospect Brass Band

Best Small Combo • Lauren Rongo & The Calzones

Female Jazz Vocalist • Sharrie Williams

Jazz Songwriter • Robert Lee Balderrama

Best Male Jazz Vocalist • Timothy Jay Ross

Best Jazz Musician • Aron Callard

BLUES AWARDS

Best Blues Band • The Blue OGs

Female Blues Vocalist • Mel Curry

Blues Songwriter • Bleau Otis

Blues Instrumentalist • Scott Summers

Best Funk Band • Kush Robinson

Male Blues Vocalist • Erik Ryden

RAP/HIP-HOP AWARDS

Best Performer • Chris Redburn

Best DJ • Chris Redburn

Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year • Mike Spitz

Best Rap/Hip Hop Video • REDBURN - Love The Way You Lie

Best Rap/Hip Hop Songwriter m• Chris Redburn