It required some patience, but the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards finally returned last night, after multiple delays due to the pandemic. Those delays meant that these honors were an especially long time coming for last night's nominees, which were first announced in February 2020.
The complete list of the 2021 WAMI Award winners is below.
Artist of the Year
Unity The Band
Album of the Year
Black Belt Theatre - “Power Petting”
Song of the Year
Rose of The West - “Love Lies Bleeding”
New Artist of the Year
7000apart
Male Vocalist of the Year
Bobby Rouse
Female Vocalist of the Year
Jennifer Schafer
Singer/Songwriter of the Year
Kurt Gunn
Rising Star of the Year
Lilie Fouts
Alternative Rock Artist
Marielle Allschwang & The Visitations
Bluegrass/Americana Artist
Them Coulee Boys
Christian/Gospel Artist
Samuel Elias
Blues Artist
The Jay Stulo Band
Country Artist
Buffalo Gospel
Cover Artist
Almighty Vinyl
Folk/Celtic Artist
The Roving Scallywags
Hard Rock Artist
Last Crack
Metal Artist
Morta Skuld
Punk Artist
IfIHadAHiFi
Jazz Artist
Mr. Chair
Polka Artist
Stas Venglevski
Pop Rock Artist
Rose of The West
Hip Hop/Rap Artist
Klassik
R&B/Soul Artist
Bryan Cherry
World/Reggae/Ska/Latin
Something To Do
Club/DJ/Dance/Electronic Artist
DJ Bizzon
Horn/Big Band Artist
Stephen Cooper and The Nobody Famous
Tribute Artist
The Docksiders
Bass
Cedric LeMoyne
Drummer
Mike Malone
Guitarist
Sean Williamson
Keyboard
Joe Hite
Reeds/Brass
Matt Antoniewicz
Strings
Tim McIllere
Best Studio Engineer/Producer
Eric LaBrosse
Best Recording Studio
Kneeverland Productions
Best Live Club/Venue
The Saloon On Calhoun
Best Live Engineer Sound/Lights
Craig Vetrone
People's Choice Southeast Quadrant Artist of the Year
Tangled Lines
People's Choice Southeast Quadrant Radio Station
102.9 The Hog
People's Choice Southeast Quadrant Fan of the Year
Brenda Blackhalo
People's Choice Southeast Quadrant Music Teacher of the Year
Marty Morgan
People's Choice Southeast Quadrant Music Venue of the Year
The Saloon On Calhoun
People's Choice Northeast Quadrant Artist of the Year
That 90’s Band
People's Choice Northeast Quadrant Fan of the Year
Doris Budwit
People's Choice Northeast Quadrant Radio Station
101 WIXX
People's Choice Northeast Quadrant Music Teacher of the Year
Renee Millard
People's Choice Northeast Quadrant Music Venue of the Year
Stone Toad Bar & Grill
People's Choice Northwest Quadrant Artist of the Year
The Dweebs
People's Choice Northwest Quadrant Fan of the Year
Chris Evanston
People's Choice Northwest Quadrant Radio Station
92.9 The X
People's Choice Northwest Quadrant Music Teacher of the Year
Victoria Shoemaker
People's Choice Northwest Quadrant Music Venue of the Year
Schuggy’s
People's Choice Southwest Quadrant Artist of the Year
Cherry Pie
People's Choice Southwest Quadrant Fan of the Year
Kari Schirmer
People's Choice Southwest Quadrant Radio Station
101.5 WIBA
People's Choice Southwest Quadrant Music Teacher of the Year
Tara Imhof
People's Choice Southwest Quadrant Music Venue of the Year
Fawn Creek Winery