Last night in Appleton, the Wisconsin Area Music Industry held its 36th annual awards ceremony at Appleton’s Performing Arts Center. A few Milwaukee artists took home more than one award, including Kiings, which won Song of the Year for "Feel," featuring Rae Cassidy and Best Club DJ/Dance/Electronic act.
Webster X picked up two WAMI awards -- for Artist of the Year and Best Hip Hop/Rap Artist. Rising Milwaukee rapper IshDarr won for Best New Artist.
88Nine Radio Milwaukee picked up a People's Choice Award for Best Radio Station, Southeast. See the entire list of winners below.
Artist of the Year: WebsterX
Album of the Year: Midnight Reruns, "Force of Nature"
Song of the Year: Kiings (featuring Rae Cassidy), "Feel"
Female Vocalist: Amileigha Blue
Male Vocalist: Rich Hoffman
New Artist: IshDARR
Singer/Songwriter: Jason Moon
Rising Star: Jason Roth
Alternative Rock/Rock Artist: The Lately
Bluegrass/Americana: The Ditchrunners
Blues Artist: The Blues Disciples
Christian/Gospel: Koine
Country Artist: Rebel Grace
Cover Artist: Boogie & the Yo Yo'z
Folk/Celtic: Whiskey of the Damned
Hard Rock/Metal: Red Light Saints and Evoked
Jazz Artist: Roxi Copland
Polka: Rhythm Playboys
Pop Rock Artist: Vinyl Theatre
Hip-hop/Rap Artist: WebsterX
R&B/Soul Artist: Shonn Hinton & Shotgun
World/Reggae/Ska: Max & the Invaders
Club DJ/Dance/Electronic: Kiings
Horn/Big Band: The Jimmys
Tribute Band: Metal Men
Bass Player: Timm Buechler
Drummer: Mark Marsh
Guitar Player: Brad Warning
Keyboard Player: Jamie Lynn Fletcher
Reeds/Brass Player: Stephen Cooper
Strings Player: Stephanie Tschech
Studio of the Year: Makin' Sausage Music
Studio Engineer of the Year: Sam Farrell
Live Engineer Sound/Lights: Mike Freeland
Live Club/Venue: Headliner's Bar & Grill
Hall of Fame inductees: Dave Steffen, Pee Wee King, Lyle Mays
Global Honorary Hall of Fame inductee: Styx
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Artist: Hyde (Northeast), Spicy Tie Band (Northwest), Cowboy Up (Southeast), the Pat Watters Band (Southwest)
Fan: Kim Fleischman (Northeast), Roosevelt McCarter (Southeast), Christy Harvey (Southwest)
Radio: WIXX 101.1 (Northeast), WDEZ 101.9 (Northwest), 88.9 Radio Milwaukee (Southeast), 96.3 Star Country (Southwest)
Teacher: Jason Busse (Northeast), Charlene Kennebeck (Northwest), Derek Machan (Southeast), Kathy Wacker (Southwest)
Venue: Mill Creek (Northeast), Live on Main (Northwest), the Metal Grill (Southeast), Vinnie's Rock Bottom (Southwest)
