They're the best, the brightest, the most deserving of recognition. They're this city's favorite acts, the musicians you nominated and voted for. And you can find them all, as you have for the last 20 years, at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. In case you missed it, here's our recap.
The evening started off in the lower rooms of the newly renovated Memorial Hall, where you could find both famous and familiar faces, mingling with local celebrities from the stage and the screen. Both INHAILER and ICRC TV kicked off their broadcasts with red carpet interviews. 96 Rock's JD and Bridget hosted the main event and carried us through the night, which featured performances by The Hiders, Carriers, Lauren Eylise, Audley and Sylmar, Young Heirlooms, Moonbeau, This Pine Box, and the School of Rock Mason.
So without further ado, Cincinnati, here are your winners:
Ambassador Award
Liz Felix and Aaron Sharpe of WNKU
Presented by Courtney Phenicie and Ian and Nathan Bolender of CincyMusic
Album of the Year
Dawg Yawp by Dawg Yawp
Presented by Liz Felix and Aaron Sharpe of WNKU
Artist of the Year
Dawg Yawp
Presented by Liz Felix and Aaron Sharpe of WNKU
Best Live Act
Speed Walton
Presented by Taylor Fox and Coran Stetter of INHAILER Radio
New Artist of the Year
Joesph
Presented by Taylor Fox and Coran Stetter of INHAILER Radio
Best Music Video
"Four Letter Word" by Wonky Tonk
Presented by Phil, Joel, and Josh of Goldie Fontana Productions
Country
90 Proof Twang
Presented by Brad Stapleton of ICRC TV
Punk/Pop Punk
Lipstick Fiction
Presented by Jamie Sivrais of A Voice for the Innocent
World Music/Reggae
Elementree Livity Project
Presented by Kick Lee of the Cincinnati Music Accelerator
Jazz
The Blue Wisp Big Band
Presented by Ron Esposito of NPR/WVXU
Singer/Songwriter
Noah Smith
Presented by Kenneth Wright of Old 502 Winery
Metal/Hard Rock
Lift the Medium
Presented by Eddy Mullet of ClassX Radio and Brian Baker of CityBeat
R&B/Funk/Soul
Blvck Seeds
Presented by Melvin Dillon of Soul Step Records and INHAILER Radio
Hip Hop
Speed Walton
Presented by Danielle Morris of DM in the PM on INHAILER Radio
Blues
Noah Wotherspoon
Presented by Bill Furby of Herzog Music
Bluegrass
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Presented by Elliot Ruther of the Music Heritage Foundation
Folk/Americana
The Tillers
Presented by Cameron Cochran of Steel Guitars
Alternative/Indie
The Yugos
Presented by Jake Gerth of Frameshop
Rock
Mad Anthony
Presented by Tim Garry of the School of Rock Mason
Electronic
Moonbeau
Presented by John Becker of Fresh Local Producers on INHAILER Radio
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