By Evan Rytlewski
The Wisconsin Area Music Industry announced today the nominees for its 30th awards show. The WAMI Awards have made great strides toward becoming less insular over the last several years, and by and large this year’s list of nominees is pretty astute, including many of the state’s breakout musicians from the past couple years and the most probable breakouts of next year—though the WAMI’s usual bias toward WAMI members remains in some of the small categories. What’s most impressive about this list is how many emerging Wisconsin artists have made a name for themselves outside the state. In years past, the WAMI Awards felt mostly like wish fulfillment, but this year there are genuine success stories to celebrate.
This year’s ceremony is Monday, April 12 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton. The complete list of nominees is below:
Artist of the Year: Cory Chisel; Fever Marlene; Bon Iver; Kings Go Forth; and Danny Gokey.
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Male Vocalist of the Year: GNO; Danny Gokey; Black Wolf; Cory Chisel; Justin Vernon (Bon Iver); and Chris Szebini
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Christian / Gospel Artist of the Year: Saved By Grace; Chad James; Skillet and Danny Gokey
Read the full article: Express Milwaukee: WAMI Awards Announce 2010 Nominees
