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Hello again readers!
At 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the nominations for the 2018 All WNY Awards will open at AllWNYAwards.com.
This year’s awards will feature 23 categories, as follows:
- Best New Band
- Best Live Band
- Best Rock Band
- Best Punk/Pop-Punk Band
- Best Hardcore/Metal Band
- Best Folk/Acoustic Band
- Best Hip-Hop/R&B Artist
- Best Country Band
- Best Blues Band
- Best DJ
- Best Local Song
- Best Local Release (EP or Album)
- Best Venue
- Best Vocalist
- Best Guitarist
- Best Bassist
- Best Drummer
- Best “Other” Instrumentalist
- Best EDM
- Best Electronic / Industrial Band
- Most Original Band/Artist
- Best All WNY Radio Show
- Greg Rinker Memorial Service Award
For more details and the rules for this year’s awards, click here.
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Scott Leffler
All WNY Radio
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