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The accolades keep pouring in for Lorde Fredd33's NORF: The Legend of Hotboy Ronald. In addition to taking home the Album of the Year award at last night's 11th annual Radio Milwaukee Music Awards, the rapper's dense, wildly creative record was also the night's Critic's Choice pick for Milwaukee album of the year.
Other honors went to Amanda Huff (Solo Artist, Album Artwork, Music Video), Abby Jeanne (Song of the Year), and Shle Berry (Independent Release). In a statement, Radio Milwaukee Program Director Jordan Lee noted that it was a big year for women. “The strength we've seen coming from the women in the Milwaukee music scene this year is simply undeniable,” Lee said. “It’s been a banner year for Milwaukee music and especially for our city’s great women artists.”
Cactus Club promoter Kelsey Kaufmann was also awarded an honorary Milwaukee Music Ambassador Award. Her bookings have helped provide a platform to voices, artists and genres that have been too often underrepresented in the city.
The complete list of winners is below.
• Album of the Year: Lorde Fredd33 – “NORF: The Legend of Hotboy Ronald”
• Song of the Year: Abby Jeanne – “Be In The Sun”
• Solo Artist: Amanda Huff
• Band of the Year: Immortal Girlfriend
• Album Artwork: Amanda Huff – “Hemiptera”
• Music Video: Amanda Huff – “Gravetalking”
• Independent Release: Shle Berry – “Parallels”
• Best Disc We Missed: DelMar the Poet – “Rafters”
• Music Ambassador: Kelsey Kaufmann (music promoter; general manager and events coordinator of Cactus Club)
• Humanitarian: Diverse and Resilient (an organization dedicated to achieving health equity and improve the safety and well-being of LGBTQ people and communities in Wisconsin, for its Colors in Bloom campaign featuring Milwaukee musicians Lex Allen and Taj Raiden)
• Rising Star (recognizing an artist 17 years old or younger): Iris Ramirez, singer/songwriter
• Critics’ Choice Album Of The Year: Lorde Fredd33 – “NORF: The Legend of Hotboy Ronald”
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