CL published our annual Best of the Bay issue last month, and includes what our readers consider the best music, arts and culture Tampa Bay ha to offer. To celebrate, peruse this assortment of photos of music winners in the Readers’ Poll Arts & Entertainment category! You can see all the BOTB 2018 winners here.

Lady Gaga at Amalie Arena — BEST CONCERT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS Photo via Live Nation
The Applebutter Express — BEST LOCAL BLUEGRASS BAND Photo via Brian Mahar
Jon Ditty — BEST LOCAL HIP-HOP ACT Photo via Daryl Bowen
Jannus Live — BEST LARGE CONCERT VENUE (2,000-PLUS CAPACITY) Photo via Anthony Martino
Betty Fox Band — BEST LOCAL BLUES ACT Press Handout
Jordan Denise Williams — BEST LOCAL POP ACT (ORIGINAL) Photo via Jordan Denise Williams/Facebook
Gasparilla Music Festival — BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL Photo via Ysanne Taylor c/o Gasparilla Music Festival
Jah Movement — BEST LOCAL COVER BAND Photo via Jah Movement/Facebook
Billy Mays III (Infinite Third, Mouth Council) — BEST LOCAL EXPERIMENTAL ACT Photo via Katie Callihan
The Absence — BEST LOCAL METAL/HARDCORE BAND (ORIGINAL) Photo via The Absence/Facebook
Daddy Kool Records — BEST RECORD STORE Photo via Brian Mahar
Uncle John’s Band — BEST LOCAL JAM BAND Photo via Gypsy Shooter/unclejohnsband.com
WD-HAN — BEST LOCAL ROCK BAND (ORIGINAL) Photo via WD HAN/Facebook
Car Bomb Driver — BEST LOCAL PUNK ACT (ORIGINAL) Photo via Brian Mahar
Dunedin Brewery — BEST OPEN MIC NIGHT (MUSIC) Photo via Marlo Miller
Have Gun, Will Travel — BEST LOCAL ROOTS/ALT-COUNTRY ACT (ORIGINAL) Photo via Mike Dunn
Soul Circus Cowboys — BEST COUNTRY ACT (ORIGINAL) Courtesy Photo
The Castle — BEST DANCE CLUB Photo via Kaylee LoPresto
Jah Movement — BEST LOCAL BAND (ORIGINAL) Jah Movement — BEST LOCAL BAND (ORIGINAL) Photo via Jah Movement/Facebook
Shaun Hopper — BEST LOCAL CLASSICAL MUSICIAN Photo via Shaun Hopper
TampaBayNightLife.tv — BEST LOCAL CONCERT PROMOTER Photo via TampaBayNightLife.TV/Facebook
Derrick Williams — BEST LOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE Photo via Derrick Williams
Jah Movement — BEST LOCAL REGGAE/SKA BAND Photo via Jah Movement/Facebook
Blake High School for the Performing arts — BEST LOCAL MUSIC SCHOOL (INSTITUTIONAL/ACADEMIC) Photo via Howard W. Blake School of the Arts/Facebook
Tampa Music School — BEST LOCAL MUSIC SCHOOL (NON-ACADEMIC) Photo via Tampa Music School/Facebook
Jah Movement — BEST LOCAL RECORD LABEL Photo via Jah Movement/Facebook
Derrick Williams — BEST LOCAL SINGER/SONGWRITER Photo via Derrick Williams
The Black Honkeys — BEST LOCAL SOUL/R&B/FUNK ACT Photo via Black Honkeys
Derrick Williams — BEST LOCAL VOCALIST Photo via Derrick Williams
Cleartrack Studios — BEST RECORDING STUDIO Photo via Cleartrack Studios
”To You I Pray” by Jah Movement — BEST RELEASE BY A LOCAL BAND Photo via Jah Movement/Facebook
Skipper’s Smokehouse — BEST SMALL CONCERT VENUE (UNDER-2,000 CAPACITY) Photo via Tracy May
The Castle Friday Coffin Classics — BEST WEEKLY CLUB NIGHT Photo via The Castle/Facebook