The inaugural Femmy Awards kicked off in high style and spirit Thursday (March 27) in Miami.
Happening amid the many (many) events of Miami Music Week, the awards were put on by Femme House, the nonprofit founded by LP Giobbi and Lauren Spaulding that works to create and celebrate equity in the music industry by amplifying voices of women, femme, gender-expansive LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC creators.
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03/04/2025The afternoon ceremony took place on the waterfront patio at Palm Tree Club, the hotel opened by Kygo and his manager and Myles Shear this past December. In the sunshine and bay breezes, LP and Spaulding presented a variety of awards honoring artists, party brands, festivals, execs and other members across the dance music industry.
The event started with moving speeches by Barbara Tucker and Crystal Waters, who were honored with the Voice of House award for the prolific contributions they’ve made to the genre over the years. So too were DJ Minx and DJ Lady D each honored with the Pioneer Award for their everything they’ve each done to break barriers, reshape the dance and electronic music industries and pave the way for femme, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ artists.
The event also presented awards to a flurry of other artists, with Kaleena Zanders and Aluna Francis winning for best live performance, Coco & Breezy winning the Carolyn Horn Trailblazer Award (named for LP Giobbi’s longtime piano teacher who passed away in 2023), TSHA winning for best producer, Xandra being honored with the Rising Star Award and Sara Landry getting the award for producer of the year.
The ceremony also honored a number of executives, with WME’s head of electronic music Stefanie LaFera getting the Theresa Velasquez Award for Outstanding Executive award and WME’s Bailey Greenwood winning for agent of the year. Billboard was the official media sponsor of the event.
See the complete winners list below.
2025 Ally Award: Le Chev2025 Breakthrough Artist: Alleycvt2025 Most Diverse Festival: Lightning in a Bottle2025 Theresa Velasquez Award for Outstanding Executive: Stephanie LaFera2025 Ableton Instructor of the Year: Mini Bear2025 Pass the Mic Media Award: DJ Mag2025 Pass the Mic Media Award: Billboard2025 Carolyn Horn Trailblazer Award: Coco & Breezy2025 Femme House Community Member of the Year: Shak Jackson2025 Best Live Performance: Kaleena Zanders + Aluna Francis @ Planet Pridef
2025 Best Radio Mix: DJ Holographic2025 Album of the Year: Sofi Tukker, Bread2025 Best Sound Designer: Tokimonsta2025 Best Producer: TSHA2025 Best Vocalist: Kaleena Zanders2025 Best Engineer: Jayda Love2025 Best Mixer: Laura Sisk2025 Sonic Innovator Award: FKA Twigs2025 Best Visual Experience: The Blessed Madonna2025 Best Visual Experience: Nora En Pure2025 Activist & Impact Award: She Is the Music2025 Culture Shifter Award: Ronny Ho2025 Best Music Journalist: Katie Bain2025 Best Record Label: HE.SHE.THEY.2025 Manager of the Year: Julia Fugazy2025 Agent of the Year: Bailey Greenwood2025 Hospitality Visionary Award: Carly Van Sickle2025 Talent Booker: Heather Church2025 Best Club: Elsewhere2025 Icon Award: Honey Dijon2025 Song of the Year: Desiree, “Khuluma Nami”2025 Creative Director of the Year: Sophie Muller2025 Best Underground Promoter: Girls Room2025 For the Culture Award: Interna$hional Bounce2025 Voice of House Honoree: Barbara Tucker2025 Voice of House Honoree: Crystal Waters2025 Rising Star Honoree: Xandra2025 Producer of the Year Honoree: Sara Landry2025 Pioneer Award Honoree: DJ Lady D2025 Pioneer Award Honoree: Minx
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