Fourth Annual 2026

kicklighter in 2026

kicklighter with their Best Live Performance award, GIMA 2026

Fourth Annual GIMA

February 23, 2026 - Ziggy's, Saint Simons Is, GA

Winning Submissions As Follows:

Best Cover Art - Blossomin' Bone - "Immortalized EP" (Artist: Olaf Ace)
Live Performance - kicklighter - "Love Buzz" (Shocking Blue / Nirvana Cover)
Music Video of the Year - Elli Perry "Ghost Talker" (Directed by: Olivia Ludwick)
Song of the Year - Hot Banana Coffee "Cry Me a River"
Album of the Year - Judson Hall "you ok?"
Artist of the Year - The Maple Street Band
Lifetime Achievement - Mickey Wendel
People's Choice Music Venue of the Year - Tipsy McSway's

Paul Stokes

Provider / Operator Sound & Lights
Co-Owner Soglo Guitar Gallery

Dakota Allen & Kathleen Stubelek

of Loss Module, Hot Banana Coffee, Circle Takes the Square

Levi Moore

Performer at GIMA 2026

jade.

Performs live at GIMA 2026

Katie & Kylie

Award co-presenters at the fourth annual GIMA

Blossomin' Bone

Best Cover Art winners 2026

Hot Banana Coffee

Song of the Year winners 2026

Olivia Ludwick & Elli Perry

Best Music Video winners

The Maple Street Band

Performs live 2026

The Maple Street Band

Bassist Will Theiler

The Maple Street Band

Singer Scott Akins

kicklighter

Best Live Performance

Gap Year University

Performs at GIMA 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Local arbiter of taste Griffin Bufkin

Presents the award for Best Live Performance 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Fourth annual GIMA

Photo- Jeff Szwast

Best Music Video

Anthony Stubelek, Pryce May, Elli Perry & Olivia Ludwick
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Mickey Wendel

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Clay

Presents the Venue of the Year award, 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

$leaz

Presents Album of the Year at GIMA 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Dream Crisis

Performs at GIMA 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Closing Remarks

Co-Founders Anthony Stubelek & Ashley Ember
Photo- Jeff Szwast

The Maple Street Band

Closes the night, GIMA 2026
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Twig & Leaf

Perform at the fourth annual GIMA
Photo- Jeff Szwast

Videos from GIMA 2025

Lifetime Achievement Video 2026

Album of the Year Video 2026

Featured Performers of the 2026 GIMA ceremony:

Gap Year University
Twig & Leaf
Levi Moore
jade.
Dream Crisis
Maple Street Band

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