Godsmack, Staind, & Aerosmith Win Boston Music Awards

04/12/2002 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Mark Armstrong

(4/12/02, 5 p.m. ET) -- Godsmack, Staind, and Aerosmith were the big winners at Thursday night's (April 11) Boston Music Awards held at the Orpheum Theater.

Godsmack was feted for outstanding rock band and vocalist Sully Erna took home an award for male vocalist of the year. Staind took home act of the year and single of the year for "It's Been Awhile." Aerosmith won album of the year for Just Push Play and video of the year for "Jaded." Punk band Dropkick Murphys also won two awards.

Other winners for the 15th Annual Boston Music Awards included former Letters To Cleo vocalist Kay Hanley, American Hi-Fi, Carly Simon, Reveille, and former Extreme singer Gary Cherone's new band Tribe Of Judah.

Notable winners:

ACT OF THE YEAR

Staind

RISING STAR

Reveille

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Just Push Play, Aerosmith

OUTSTANDING ROCK BAND

Godsmack

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

"It's Been Awhile," Staind

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Sully Erna, Godsmack

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Carly Simon

SONG OF THE YEAR

"Flavor Of The Week," American Hi-Fi

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

"Jaded," Aerosmith

OUTSTANDING HARD ROCK BAND

Cracktorch

OUTSTANDING MALE VOCALIST (INDIE LABEL)

Gary Cherone of Tribe Of Judah

OUSTANDING FEMALE VOCALIST (INDIE LABEL)

Kay Hanley

OUTSTANDING PUNK BAND

Dropkick Murphys

OUTSTANDING CLUB BAND

Dropkick Murphys

HALL OF FAME

Mission Of Burma

-- Darren Davis, New York

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