Complex sentence: Kam Franklin was nominated for the 2008,2009 and 2011 Houston Press Music Awards' Best Female Vocalist award, and finally won the award in 2012.Her band, The Suffers, took home 2012 Best New Act and Best Reggae/Ska/Dub.
Split into simpler sentences: Kam Franklin was nominated for the 2008,2009 and 2011 Houston Press Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist. Franklin finally won the award in 2012.Her band, The Suffers, took home 2012 The Houston Press 2012 Best New Act and Best Reggae/Ska/Dub.