Adult Contemporary

Nominees:

Kate Magdalena - The Water is Wide
Monica Pasqual - You Can't Kill Light

Phaze II - No Cover Charge
Art Tawanghar -  963

Country

Nominees:

Harrison Country - Climate Change

Richard Lynch - Think I'll Carry On

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Concept /International

Nominees:

Epikus - Voice of Thunder
Kay Martin Band - Four Sweets

Les Fradkin - The Les Fradkin News

Muriel Anderson - Acoustic Chef

Pauline Frechette - An Intimate Story

Roots / Americana / Bluegrass / Blues 

Nominees:

Bill Abernathy - Crossing Willow Creek

Happy Curmudgeons - Meant 2 Be

Izzie's Caravan - On The Pull

Jennifer Porter - These Years
Peter Roland - I Don't Like What's Going On

The Mullins Sisters - Yesterday's Gone

Pop

Nominees:

Emmrose - Hopeless Romantics

Deanna DeMola - Under Construction

Justin Geraci -Bet Against Me

Nina Lee - Live at Rockwood

R & B / Soul

Nominees:

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Jane Q. Public – People and Places
Jason Ivy - Compliments
Kay Soul – Hiding in Plain Sight
Mind Body & Soul - Love Is

Rap / Hip Hop

Nominees:

Chase Chaplin - The Currency of Love
FSG Rell - Ambition Over Fear

Nune Aka Mr. Propane - Intervention

Lyriqs - The Backpack Theory

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Singer-Songwriter / Folk

Nominees:

Happy Curmudgeons - Meant 2 Be
Amanda Lynn - Rocket

Eric Nauman - The Living and Dreaming Skipping Stone
Tatyana Kalko - Yellow and Blue

Rock / Alt Rock / Metal

Nominees:

The Unfortunates - The Unfortunates
Lakotah - The Maker
All From Nothing - Second Chances

Terrorists of Romance - After You Left
Water From Fire - Water from Fire

Second Wind - Vital