May 2004 Results

May's winners and finalists include songwriters from Cypress, Belgium, Norway, South Africa, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Switzerland, The United States, and Germany.

 

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Lyrics Only

Winner

Michelle Stephens - Emotional Cancer (Kendallville, Indiana)

Finalists

Ray Wilkins - Words In Smoke (Burg Reuland, Belgium) Barbie Mchugh - Destiny  (Wilmington, Massachusetts)  Uncle Samuel - Howl At The Moon (Springfield, Illinois) Sannayu - You Without Me (Houston, Texas)

Hip-Hop / R&B

Winner

Darryl Dickerson (NVUS) - Shorties and Ganstas (Wilmington, Delaware)

Finalists

NIRE - Circle Of Life (Winnetka, California) Stoneman - Flagged Draped Coffins (Clayton, California) Ragni Funner - Feels Like Love (Tjome, Norway) Todd Borom - Erotic Holiday (Woodside, New York)

Country

Winner

Eileen Bernstein - She's Got Her Way (Columbia, Maryland)

Finalists

Sean Wiggins - The Orchid Lounge (Oaks, California) Robbie Ansley - Lookin' Back (Dearing, Georgia) Sven T. - This Is For You (Hanover, Germany) Cindy Legge - I Am A Soldier (Benningtan, Vermont)

Electronic / Dance

Winner

Patrick Balthrop  - Room For Two (Boston, Massachusetts)

Finalists

Loretta Brouder - Change (New York City, New York) Craig Smith - It's A Nice Day In L.A. (Sparrowbush, New York) Chris Lester - Out Of Here (Spokane, Washington) Tony Faulkner - I Won't Walk Away (Barnet, Great Britain)

Folk

Winner

Karin Brennan - Kings X (New York City, New York)

Finalists

Annie Keating - The High Dive (Brooklyn, New York) Laurie Williams - Between A Rock (Iraq) And A Hard Place (Potsdam, New York) Dominic Marciano - Highway To The Sky (Massapequa Park, New York) Sara Murillo - Cry (Laguna Niguel, California)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Anine Le Roux - Goodbye (Middelburg,  South Africa)

Finalists

TC Rockett - Just Turn Back Time (Universal City, Texas) Matthew Taylor - Love's Not Far away (Akron, Ohio) Gert Hofsink - Love Can Say So Much (Hardenberg, Netherlands) Mica Lee Williams - A Life Profound (San Francisco, California)

Rock

Winner

Andrew Laghos - Revenge (Nicosia, Cypress)

Finalists

Molli Paige - I Feel The Sun (Portland, Oregon) Patrick Kratzer - No More (Pueblo, Colorado) Carol Musick - The Cure (Naperville, Illinois) Suzanne Buckley - Roller Coaster (S. Nyack, New York)

Christian / Gospel

Winner

Sam Fasano - Cedar Of Lebanon (Phoenix, Arizona)

Finalists

Bobby Caputo - Heaven Has You Now (Portland, Oregon) Kurtis Parks (Temple) - Everything That You Are (Salem, Virginia) Duane Driggars - Whenever You Call (Bainbridge, Georgia) Roger Petersen - God Is In My Hands (Baldwin, New York)

Instrumental / Jazz / World

Winner

Theresa Flaminio - Stream Of Consciousness (Wexford, Pennsylvania)

Finalists

Natalie Knutsen - Mais On Fait Avec (Brussels, Belgium) Willie McCulloch - Outer Hebrides (Bridgewater, Connecticut) Maylin Pultar - Loin Des Tourments (West Hollywood, California) Effi Shoshani -  Lily Of The Valley

Pop

Winner

Brian Torres - Be All Alone (Hollywood, California)

Finalists

Nelson Said - In A Little More Time (San Jose, California) William White - Peace (Winterthur, Switzerland) Roger Smith - Nobody Lives Forever (West New York, New Jersey) Leni Stern - Let Me Fly (New York City, New York)