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February Songwriting Contest Results

February's winners and finalists include songwriters from Australia, Germany, England, Switzerland, South Africa, Canada, Ireland and  The United States. The songs were judged on songwriting alone. Vocal ability and production/mixing quality was not taken into consideration. Some of these top songs include simple acoustic recordings as well as an acapella piece. Song of the Year maintains a different set of judges each month to ensure that different opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. 

 

 

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ROCK

Winner


Daryl Youngblood - Waste it (Conroe, Texas)


Finalists

F.J. Nascimento - Keep on trying (Steinhausen, Switzerland)
Steve Northeast - Everything to me (New York, New York)
Matthew Karp - Wanting to be the one (Lambertville, Michigan)
Molecule - Collide (Somerville, Massachusetts)

Pop

Winner


Jen Foster & Kathy Scott - Taking Bob Dylan (Nashville, Tennessee)

 

Finalists

Nikki Capra - Snow Angels (Chicago, Illinois)
Christine Lennm - Top of the Sun (Sydney, Australia)
Kellie Drew - You're an Ocean (Jackson, Mississippi)
Ashley Picciallo - Blind to the Light (Mahwah, New Jersey)

Folk

Winner


Marce - I told you so (Gainesville, Florida)


Finalists

Laraine Turner - Long Long Ago (Downey, California)
Patti Rayne - No Radio (Los Angeles, California)
Wade Manly - How I Feel (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Amy Loftus & Will Kimbrough - Work to do (Nashville, Tennessee)

Country

Winner


Rance Downer - Austin (City of Lights) - (Keizer, Oregon)


Finalists

Greg Symanski - Darling My Sweet (West Kean, New Jersey)
Noah Chasin - Power of our Souls (Mill Neck, New York)
Gregory Roch - Country Song (Warwick, Rhone Island)
Quinn Loggins - Double Life (Nashville, Tennessee)

Lyrics

Winner


Jack Hudson - The Hands of Love (Menifee, California)


Finalists

Larry Black - Lariat and Little Lasso (Asheville, North Carolina)
Brian Tess - Loving You (Tralee, Ireland)
Mary Anne Lonergan - Good for the soul (Ontario, Canada)
Daniel Williams - Where are you now (Odenville, Alabama)

Adult Contemporary

Winner


Kristin Hosein - Inner You (Leeds, United Kingdom)


Finalists

Twila - Don't Come Crying (Mission Viejo, California)
Jorge Meraz - Hey Kid (San Diego, California)
Fionnuala Kearney - There were days (Camberley, United Kingdom)
Christina Colangelo - Soul of a Woman (Willits, California)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Danny Rushing - I wonder where I'll put Jesus today (Lexington, Tennessee)


Finalists

Don Helfrick - Winds of Change (Alberta, Canada)
Laura Seidelmann - God brought you (Deptford, New Jersey)
Michael Bracy - North Bound South Bound (Franklinton, Louisiana)
C-MON - Tell me why (Hollywood, California)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner


Felice LaZae - Come Clean (Fair Oaks, California)


Finalists

Nicholas Elliot - 1HQ (Seattle, Washington)
T-Bro - We'll stay True (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Lytheia Smith - War (Brooklyn, New York)
Rita Slanina - All Figured Out (Oceanside, California)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner


Jim Pearce & Deborah Wiles - Washington Square Park (Tucker, Georgia)


Finalists

Brian Donnelly - Here Comes Love - (Hinsdale, Illinois)
Jeffrey Tencer - Should I Stay (Unionville, Connecticut)
Jeffrey Gilliam - Above the Mist (Napa, California)
Trina Langthorne - I won't say (Ontario, Canada)

Electronic/Dance

Winner


Glenn Harold - Transparency (Kent, United Kingdom)


Finalists

Ian Knowles - Simply Complicated (Brighton, United Kingdom)
Peter Tonna - I Desire (Sydney, Australia)
Trevor Burroughs - Twisted Me (Cape Town, South Africa)
Callum Hendry - To be with you (Wick, United Kingdom)