April Songwriting Contest Results

April's songwriting contest winners and finalists include songwriters from Canada, the West Indies, South Africa, The United Kingdom, Australia, and The United States of America. The songs were judged on songwriting alone. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. Production/mixing quality was also not taken into consideration. For example, "Jerad Finck" won the Rock category with a simple acoustic recording while "Driving While 7" placed with a live recording. Song of the Year maintains a different set of judges each month to ensure that different opinions are determining the winners throughout the year. 

 

Rock

Winner

Jerad Finck - Goodbye (Spokane, Washington)

Finalists Boyan Radoslavov - False Ritual (Sonoma, California) Paul Reynolds - Smiling in the corner (Whistler, Canada) James Brenden Decker - SOS (Monterey, California) Roberto La Posta - Guide me through (Montreal, Canada)

Folk

Winner

Driving While 7 - Be Leaving (Reisterstown, Maryland)

Finalists Abigail Hercules - Eternal Sunshine (London, United Kingdom) Christina Capatides - Speechless (Summit, New Jersey) Andreas Mario - How can you run (Citrus Heights, California) Jennifer Jayden - Goodnight Kisses (Westminster, Maryland)

Lyrics

Winner

Larry Black - Parallel Universe (Ashville, North Carolina)

Finalists David Brophy - The voice in your head (Longbay, West Indies )  Susan Siemiontkowski - Precious Antiques (Gautier, Mississippi) Linda Lobb - Love is born in a shadow (Pomeroy, Pennsylvania) Barbie McHugh - This Dance (Wilmington, Massachusetts)

Adult Contemporary

Winner

Megan Clark, Bareman, & Mark Beling - In your hands (Gauteng, South Africa)

Finalists Aaron Short - People Make Mistakes (Leiston, United Kingdom) Charles Green - Sin City (Danville, Illinois) Bobby Daltry & Robyn M. Greene - No tears past the gate (Beaverton, Oregon) Anj - Twelve Thirty One O One (Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey)

Christian/Gospel

Winner

Garrett Locklear - Your Love (Clayton, North Carolina)

Finalists Ann Marie Cornwall - With Me (Elk River, Minnesota) Felicia & Carl Rives - Beautiful (Fayetteville, Georgia) Nelson Said & Scott Smith - Always in dreams (Pahrump, Nevada) Lisa Mazeika - Island rains (North Charleston, South Carolina)

Country

Winner

David & Heidi Chong - I almost said I loved you (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Finalists Beech McCarty & Jared Arnett - In my dreams (Salyersville, Kentucky) Kaye Logan - Sun Valley Rose (Somerville, Ohio) Peace Marvel - Little Interruption (Carriere, Mississippi) Edmond Ramsey & Kim Ragans - I don't wanna talk about it  (Sacramento, California)

Hip-Hop/R&B

Winner

Diligent - Here we go (Houston, Texas)

Finalists Dean Hummons Jr./Tim Gemeiner "Definition" - Fresh (Dayton, Ohio) Robyn Heckstall - The Golden Era  (Jamaica, New York) Serge Khrichenko - Funky Dada (Silver Springs, Maryland) Don King - Alright Now (Alexandria, Virginia)

Pop

Winner

Patti Rayne - No Radio (Los Angeles, California)

Finalists Monogatari - Graffiti Gun Love  (Western Cape, South Africa) Jim Moye - Once upon a time (Atlanta, Georgia) Ray Lani - Not a day goes by (Bayport, New York) Taylor Cronk - Fairytale Streets (Athens, Georgia)

Instrumental/Jazz/World

Winner

Jeff Bosset - To walk with you (Santa Barbara, California)

Finalists Brian Donnelly - Someday (Hinsdale, Illinois) Nadia Cripps - The Swan (London, United Kingdom) Eddie Lance - Disappointed with life (La Vista, Nebraska) Laura Sanz - I couldn't forget you (Miami, Florida)

Electronic/Dance

Winner

Casey Desmond - To Myself  (Weymouth, Massachusetts)

Finalists Jacob A Grenz - Don't drink the water (Denver, Colorado) Ryan Bicheranloo - Final Fantasy (Bournemouth, United Kingdom) Seismic Anomaly - Kickback (Meridian, Mississippi) Angela Dunn - Dancing with you (Sydney, Australia)