Songwriting Contest Results December's Top Songwriters Suggested Artists Suggested Artists- Suggested Artists are musicians or songwriters that the Song of the Year staff found impressive and would suggest for listening. The Suggested Artist placement is based on the Song of the Year staff, not the judges.

Aaron Andis Adam Ford Adam Shell Adrian Fabricante Alex Kevorkian Alwyn Figgins Anar Rajabali Andrew Khleif Anne Clevenger Barbara Murrin Braulio Dias Silva Cadence Nelson Carl Larson Chan Nga Yung Cheri Wiggins Chris Ayer Christine Anderson Colleen Leonard Corey Pinto D Sherls/M Harris

Dan Marsh Darryl Matthew Palmer David Tunbridge David Leask David W. Rubel Debra Arlyn Deirdre Weaver Dimitri Avignon Domenick Bizzaro Ellen Arthur Giuliano Carmassi Grant Freeman Gregory Dormani Greta Vaughan Hege Turoy Howard Altholtz jacob Davidson Jahre Jaime Ann Petti James Smithson

Jamie Ratliff Janet Thomas Jason Hamor Jeffrey Enderby Jennifer Eland Jeremiah Sarsfield Jesse Burchat Joanna Fruhauf Joe Calderone Joey Ofori John Pridgen Jonathan Kilbane Josh Madsen Judy Money Jun Ishikawa Kathleen A. Foster Kenneth Hollins Kevin Padach Kim Kelley Kim Williams

Leon Oxenham Lila Jane Tibbitts Linda McGrath Linda Loegel Linda J. Smith Lisa Horan Loren Dean Luanne Hunt Marie 'mia' Bivefors Mario Bonds Mark Gagnon Marv Kaplan Michael Hover Mike Topel Natasha Gibson Oriya Bartow Patrick Mulhall Purpose Líricas R.X. Bertoldi Ragni Elisabeth Funner

Rashid Amin Ray  Labella Renee Giamos Rick Keane Rick Hoverter Rodney Soares Rodney Fitzhugh Ross Potter Russ Anderson Sam Massey Sandra Artuso Scott DeCarlo Serge Nasibullin Sonya Tormoen Spanx T. Urquhart Susan Webb Taro Istok Tracy Mac Valerie D. Sellers Willie Bush