Songwriting Contest Results
 

The following ten songwriters have won their respective category in the songwriting contest. The top songs were determined by "songwriting" alone. Vocal ability was not taken into consideration. A full instrumental production was also not considered.
 

Category Winners
 


Hip-Hop
 

Lyric Only
 
Nicole & Don Harper - Lay It Down
Cansu Dere - Montage

Instrumental
 

Adult Contemporary
 
Hamir Khan - The Forest
Kristen Boyd - Kiss

Rock
 

Dance
 
Kevin Foley - Do You Feel The Same
Imogen Thomas - Drop

Hip-Hop
 

Christian
 
Tyler Simmons - Live Life
Samuel Larsen - I Will Never Ask

Country
 

Folk
 
Edward Williams - Only Time Will Tell


Category Finalists
 


Country
 

Folk
 
Joe Pereira - No One Ever Wins
Megan Adamson - To Live Again
Noor Hassan - South Of Memphis
Steve Ashley - Be Still
Brandon Whitehead - Young And Naive
Danielle Woods - The Peace Unknown
James Abbott - Stars And Stripes
Jonathan Goss - Courage

Instrumental
 

Adult Contemporary
 
Erika Matsu - Hollowed Eyes
Derek Whitley - Flames Of Fury
Lindsay Turner - Forgiveness
Gary Alcaraz - Under Morning Rain
Kelly Coloccini - Will You Miss Me
John Leland - Welcome Home
Cara Schmidt - I Am Reaching Out
William Poole - A Wild Flower

Rock
 

Dance
 
Edward Collins - Counting Days
Chelsea Scott - I Will Find You
Sajal Ali - Time Will Tell
Amanda Carson - Heaven Knows Your Name
Veronica Castro - Pressure
Wayne Barkley - Lost In The Night
Sandy Young - Halfway To Crazy
Adam Hopper - Beyond The Milkyway

Pop
 

Christian
 
Thomas Brown - Cover Me
Michelle Flores - Who I Use To Be
Maria Ozawa - Before You Say Goodnight
Gustavo Oliveira - Starting Over
Sarah McCain - Blind Faith
Veronica Lopez - Only In Grace
Tracie Mitchell - Courage To Heal
Ted Reed - Life Line

Hip-Hop
 

Lyric Only
 
Frank Atkins - Stand With Me
John Baardsen - Common Ground
Jose Mourinho - Hype
Vicky Wilkinson - Finding Gravity
Matheus Cabrera - Pearl Harbor
Martin Cullup - Sixty Years
Ann Contreras - Grains Of Sand
Martin Lewis - Getting Over A Heartbreak