ISC Grand Prize Is Awarded To Australian Artist Kasey Chambers

For The Song "Beautiful Mess"

 

May 13, 2011 -- The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), the

world's preeminent global songwriting event, is pleased to announce its

2010 winners. ISC's Grand Prize for 2010 is awarded to Australian native

Kasey Chambers for her song "Beautiful Mess", entered in the

Folk/Singer-Songwriter category. Chambers also has the distinction of

winning First Place in the Americana category for her song "Devil On

Your Back" and Second Place in the Performance category for "Little

Bird". The Grand Prize winner takes home $25,000 in cash (US) and

$20,000 in merchandise and services.

 

Called "the songwriting competition to take note of," by the New York Times, ISC was

established in 2002 and awards more than $150,000 in cash and prizes to amateur and

professional songwriters around the globe. Winners are selected from over 15,000 songs

submitted from 115 countries worldwide. Judges include iconic artists Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits,

Kings of Leon, Jeff Beck, Robbie Williams, McCoy Tyner, Kelly Clarkson,

Train, Michael W. Smith, Robert Smith (The Cure), Wynonna,and many more.

In addition to the high-profile artists included

in the roster of judges for 2010, ISC boasts five record label presidents as well as other industry

leaders, offering songwriters the unprecedented opportunity to have their music heard by influential

decision-makers. See below for the complete list of judges.

 

For a complete list of 2010 ISC winners and to hear the winning songs, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners

 

Kasey Chambers' Grand Prize winning song, "Beautiful Mess," features

Missy Higgins on backing vocals and is the second single from the album,

Little Bird. Chambers wrote the song for her two children because, as

she says, parenting is often a "beautiful mess," and her songwriting is

an outlet by which she expresses her love to them.

 

Winning ISC is yet another accolade in an already successful and

respected musical career. Hailing from a family of musicians, Kasey

Chambers' distinctive voice and impeccable songwriting have carved an

indelible niche in the Country and Americana genres in Australia and

beyond. The winner of countless ARIA, APRA, and CMMA awards, she has

achieved the distinction of being the only Australian Country artist to

have a #1 single and album on the charts in Australia simultaneously.

Aside from her multi-platinum sales and Billboard success, she has

toured with such legendary voices as Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris,

and more. Kasey is currently touring Australia and heading to the USA in

July, 2011.

 

Candace Avery, the Founder and Director of ISC, says this of Chambers,

"Kasey is that rare artist whose beautifully crafted songs cross over

into such a wide variety of genres, including Country, Americana, Pop,

Folk, and AAA. She has even put out an album of children's music. But,

it is the authenticity and sincerity of her music and lyrics that make

her songs resonate so strongly with her fans - and also with the ISC

judges. We are proud to have her as the 2010 ISC Grand Prize winner.

Regarding all our other winners, ISC was especially competitive this

year, making the stature of being selected a winner an honor that is

even more prestigious than in past years."

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In addition to the Grand Prize winner, many other deserving songwriters

also share the spotlight for winning their respective categories in ISC

2010. These winners hail from all over the world (54% of this year's

winners come from outside the USA), representing diverse cultures and

ranging from talented amateurs to seasoned songwriting veterans. The 22

categories include all genres of contemporary music, including a new

category, Unsigned Only, which was added specifically for artists who

are unsigned to a record label or publishing company. See below for a

complete list of ISC 2010 winners.

 

Applauded for its high caliber of judges, ISC compiled a stellar panel of judges for the 2010 competition, including:

 

Recording Artists: Tom Waits; Kings Of Leon; Jeff Beck; Ben Harper;

Kelly Clarkson; Timbaland; Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC); Robbie Williams;

Peter Gabriel; Black Francis (The Pixies); Rihanna; Robert Smith (The

Cure); Train; Jerry Lee Lewis; Ben Folds; Chris Hillman (The Byrds, The

Flying Burrito Brothers); Michael W. Smith; John Mayall; Ray Wylie

Hubbard; Jeremy Camp; John Scofield; McCoy Tyner; Robert Earl Keen;

James Cotton; Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals); DJ Tiësto; Baaba

Maal; Sandra Bernhard; Montel Jordan; John Digweed; Adele; Alejandro

Sanz; Matt Thiessen (Relient K); Craig Morgan; Keane; Jazmine Sullivan;

Regina Spektor; Terence Blanchard; Dan Zanes; Joe Nichols; and Chayanne

 

Industry Executives: Monte Lipman (President/CEO, Universal Republic

Records); Amanda Ghost (President, Epic Records USA); Dan Storper

(President, Putamayo World Music & Putamayo Kids); Ric Arboit

(President, Nettwerk Music Group); Bruce Iglauer (Founder/President,

Alligator Records); Lisa Ramsey-Perkins (Sr. Director A&R, Sony

Music Nashville); Rick Krim (Exec. VP Talent and Music Programming,

VH1); Brian Malouf (VP A&R, Walt Disney Records); Angel Carrasco

(Sr. VP A&R Latin America, Sony Music and President, Discos 605);

Doug Cohn (Sr. VP Music Marketing & Talent, Nickelodeon); Cory

Robbins (Founder/President, Robbins Entertainment); Dr. Demento (Radio

Host of The Dr. Demento Show); Steve Lillywhite (Producer - credits

include U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, and more); Kim

Buie (VP A&R, Lost Highway); Brad Schwartz (Senior VP/GM, Much MTV

Group); Tommy Morris (Talent Coordinator, The Comedy Store); and Leib

Ostrow (Founder/CEO, Music For Little People)

 

Sponsors included: ASCAP, Berklee College Of Music, Martin & Co.,

Disc Makers, D'Addario, Thayers, Shure, West One, Tune Core, Onlinegigs,

SongU.com, The Music Business Registry, Tanager AudioWorks,

Grooveshark, Independent Mastering, Aspen Brownieworks, Indie Venue

Bible, Sonicbids, Taxi, Music Submit, Celebrity Access, and Alphabet Arm

Design.

 

ISC is now accepting entries for 2011. Go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com for more information and an entry form.

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The complete list of ISC 2010 winners is as follows:

 

Grand Prize

"Beautiful Mess" - Kasey Chambers - Central Coast, NSW, Australia

 

AAA

First Place

Bus Stop - Kav Temperley, Kevin Mitchell, Josh Pyke, Steve Parkin - Basement Birds (Fitzroy, VIC, Australia)

 

Second Place

How To Tame Lions - Megan Washington - Washington (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

 

Third Place

Sympathetic Vibrations - Amber Rubarth, Alex Wong - The Paper Raincoat (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

China - Alexander Burnett - Sparkadia (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Circus Of Love - Benjamin Dunn - Benjamin Dunn & Friends (Santa Cruz, CA, USA)

Damn Honey - Simon Fagan (Dublin, Ireland)

Gasoline Rainbows - Amy Kuney (Santa Monica, CA, USA)

Headache (Not Enough For Me) - Jessica Charlotte Poland - Charlotte Sometimes (New York, NY, USA)

La Place Est Cheyenne - Paulo Mondano, Pascal Coquard - Totems-Project (Panissieres, France)

Long Pigs - Glenn Richards (Shepparton, VIC, Australia)

Oxygen - Alan Boyle (Balmoral, QLD, Australia)

Simple Naive Someone  - Simon Erani - The Melloncollies (New York, NY, USA)

Stars Fall Down - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Sugarland - Lawnie Wallace, Reuben Herzenga, William Wallace (Stouffville, ON, Canada)

Troubadour - Carolyn Baron, Bernardo Baglioni (Florence, Italy)

 

Adult Contemporary (AC)

 

First Place

Sticks And Stones -Tim Mahoney, Ric Todd (Minneapolis, MN, USA)

 

Second Place

Bats - Paul Dempsey (Newtown, NSW, Australia)

 

Third Place

Do U C Me Standing - Manuela Kamosi, William Brandt, Walter Brandt - Ya Kid K & We 3 Kings (Kinshasa, Zaire)

 

Honorable Mention

Apple Of My Eye - Glenn Richards (Shepparton, VIC, Australia)

Burgundy - Nya Jade (San Francisco, CA, USA)

I Hope You Know - Sarah Springett, David Booth - The Floe (Colchester, England)

Magnetic - Tim Blane (Revere, MA, USA)

Memphis - Simon Fagan (Dublin, Ireland)

My Day - Marc Collis (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

One Chance - Mark Lang, Chris Helm, Amanthi Lynch, Sare Lang - Skipping Girl Vinegar (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

One Tree Mile - Jay Collie, Jasper Somerville-Collie - Jonah's Road (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Remember When - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Stay, Please Stay - Alexander Gow, Thomas Savage - Oh Mercy (Balaclava, VIC, Australia)

This Means War - Richard O'Flynn (Liverpool, England)

 

 

 

Americana

First Place

Devil On Your Back - Kasey Chambers (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

 

Second Place

Your Lonely Heart - Ben Kyle - Ben Kyle and Carrie Rodriguez (Minneapolis, MN, USA / Austin, TX, USA)

 

Third Place

I Don't Wanna Live Like This - Kirsten Jones, Gary Louris (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Honorable Mention

Georgia Brown - Kasey Chambers (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

I Got You - Kieran McEvoy - K.J. Mac (Wexford, Ireland)

Longest Dream - Kim Beggs (Whitehorse, YT, Canada)

Make Her Smile - Arthur Alligood (White House, TN, USA)

Marching On - Zach Lupetin - The Dustbowl Revival (Venice, CA, USA)

Message from A Soldier - Melissa Crabtree, Sand Sheff (Arroyo Seco, NM, USA)

Missoula Tonight - Eric Brace, Peter Cooper (Nashville, TN, USA)

Rambling Bones - Ben Sures (Edmonton, AB, Canada)

Sct. Christopher - Karsten Olesen - Poor Billy (Trige, Denmark)

Sparrow - Sam Winch (Appleton, WI, USA)

The Kid From Tupelo - Markus Rill (Munich, Germany)

Trial Separation -Scott Nolan (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

 

 

Blues

First Place

Daddy's Little Girl - John McAneney, Jesse O'Brien - The Johnny Max Band (Mississauga, ON, Canada)

 

Second Place

Georgia Redsnake - Nick Moss (Elgin, IL, USA)

 

Third Place

Rock 'N' Roll Ride - Thorbjorn Risager (Copenhagen, Denmark)

 

Honorable Mention

Devil Dealt The Blues - Charley Burch - Jay Gaunt (Memphis, TN, USA)

Forgetful Baby - Chris Whiteley (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Goin' Home - Thomas Oliver - The Thomas Oliver Band (Wellington, New Zealand)

Going On A Journey - Mathias "Dutch" Tilders (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Love Is An Ocean - Darren Watson (Wellington, New Zealand)

Mississippi Hook - Jackie Scott - Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers (Norfolk, VA, USA)

Money Don't Like Me - Christopher James Del Villar, Patrick M. Rynn, Robert W. Stone (San Diego, CA, USA)

Old Man Magnet -Teeny Tucker, Robert Hughes (Columbus, OH, USA)

Roll With It - Chris Antonik (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Someday - Layla Zoe (St. Lambert, QC, Canada)

Try a Little Harder - Haakon Hoeye, William Roger Troiani - Billy T Band (Oslo, Norway)

Where's The Blues Taking Me - Bob Tunnoch - Fathead (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Children's Music

First Place

Every Little Drop - Hewey Eustace - dirtgirl/dirtgirlworld (Camira Creek, NSW, Australia)

 

Second Place

Honey Bee - Dinah Desrochers, Christina Jones - The Kerplunks (Gabriola Island, BC, Canada)

 

Third Place

My Family - Charles Rolando - Charlie and the Fun Raisers (Lake Maggiore, Italy)

 

Honorable Mention

Christmas Time - Kasey Chambers, Steve Werchon (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

Dad Said A Bad Word - Lanny Sherwin (Santa Barbara, CA, USA)

Dancing Ponies - Brendan Watson (Balmoral, QLD, Australia)

Everybody Loves To Drum - Chris McKhool (Toronto, ON, Canada)

I Wanna Be Spongebob - Abdus Muhammad II - AM2 (Charlotte, NC, USA)

It's Bathtime - Danny Davies (London, England)

Lost Music Blues - Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers, Bernadette Werchon (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

Number 10 - Dinah Desrochers, Christina Jones - The Kerplunks (Gabriola Island, BC, Canada)

Poopie Diaper - Shoshana Sperling, Maury LaFoy - The Monkey Bunch (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Toby (The Worst Dog In The Whole Wide World) - Stephen Michael Schwartz (Glendale, CA, USA)

Whole Earth Anthem - Marcy Marxer - Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer (Kensington, MD, USA)

 

 

 

Comedy/Novelty

First Place

You Should Really Call Your Mother - Mark Silverman (Sherman Oaks, CA, USA)

 

Second Place

Life Is Wasted - Ivan Rubenstein-Gillis - Ivan Rubenstein-Gillis featuring Leah Siegel (New York, NY, USA)

 

Third Place

One For Them & One For Me - Mike Phirman (Glendale, CA, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

Anticipation - Chris Killian (Nashville, TN, USA)

Gonna Make You Happy Tonight - Scott Edgar, Steven Gates, Simon Hall - Tripod (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Merry Christmas To You - Cynthia Kaplan - The Cynthia Kaplan Ordeal (New York, NY, USA)

My Friend Greg - George James Witham (Timmins, ON, Canada)

Nobody Speaks English, Anymore - Pat Godwin (Fishers, IN, USA)

Our First Date, Our Last Date - Tom Hogan - Scott Sandwich (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Stress - Jim Infantino - Jim's Big Ego (Arlington, MA, USA)

The Old Me - Mike Phirman (Glendale, CA, USA)

The Refinance Song - Jimmy Yessian (Woodland Hills, CA, USA)

Voices In My Head - Pat Godwin (Fishers, IN, USA)

 

 

Country

First Place

Bourbon - Nicole Witt (Charlotte, NC, USA)

 

Second Place

Glass Houses - Joshua Scott Jones - Steel Magnolia (Nashville, TN, USA)

 

Third Place

If I Was Him - Jay Collie, Matt Scullion, Jasper Somerville-Collie - Jonah's Road (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

 

Honorable Mention

Diggin' On You - Annie Minogue, Nick Saya, Antonio Garcia (Weehawken, NJ, USA)

Done Hurtin' - Alaina Stacey (Chicago, IL, USA)

Get It Right The First Time - Patrick Jason Matthews, Ben Hayslip (Nashville, TN, USA)

Handsome - Jaylene Johnson, Chris Burke-Gaffney, Sharlene Loveless, Jolene Keats (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

I Loved You Anyway - Jenna Brooks (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

It Hits Me Hard - Belle Schneiderman (New York, NY, USA)

Just As Surprised As You - Michael Whitworth (Athens, GA, USA)

Mad At Me - Steff Mahan (Nashville, TN, USA)

Next Best Thing - Adam McInnis, Lance Kotara (Austin, TX, USA)

Someone Like Me - Kasey Chambers (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

That's What She Does - Jamie Delko, Billy Falcon, Rose Falcon (Brisbane, QLD, Australia / Nashville, TN, USA)

Thinkin' 'Bout The Wedding Night - Claire Ulanoff, Will Hopkins (Nashville, TN, USA)

When We Get It Right - Rockie Lynne, Tim Johnson, Rory Feek - Carolina Blue Sky Music (Nashville, TN, USA)

 

 

Dance/Electronica

First Place

Awaken - Jes Brieden, Richard Robson - JES (West Hollywood, CA, USA)

 

Second Place

Dangerous  - April Henry (New York, NY, USA)

 

Third Place

Wake Up - Cindy Sandra Gunawan - Chilani (Singapore)

 

Honorable Mention

Bocce Ball - Daniel Mikael Wold, Marius Njolstad - Kontaktor (Oslo, Norway)

Closer (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) - Jes Brieden, Richard Robson - JES (West Hollywood, CA, USA)

Electric Universe - Jacinta Brondgeest - Jacinta (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Futurelina - Taichi Moriguchi - Oorutaichi (Osaka, Japan)

Get Out Of My Head - Stephane Albert, Sebastian Alvarez - DIRTIZM (Drummoyne, NSW, Australia)

In The Dark On Monday (Heavy Hands Remix) - The Woodlands (Portland, OR, USA)

Irresistible - Robert Diament, Sean McGhee - Temposhark (London, England)

It Was You - Stig Rasta, Fred Krieger - Outloudz (Tallinn, Estonia)

My Philosophy - Thierry Oberson - Orange Milk Coffee (Nishinomiya-shi, Japan)

So Delicious - Salme Dahlstrom - Salme ft. Noa Tylo (New York NY, USA)

VKS - Debora Cidrack, Deeplick, Heric Carvalho, Gabriela Nader - Valkyrias (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Window - Laurence Pike, Richard Pike, Dave Miller - PVT (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

 

 

 

Folk/Singer-Songwriter

First Place

Cold Paper Heart - Tucker Finn (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Second Place

28 - Nano Whitman (Austin, TX, USA)

 

Third Place

They Call Me Hank - Greg Trooper (New York, NY, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

Crazy - Andy Brown (Fredericton, NB, Canada)

Girl Of Many Secrets - Markus Rill, Eva Hillered (Munich, Germany)

Google Song - Gareth Thomas (Auckland, New Zealand)

Hero In Me - Jeffrey Gaines (New York, NY, USA)

I've Tried - Amy Fairchild (Watertown, MA, USA)

My False - Matt Corby (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Orphan King - Ed Romanoff, Mary Gauthier (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

Red, Red - Doug Burr (Denton, TX, USA)

Small - Jon Brooks (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Tying Hands & Holding Shoelaces - Caitlin Harnett (Richmond, NSW, Australia)

Victoria Station - Annie Keating (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

Waiting For You - Kav Temperley, Kevin Mitchell, Josh Pyke, Steve Parkin - Basement Birds (Fitzroy, VIC, Australia)

 

 

Gospel/Christian

First Place

Heartbeat - Sean Dayton, Brent Milligan (North Bay, ON, Canada)

 

Second Place

Glorious Savior - J. Douglas Wright, Brandon Swafford, Carson Ray (Carrollton, GA, USA)

 

Third Place

Miracle - Anna Weatherup (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

 

Honorable Mention

Around The Bend - Joseph Pfeifer (San Diego, CA, USA)

Beautiful - Dan Bremnes (Agassiz, BC, Canada)

Come To The River - Sam de Jong, Omega Levine, Richard Knott - Parachute Band (Auckland, New Zealand)

Daylight - Dana Potvin - Calling Glory (Athens, TN, USA)

Free At Last - Ray Boltz (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA)

Get Thee Behind Me Satan - Tim Hockenberry, Christopher Epsha (Mill Valley, CA, USA)

God's Speed To The Wind - Kris Miller, Jayron Weaver (Hemet, CA, USA)

I Have Hope - Chris Misterek (Chandler, AZ, USA)

Love Is An Action - Nicholas Kulhawy, Mark Troyer, Mike Roste, Mitch

Osmond, Carlo Carabeo - A New Monday (Fort McMurray, AB, Canada)

More In Love - Ed Huang (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Radiant God - Hannah Ford (San Diego, CA, USA)

The Story - Naarah Seagrott (Robina Town Centre, QLD, Australia)

Time To Change - Andy Kirk, Dameon Aranda (Nashville, TN, USA)

 

 

 

Instrumental

First Place

Gone Beserk - Lee Marcus, Dan Menzone (Charlton, MA, USA)

 

Second Place

Death By Alarm Clock - Russ Tainton, Chris Frost, Joel Joslin, Oli Pieterse - Sierra Fin (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

 

 

Third Place

The Raving World Orchestra - Christian S Andersson (Lund, Sweden)

 

Honorable Mention

Antre - Jozsef Terek (Hevizgyork, Hungary)

Auyuittuq Sunrise - Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberte - Sultans of String (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Balkan - Marina Pikoul, Natalia Pikoul - Pikoul Sisters (Sao Joao da Madeira, Portugal)

Blue Guitar - Pete Anderson (Glendale, CA, USA)

Caboose - Jaron Freeman - Fox (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Dynomite (Rise Up) - Robin Jackson - MarchFourth Marching Band (Portland, OR, USA)

Gypsy Rocks - Marcela Taylor (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Michele - Paul Finley (Austin, TX, USA)

Root Sounds From Earth - Zork - NOIDZ (Torres Vedras, Portugal)

Run For Your Life - Chie Imaizumi (Saitama, Japan)

Song For Rudy - Sean Vukovic (Sliema, Malta)

Tree - Kento Masuda (Chiba, Japan)

Trick - Avetis Berberyan (Yerevan, Armenia)

 

 

Jazz

First Place

Fast And Furious - David Laborier (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

 

Second Place

Monkuru - Omar Sosa (Oakland, CA, USA)

 

Third Place

Trance Formations - Thomas Winther Andersen - Winther-Storm (Weesp, The Netherlands)

 

Honorable Mention

Bubbling - Oscar Schulze, Pablo de Haas (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Correndo Lontano - Marco Detto (Barzano, Italy)

Deep Summer Love - Jens Winther (Aire, Switzerland)

Fool For Love - Mads Mathias (Kobenhavn V, Denmark)

Hopelessly Hopeful - Janita Ervi, Tomi Sachary - Janita (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

Inspiration Blues - Greg Chako (Yokohama, Japan)

Nothing There - Yuichiro Tokuda - RALYZZ DIG (Chiba, Japan)

Phaseout - John Mulkerin (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

The Living Well - Curtis Macdonald (Calgary, AB, Canada)

The Wrong Jacket - Alex Brown (Columbia, MD, USA)

Trajectory - Bruce Gertz (Wakefield, MA, USA)

Twitching Eye - Arshak Sirunyan (Washington DC, USA)

Undeceivable - Hilde Louise (Oslo, Norway)

 

 

Latin

First Place

Lo Mejor De Mi - SJ (Miami Beach, FL, USA)

 

Second Place

Se Nos Pierde El Amor - Rei Ortiz (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

 

Third Place

Esos Dias - Matias Galvez - Carretera Austral (Santiago, Chile)

 

Honorable Mention

A Ti Te Gusta - Rainer Machado Perez (Getafe, Spain)

Cancion De Los Muertos - Ilya Yeresko, Karolina Patocki - Dislocados (Kiev, Ukraine / Ottawa, ON, Canada)

El Distractor - Esteban Mateus Williamson - Esteman (Bogota, Colombia)

En Mi Corazon - Rodrigo Gomez, Fernando Santullo - Un Duo Maravilloso (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Escapados - Thalia Condo (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)

Jungle Bird - Michael Lovatt - Urban Response (Dublin, Ireland)

Lejos De Mi - Rafael Rioz (Santiago, Chile)

Mi Munequita de Carne y Hueso - Miguel Barcasnegras - Menique (Kissimmee, FL, USA)

Muertos Despiertos - Jose Ignacio Gras, Jimmy Pinaitis - RADIOZ (Alicante, Spain)

Nunca Mas - Olivia Bonilla (Bonita, CA, USA)

Ya Se Como Voy A Escapar - Gilberto Martin, Guillermo Albelo - Ely Qurbelo (San Miguel de Abona, Spain)

 

 

Lyrics Only

First Place

Throw It On The Heap - Helle Hansen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

 

Second Place

Breakfast For One On The 5th of July - Ed Romanoff, Mary Gauthier, Crit Harmon (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

 

Third Place

Barfly Prometheus - Glenn Richards (Shepparton, VIC, Australia)

 

Honorable Mention

Begin Again - Jason Maynard, Alexandra Malota (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

Continents Were Made To Sink - Samuel Robertson - The Woodlands (Portland, OR, USA)

It's Almost Worth... - Al Paulson (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Kaleidoscope - Erin Goodin (London, England)

Shadow Of The Sun - Samuel Robertson - The Woodlands (Portland, OR, USA)

Spoons On The Floor - Dax Bryan (York, PA, USA)

The Deal - Brent Lillie (Togun, QLD, Australia)

Whiskey And Memories - Cecil Lipscomb (Mukilteo, WA, USA)

You - Fabio Alessandro Grassi (Frankfurt, Germany)

You Didn't Tell Me - John Tate, Bertha Tate (Ocala, FL, USA)

 

 

Music Video

First Place

Thank You - Directed by Jorge Moreno - Jorge Moreno (Miami, FL, USA)

 

Second Place

Stars Fall Down - Directed by Claudio Pavan - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

 

Third Place

Heart Of Mine - Directed by Matt Ellis - Matt Ellis (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

Every Song - Directed by Alex Lamb - Jared Lee Parsons - Argyle Smile (Anaheim, CA, USA)

Ghost - Directed by Duncan Toombs - Katrina Burgoyne, Bill Chambers (Copacabana, NSW, Australia)

Google Song - Directed by Joe Lonie - Gareth Thomas (Auckland, New Zealand)

Gravity - Directed by Darcy Prendergast - Sam Buckingham (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

In A Year - Directed by Joan Petur, Eirikur Meitilberg - Joan Petur,

Marissa DiBlasio (Torshavn, Faroe Islands and Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Life Design - Directed by Erik van Wyk - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Make My Body Rock - Directed by Colly Carver - Ari Gold, Michael Colin (New York, NY, USA)

Monday Morning - Directed by Jean-Rene Grimard - Mike Normand - Tailor Made Fable (Quebec City, QC, Canada)

New York, New York - Directed by Memo Salazar - Paleface (Concord, NC, USA)

Paranoia - Directed by Nick Kacevski - Greg Byrne, Mark Fouche, Alex Qasabian - Stone Parade (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

The Place To Be - Directed by John Grady - John Grady - JB & Crew (Hollywood, FL, USA)

Touch The Lightning - Directed by Emily Wilder - Rob Kolar, Nick Rucker - Lemon Sun (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

 

Performance

First Place

Waltz in The Snow - Chiara Angelicola - Bird Call (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

 

Second Place

Little Bird - Kasey Chambers (Central Coast, NSW, Australia)

 

Third Place

Sooner Or Later - Vinny McPoland, Paul Baker - Familiar Looking Strangers (Liverpool, England)

 

Honorable Mention

Crazy In Love - Adam McInnis (Austin, TX, USA)

Denver - Eef Barzelay - Clem Snide (Nashville, TN, USA)

Dynamo - Si Cranstoun (Caterham, England)

I've Been Down - Layla Zoe (St. Lambert, QC, Canada)

Love Don't Work - Simon Fagan (Dublin, Ireland)

Please Don't Tell Me - Thomas Calder - Ohai (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

Stuck Under September - Alexander Wolfe (London, England)

Taste The Rain - Christopher Turpin - Kill It Kid (Bath, England)

Tonight - Merry Ellen Kirk, Aaron Krause - The Shakespeares (Franklin, TN, USA)

We Call This Dancing - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

 

 

Pop/Top 40

First Place

Settle Down - Kimbra Johnson - Kimbra (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

 

Second Place

Wash U Clean - Beth Thornley (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

 

Third Place

I Wanna Meet Bob Dylan - Stig Rasta, Fred Krieger - Outloudz (Tallinn, Estonia)

 

Honorable Mention

All Fall Down - Alastair McRae - Inland Sea - (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

Believe In Me - Ryan Ritchie, Paris Wells (Welbourne, VIC, Austrailia)

Foliage - Thomas Kulich, Liam Eaton, Hamish Orr, David Leonardi, Jono Steedman - The Honey Month (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

 

HeartBeats - Louis Michael Johnson, Jordan Leigh Meredith - Augustine (Wellington, FL, USA)

 

Hey Hey Hello - Joel Smallbone, Shaun Shankel, Ben Glover - For King And Country (Franklin, TN, USA)

I Miss Everything - Marc Collis (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

 

In Our Circles - Guineafowl (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Jealous - Danna (New York, NY, USA)

 

One Kiss Later - Ashton Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)

 

Play The Music - Addam Logan Farmer - The Bolts (Irvine, CA, USA)

The Game - Will Rendle - Will And The People (London, England)

 

Trippin' On A Boy - LALA, Billy Evans (Brooklyn, NY, USA)

 

R&B/Hip-Hop

First Place

Shy and Out of Season - Ralph Joseph, Robert Bolton, Alexander The, Sarah Shafey - Broad Way Sleep (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Second Place

Cowboy - Omar LinX (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Third Place

Fallin' So Fast - Erin Elisabeth Aubrey, Alex Post (Elizabethton, TN, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

Bootydrum - Jeremy Merrick (Gloucester , ON, Canada)

Here We Are - Shea Malcolmson - Abstract Artform (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)

I Want You - Calvin (CJ) Reed (Severn, MD, USA)

If I Didn't Ask - Lansford Dyer, Loren Dyer, Nando, Paashot, and Deewaan - Heart To Art (Bronx, NY, USA)

It's All My Way - Mariana Berdianu - MBeyeline (Chisinau, Moldova)

Keep Smiling - Thomas Gallmeier, Joshua Latif Adams (Woodland Hills, CA, USA)

Let Me Know - Jewel Bell - Influence (Murrieta, CA, USA)

Mixtape - George H. Choat (El Fuego), Mark 'Killaloop' Lewis (London, England)

Never Wrong - Miles Jones, Matthew J. Samuels (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Sayin' My Name - Adrian Boeckeler, Dennis Warren, Delon Bell - Anno Domini Beats (London, England)

Streets To Nowhere - John Weber (Shell Beach, CA, USA)

Time Machine - Bennett Baskerville III - Block Scholars (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)

Where Did The Music Go - Ryan Bradley, Tyrone Bradley - Tap Tap (Tacoma, WA, USA)

 

 

Rock

First Place

Life Design - Kahn Morbee - The Parlotones (Johannesburg, South Africa)

 

Second Place

Lullaby #1 (Mercy) - Ben Witt, Elliot Smith, James Ireland, Hamish Rahn - The Chemist (Fitzroy, VIC, Australia)

 

Third Place

Jellylegs - John Mackay, Heath Crawley - Children Collide (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

 

Honorable Mention

Baby, I'm Getting Better - Daniel Sanders, Rob Wassif, Brad Campbell, Zoran Trivic - Gyroscope (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

Blues Away - John Drake (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

 

Bullet For Your Gun - Sam Browne - Black River Drive (North Shore, New Zealand)

 

Catalyst - Brendan Cooney, Ryan Cooney, Dave Mozdzanowski, Shea Brennan - The Gallery (Feeding Hills, MA, USA)

Every June - Eric Robinson, Mike Willmett, Danny Murphey, James Laubscher - My Fiction (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

Hard Time - Russell Fenandes, Kenneth Lee Rogers, Adam Burnett, David Viva - The Mercy Now (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Hold, Hold, Fire - Calling All Cars (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)

 

Hollywood (Cleft Lip) - Japeth Ryan Maw - Isle Of Thieves (Toronto, ON, Canada)

 

Just Say - Thomas Gilbert Matthew Turbak, Cameron Waller, Joseph Chavanu - RADIUS (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

 

Move With Me - Cregg Rondell - Boy Hits Car (Venice, CA, USA)

 

Paranoia - Greg Byrne, Mark Fouche, Alex Qasabian - Stone Parade (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

The Price - Timothy Derricourt, David Rennick, Allan Kumpulainen,

Alexander Moore, Edward Cooke - Dappled Cities (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

 

You Told A Lie - Chase Kerby - The City Lives (Oklahoma City, OK, USA)

 

Teen

First Place

Music Is Fundamental - Khristiana Parchman - Tia P. (Inglewood, CA, USA)

 

Second Place

New Crush - Mary Sarah Gross, Emilee Gross - Mary Sarah (Richmond, TX, USA)

 

Third Place

Done Hurtin' - Alaina Stacey (Chicago, IL, USA)

 

Honorable Mention

Better Friend Next Time - Casey Hargrove, Abbie Snellings, Christina Reese - Hangin With Stogie (Fredericksburg, VA, USA)

Dear Destiny - Landon Blake Wilkinson - The Village Musicians (Yakima, WA, USA)

Fairytale Ending - Jackson Wells (Franklin, TN, USA)

Hey Lucy - Andrew Redford (Maroochydore, QLD, Australia)

Honor Me - Matt Martin, Robbie Bookshar - Above the Atlantic (Cleveland, OH, USA)

I'm Here - Breanna Lynn (Burbank, CA, USA)

Inner Search - Matt Savage (Francestown, NH, USA)

La La Lovestruck - Alexis Forchette (Los Gatos, CA, USA)

Not This Time - Olivia Bonilla (Bonita, CA, USA)

Spoiled Little Rich Kids - Jackson Cook (Kelowna, BC, Canada)

Thank God For Science - Sam Griffin-Ortiz - Population 5 (Salinas, CA, USA)

Who We Really Are - Sebastian Kropp, Remington Kropp, Emerson Kropp - Kropp Circle (Las Vegas, NV, USA)

 

World Music

First Place

Simama - George Mutinda Wambua - Mutinda (Nairobi, Kenya)

 

Second Place

Katakanlah - Amirah Ali (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

 

Third Place

Ooo Eee - Alejandro Escallon, William Tappan, Maria Angelica Duque - Jaranatambo (Bogota, Colombia)

 

 

Honorable Mention

Alhambra - Seckou Keita (Nottingham, England)

Drawn From Water - Eric Hester, Lale Labuko (Valencia, CA, USA / Jinka, Ethiopia)

Gardens Of Lebanon - Chris McKhool, Kevin Laliberte - Sultans of String (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Goba - Fely Tchaco (San Francisco, CA, USA)

Heartsky - Prashant Michael John, Prakash Sontakke - Lehera (Richmond, BC, Canada)

Kurumo (Kru Man) - Sikiru Adepoju, Douglas Serrant, Bola Abimbola - Afrika Heartbeat (Oakland, CA, USA)

Libertad - Jacco Muller - Jacco Muller and Victor Ghannam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

On Jai Ya - Richard Layton Gannaway, Jay Oliver, Miriam Stockley - AOMUSIC (Asheville, NC, USA)

 

Unsigned Only

First Place

All Fall Down - Alastair McRae - Inland Sea (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

 

Second Place

Burgundy - Nya Jade (San Francisco, CA, USA)

 

Third Place

Every June - Eric Robinson, Mike Willmett, Danny Murphy, James Laubscher - My Fiction (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

 

Honorable Mention

Anyone - Carey Ott (Nashville, TN, USA)

Boom Sheke Nana - Sinem Saniye (New York, NY, USA)

HeartBeats - Louis Michael Johnson, Jordan Leigh Meredith - Augustine (Wellington, FL, USA)

Hollywood (Cleft Lip) - Japeth Ryan Maw - Isle of Thieves (Toronto, ON, Canada)

I Loved You Anyway - Jenna Brooks (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

Mr. Men - Sacha' Chang, Lizzie Lydall, Ryan Munroe - Beauty Skool Dropouts (Hertfordshire, England)

My Left Hip Pocket - Sam Buckingham (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

Slowpoke - Sam Winch (Appleton, WI, USA)

So in Love With You - Katie Carroll (Dallas, TX, USA)

To California - Natalie Creel (Saucier, MS, USA)

 

 

 

People's Voice 2010 Winner

Who We Really Are - Sebastian Kropp, Remington Kropp, Emerson Kropp - Kropp Circle (Las Vegas, NV, USA)

 

The Peoples' Voice is an online voting that is open to the public, and

50,000 votes were received in total. The winner receiving the most votes

is the Peoples' Voice winner.

 

 

 

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