2014 Contemporary A Capella Recording Award Results
The following are the winners of the 2014 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all the deserving winning groups and individuals!
Genre Nominations
Best Pop/Rock Album
Winner Bioluminescence by ARORA
Runner Up PTX Volume II by Pentatonix
Best Pop/Rock Song
Winner Daft Punk on PTX Volume II by Pentatonix
Runner Up The Bridge on Bioluminescence by ARORA
Best Soul/R&B/Hip-Hop Song
Winner Hey Momma / Hit the Road Jack on PTX Volume II by Pentatonix
Runner Up No Church in the Wild on Ricochet by Octaves (U. Richmond)
Best Electronic/Experimental Song
Winner Start Again on Bioluminescence by ARORA
Runner Up Superstar on RE5ET by Mo5aic (tie)
Runner Up The Diva Aria on Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers (tie)
Best Jazz Album
Winner Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up 14 Characters by Countermeasure
Best Jazz Song
Winner Spain on Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up Twentysomething on Fermata Town Singles by Fermata Town
Best Country Song
Winner Better Dig Two on Do Not Cross by BluesTones (JMU) (tie)
Winner Ghost Riders in the Sky on Ain't No Doubt by DeltaCappella (tie)
Runner Up Good Girl on Get Cut Off by Cut Off
Best Classical Album
Winner Ave Maria Aurora Borealis by Key Ensemble
Runner Up Quer Bach by SLIXS
Best Classical Song
Winner Libertango on Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up IRIDIS on ItAcA-Italian Acappella Project by ItAcA
Best Barbershop Album
Winner GQ Vol. 1 by GQ
Runner Up Something in the Air by A Mighty Wind
Best Barbershop Song
Winner Ebb Tide on GQ Vol. 1 by GQ
Runner Up Bill Grogan's Goat on Something in the Air by A Mighty Wind
Best Religious Album
Winner Kuzolunga by JustSix
Runner Up A.K.A. Pella Presents 2012 the Year in Review by A.K.A. Pella
Best Religious Song
Winner Joshua on Kuzolunga by JustSix
Runner Up On Hanget Korkeat Nietokset on Jouluna by Club For Five
Best Folk/World Album
Winner Folks & Tales by Amarcord
Runner Up BR6 For All by Br6
Best Folk/World Song
Winner Nana on Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up Kein Schöner Land on Bottle This Moment by Bonner Jazzchor
Best Holiday Album
Winner Christmas Fan by baSix
Runner Up Jouluna by Club For Five
Best Holiday Song
Winner Fordi on Christmas Fan by baSix
Runner Up Jouluna on Jouluna by Club For Five
Best Humor Album
Winner Smiley Laughy Happy Facey by Mister Tim
Runner Up Biographies by The Bobs
Best Humor Song
Winner Swingle Ladies on Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up We Arr Who We Arr on Smiley Laughy Happy Facey by Mister Tim
Best Song By A Solo Performer
Winner I See Fire on I See Fire - Single by Peter Hollens
Runner Up Carol of the Bells on Carol of the Bells by Jeff Smith
Continental Nominations
Best European Album
Winner Weather To Fly by Swingle Singers
Runner Up No Strings by The Boxettes
Best Asian Album
Winner Here We Go by MICappella
Runner Up Uncovered: A Treasure Trove Of Original Works by Key Elements
Best South American Album
Winner BR6 For All by Br6
Runner Up Retrato Brasil by Perseptom
Best African Album
Winner Ekundungu by Vocal Motion 6 (VM6)
Runner Up Kuzolunga by JustSix
Original Music Nominations
Best Professional Original Song
Winner Morning Light on Bioluminescence by ARORA
Runner Up Run to You on PTX Volume II by Pentatonix
Best Scholastic Original Song
Winner Elena on Permit to Harmonize by SoCal Vocals (USC)
Runner Up Brake Lights on Untapped by Last Call (Cornell) (tie)
Runner Up Alone on To The Point by Beartones (Missouri State U) (tie)
Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Nominations
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Album
Winner Ain't No Doubt by DeltaCappella
Runner Up Mandate by Vox Pop
Best Contemporary A Cappella League Song
Winner Lonely Boy on Fermata Town Singles by Fermata Town
Runner Up Sleep on Sleep by Redline
Scholastic Nominations
Best Mixed Collegiate Album
Winner Equilibrium by Nor'Easters (Northeastern)
Runner Up Good Life by Pitch Slapped (Berklee)
Best Mixed Collegiate Song
Winner Tightrope on Permit to Harmonize by SoCal Vocals (USC)
Runner Up We Can Work It Out on Good Life by Pitch Slapped (Berklee)
Best Mixed Collegiate Solo
Winner Samantha Creighton on Wrong Side of a Love Song on Equilibrium by Nor'Easters (Northeastern)
Runner Up Segun Oluwadele on Tightrope on Permit to Harmonize by SoCal Vocals (USC)
Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement
Winner Shams Ahmed - Diamonds on Equilibrium by Nor'Easters (Northeastern)
Runner Up Hannah Juliano - We Can Work It Out on Good Life by Pitch Slapped (Berklee)
Best Male Collegiate Album
Winner Helix by Beelzebubs (Tufts)
Runner Up Ricochet by Octaves (University of Richmond)
Best Male Collegiate Song
Winner Breathe Again on The Album by The Statesmen (Penn State)
Runner Up Never Close Our Eyes on Ricochet by The Octāves (University of Richmond) (tie)
Runner Up Radioactive on The GP by G-Men (University of Michigan) (tie)
Best Male Collegiate Solo
Winner Ryan Vona on Breathe Again on The Album by The Statesmen (Penn State)
Runner Up Dan Purcell on The Man Who Can't Be Moved on The Party Upstairs by Ithacappella (Ithaca College)
Best Male Collegiate Arrangement
Winner Matt Shirer - Radioactive on The GP by G-Men (University of Michigan)
Runner Up Jim Hogan - Higher on The Album by The Statesmen (Penn State)
Best Female Collegiate Album
Winner Do Not Cross by BluesTones (JMU)
Runner Up Runway by Out of the Blue (Duke)
Best Female Collegiate Song
Winner Coming Undone on Coming Undone - Single by Men in Drag (U Chicago)
Runner Up Lie to Me on Do Not Cross by BluesTones (James Madison U)
Best Female Collegiate Solo
Winner Nina Beaulieu on Lie to Me on Do Not Cross by BluesTones (James Madison U)
Runner Up Jordan Miller-Surratt on Coming Undone on Coming Undone - Single by Men in Drag (U Chicago)
Best Female Collegiate Arrangement
Winner Brianne Holland - Coming Undone on Coming Undone - Single by Men in Drag (U Chicago)
Runner Up Nicola Bertoni - Lie to Me on Do Not Cross by BluesTones (James Madison U)
Best High School Album
Winner Sunny Days by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake)
Runner Up Decades by Highlands Voices (Northern Highlands HS)
Best High School Song
Winner American Boy on Sunny Days by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake)
Runner Up Circus on Elevation by Vega (ChaminadeJulienne)
Best High School Solo
Winner Quinton Thomas on Baby, I'm For Real on Sunny Days by The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake)
Runner Up Patricia Wilson/Jamie Tofano on Beautiful/I’ll Stand By You on Decades by Highlands Voices (Northern Highlands HS)
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The 2014 CARA Awards were directed by Julia Hoffman and TeKay.
The coordinators also chose 76 international fans and performers of varied backgrounds to consider each of the albums submitted to the CARAs and to complete nominations. Anyone holding a current or former affiliation with a group or album under consideration is not allowed to take part in the consideration of that award. To the nominators and judges: Thank you all for your many hours of work! You are much appreciated!