The following are the winners of the 2019 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all the deserving winning groups and individuals!

CARAs 2019 Results List

Best African Album

Winner: Always with You , No Limits
Runner-up: Imanueli, Fishers of Men Sounds

Best Asian Album

Winner: Some People Say, O-Kai Singers
Runner-up: Ignite Vocal, Ignite Vocal Band

Best Barbershop Album

Winner: How Can I Keep from Singing, Crossroads
Runner-up: Midnight Croon, Midnight Croon

Best Barbershop Song

Winner: "Not Like This" from How Can I Keep from Singing, Crossroads
Runner-up: "Summer Wind" from Midnight Croon, Midnight Croon

Best Classical / Traditional Album

Winner: Equinox, Voces8
Runner-up: Quer Bach 2, SLIXS

Best Classical/Traditional Song

Winner: "Concerto In A Minor - BWV 1041 Allegro" from Quer Bach 2, SLIXS
Runner-up: "Homeward Bound" from GRAVITY, Ardú

Best Collaborative / Studio Project Song

Winner: "What's Really Good?" from What's Really Good?, Chris Brody
Runner-up: "Relentless 爱不止息" from How Sweet It Is 多么幸福, East West Collective

Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Album

Winner: Oh Mama - EP, Premiere
Runner-up: Time and Chances, Fermata Town

Best Contemporary A Cappella League / CAL Song

Winner: "River" from Oh Mama - EP, Premiere
Runner-up: "Walk On Water" from Walk On Water, Sound Off A Cappella

Best Country Song

Winner: "Daddy Lessons" from Where The Secret Lies, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Runner-up: "Humble & Kind" from 11:11, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)

Best Electronic / Experimental Album

Winner: Come Around, Birdland Avenue
Runner-up: Hijklmnog, The G-Men

Best Electronic / Experimental Song

Winner: "The Bird and the Worm" from Silhouette, Sapphires (University of North Carolina Greensboro)
Runner-up (TIE): "Rabbit Hole" from Come Around, Birdland Avenue
Runner-up (TIE): "Tears" from This Side Up, Voicebox (University of Central Florida)

Best European Album

Winner: Viel Lärm um dich, anders
Runner-up: shades of light, VOXID

Best Female Collegiate Album

Winner: Silhouette, Sapphires (University of North Carolina Greensboro)
Runner-up: Silver Hour, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)

Best Female Collegiate Arrangement

Winner: Sara Edwards: "Trøllabundin (Live)" from ICCA 2018, The Rolling Tones (King's College London)
Runner-up: Molly Murphy: "Make Me Feel/Kiss" from Silver Hour, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)

Best Female Collegiate Solo

Winner: Mallika Bhagwat: "Trøllabundin (Live)" from ICCA 2018, The Rolling Tones (King's College London)
Runner-up: Caroline Polley: "Walk Away" from Silhouette, Sapphires (University of North Carolina Greensboro)

Best Female Collegiate Song

Winner: "Praying" from Empower, Pitches and Notes (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Runner-up: "Many Moons" from Silhouette, Sapphires (University of North Carolina Greensboro)

Best Folk/World Album

Winner: Meridiane NORD, Sjaella
Runner-up: Common Threads, Shir Appeal (Tufts University)

Best Folk/World Song

Winner: "Duna vizén... (Folksong)" from Return 2 Acappelland, Fool Moon
Runner-up: "A Tamil Medley - Muunaeru Vaalibaa x Singai Naadu" from A Tamil Medley - Munnaeru Vaalibaa x Singai Naadu, 1023

Best Funk/Disco Song

Winner: "Derzhi" from Return 2 Acappelland, Fool Moon
Runner-up: "Love Native" from shades of light, VOXID

Best High School Album

Winner: 11:11, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
Runner-up: Giants, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

Best High School Arrangement

Winner: Richie Bishop, Ava Lipford: "Hurts" from Burn, Dragon Scales (Appomattox Regional Governor's School (ARGS))
Runner-up: Lindy Pokorny, Brett Baboorian: "Same Old Blues" from Burn, Dragon Scales (Appomattox Regional Governor's School (ARGS))

Best High School Solo

Winner: Anthony Gargiula: "G Train (re:play)" from A Cappella Academy 2017, A Cappella Academy
Runner-up: Ryleigh Plank: "So Emotional" from 11:11, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)

Best High School Song

Winner: "Haze (Aura)" from A Cappella Academy 2017, A Cappella Academy
Runner-up: "What About Us" from Giants, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

Best Hip-Hop Song

Winner: "Pray For Me" from Pray For Me, D-Fi
Runner-up: "No Diggity" from shades of light, VOXID

Best Holiday Album

Winner: Christmas Is Here!, Pentatonix
Runner-up: A Vocal Christmas, Vocal Group SONO

Best Holiday Song

Winner: "Grown-Up Christmas List" from Christmas Is Here!, Pentatonix feat. Kelly Clarkson
Runner-up: "Bohemian Chanukah" from Bohemian Chanukah, Six13

Best Humor Song

Winner: "Bohemian Chanukah" from Bohemian Chanukah, Six13
Runner-up: "The Greatest Passover" from The Greatest Passover, Y-Studs A Cappella (Yeshiva University)

Best Jazz/Big Band Album

Winner: Wonderful World, m-pact
Runner-up: Home, Cadence

Best Jazz/Big Band Song

Winner: "Stay" from Wonderful World, m-pact
Runner-up: "Bananeira" from Bananeira, Sambaranda

Best Male Collegiate Album

Winner: Hijklmnog, The G-Men
Runner-up: Full Rally, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)

Best Male Collegiate Arrangement

Winner: Marty Gray: "Mr. Brightside" from Hijklmnog, The G-Men
Runner-up: Neil Aggarwal: "How Deep Is Your Love" from Do You Have This Room Reserved?, Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Best Male Collegiate Solo

Winner: Marty Gray: "Eleanor Rigby" from Hijklmnog, The G-Men
Runner-up: Avi Montanez: "Can I Be Him" from Derobed, Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)

Best Male Collegiate Song

Winner: "Eleanor Rigby" from Hijklmnog, The G-Men
Runner-up: "Krwlng" from Dawn , Run for Cover (University of Chicago)

Best Mixed Collegiate Album

Winner: This Side Up, Voicebox (University of Central Florida)
Runner-up: Collective, Vol. II, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement

Winner: Harrison Acosta: "Lost Boy" from This Side Up, Voicebox (University of Central Florida)
Runner-up: Erin McCullough: "Purple Rain" from Purple Rain, Aquapella (University of Bath)

Best Mixed Collegiate Solo

Winner: Ana Miletic: "Sledgehammer" from Red Shift , Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania)
Runner-up: Brittany Russell: "Mother" from Body Memory: the live album, Gestalt (University of Florida)

Best Mixed Collegiate Song

Winner: "Too Good" from Collective, Vol. II, The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
Runner-up: "No Place Like Home" from there is, Green Tones (University of North Texas)

Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement

Winner: Jon Smith: "Tokyo Sunrise" from Tokyo Sunrise (Single Track), The Swingles
Runner-up: Scott Leonard: "Believer" from Jams, Vol. 2, 1023

Best Non-Scholastic Debut Album

Winner: Come Around, Birdland Avenue
Runner-up: DCappella, DCappella

Best Original Song by a Professional Group

Winner: Music & Lyrics by Birdland Avenue: "Breeze Baby" from Come Around, Birdland Avenue
Runner-up: Hansel Romero: "Bad Romantic" from Bad Romantic, Ember

Best Original Song by a Scholastic Group

Winner: Gabrielle Macafee: "On My Way" from 11:11, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
Runner-up: Isabella Sbarra-Michelland: "Intentions" from 11:11, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)

Best Pop Album

Winner: Come Around, Birdland Avenue
Runner-up: PTX Presents: Top Pop. Vol. I , Pentatonix

Best Pop Song

Winner: "Havana" from PTX Presents: Top Pop. Vol. I , Pentatonix
Runner-up: "No Tears Left to Cry" from No Tears Left To Cry - Single, Citizen Queen

Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group

Winner: Deke Sharon: "Immortals" from DCappella, DCappella
Runner-up: Matti Kallio: "Petteri Punakuono" from Jouluna LIVE, Club For Five

Best Professional Arrangement for a Scholastic Group

Winner: Amanda Taylor: "Strasbourg St. Denis (Live)" from Strasbourg St. Denis (Live), A Cappella Academy
Runner-up: Rob Dietz: "Evolution of Hollywood" from [r]evolve, Legacy (Community Group)

Best Religious Album

Winner: Risen, Best Friends (Lubbock Christian University)
Runner-up: A New Day: A Cappella, VOL II, Chris Rupp

Best Religious Song

Winner: "When You Believe" from Christmas Is Here!, Pentatonix
Runner-up: "Only Truth" from NOTA Sings ACAPPELLA, Nota

Best Rock Song

Winner: "KARATE" from Covers Volume Two, The Sons of Pitches
Runner-up: "Immortals" from DCappella, DCappella

Best Scholastic Debut Album

Winner: This Side Up, Voicebox (University of Central Florida)
Runner-up: Bridges, Upper Structure (Berklee College of Music)

Best Show Tunes / Soundtrack / Theme Song

Winner: "Evolution of Hollywood" from [r]evolve, Legacy (Community Group)
Runner-up: "The Glory Days" from Selections from The Incredibles 2 Soundtrack, DCappella

Best Song by a Solo Performer

Winner: Track IX: "Lipstick" from Exclamation Points, Track IX
Runner-up: Marc Silverberg: "ICCA" from ICCA-Single, Docacappella

Thank you again to all of the nominators, judges and committee members who put in hours of work to make sure all submissions were considered fairly and equally. Congratulations to all the winners and thanks everyone for another great awards season! And a huge thank you to Ricky Jabarin, Brooks Jordan, Ian Wolfe, Jess Chen and Shane Ardell who head up the program, as well as Alexander Koutzoukis and TeKay for lending their expertise as the veteran awards committee members during the last few years as we onboarded a whole new team. In addition, a big shout out to Emily Benjamin who coordinates the live event, and to the entire Boston Sings production team and CASA board for their support and helping us make each year better than the last.