2026 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards Nominees

The following are the nominees for the 2026 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all who participated and good luck to the nominees!


Special Awards

Best Non-Scholastic Debut Album or EP

  • Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Produced by: Bertrand Gröger and Johannes Jäck
    • Tracked by: Bertrand Gröger
    • Edited by: Jazzhaus Records
    • Mixed and mastered by: Johannes Jäck

     

  • Where Do We Grow from Here?, COLLAGE
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Carmody
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Genre Nominations

Best Alternative Album or EP

  • Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Produced by: Fundamentally Sound
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Michael Khor Eng Hoe, Niko Tutland
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio, Bill Hare

     

  • Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark & Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • in:complete, The Unisons (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Medusa, Vocal Point (University of Delaware)
    • Tracked and edited by: Antonio Zarco
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Mister Tim Welcomes You to the End of the World, Mister Tim
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Mister Tim
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare, landr.com

     

  • Revelations, Ramifications
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon
    • Directed by: Josh Nesbit | Assistant Directed by: Anya Kohler, Malachi Keys, and Isaiah Whitt

     

  • Untethered, Distilled Harmony (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

Best Alternative Song

  • "Cross My Mind" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Cho Nikoi
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Frankenstein" from Damage Control, Accent A Cappella (University of Florida)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • "THE GREATEST", The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Aurum Productions
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Will Liu, Allie Fosnot, Josh Timmins, Carlos Noel

     

  • "Heaven Is Here" from The Set '24, A Minor (University of Connecticut)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • "娜魯灣情歌 Naruwan Love Song", JiU Vocal Band
    • Produced by: Cheng Chen Ku
    • Tracked by: Chih Tung Chiu, Wei Hsiang Kao
    • Edited and mixed by: Chih Tung Chiu
    • Mastered by: Wei Hsiang Kao
    • Written by: Hung Yuan Tso | Recording Assistant: Rock Kao | Recording Studio: 凡視響樂 | Mastering Studio: EmoStudio

     

  • "The Reason", Black to Gold
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Connor Martin-Cox, Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Red Desert" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "symptom of life", The Ram Jams (Ramsey High School)
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions; Matthew Wolf, Director
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Barbershop Album or EP

  • Winner to be revealed with the full results in April

Best Barbershop Song

  • "Air Conditioner" from Smoke Ring Vol 1, Smoke Ring
  • "Kudala" from Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • "Stars" from Act 1, Enchord
    • Tracked by: Neil Goody
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Will Geraint Drake

Best Big Band Song

  • "Ain't but the One" from Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
  • "Straight No Chaser" from Pannonica, Jazzation
    • Produced and tracked by: Katus Várallyay, Sára Bolyki, Gina Kanizsa, Barnabás Bolyki, Máté Homor
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Bence Bobák
    • Other credits: Design: Dénes Kaszta

Best Classical Album or EP

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • Maria, amarcord
    • Produced by: amarcord, Michael Silberhorn & Holger Busse – GENUIN recording group
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Michael Silberhorn & Holger Busse – GENUIN recording group

Best Classical Song

  • "A girl" from Meridiane - Spoken, Sjaella
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Michael Silberhorn

     

  • "Ett barn är fött på denna dag" from Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • "Gaude maria templum summę - Sequenz Thomas-Graduale" from Maria, amarcord
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Michael Silberhorn & Holger Busse – GENUIN recording group

     

  • "Johane 1" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • "Mein Leben ist nicht diese steile Stunde" from Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Other credits: Published by Musikal Spezial - Edition Ferrimontana e.K.

     

  • "The Sun Never Says" from SYZYGY, No Comment (University of Illinois)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Mitchell Lazarow
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Anthony Tu, Lee Susara

     

  • "Wiegenlied" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann (member of SLIXS)
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

Best Country Song

  • "Ameriican Requiem", The Harvard Undergraduate LowKeys (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Emmalee Manigat
    • Tracked and edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Church Bells" from NIGHT FALLS , JMU Low Key (James Madison University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • "Cowboy Take Me Away" from Into the Wild Blue, BisCaydence (University of Miami)
    • Tracked and edited by: Jason Fieler, Logan Sandefur
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

  • "Jolene" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Colin Egan, Earl McBride, and Jerick Rose
    • Tracked and edited by: Colin Egan
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Your Love is All I Know" from Shock It Long!, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

Best Disco Song

  • "Ain't Nobody" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Colin Egan, Earl McBride, and Cristian Ramos
    • Tracked and edited by: Colin Egan
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Blame It on the Boogie", The Bass Gang
    • Produced and edited by: Tomi P
    • Tracked by: Tomi P, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Marwan Ayman, J.None
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" from En Route, The Yale Spizzwinks(?) (Yale University)
    • Produced by: John Raskopf, Jake Latts, Elijah Lee, The Yale Spizzwinks(?)
    • Tracked by: Tavian Jones, Elijah Lee
    • Edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Hung Up" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Maniac" from Vocal Recall, Fool Moon
    • Other credits: Guitar solo: Gábor Molnár

     

  • "Your Disco Needs You", On The Rocks (University of Oregon)
    • Tracked and edited by: David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Electronic Album or EP

  • Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • [e]Motion, Rebel Bit
    • Produced by: Erik Bosio, Lorenzo Subrizi and Andrea Trona
    • Tracked and edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Electronic processing by Andrea Trona

Best Electronic Song

  • "Burn" from IGNIS, YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced by: The YellowJackets
    • Tracked by: Josh Carter, Mike Jankowski
    • Edited by: Mel Deneke
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Erase Me" from Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Hung Up" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Nightshift" from The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Only Way Out" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Michael Khor Eng Hoe and Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Saeed" from Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Stories Need (e)Motion" from [e]Motion, Rebel Bit
    • Produced by: Lorenzo Subrizi, Andrea Trona and Erik Bosio
    • Tracked and edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Electronic Processing by Andrea Trona

     

  • "yes, and?/BREAK MY SOUL", The Island Voices
    • Produced by: Owen Li
    • Tracked by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Edited and mixed by: Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Zig Zag" from Time and Time Again, Five O'Clock Shadow
    • Produced and tracked by: Caleb Whelden
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Experimental Album or EP

  • Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark & Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • human.EXE, On That Note (Toronto Metropolitan University)
    • Produced by: Justin Rosos, Anna Le Hoang
    • Tracked by: Madalen Tojicic
    • Edited by: Justin Rosos, Reid McInroy
    • Mixed by: Eugene Hwang
    • Mastered by: Mohammad Protique

     

  • Us, In Part, PNHS A Cappella (Plainfield North High School)
    • Produced by: Aaron Mejorada
    • Tracked by: Rowan Ownby, Cristian Larios
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin (Martin Music Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

  • What Lies Within, hachajah
    • Produced and tracked by: Charith Peris
    • Edited by: Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Mark Needham
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz, Bill Hare
    • Lyrics and Music: Charith Peris
    • Arrangement/Editing: Rob Dietz, Charith Peris, Sham Ahmed

Best Experimental Song

  • "Coalesce" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "The Doll People", facet vocals
    • Produced by: Kera Keene
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Pablo Vega

     

  • "Esperanto" from Live In Concert 2024, Esperanto (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Zahara, Darby Lestin, Guy Bernfeld
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "The Mount Burned With Fire" from Mister Tim Welcomes You to the End of the World, Mister Tim
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Mister Tim

     

  • "Radio" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Words in Pages", Forest Fire
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Craig Simonetti
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Folk Album or EP

  • Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Erik Bosio, Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso,
    • Publisher: Preludio Srl | Cover Photography: Anna Pistellato | Cover Graphic Designer: Manuel Nurra

     

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • Meridiane - Spoken, Sjaella
    • Produced by: Sjaella Vertriebsgesellschaft GbR
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Michael Silberhorn
    • Recorded at Landesmusikakademie Sachsen, Schloss Colditz, Germany

     

  • Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced by: The Wellermen
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor, Bobby Waters
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart, Johnny DelToro, Sam Pope
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall, Johnny DelToro, Jonny Stewart
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

Best Folk Song

  • "22 (OVER S∞∞N)", Sound Off A Cappella
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • "Both Sides Now" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Earl McBride, Cristian Ramos, and Eric Tarlin
    • Tracked by: Raymond Ortiz
    • Edited by: Eric Tarlin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Raymond Ortiz

     

  • "Dust Bowl Children" from Live In Concert 2024, MIDNIGHT (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "House of the Rising Sun", Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Brady Billingsley
    • Edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Le Dormeur Du Val" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

     

  • "Necesito una canción", Melomans
    • Produced by: Melomans & Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Colinas Music (Nacho Mañó)
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

  • "Semoga Bahagia" from Island Anthems, The Island Voices
    • Produced by: Owen Li
    • Tracked and edited by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mixed by: Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Song of Durin (ft. Vinny Marchi)" from Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced by: Ed Randell, Jonny Stewart
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Bobby Waters, Ed Randell, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods
    • Other credits: Vinny Marchi - guest countertenor solo

Best Funk Song

  • "Ain't nobody" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso

     

  • "Blame It on the Boogie", The Bass Gang
    • Produced and edited by: Tomi P
    • Tracked by: Tomi P, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Marwan Ayman, J.None
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Freakum Dress" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Leave Me Alone" from The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Additional Drum Production by: Pearce Illmer

     

  • "Superstition" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "VIRGO'S GROOVE", Viridescent (University of Vermont)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Joe Hazell
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Global Album or EP

  • Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Erik Bosio, Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso,
    • Publisher: Preludio Srl | Cover Photography: Anna Pistellato | Cover Graphic Designer: Manuel Nurra

     

  • Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • ONO, Banana Boat
    • Produced by: BANANAART.PL, Tomasz Czarny, Paweł Konieczny
    • Tracked by: Banana Boat, Mateusz Kuraczyk, Łukasz Drzewiecki
    • Edited by: Tomasz Czarny, Paweł Konieczny, Mateusz Kuraczyk, Łukasz Drzewiecki
    • Mixed by: Łukasz Drzewiecki, Mateusz Kuraczyk
    • Mastered by: Adam Saczka

     

  • The Sky That Decided Not to Cry (-Disc 1-), SoCho
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: SoCho

     

  • What Lies Within, hachajah
    • Produced and tracked by: Charith Peris
    • Edited by: Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Mark Needham
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz, Bill Hare
    • Lyrics and Music: Charith Peris
    • Arrangement/Editing: Rob Dietz, Charith Peris, Sham Ahmed

Best Global Song

  • "Chandrachooda" from Viraha, Asli Baat
    • Produced by: Asli Baat
    • Tracked by: Leroy Hyson
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Cut Off Studios

     

  • "Dharmavathi Thillana" from Sitaare, UGA Kalakaar
    • Produced by: UGA Kalakaar
    • Tracked by: Sripriya Srinivas
    • Edited and mixed by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Mil pasos" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso

     

  • "Munhu Wese" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • "Necesito una canción", Melomans
    • Produced by: Melomans & Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Colinas Music (Nacho Mañó)
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Graphic Design: Luis Manglano

     

  • "Unwritten (Esperanto)" from 2024, A Cappella Academy
    • Produced and tracked by: Zahara, Darby Lestin
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

Best Hip-Hop Song

  • "Are You That Somebody" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Dynasties & Dystopia" from Arcappella I, technicolor STEW
    • Produced by: Hayla Alawi, Taylor Adams
    • Tracked by: Marty Gray
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Maya Leela

     

  • "Munhu Wese" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

Best Holiday Album or EP

  • A Very Freqy Holiday, Frequency (Pace University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Nicky Brenner
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

Best Holiday Song

  • "Santa Tell Me" from Chasing Freedom, SoundProof
    • Produced by: KC A Cappella
    • Tracked by: Neil Simpson
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" from Sweet Little Jesus Boy, J209
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Troy Sales
    • Other credits: Executive Produced by Ben Fales

     

  • "Underneath the Tree", Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)
    • Produced by: Jeremy Witt and Anna Adams
    • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Wassail Song", LowKey
    • Produced by: Felix Dickenson
    • Tracked by: Felix Dickenson and Emily Pulford
    • Edited by: Vocal edit by Felix Dickenson, Vocal Percussion edited by Emily Pulford
    • Mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Additional lyrics by Felix Dickenson

     

  • "A Wicked Chanukah", Six13
    • Produced by: Mike Boxer
    • Tracked by: Six13
    • Edited by: Jeff Eames
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch" from A Very Freqy Holiday, Frequency (Pace University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Nicky Brenner
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Humor Song

  • "Dad Guy", TBD a cappella
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Dan Wallis
    • Tracked by: Dan Wallis & Isaiah Hawkins
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Mamma Mia in 10 styles" from Con la boca abierta, Dimensión Vocal
    • Tracked, mixed and mastered by: Luis Yepes
    • Edited by: Julio Vaquero
    • Mix Consulting: Luis León, Julio Vaquero & Luis Alonso | Vocal Director: Luis León | Musical Directors: Julio Vaquero & Guzmán Yepes

     

  • "New Life (The Ballad of Mr. Doomsy)" from Mister Tim Welcomes You to the End of the World, Mister Tim
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Mister Tim
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "What Is This Feeling?" from Live in Concert 2024, Broadway Goes A Cappella
    • Produced by: Evan Feist, Sam Strum, Charlie Arthur, Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: David Fowler

     

  • "A Wicked Chanukah", Six13
    • Produced by: Mike Boxer
    • Tracked by: Six13
    • Edited by: Jeff Eames
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Indie Album or EP

  • Free, Resonance (University of California Los Angeles)
    • Tracked by: Angela Nguyen, Julien Fraser
    • Edited by: Julien Fraser, Max Henkel
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Matters of the Heart, The Downbeats (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Natalie Walsh
    • Tracked and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Edited by: Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Rustycappella&friends, Vol. V, RustyCappella&Friends
    • Produced by: Rusty Epstein
    • Tracked by: Rusty Epstein, with additional tracking by some vocalists
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Rusty Epstein

     

  • Ways I Fall, Distilled Harmony (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare Productions

Best Indie Song

  • "Coalesce" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "THE GREATEST", The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Aurum Productions
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Will Liu, Allie Fosnot, Josh Timmins, Carlos Noel

     

  • "Never Gonna Be Alone" from 2024, Equinox (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced and tracked by: MaryAnne Muglia
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "The Secret Garden" from Live In Concert 2024, Apricity (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Matt Goldstein
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "symptom of life", The Ram Jams (Ramsey High School)
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions; Matthew Wolf, Director
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Take A Chance" from Take A Chance, Ball in the House
    • Produced and mixed by: Kevin Cincotta-Guest
    • Tracked and edited by: Kevin Cincotta-Guest, Tyler Nordin
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare for Bill Hare Productions
    • Vocal Production by Ball in the House, Vocal Editing by Tyler Nordin, Vocal Percussion Editing by Kevin Cincotta-Guest

     

  • "Wisteria" from MUSE, Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Wouldn't Come Back" from Matters of the Heart, The Downbeats (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Natalie Walsh
    • Tracked and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Edited by: Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

Best Jazz Album or EP

  • moon sessions vol. 3, Moon Sessions
    • Tracked, mixed and mastered by: Marwan Ramen
    • Edited by: Elisabeth Manalo, Marwan Ramen

     

  • Pannonica, Jazzation
    • Produced and tracked by: Katus Várallyay, Sára Bolyki, Gina Kanizsa, Barnabás Bolyki, Máté Homor
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Bence Bobák

     

  • Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Produced by: Bertrand Gröger and Johannes Jäck
    • Tracked by: Bertrand Gröger
    • Edited by: Jazzhaus Records
    • Mixed and mastered by: Johannes Jäck

Best Jazz Song

  • "Love Theory" from Stories, The Lancasters
  • "Nature Boy" from Con la boca abierta, Dimensión Vocal
    • Tracked, mixed and mastered by: Luis Yepes
    • Edited by: Julio Vaquero
    • Mix Consulting: Luis León, Julio Vaquero & Luis Alonso | Vocal Director: Luis León | Musical Directors: Julio Vaquero & Guzmán Yepes

     

  • "Sometimes It Snows In April" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann (member of SLIXS)
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

     

  • "Summertime" from Iris, Iris Vocal Trio
    • Produced and tracked by: Andrew Siribansop
    • Edited by: Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "What a Wonderful World" from Live In Concert 2024, primavera (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Brave James
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "When You're Good to Mama" from Live in Concert 2024, Broadway Goes A Cappella
    • Produced by: Evan Feist, Sam Strum, Charlie Arthur, Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: David Fowler

     

  • "Yardbird Suite" from Pannonica, Jazzation
    • Produced and tracked by: Katus Várallyay, Sára Bolyki, Gina Kanizsa, Barnabás Bolyki, Máté Homor
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Bence Bobák
    • Other credits: Design: Dénes Kaszta

Best Latin Song

  • "The Dance At The Gym" from Live in Concert 2024, Broadway Goes A Cappella
    • Produced by: Evan Feist, Sam Strum, Charlie Arthur, Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: David Fowler

     

  • "Di Mi Nombre" from MUSE, Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Mil pasos" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso

     

  • "Necesito una canción", Melomans
    • Produced by: Melomans & Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Colinas Music (Nacho Mañó)
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio

Best Pop Album

  • A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Elli Alexander, Cho Nikoi, Abigail Paquin, and Abby Workman
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, and Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, and Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Produced by: Fundamentally Sound
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Michael Khor Eng Hoe, Niko Tutland
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio, Bill Hare

     

  • Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Erik Bosio, Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso,
    • Publisher: Preludio Srl | Cover Photography: Anna Pistellato | Cover Graphic Designer: Manuel Nurra

     

  • ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Earl McBride, and Cristian Ramos
    • Tracked by: Tim Bongiovanni, Colin Egan, Logan Dawson, Raymond Ortiz
    • Edited by: Tim Bongiovanni, Logan Dawson, Jeff Eames, Colin Egan, Jerick Rose, Eric Tarlin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Jack Eyles, Roman Newhouse, Jerick Rose

     

  • Wait For Your Love, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
    • Produced and tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
    • Edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: John Dollahite, Production Assistant

     

  • The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams, Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Additional drum production on “Leave Me Alone” by: Pearce Illmer

Best Pop EP

  • Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • DIVINITY, Viridescent (University of Vermont)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Joe Hazell
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Forte Osmosis, Forte (Centerville High School)
    • Produced by: Kelly Korpusik, Natalie DiPietro, Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked and edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • IGNITION: B-Sides, J209
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Executive Produced by Garin & Kristin Hess

     

  • Into the Wild Blue, BisCaydence (University of Miami)
    • Tracked and edited by: Jason Fieler, Logan Sandefur
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

  • NIGHT FALLS , JMU Low Key (James Madison University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Untethered, Distilled Harmony (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

Best Pop Song

  • "Ain't Nobody" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Colin Egan, Earl McBride, and Cristian Ramos
    • Tracked and edited by: Colin Egan
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Can't Get Your Love Back" from Forte Osmosis Forte (Centerville High School)
    • Produced by: Kelly Korpusik, Natalie DiPietro, Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked and edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Flesh & Bone" from Flare Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Hello" DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: DMel & Friends
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin and Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "I'm Free" from Time and Time Again Five O'Clock Shadow
    • Produced and tracked by: Caleb Whelden
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Remember" from A Crowded Room Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Cho Nikoi, Abigail Paquin, Abby Workman, Elli Alexander
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited and mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Situations" from Situations Illuminations (Exeter University, UK)
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: AC Product
    • Tracked by: Elliot Mainwaring

     

  • "Stargazing" from Wait For Your Love OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
  • "Woman" from Confidential Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso, Malachi Braithwaite
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best R&B Album or EP

  • Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso, Malachi Braithwaite (rap section of "Woman")
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • ULTRAVIOLET, Frequency (Pace University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Nicky Brenner
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best R&B Song

  • "Are You That Somebody" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Cross My Mind" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Cho Nikoi
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "CUFF IT" from NIGHT FALLS , JMU Low Key (James Madison University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • "Flesh & Bone" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Human Nature", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: Oscar Hall, Maxwell Addae, Nick Barbosa, Isaiah Solares, Dylan Melville
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Make It Better" from Bloom, Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Conner White
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Water" from Water, DaCadence (University of Maryland)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Waterfall (I Adore You)" from Live In Concert 2024, AMBÏ (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Isaiah Carter
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

Best Religious Album or EP

  • Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • IGNITION: B-Sides, J209
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Executive Produced by Garin & Kristin Hess

     

  • Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Produced by: Bertrand Gröger and Johannes Jäck
    • Tracked by: Bertrand Gröger
    • Edited by: Jazzhaus Records
    • Mixed and mastered by: Johannes Jäck

     

  • Sarungano, The Redeemed Family
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Riffi Wacho
    • Tracked by: Pikirai Mangindi
    • Other credits: Executive Producers-Forgive Katukavarimi and Allan Mawarire

     

  • Volume 3, United Voice Worship
    • Produced by: Luke Coles
    • Tracked by: Luke Coles
    • Edited by: Luke Coles and Jackson Setliff
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyers
    • Mastered by: Luke Coles
    • Other credits: Jackson Setliff

Best Religious Song

  • "Already Won" from IGNITION: B-Sides, J209
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Arise, O Compatriots", Jacob Emezua Jr.
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Vuyo Tshuma

     

  • "Kudala" from Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • "Munhu Wese" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • "Praise" from Volume 3, United Voice Worship
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mastered by: Luke Coles
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyers

     

  • "Sarungano" from Sarungano, The Redeemed Family
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Riffi Wacho
    • Tracked by: Pikirai Mangindi
    • Other credits: Executive Producers-Forgive Katukavarimi and Allan Mawarire

     

  • "Tamid Ohev Oti" from 2025 Singles, Six13
    • Produced by: Mordy Weinstein
    • Tracked by: Six13
    • Edited by: Chris Harrison
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Total Praise (Live)" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer and Earl McBride
    • Tracked and edited by: Tim Bongiovanni
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Rock Album or EP

  • Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Time and Time Again, Five O'Clock Shadow
    • Produced and tracked by: Caleb Whelden
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Rock Song

  • "Animal", Unstrumental (Calabasas High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Given Harrison

     

  • "Burn" from IGNIS, YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced by: The YellowJackets
    • Tracked by: Josh Carter, Mike Jankowski
    • Edited by: Mel Deneke
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Dream On" from All on Yellow, Toccatatones (High Point University)
    • Produced by: Kyler Koning
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Alexander Koutzoukis, Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering/Diovoce)

     

  • "Fly Like An Eagle" from Iris, Iris Vocal Trio
    • Produced and tracked by: Andrew Siribansop
    • Edited by: Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "House of the Rising Sun (Live From Sanders Theatre)", Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Brady Billingsley
    • Edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "I'm Free" from Time and Time Again, Five O'Clock Shadow
    • Produced and tracked by: Caleb Whelden
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Unself Portrait" from Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Show Tunes Album or EP

  • Act 1, Enchord
    • Tracked by: Neil Goody
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Will Geraint Drake

     

  • Live in Concert 2024, Broadway Goes A Cappella
    • Produced by: Evan Feist, Sam Strum, Charlie Arthur, Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Tracked by: David Fowler
    • Edited by: David Fowler, Nicky Brenner, Andrew Siribansop
    • Mixed by: David Fowler
    • Mastered by: David Fowler

Best Show Tunes Song

  • "Almost Like Being in Love" from 2024, primavera (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced and tracked by: Brave James
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "Dancing Through Life" from Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Defying Gravity" from Live In Concert 2024, Liminal (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Tehillah Alphonso
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "For Good", The Island Voices
    • Produced by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Tracked and edited by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "He Used To Be Mine" from Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "I'm Not Afraid of Anything" from Fun at Parties, Yale University Whiffenpoofs (Yale University)
    • Produced by: Peter Sykes, Avalon Scarola, Jake Latts
    • Tracked by: Greg DiCrosta
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Rainbow Connection", A Cappella Recording Collective
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray
    • Other credits: Performers: Alex van den Broek, Zachary Gray Connor Martin-Cox, Courtney Martin-Cox, Celine Mireille, Dan Satter, Antonio Zarco

Best Soundtrack / Theme Song Album or EP

  • School's Out, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Vocal Recall, Fool Moon
    • Produced by: Miklos Nemeth & Gabor Molnar
    • Tracked by: Gabor Molnar & Miklos Nemeth
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Gabor Molnar
    • Other credits: Photography & design by Arteriadesign, Gergely Höltzl | Featuring: Veres Mónika 'Nika' in (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Márk Zentai in Fish & Chips

Best Soundtrack Song

  • "Another Brick in the Wall " from Vocal Recall, Fool Moon
    • Produced by: Miklos Nemeth & Gabor Molnar
    • Tracked by: Gabor Molnar & Miklos Nemeth
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Gabor Molnar
    • Other credits: Guitar solo by Tamás Mészáros | Choir: Musical group of Deszk (conductor: Andrea Tóth)

     

  • "Blood Upon the Snow" from Echoes, Eight Beat Measure (Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT))
    • Produced by: Troy Church
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark (Jill Clark Productions)
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke (Viridian Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

  • "Dangerous" from Dangerous, TUNEIX
    • Tracked and edited by: Dylan Voyce Stucki
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

     

  • "Defying Gravity" from Live In Concert 2024, Liminal (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Tehillah Alphonso
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "Song of Durin" from Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen ft. Vinny Marchi
    • Produced by: Ed Randell, Jonny Stewart
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Bobby Waters, Ed Randell, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods
    • Other credits: Vinny Marchi - guest countertenor solo

Best Theme Song

  • "Agents" from Vocal Recall, Fool Moon
    • Produced by: Miklos Nemeth & Gabor Molnar
    • Tracked by: Gabor Molnar & Miklos Nemeth
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Gabor Molnar
  • "Medley TV" from Con la boca abierta, Dimensión Vocal
    • Tracked, mixed and mastered by: Luis Yepes
    • Edited by: Julio Vaquero
    • Mix Consulting: Luis León, Julio Vaquero & Luis Alonso | Vocal Director: Luis León | Musical Directors: Julio Vaquero & Guzmán Yepes

     

  • "Pokémon Theme " from School's Out, Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University)
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "What's New Scooby-Doo?" from Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Traditional Album or EP

  • Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced by: The Wellermen
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor, Bobby Waters
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart, Johnny DelToro, Sam Pope
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall, Johnny DelToro, Jonny Stewart
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

     

  • vollxlied XMAS, Ensemble Nobiles
    • Produced by: Label discors (LC 95675), Christopher Tarnow (www.christophertarnow.com)
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Tarnow (www.christophertarnow.com)

Best Traditional Song

  • "Adoshem Malach" from BerKalit A Cappella Vol. I, BerKalit
    • Produced by: Mayta Cohen
    • Tracked by: Recorded live by Jacob Durbin
    • Edited by: Anne Preis
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Bella ciao" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso
    • Other credits: Label/Publisher: Preludio Srl

     

  • "Ett barn är fött på denna dag" from Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • "Kudala" from Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • "Madodana" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • "O Holy Night" from O Holy Night, New York Vocal Collective
    • Produced by: Ben Bram
    • Tracked by: Mark Cantore
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer

     

  • "Spanish Ladies" from Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: Jonny Stewart
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

     

  • "Wiegenlied" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann (member of SLIXS)
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

Continental Nominations

Best African Album or EP

  • Dumisa, ChosenSG
    • Produced by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Knox Mabaso, Theo Modise
    • Tracked by: Mfundo Tshabalala, Sibusiso Mabaso
    • Edited and mixed by: Theo Modise
    • Mastered by: Nkosie Hospas

     

  • Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • Sarungano, The Redeemed Family
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Riffi Wacho
    • Tracked by: Pikirai Mangindi
    • Other credits: Executive Producers-Forgive Katukavarimi and Allan Mawarire

Best Asian Album or EP

  • Winner to be revealed with the full results in April

Best European Album

  • Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Erik Bosio, Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso,
    • Publisher: Preludio Srl | Cover Photography: Anna Pistellato | Cover Graphic Designer: Manuel Nurra

     

  • [e]Motion, Rebel Bit
    • Produced by: Erik Bosio, Lorenzo Subrizi and Andrea Trona
    • Tracked and edited by: Lorenzo Subrizi
    • Mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Electronic processing by Andrea Trona

     

  • Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

     

  • Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced by: The Wellermen
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor, Bobby Waters
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart, Johnny DelToro, Sam Pope
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall, Johnny DelToro, Jonny Stewart
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

     

  • Rewind, The Bristol Suspensions (University of Bristol)
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Henry Chadwick, Tom Archer, Nathan Cave
    • Tracked by: Henry Chadwick

     

  • Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Produced by: Bertrand Gröger and Johannes Jäck
    • Tracked by: Bertrand Gröger
    • Edited by: Jazzhaus Records
    • Mixed and mastered by: Johannes Jäck

     

  • Vocal Recall, Fool Moon
    • Produced by: Miklos Nemeth & Gabor Molnar
    • Tracked by: Gabor Molnar & Miklos Nemeth
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Gabor Molnar
    • Photography & design by Arteriadesign, Gergely Höltzl
    • Featuring: Veres Mónika 'Nika' in (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Márk Zentai in Fish & Chips

Best European EP

  • All At Once, Tone Up (University of Edinburgh)
    • Produced and mixed by: Adam Critchlow (The AC Product)
    • Tracked by: Sam Burgess and Toby Jones
    • Edited by: Adam Critchlow and Emily Pulford (The AC Product)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Dreamcatcher, Northern Lights (Durham University, UK)
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer
    • Tracked by: Aman Krishna
    • Edited by: Ed Boyer, Scott Shattuck
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Aman Krishna

     

  • Witches At Work, The Rolling Tones (King's College London)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Catherine Willis, Maya Safadi
    • Other credits: Arrangers: Mila Adeyemi, Soyra Bhagwat, Amy Long

Original Music Nominations

Best Original Song by a Non-Scholastic Composer

  • Venice Vocal Jam / Anna Acerboni, Erik Bosio, Emiliano Conte, Daniele Focante: "L'era delle maschere" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Other credits: Label/Publisher: Preludio Srl

     

  • Michael Eimann: "Le Dormeur Du Val" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann (member of SLIXS)
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

     

  • Shawn Banda, Oscar Mukaru: "Munhu Wese" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • Caleb Whelden: "Nothing on the Radio" from Time and Time Again, Five O'Clock Shadow
    • Produced and tracked by: Caleb Whelden
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Jonny Stewart, Sebastian Payne (The Wellermen): "Northern Sky" from Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen
    • Produced and edited by: Jonny Stewart
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Sam Pope, Bobby Waters, Luke Taylor
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

     

  • Bertrand Gröger: "Open Skies" from Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
  • hachajah / Charith Peris: "Shooting Traffic Lights" from What Lies Within, hachajah
    • Produced and tracked by: Charith Peris
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Understand", The Island Voices
    • Produced by: Owen Li & Elsa Mickayla
    • Tracked and edited by: Owen Li & Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mixed by: Benjamin E. Yeo
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Original Song by a Scholastic Composer

  • Natalie Barth: "Growing Old" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Elli Alexander, Cho Nikoi
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Aleithia Wilson: "Now It's You" from Unbreakable, Synergy (Nordonia High School)
    • Produced and tracked by: John Pickering
    • Edited and mixed by: B.K. Riha
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Rachel Chalhoub - Graphic Design

     

  • Kyler Koning: "Say" from All on Yellow, Toccatatones (High Point University)
    • Produced by: Kyler Koning
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Alexander Koutzoukis, Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering/Diovoce)

     

  • Lyla Seitz: "Tattooed, Stained, Imprinted" from Pictures Saved, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Non-Scholastic and Professional Arrangement Nominations

Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement

  • Andrew John Kim: "Blackbird" from Iris, Iris Vocal Trio
    • Produced and tracked by: Andrew Siribansop
    • Edited by: Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Avery Roberts: "Flatline" from Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Connor Martin-Cox: "The Reason", Black to Gold
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Connor Martin-Cox, Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Earl McBride III: "Ain't Nobody" from ETA, Hyannis Sound
    • Produced by: Ed Boyer, Colin Egan, Earl McBride, and Cristian Ramos
    • Tracked and edited by: Colin Egan
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Elliott von Wendt and Nate Williams: "Hello", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: DMel & Friends
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin and Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Michael Eimann: "Dido's Lament" from Close Your Eyes, SLIXS
    • Produced by: SLIXS
    • Tracked and edited by: Michael Eimann (member of SLIXS)
    • Mixed by: Michael Eimann & Jannik Koch
    • Mastered by: Jannik Koch

     

  • Ngonidzashe Musiniwa: "Johane 1" from Evidence of the Kingdom, Family Voices
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Jordan Roll of J Roll Productions
    • Tracked by: Ngonidzashe Musiniwa & Oscar Mukaro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare of Bill Hare Productions
    • Other credits: Executive Producer, Brighton Ncube

     

  • Tomi P: "Blame It on the Boogie", The Bass Gang
    • Produced and edited by: Tomi P
    • Tracked by: Tomi P, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Marwan Ayman, J.None
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Professional Arrangement for a Collegiate Group

  • Blake Farfan: "THE GREATEST", The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Aurum Productions
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Will Liu, Allie Fosnot, Josh Timmins, Carlos Noel

     

  • David Eaton Jr.: "Frankenstein" from Damage Control, Accent A Cappella (University of Florida)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Elliott von Wendt: "Radio" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Emily Drum: "Somebody To Love" from Embers, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Produced by: Zach Gray, Emily Drum
    • Tracked and edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zach Gray

     

  • Isaiah Carter : "Nobody Else Gonna Get My Love" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Isaiah Thomas: "Are You That Somebody" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Max Addae and Oscar Hall: "The Blade" from Untethered, Distilled Harmony (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Michael Khor Eng Hoe: "Coalesce" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Professional Arrangement for a High School Group

  • Caleb Moore: "Nightshift" from The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Christopher Given Harrison: "Animal", Unstrumental (Calabasas High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Given Harrison

     

  • Jon Smith: "Break My Heart" from The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Mel Daneke: "Ain't It Fun", Fusion (Marcus High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke, Viridian Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz, Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Michael Brisentine; Katherine Bodor: "First Light" from First Light, Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)
    • Produced by: Jeremy Witt, Kelsey Burkett, Alyssa Schott
    • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions and Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Rob Dietz: "Erase Me" from Chasing Freedom, SoundProof
    • Produced by: KC A Cappella
    • Tracked by: Neil Simpson
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Shams Ahmed: "Can't Get Your Love Back" from Forte Osmosis, Forte (Centerville High School)
    • Produced by: Kelly Korpusik, Natalie DiPietro, Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked and edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Tom Anderson: "Bad Blood" from Pictures Saved, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group

  • Ed Randell: "Song of Durin" from Northern Sky (A Cappella), The Wellermen ft. Vinny Marchi
    • Produced by: Ed Randell, Jonny Stewart
    • Tracked by: Jonny Stewart, Bobby Waters, Ed Randell, Sam Pope, Luke Taylor
    • Edited by: Jonny Stewart
    • Mixed by: Adrian Hall
    • Mastered by: Ed Woods

     

  • Elliott von Wendt: "22 (OVER S∞∞N)", Sound Off A Cappella
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Erik Bosio: "Necesito una canción", Melomans
    • Produced by: Melomans & Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Colinas Music (Nacho Mañó)
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

  • Harrison Acosta: "The Doll People", facet vocals
    • Produced by: Kera Keene
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Pablo Vega

     

  • Jared Jenkins: "Human Nature", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: Oscar Hall, Maxwell Addae, Nick Barbosa, Isaiah Solares, Dylan Melville
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Lorenzo Fattambrini: "Bella ciao" from Echo, Venice Vocal Jam
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Valentino Favotto, Alberto Bonso
    • Other credits: Label/Publisher: Preludio Srl

     

  • Ollie Lambert: "Noël Nouvelet" from Kvällen, The Apex Singers
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: Ollie Lambert
    • Tracked by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Ben Pike

Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Nominations

Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Album or EP

  • Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Hint of Lime, Limelight Vocal Productions
    • Produced by: NorthShore Studios
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Michael Vita for NorthShore Studios
    • Mastered by: Nathaniel Schull for NorthShore Studios

     

  • Live in Concert 2024, Broadway Goes A Cappella
    • Produced by: Evan Feist, Sam Strum, Charlie Arthur, Andrew Siribansop, David Fowler
    • Tracked, mixed and mastered by: David Fowler
    • Edited by: David Fowler, Nicky Brenner, Andrew Siribansop

     

  • Reverb, Philly Accents
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Ricky Jabarin, David Shane, Eric Bogacz, Kyle Howard

     

  • Sacred, Jazzchor Freiburg
    • Produced by: Bertrand Gröger and Johannes Jäck
    • Tracked by: Bertrand Gröger
    • Edited by: Jazzhaus Records
    • Mixed and mastered by: Johannes Jäck

     

  • Smoke Ring Vol 1, Smoke Ring
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Tiny Panther Recording (Charles Mueller)
    • Other credits: Gavi Kutliroff, Elena Georgieva

Best Semi-Professional / Post-Collegiate Song

  • "22 (OVER S∞∞N)", Sound Off A Cappella
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • "Cuff It", A Cappella Recording Collective
    • Tracked by: Emily Drum
    • Edited by: Zachary Gray & Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Zachary Gray
    • Mastered by: Zachary Gray
    • Other credits: Performers: Griffen Dresbach-Hill, Emily Drum, Aiden Headley, Taylee Heldt, Aaliyah Kahoohanohano-Davis, Celine Mireille, Dylan Stucki

     

  • "Dangerous" from Dangerous, TUNEIX
    • Tracked and edited by: Dylan Voyce Stucki
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

     

  • "Evacuate the Dancefloor" from Evacuate the Dancefloor, Inside Voices
    • Tracked by: Sam Wulterkens & Tyler Nordin
    • Edited by: Vocal Edits by Carlos Molina
      Drum Edits by Tyler Nordin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Human Nature", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: Oscar Hall, Maxwell Addae, Nick Barbosa, Isaiah Solares, Dylan Melville
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Pretty Girls" from Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "still feel." from Hint of Lime, Limelight Vocal Productions
    • Produced by: NorthShore Studios
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Michael Vita for NorthShore Studios
    • Mastered by: Nathaniel Schull for NorthShore Studios

     

  • "Too Little Too Late" from Too Little, BLACKOUT
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Peter Yang
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Collaborative and Solo Performer Nominations

Best Collaborative Song

  • "Blame It on the Boogie", The Bass Gang
    • Produced and edited by: Tomi P
    • Tracked by: Tomi P, Peter Barber, Bobby Bass, Marwan Ayman, J.None
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "The Doll People", facet vocals
    • Produced by: Kera Keene
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Pablo Vega

     

  • "Hello", DMel & Friends
    • Produced by: Dylan Melville
    • Tracked by: DMel & Friends
    • Edited by: Tyler Nordin and Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Little Blue", Tufts University Beelzebubs (Tufts University) feat. Jackson Jills
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Alexander Koutzoukis and Alex Green, Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "My Love" from Nexus 2025, NE Voices
    • Produced by: Jessica Chen, Adam Tarpey, Spencer Camacho, Will Britton, Tim Bongiovanni
    • Tracked by: Adam Tarpey, Will Britton, Tim Bongiovanni
    • Edited by: Will Britton
    • Mixed by: Tim Bongiovanni
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Necesito una canción", Melomans
    • Produced by: Melomans & Erik Bosio
    • Tracked by: Colinas Music (Nacho Mañó)
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Erik Bosio

     

  • "Pretty Girls" from Avo & Val Made an EP, Avo & Valentyna Simon
    • Tracked by: Avery Roberts
    • Edited and mixed by: Avery Roberts, Marc Sokolson
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Rainbow Connection", A Cappella Recording Collective
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray
    • Performers: Alex van den Broek, Zachary Gray Connor Martin-Cox, Courtney Martin-Cox, Celine Mireille, Dan Satter, Antonio Zarco

     

  • "What An Awesome God", J209
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: David Allen
    • Mixed by: Darren Rust
    • Mastered by: James Anderson
    • Other credits: Executive Produced by Ben Fales

Best Song by a Solo Performer

  • "Arise, O Compatriots", Jacob Emezua Jr.
    • Edited, mixed and mastered by: Vuyo Tshuma

     

  • "Falling" from Mister Tim Welcomes You to the End of the World, Mister Tim
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Mister Tim

     

  • "Ghost Town" from Ghost Town, Ferny Bass
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Ferny Bass

     

  • "Light On (A Cappella)", Celine Mireille
    • Produced by: Celine Mireille + Zachary Gray
    • Tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

     

  • "Man In The Mirror", Manav Sharma
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Manav Sharma
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Tan Q" from What Lies Within, hachajah
    • Produced and tracked by: Charith Peris
    • Edited by: Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Mark Needham
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Lyrics and Music: Charith Peris | Arrangement: Rob Dietz, Charith Peris | Arrangement Editing: Shams Ahmed

Scholastic Nominations

Best High School Album or EP

  • Chasing Freedom, SoundProof
    • Produced by: KC A Cappella
    • Tracked by: Neil Simpson
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • First Light, Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)
    • Produced by: Jeremy Witt, Kelsey Burkett, Alyssa Schott
    • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Forte Osmosis, Forte (Centerville High School)
    • Produced by: Kelly Korpusik, Natalie DiPietro, Shams Ahmed
    • Tracked and edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Pictures Saved, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel of Liquid 5th Productions
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor of Liquid 5th Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Undertow, Breakwater (Severn School)
    • Produced by: Jill Clark, Kirsten Brandler, & Rob Redei
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Jill Clark & Nick Lyons
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Wait For Your Love, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
    • Produced and tracked by: J.D. Frizzell
    • Edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini (Aurum Productions)
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: John Dollahite, Production Assistant

     

  • The Way it Was, Walk the Line (Rockwall High School)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Colin Adams, Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Additional drum production on “Leave Me Alone” by: Pearce Illmer

Best High School Arrangement

  • Caelum Gadway: "Creep", Encore (Plattsburgh High School)
    • Produced, tracked and edited by: Cody Hampton
    • Mixed and mastered by: Ryan Hayden
    • Other credits: Videogropher - Andrew Donaghue, Video Director- Cody Hampton

     

  • Pranav Mohankumar, Abbey Edmundson, Armen Fiesel, Ceylin Baytan: "Writing's On The Wall" from BLACKOUT, Chock Full of Notes (Plainview Old-Bethpage John F Kennedy High School)
    • Produced by: Ascension Sound Productions LLC
    • Tracked by: Sarah Fitzgerald and Kevin Liu
    • Edited by: Sarah Fitzgerald
    • Mixed by: Nicky Brenner

Best High School Lead Vocal

  • Aleithia Wilson: "Now It's You" from Unbreakable, Synergy (Nordonia High School)
    • Produced and tracked by: John Pickering
    • Edited and mixed by: B.K. Riha
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Rachel Chalhoub - Graphic Design

     

  • Annie Campion: "The Greatest" from Undertow, Breakwater (Severn School)
    • Produced by: Jill Clark, Kirsten Brandler, & Rob Redei
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Jill Clark & Nick Lyons
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Asheleigh Greim: "Poems" from Pictures Saved, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Aubrianna Vincent: "In the Kitchen" from Roots, BHS A Cappella (Brandon High School)
    • Produced by: Henry Rhodes, Sean Murphy, Kathlyn Arcemont, Wilson Smith
    • Tracked by: Henry Rhodes, Sean Murphy
    • Mixed by: Henry Rhodes
    • Edited by: Henry Rhodes, Alejo Rodríguez Sánchez
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Devin Fisher: "Erase Me" from Chasing Freedom, SoundProof
    • Produced by: KC A Cappella
    • Tracked by: Neil Simpson
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Emerson Wimmer: "Animal", Unstrumental (Calabasas High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Given Harrison

     

  • Matthew Calahan: "Anyone" from First Light, Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)
    • Produced by: Jeremy Witt, Kelsey Burkett, Alyssa Schott
    • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions and Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Rayna Panikulam: "Liar", Wootton Acatonics (Thomas S. Wootton High School)
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Edited by: Jill Clark Productions, Nick Lyons
    • Mastered by: Pablo Vega

Best High School Song

  • "Anyone" from First Light, Shades of Blue (Hilliard Bradley High School)
    • Produced by: Jeremy Witt, Kelsey Burkett, Alyssa Schott
    • Tracked by: Phil Nagy
    • Edited by: Plaid Productions and Ed Boyer
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Animal", Unstrumental (Calabasas High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Given Harrison

     

  • "Can't Catch Me Now", Bare Rhythm (Calabasas High School)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: Christopher Given Harrison

     

  • "The Greatest" from Undertow, Breakwater (Severn School)
    • Produced by: Jill Clark, Kirsten Brandler, & Rob Redei
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Jill Clark & Nick Lyons
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Liar", Wootton Acatonics (Thomas S. Wootton High School)
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Edited by: Jill Clark Productions, Nick Lyons
    • Mastered by: Pablo Vega

     

  • "Miss Independent" from Wait For Your Love, OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)
  • "Poems" from Pictures Saved, The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
    • Produced by: Gary Stroh
    • Tracked and edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Carl Taylor
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "symptom of life", The Ram Jams (Ramsey High School)
    • Produced by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions; Matthew Wolf, Director
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke of Viridian Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Unwritten" from 2024, Esperanto (A Cappella Academy)
    • Produced by: Zahara, Darby Lestin
    • Tracked by: Zahara, Darby Lestin
    • Edited by: Chris Juengel
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Ed Boyer

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Album or EP

  • Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Produced by: Fundamentally Sound
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer, Michael Khor Eng Hoe, Niko Tutland
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio, Bill Hare

     

  • Fun at Parties, Yale University Whiffenpoofs (Yale University)
    • Produced by: Peter Sykes, Avalon Scarola, Jake Latts
    • Tracked by: Greg DiCrosta
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Other credits: Head Arranger: Jake Latts, Artwork: Stefan Grosse Halbuer

     

  • IGNIS, YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced by: The YellowJackets
    • Tracked by: Josh Carter, Mike Jankowski
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Take Control, Stuck In the Middle (Middlebury College)
    • Produced by: Plaid Productions
    • Edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Time and I, Priority Male (Arizona State University)
    • Tracked and edited by: Dylan Voyce Stucki
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Carson Barnes: "How Deep is Your Love" from She Looks So Perfect, How Deep is Your Love, Give You Blue, Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Keiji Ishiguri: "House of the Rising Sun" from Fun at Parties, Yale University Whiffenpoofs (Yale University)
    • Produced by: Peter Sykes, Avalon Scarola, Jake Latts
    • Tracked by: Greg DiCrosta
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Sebastian Roberts: "9 to 5" from Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • William Cohen-Pratt: "Dangerous", YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Studios
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Additional editing by: Chris Brody

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Avalon Scarola: "First Light" from Fun at Parties, Yale University Whiffenpoofs (Yale University)
    • Produced by: Peter Sykes, Avalon Scarola, Jake Latts
    • Tracked by: Greg DiCrosta
    • Edited by: Nick Girard
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Cooper Orio: "Dream On" from No Shoe Shine, Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester)
  • Dylan Voyce Stucki: "Out of Time" from Time and I, Priority Male (Arizona State University)
    • Tracked and edited by: Dylan Voyce Stucki
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

     

  • Harrison Caplin: "Burn" from IGNIS, YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced by: The YellowJackets
    • Tracked by: Josh Carter, Mike Jankowski
    • Edited by: Mel Deneke
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Matthew Cahill: "Give You Blue", Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Rahul Ravi: "Coalesce" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Ryan Yin: "Death of a Bachelor" from Take Control, Stuck In the Middle (Middlebury College)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Plaid Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

Best Lower Voices Collegiate Song

  • "Come Together" from No Shoe Shine, Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester)
  • "Dangerous", YellowJackets (The University of Rochester)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Studios
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Additional editing by: Chris Brody

     

  • "Give You Blue", Hullabahoos (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • "Heroes" from Bad Academic Practice, The Other Guys (University of St. Andrews)
    • Produced, edited and mixed by: The AC Product
    • Tracked by: Sebastian Roberts
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "My Type" from All on Yellow, Toccatatones (High Point University)
    • Produced by: Kyler Koning
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Alexander Koutzoukis, Alex Green (Plaid Productions)
    • Mastered by: Dave Sperandio (Vocal Mastering/Diovoce)

     

  • "Red Desert" from Crossing the Rubicon, Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
    • Tracked and edited by: Niko Tutland
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Time After Time" from Time and I, Priority Male (Arizona State University)
    • Tracked and edited by: Dylan Voyce Stucki
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zachary Gray

     

  • "Your Disco Needs You", On The Rocks (University of Oregon)
    • Tracked and edited by: David Fowler
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Album

  • Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso, Malachi Braithwaite (rap section of "Woman")
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Ways I Fall, The Vassar Devils (Vassar College)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Jill Clark Productions
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare
    • Additional editing by: Nick Lyons, Chris Brody

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate EP

  • Damage Control, Accent A Cappella (University of Florida)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • DIVINITY, Viridescent (University of Vermont)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Joe Hazell
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Embers, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Produced by: Zach Gray, Emily Drum
    • Tracked by: Will Edeal and Emily Drum
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zach Gray

     

  • Letters, The Hofbeats (Hofstra University)
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Connor Martin-Cox, Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Matters of the Heart, The Downbeats (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Natalie Walsh
    • Tracked and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Edited by: Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Reverie, The Pennharmonics (Penn State University)
    • Produced by: Connor Martin
    • Tracked by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Emmalee Manigat: "Ameriican Requiem", The Harvard Undergraduate LowKeys (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Emmalee Manigat
    • Tracked and edited by: Alex Green and Alexander Koutzoukis (Plaid Productions)
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • James Woodward: "Water" from Water, DaCadence (University of Maryland)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Joe Hazell: "AMERIICAN REQUIEM (DIVINE INTRO)" from DIVINITY, Viridescent (University of Vermont)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Joe Hazell
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Natalie Walsh: "Wouldn't Come Back" from Matters of the Heart, The Downbeats (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Natalie Walsh
    • Tracked and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Edited by: Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Nemi Nayak: "Saeed" from Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Will Edeal: "Good For?" from Embers, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Produced by: Zach Gray, Emily Drum
    • Tracked by: Will Edeal
    • Edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed by: Zach Gray
    • Mastered by: Zach Gray

     

  • Will Marsh & Jaiden Edelman: "House of the Rising Sun (Live From Sanders Theatre)", Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Brady Billingsley
    • Edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Visud Chang, Marcus Espinosa: "My Mind" from CATHARSIS, Drawn to Scale (University of California, Berkeley)
    • Produced by: Nick Lyons, Mel Daneke
    • Tracked by: Visud Chang
    • Edited by: Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Adriana Dailide: "Into You" from Beyond, Capital Green A Cappella (Michigan State University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Justin Babbitt
    • Edited by: Mitchell Lazarow
    • Mixed by: Johnny DelToro
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Abigail Braun, Kellie-Anne Poirier, Aaliyah Kahoohanohano-Davis: "Somebody To Love" from Embers, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Produced by: Zach Gray, Emily Drum
    • Tracked and edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zach Gray

     

  • Aiden Geiver: "The View Between Villages" from The Set '24, A Minor (University of Connecticut)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • Allie Fosnot: "THE GREATEST", The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Aurum Productions
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Will Liu, Allie Fosnot, Josh Timmins, Carlos Noel

     

  • Grace Hitchen: "Situations" from Situations, Illuminations (Exeter University, UK)
    • Produced, edited, mixed and mastered by: AC Product
    • Tracked by: Elliot Mainwaring

     

  • Grace Wayrynen: "Sanctify" from in:complete, The Unisons (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Sawyer Niehaus, Madeleine Salem: "When Demons Come to Life" from Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Tyler Christian: "Are You That Somebody" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Will Marsh: "House of the Rising Sun (Live From Sanders Theatre)", Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones (Harvard University)
    • Produced by: Brady Billingsley
    • Edited and mixed by: Mel Daneke
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Mixed Voices Collegiate Song

  • "AMEN" from DIVINITY, Viridescent (University of Vermont)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Joe Hazell
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Anything" from Matters of the Heart, The Downbeats (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Natalie Walsh
    • Tracked and mixed by: Aurum Productions
    • Edited by: Martin Music Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz Productions

     

  • "Are You That Somebody" from Confidential, Pitch Slapped (Berklee College of Music)
    • Tracked by: Tyler Christian Lewis, Nico Cardoso
    • Edited by: Justin Crichfield
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Cowboy Take Me Away" from Into the Wild Blue, BisCaydence (University of Miami)
    • Tracked and edited by: Jason Fieler, Logan Sandefur
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz (Eric Scholz Productions)

     

  • "THE GREATEST", The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Aurum Productions
    • Tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz
    • Other credits: Will Liu, Allie Fosnot, Josh Timmins, Carlos Noel

     

  • "Sanctify" from in:complete, The Unisons (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Somebody To Love" from Embers, Noteriety (University of Arizona)
    • Produced by: Zach Gray, Emily Drum
    • Tracked and edited by: Emily Drum
    • Mixed and mastered by: Zach Gray

     

  • "When Demons Come to Life" from Event Horizon, Harmonics (Stanford University)
    • Produced and tracked by: Parthiv Krishna
    • Edited by: Ted Trembinski
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Album or EP

  • A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Elli Alexander, Cho Nikoi, Abigail Paquin, and Abby Workman
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, and Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, and Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Escape This Misery, Makin' Treble (Hofstra University)
    • Tracked and mixed by: Nicky Brenner
    • Edited by: Nicky Brenner, Sarah Fitzgerald and Maya Bliffeld
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mixed by: Jill Clark & Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • MUSE, Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Outcry, Enharmonics (University of Arizona)
    • Tracked by: Abbie Jin
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin-Cox
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Shock It Long!, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Witches At Work, The Rolling Tones (King's College London)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Catherine Willis, Maya Safadi
    • Other credits: Arrangers: Mila Adeyemi, Soyra Bhagwat, Amy Long

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Arrangement

  • Megan Myers: "Linger" from once, always, The Virginia Belles (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Cho Nikoi: "Remember" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Cho Nikoi, Abigail Paquin, Abby Workman, Elli Alexander
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited and mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Justin Rosos: "All of Human Knowledge Made Us Dumb / USER139" from human.EXE, On That Note (Toronto Metropolitan University)
    • Produced by: Justin Rosos, Anna Le Hoang
    • Tracked by: Madalen Tojicic
    • Edited by: Justin Rosos, Reid McInroy
    • Mixed by: Eugene Hwang
    • Mastered by: Mohammad Protique

     

  • Lark: "Magpie/Settle Down" from Magpie/Settle Down, Lark (University of Colorado Denver)
    • Produced by: Erin Hauger
    • Tracked by: Parker Gates
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke, Viridian Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini, Aureum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Deborah Cusnir: "Situations" from Escape This Misery, Makin' Treble (Hofstra University)
    • Tracked and mixed by: Nicky Brenner
    • Edited by: Nicky Brenner and Maya Bliffeld
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Nora Fortune: "Your Love is All I Know" from Shock It Long!, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Lead Vocal

  • Abby Workman: "Alaska" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Abby Workman
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Ellie Seward: "Castle" from Outcry, Enharmonics (University of Arizona)
    • Tracked by: Abbie Jin
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin-Cox
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Dana Diiorio: "Gravity" from Unshaken, Makin' Treble (Hofstra University)
    • Edited and mixed by: Nicole Brenner
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Faith Bush: "Red Wine Supernova" from Shock It Long!, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

     

  • Gabriella Federighi: "Superstition" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked and mixed by: Jill Clark
    • Edited by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • Leah Beach and Sera Pensoy: "Medieval" from Medieval, Cadenza (University of Chicago)
    • Tracked by: Katie Ko
    • Edited by: Connor Martin-Cox
    • Mixed by: Ed Boyer
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • Rosa Sun: "NEED ME" from Shock It Long!, Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia)
    • Produced, tracked, edited, mixed and mastered by: James Gammon

Best Upper Voices Collegiate Song

  • "All of Human Knowledge Made Us Dumb / USER139" from human.EXE, On That Note (Toronto Metropolitan University)
    • Produced by: Justin Rosos, Anna Le Hoang
    • Tracked by: Madalen Tojicic
    • Edited by: Justin Rosos, Reid McInroy
    • Mixed by: Eugene Hwang
    • Mastered by: Mohammad Protique

     

  • "Magpie/Settle Down" from Magpie/Settle Down, Lark (University of Colorado Denver)
    • Produced by: Erin Hauger
    • Tracked by: Parker Gates
    • Edited by: Mel Daneke, Viridian Productions
    • Mixed by: Angela Ugolini, Aureum Productions
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Not My Job" from A Crowded Room, Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
    • Produced by: Pablo Vega, Ellis Riggsbee, Abigail Paquin
    • Tracked by: Pablo Vega, Oliver Chen, Ellis Riggsbee
    • Edited by: Pablo Vega, Jill Clark, Nick Lyons
    • Mixed by: Pablo Vega
    • Mastered by: Bill Hare

     

  • "Oscar Winning Tears" from MUSE, Treble on Huntington (Northeastern University)
    • Produced, tracked, edited and mixed by: Angela Ugolini
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Radio" from Flare, Pitch, Please! (Northeastern University)
    • Produced by: Olivia Materetsky
    • Tracked by: Jill Clark
    • Edited and mixed by: Connor Martin
    • Mastered by: Eric Scholz

     

  • "Witches At Work (Work Song x Which Witch)" from Witches At Work, The Rolling Tones (King's College London)
    • Produced ,tracked, edited and mixed by: Emily Pulford
    • Mastered by: Catherine Willis, Maya Safadi

As always, thanks to everyone who submitted, and a huge thank you to all the nominators who gave their time to help us sort through all the wonderful submissions!

2026 CARA committee:
Jessica Chen
Ian Wolfe
Forrest Deters
Alexander Koutzoukis
Thomas (TeKay) King