Andrea Monarda (Italy), Andrea Monarda, Classical Guitarist for New Music, classical guitar

Andree-Ann Deschenes, Cervantes, Lecuona & Nazareth, instrumentalist and emerging artist

Anton Machleder, Adagio, classical

Ayhan Sahin, Drink, rock

Bettina D'mello (Germany), The Blue Room - al-ḥamdu li-llāh, music video

Cesar Ambert, Sabor Latino, world/Latin music (Bridgette Angelique, La Melaza El Que Rompe & Spellbyndaz)

Chai-lun Yueh, La Mia Canzone - The Best of Francesco Paolo Tosti, male vocalist and album

David Caprelli (Italy), Life, composition/composer

David Park, Violin Meditations, instrumentalist

Elio Piedra, Pathway, jazz fusion

Florencia Iriondo, Who Am I, song

Francisco Liberia (Spain), Diciembre, orchestral

Gao Hong, Pipa Potluck-Lutes Around the World, album

Gines Martínez Vera (Spain), Hero y Leandro, symphonic music

Hando Nahkur, Waltzing Mephisto by the Danube, instrumentalist and classical music

James Wallin, Are We Alone, hip hop

Jennifer Thomas, Winter Symphony, classical crossover

Jeremy Tisser, Bat Boy, original score for short film

Jose Chafer (Spain), Spirit, classical instrumentalist (trumpet)

Joseph Spaniola, Blow, Eastern Winds, composition/composer

Josue Vergara (Spain), Sonrie, soundtrack film/television

Juan Luis Nicolau (Spain), El tio Pep se'n va a Muro, instrumentalist

Kevin Lucas, Greensleeves, instrumentalist

Kim Cameron, Falling Stars Wideboys Remix Radio Edit, dance and female vocalist

Levon Ichkhanian and Dave Pierce (Canada), Parade of Flags, world music, composition/composer and creativity/originality

Lis Addison, Crown in The Sky, chill and album

Lori Bell Quartet, Brooklyn Dreaming, album and composition

Losif Purits (United Kingdom), Paganini-List-Busoni La Campanella, solo performance accordionist

Lynn Evers, Elysian, composition/composer

Marc Beaudin (Canada), Jazz Cafe de Cuba, jazz and album

Mars Valley, Vacant, hip hop

Martha Reich, God's Eyes, protest music and emerging artist

Neal Acree, Revelation Online, game music and original score

Nicki Kris, Picture Yourself, pop and lyrics/songwriter

Nina Jo Smith, LA Man, folk and lyrics/songwriter

Nuno Dario (Portugal), Four Poems in Search of a Music Play (series of four compositions), classical avant garde/cross genre and creativity/originality

OrippuA (South Korea), Eggs Don`t Dream About Hatching Out, world music

Paige Keiner, Except for You, female vocalist and emerging artist

Paul de Métairy (France), The Symphony of a Life, composition

Peter Haeder (New Zealand), Amitabha Mantra, ambient/spiritual and male vocalist

Pianissimo!, Pianissimo!: The Chicago Debut Concert, live performance and album

Privilege Meki (Qatar), Save the World, song and lyrics/songwriter

Ryan Richko, Stranded, original soundtrack film

Shani Ormiston (Spain), I Am a Fighter, pop

Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy) and late Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki (India), Katyar Kaljat Ghusli, album

Songwriting Shane, Arts for Peace, spiritual song and emerging artist

Sophia Agranovich, Romantic Virtuoso Masterpieces, classical piano

​Stacey Fergusson and Vanaka, Love Lets Go (Butterfly Beach), lyrics/songwriter

The Record Company, Give It Back to You, band and album

Todd Oxford, Tango Magnetism, instrumentalist and album

Will Jarvis (Canada), Con Gracias, composer/composition

Windwalker Dorn, Generations, traditional and original Native American music and female vocalist

Yuichiro Oku, The Unraveling, original soundtrack film

Ziga Zupancic (New Zealand), City of Souls – Water, music video