Nominees

ENTERTAINER

Home Free - USA

Naturally 7 - USA

Out of the Blue - England

Pentatonix - USA

Voices of Lee - USA

FEMALE VOCALIST

Genesis Archer - Jacksonville, FL

Kelley Jakle - Carmichael, CA

Kaedi Dalley - Bronx, NY

Michelle Pascual - Quezon City, Philippines

Nani Valente - São Paulo, Brazil

MALE VOCALIST

Cody Qualls - Windsor, CO

Curtis Williamson - Auburn Hills, MI

Earl Elkins, Jr. - Orlando, FL

Jordan Guyton - Cleveland, TN

Ryan Driver - Englewood, CO

CHOIR

Baylor A Cappella Choir - Waco, TX

Men of Independence - Independence, OH

Northside Mass A Cappella Chorus - Jacksonville, FL

Stellenbosch University Choir - Stellenbosch, South Africa

The Blenders Chorus - Queesland, Australia

COLLEGIATE GROUP

AcaBelles, Florida State University - Tallahassee, FL

The Nor'easters, Northeastern University - Boston, MA

The N'Harmonics, New York University - New York, NY

The Treblemakers, Boston University - Boston, MA

Upper Structure, Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA

HIGH SCHOOL GROUP

Conway High School A Cappella Choir - Conway, SC

Critical Mass, Orem High School - Orem, UT

Forte, Centerville High School - Centerville, OH

Limited Edition, Port Washington High School - Port Washington, WI

WitchPitch?, Salem High School - Salem, MA

BEATBOXER / VOCAL PERCUSSIONIST

Ben Morris - London, England

Johnny Codling - Sydney, Australia

Kadison Beaver - Rome, GA

Mark Megibow - Topeka, KS

Patrick Oliver - Berlin, Germany

BASS (new)

Christoff Hiller - Berlin, Germany

Daniel Barke - Leipzig, Germany

George Smith Jr. - Springfield, IL

Joshua Hammersley Jr. - London, England

Peder Tennek - Skåne, Sweden

OCTET of the Year

Genesis and LIVE - Jacksonville, FL

The Eight Tracks - Somerville, MA

The Octaves - Richmond, VA

The Vocal Octet - Israel

UC Men's Octet - Berkeley, CA

SEXTET

Accent - Los Angeles, CA

Rajaton - Helsinki, Finland

The King's Singers - London, England

Stiletta - New York, NY

VSING - Hong Kong

QUINTET

Committed - Huntsville, AL

Face Vocal Band - Boulder, CO

Highline Vocal Jazz - Brooklyn, NY

ONAIR - Berlin, Germany

VOXID - Leipzig, Germany

QUARTET

7th Ave - South Saint Paul, MN

Blue Jupiter - New York, NY

Crossroads Quartet - St Louis, MO

MAYBEBOP - Berlin, Germany

Vintage Mix - Milwaukee, WI

BARBERSHOP GROUP

A Cappella Syndicate - Phoenix, AZ

Ball in the House - Boston, MA

GQ - Baltimore, MD

The Newfangled Four - Long Beach, CA

Voctave - Orlando, FL

POP GROUP

5280 A Cappella - Denver, CO

Citizen Queen - Los Angeles, CA

Faux Paz - College Park, MD

Unduzo - Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

VoicePlay - Winter Park, FL

RELIGIOUS GROUP

BYU Noteworthy - Provo, UT

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - Brooklyn, NY

Committed - Huntsville, AL

Six13 - New York, NY

Undivided - Miami, FL

TRADITIONAL GROUP

Genesis and LIVE - Jacksonville, FL

Oy Cappella - Syracuse, NY

The King's Singers - London, England

The Whiffenpoofs - New Haven, CT

TUBBS A Cappella - Bristol, UK

RADIO / PODCAST

Counterpoint - Los Angeles, CA

For the Love of A Cappella - Huntsville, AL

Head/Voice - Boston, MA

Talkappella - Denver, CO

The A Cappella Blog - Rochester, NY

COMPOSER 

Chris Rupp - South Saint Paul, MN

Danny Murray - Cleveland, TN

Paul Mays - Roanoke, VA

Peter Hollens - Eugene, OR

Tim Foust - Nashville, TN

VIDEO

How Are You, VSing (吾聲) - Hong Kong

Reckless Love, Voices of Lee - USA

Writing’s on the Wall / Sky Fall, GANZ A Cappella - Germany

Vinho de Ponta / Ponta de Areia, Sambaranda - Brazil

You Raise Me Up, BYU Vocal Point - USA

ALBUM (new)

Beyond the Archetype, Gestalt - Gainesville, FL

Bloom, Out of the Blue - Oxford, England

Evolve, 5280 A Cappella - Denver, CO

Full Rally, Beelzebubs - Medford, MA

Shades of Light, VOXID - Leipzig, Germany

ENTERTAINER

Acapellago - Philippines

Home Free - USA

Out of the Blue - UK

Pentatonix - USA 

The Real Group - Sweden

FEMALE VOCALIST

Brittany Russell - Gainesville, FL

Eileen O'Hara - Boston, MA

Hillary Yuen - Hong Kong

India Carney - Los Angeles, CA

Ritu Sreenivasan - Los Angeles, CA

MALE VOCALIST

Anthony Rodriguez - Boston, MA

Earl Washington - Harlem, NY

Jeff Washburn - New York, NY

Joe Schlangen - Dayton, OH

Sam Harris - London, UK

CHOIR

A Cappella Choir - Cairo, Egypt

Baylor A Cappella Choir - Waco, TX

Cappella Romana - London, UK

The Czestochowa Philharmonic Choir - Częstochowa, Poland

Samford A Cappella Choir - Birmingham, AL

COLLEGIATE GROUP

Gestalt, University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

Madrigal Singers, Northwest Florida State College - Niceville, FL

Northwestern Undertones, Northwestern University - Evanston, IL

The Buffalo Chips, The State University of New York

Voices of Lee, Lee University - Cleveland, TN

HIGH SCHOOL GROUP

Cloud Nine, Princeton High School - Princeton, NJ

Conway High School A Cappella Choir - Conway, SC

Critical Mass, Orem High School - Orem, UT

Forte, Centerville High School - Centerville, OH

Vocal Rush, Oakland School for the Arts - Oakland, CA

BEATBOXER / VOCAL PERCUSSIONIST

Cory Hecht - Plainview, NY

Kike Jimenez - Mexico City, MX

Niko Del Rey - Riverside, CA

Paige Zilba - Perrysburg, OH

Patrick Hirst - London, UK

OCTET of the Year

The Eight Tracks - Somerville, MA

The Octaves - Richmond, VA

The Vocal Octet - Israel

UC Men's Octet - Berkeley, CA

SEXTET

Accent - Los Angeles, CA

GANZ A Cappella - Brisbane, Australia

Six Appeal Vocal Band - Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN

Vocal Six - Skåne, Sweden

Vybration - Los Angeles, CA

QUINTET

Carmel A Cappella - Haifa, Israel

Backtrack - New York City, NY

Ball in the House - Boston, MA

Vadé - London, UK

Vox One - Boston, MA

QUARTET

Blue Jupiter - New York, NY

Choice - Jersey City, NJ

Crossroads Quartet - St Louis, MO

Rendition Quartet - Lubbock, TX

Vintage Mix - Milwaukee, WI

BARBERSHOP GROUP 

A Cappella Syndicate - Phoenix, AZ

Ball in the House - Boston, MA

Green Envy - New Orleans, LA

GQ - Baltimore, MD

Palmetto Vocal Project - Charleston, SC

POP GROUP

5280 A Cappella - Denver, CO

Metro Vocal Group - Hong Kong

OneVoice - Memphis, TN

RANGE A Cappella - New York, NY

Tonal Ecstasy A Cappella - Montreal, QC

RELIGIOUS GROUP

Noteworthy - Provo, UT

Straight Company - Louisville, KY

Tizmoret - Queens, NY

Vocal Union - Paris, TN

Voices of Lee - Cleveland, TN

TRADITIONAL GROUP

Fairfield Four - Nashville, TN

Harmony Express Men's A Cappella Chorus - Germantown, MD

Midwest Vocal Express - Greendale, WI

Oy Cappella - Syracuse, NY

TUBBS A Cappella - Bristol, UK

RADIO/PODCAST SHOW

Head/Voice - Boston, MA

Recording A Cappella - Franklin, TN

Talkappella - Denver, CO

VIDEO

Shape of You - Mike Tompkins

What a Wonderful Name - Voices of Lee

Ve'ahavta - Ari Goldwag