Best First Release:
I Am Alpha And Omega, The Roar And The Whisper (Screamo/Rock)
Runners-Up:
Sky Sailing, An Airplane Carried Me To Bed (Light Folk Rock)
Close Your Eyes, We Will Overcome (Rock/Punk/Hardcore)
Submission Red, Vision Tour (Hard Rock)
Abel, Lesser Men (Slightly indie Rock)
Shonlock, Where Never Begins (Hip-Hop (Rap)/Urban/Rock)
Honorable Mentions:
Shapes Stars Make, These Mountains Are Safe (Slightly Experimental Atmospheric Rock)
Satellites & Sirens, Satellites & Sirens (Pop/Rock / Rock with some Electronic elements)
Paper Tongues, Paper Tongues (Slightly Experimental Rock)
The Letter Black, Hanging On By A Thread (Hard Rock)
Sixteen Cities, Sixteen Cities (Pop/Rock)
Best Second Release:
Children 18:3, Rain’s ‘A Comin’ (Punk Rock/Rock)
Runners-Up:
Gungor, Beautiful Things (Slightly Light Rock)
Silverline, Voices In The Night (Rock)
Honorable Mention:
Ivoryline, Vessels (Slightly Experimental Melodic Rock)
Best Third Release:
NONE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.
Honorable Mentions:
Article One, Clarity (Violin-Featured Rock)
Reilly, Around The World (Slightly Light Violin-Featured Rock)
Best Fourth Release:
tobyMac, Tonight (Rock with a little Hip-Hop (Rap) flavor)
Runners-Up:
House Of Heroes, Suburba (Rock)
Lecrae, Rehab (Hip-Hop (Rap))
DJ Andy Hunter, Collide EP (Electronic– DJ)
Honorable Mention:
Sarah Kelly, Midnight Sun (Slightly Light Rock)
Best Fifth Release:
Haste The Day, Attack Of The Wolf King (Metal/Screamo)
Best Sixth Release:
NONE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.
Notable 7th-Or-Higher Release:
Disciple, Horseshoes & Handgrenades (Hard Rock)
Best Live Show:
Family Force 5 (TIE)
Skillet (TIE)
Best Festival:
NONE CHOSEN THIS YEAR.