ISSA - Independent Singer-Songwriter Contest

Here are the nominees for each category from Session I and Session II.
From this list of artists will be selected the 2008 ISSA Song Contest winners.

Category	Session I Nominees	Session II Nominees
Singer-Songwriter of the Year	DW Borro - Shared My Name Nataliya Medvedovskaya - Actors Aryn Calhoun - Embrace Boomba Petutsi - Sirenz Coco Love Alcorn - Revolution Dry September - Back to Birmingham Amobi - Like A River Femke - Next To Nothing	Sal Belliose - Nothing But Love Monika Thomas - Bitter sweet Chap Bernet - Grace Sean Murphy - Same Damn Thing Pat Predd - Push David Carroll - Now Stephanie K - Caught Justin Taylor - Cheesey Little Love Song Bruce Conlon - Two Worlds Colliding
Single of the Year	Mimic Maleh-D - Are you Ready To Love Paige Williams - Welcome to my Life Woodrush - Road Trippin	The Pinder Brothers - Dear Diane Matthew Chase - Feel You Near Heavy Cycle - Wake Up Aimee Norwich - Beauty Decay Venture - Bitter Tim Mahoney - Theme Song
Best New Artist	Natalie Poss - Valentine Aryn Calhoun - Embrace Boomba Petutsi - Sirenz Stars Go Dim - Come Around Shelly Quarmby - Love’s not all there is to it Francesca de Valence - My Somebody to Love	Adam Swink - Seasonal Delivery Adam Swink - Save Me Miranda Dickinson - Man behind the Smile Winter Springs - Not Backing Down Paden West - Haze The Savannah Leigh Band -Polygraph Ali Milner - Crystal Clear
Jazz	# 39 Stefan K - Afternoon Song Tina Lear - Classified Ad Violette - Love at First Night Felicia Carter - Hurricane	Belinda Underwood - Odd MeterBlues Belinda Underwood - Midnight Snatcher Alyse Black - Stood and Stand For Victoria Fuller - Barcelona Nights
Folk	Steve Dafoe - The Last Great Cowboy David Myles - When It comes my turn Stephen J. Gordin - Till tomorrow Boston Blackthorne - Big Old City Jane Gillman - Collieston	Sharkey - Fine Lines Jen Foster - Talk Me Home Simon Neighbour - Keep on Going Skip Friel - Two Step Too Austin Willacy - Waiting for Someone Else Andy Hill & Renee Safier & Hard Rain - Kids These Days Matt Hatfield - Hoping to be Around You Sean Fournier - Falling For You Dave Applegate - This is Not a Song About You
Instrumental	Steve Phillip - It's My Soul James Ripp - Sunrise to a New Day The Jedis - Johnny 2X Arek Religa - Island of My Dreams Mark Van Overmiere - Yabba Eco-R1 - Toque do Anjo	Martie Enchito - Checks in the Mail Andreas - Heart Full of Love
Pop	Mary Jennings - Falling Higher Vincent - The Love Matthew Genovese - Hold On Marcy Priest - Runaway Train	Darryl Duncan - Going After It - I'm Gonna Be A Star Darryl Duncan - Dreams Do Come True Matthew Chase - All You Gave Casey Desmond - Chilly Allston Kitty and the Can Opener - Roll On Yesterday Mindsong - Gold Stephanie K - Story of a Broken Heart Kellie Nicole - Set Your Soul Free
Christian Contemporary	TJ Zovar - Cast your Nets Stephanie Pauline - Anything to Be With You Jon Niven - Wonderful, Glorious, Beautiful Robyn and Diane - Prisoner of Hope	Nancy Chancey - Send Me an Angel Stephen Springfield - Do your Will Gail Nicholson - Balulalow Lizzy McAvoy - Not Alone Generation Letter - Jesus My Glory
Green	Vince Constantino for Ideascape Music – After the Beauty Is Gone Coco Love Alcorn - Revolution The Consumer Goods - And the Final Words Are	Robert J - Island Joe Di Fabbio - We've Got The Power Ten Cats Laughing - Natural Scientific The Shouting Ground - Hey Busrider Belinda Underwood - Polar Blue
Country	Tina Pettaras - Two Hearts Beat Better Than One Randy Heavin - Stuck between a Rock and No Place Kort McCumber - Middle Child Laura Michelle & Donna Marie - Picture Inside the Frame The Lost Cartographers - Killing Time in Nashville	Winifred Adams - You are My Rose Bob Wells - Why Don't You Love Me Tom Henry - The Shut Up Song
R&B	Sahara C – No Tomorrow Tina Pettaras - First Night Together The Iambic Dream Project - Insomniacs Dream	Andre Kerek -Come Sundown D Page - Good Thing Capacity Entertainment - Queen of Hearts
Adult Contemporary	Adrian Hall - Hear Her Thoughts Jagger Cook - Real time Francesca de Valence - Breathe Stars Go Dim - Come Around	Martie Enchito – She Takes Me Away Jaydean - Wishing Well Shelly Quarmby - Love is Not All There Is Mish - In Love with Love Alyse Black - Wouldn't it be Nice Christopher Ames - Linger
Rock	Eric Weinberg - Virginia Chrissy Coughlin - Back to you	Woody Moran - Tu Toned Stranger Jen Foster - Closer to Nowhere Mog - Bright White Teeth LiTaL - Different World Stonethrown - Cryin Shame Rafael Cury and the Booze Bros. - One for the Summer
Lyrics	The Iambic Dream Project – Angelina	Matthew Chase - Believe Etcetera - Days Alette - Her Suitcase Risa Kaparo - Dogs
Dance/ Electronica	EcoR1 - Suspension	Taxi Doll - Be With You Discotouch - Got to Know
Fan Favorite	Rebel Star - Best Father	Crisptones - These Old Photographs Adam Swink - Seasonal Delivery Miranda Dickenson - Man Behind the Smile Sal Belliose – I Don't Wanna Change My Life Monika Thomas – Bitter Sweet Andre Kerek - Come Sundown Darryl Duncan - Everything I Need Blue Rabbit – Getting Away Stephanie K - Caught Capacity Entertainment - Queen of Hearts The Spectacular - Why Cant You Lead Pipe Cinch - Engraved Brad Bacon - Fly like Birds Lizzy Mc Avoy - Not Alone Generation Letter - Jesus My Glory Makana - Nectarine Steve Capozolla - Gravestones The Spectaculars - Why Can't You