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Favorite Pop/Rock Group:
- Nota
- Overboard
- Rockapella
- Sonos
- Straight No Chaser
- The House Jacks
Favorite Jazz Group:
- Cadence
- Groove for Thought
- m-pact
- Swingle Singers
- Take 6
- The Real Group
Favorite Classical Group
- Chanticleer
- Ensemble Amarcord
- King’s Singers
- Lumen Valo
- Swingle Singers
Favorite Doo-Wop Group
- Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town
- North Shore A Cappella
- The Alley Cats
- The Persuasions
Favorite R&B or Hip-Hop Group
- Committed
- Duwende
- Mosaic
- Naturally 7
- Nota
- Rhythm & Blue (Duke)
Favorite Barbershop Chorus
- Sound of the Rockies
- St. Louis Harmony Chorus
- The Masters of Harmony
- The Northwest Vocal Project
- Westminster Chorus
Favorite Barbershop Quartet
- ‘Round Midnight
- Maxx Factor
- OC Times
- Realtime
- Vocal Spectrum
Favorite Religious Group
- Committed
- Eclipse
- Rescue
- Six13
- Take 6
Favorite Folk/World Group
- Apes & Babes
- Club for Five
- Fork
- Pust
- Rajaton
- Roney Giah & Persptom Banda Vocal
- Zulal
Favorite Comedy Group
- Dakaboom
- Fleet Street Singers (Stanford University)
- MooseButter
- Plumbers of Rome
- The Bobs
Favorite Contemporary A Cappella League Group
- Clearly Vocal
- DeltaCappella
- Euphonism
- Red States
- Treble
Favorite Male Collegiate Group
- Bare Naked Statues (St. Louis University)
- Beelzebubs (Tufts)
- Duke’s Men (Yale)
- On the Rocks (U of Oregon)
- Pitchforks (Duke)
Favorite Female Collegiate Group
- Divisi (U Oregon)
- Loreleis (UNC)
- Noteworthy (BYU)
- Out of the Blue (Duke)
- Sapphires (UNC-G)
- Sil’hooettes (UVA)
Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group
- N’Harmonics (NYU)
- New Dominions (UVA)
- PitchSlapped! (Berkelee)
- Rhythm & Blue (Duke)
- SoCal VoCals (USC)
- Voices in Your Head (U of Chicago)
Favorite High School Group
- ‘Til Dawn
- Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont HS)
- Jewel Tones (Marblehead High School)
- Luminescence (Marblehead High School)
- Town Criers (Weston High School)
- XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
Favorite Professional Album
- Co'as Goela e Tudo – Roney Giah & Perseptom Banda Vocal
- December Songs – Sonos
- Level – House Jacks
- Nota – Nota
- Tokyo Robots – Scott Leonard
Favorite Collegiate Album
- A Fifth – On the Rocks (U of Oregon)
- Balls to the Wall – N’Harmonics (NYU)
- Breakdown – Ithacappella (Ithaca College)
- House on Fire – Rhythm & Blue (Duke)
- Tip your Barista – New Dominions (UVA)
Favorite High School Album
- Come Alive – Town Criers (Weston High School)
- Debate Club – Jewel Tones (Marblehead High School)
- Electrify – Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High School)
- High Tide – The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake Center for the Arts)
- The Acapelican EP – XIV Hours (Durham Academy)
Favorite Male Vocalist
- Nate Tao
- Nicholas Girard of Overboard
- Peter Hollens
- Peter Park
- Roopak Ahuja of The House Jacks
- Scott Leonard of Rockapella
Favorite Female Vocalist
- Amber Sembly
- Espeth Michaels of (UChicago Voices in Your Head)
- Jessica Freedman of Sonos
- Joanna Jones of the Backbeats
Favorite Vocal Percussionist
- Ben McLain of Sonos
- Brian Watts
- Jake Moulton of the House Jacks
- Jeff Smith of m-pact
- Scott Cobban of Overboard
Favorite Songwriter
- Austin Willacy of the House Jacks
- Ben McClain of Sonos
- Mister Tim
- Niels Norgaard of Basix
- Scott Leonard of Rockapella
Favorite Arranger
- Christopher Given Harrison of Sonos
- Ed Boyer
- Nicholas Girard of Overboard
- Randi Stanley
- Tom Anderson
Favorite A Cappella Producer
- Bill Hare from Bill Hare Productions
- Carl Taylor from Liquid 5th
- Dave Sperandio from Diovoce
- Ed Boyer from Ed Boyer A Cappella
- Freddie Feldman from Vocomotion
- Nicholas Girard from Overboard Productions
Favorite A Cappella Event
- Harmony Sweepstakes
- ICCA Finals in NYC
- SingStrong
- SoJam
- The Sing-Off
Favorite European A Cappella Group
- Basix (Denmark)
- Fork (Finland)
- The Real Group (Sweden)
- The Swingle Singers (UK)
- Vocal Line (Denmark)
Favorite Asian A Cappella Group
- MayTree
- MICappella (Singapore)
- NANU
- Origa
- RedSoul (Korea)
Favorite Central/South American A Cappella Group
- BR6 (Brazil)
- Nota (Puerto Rico)
- Roney Giah & Perseptom Banda Vocal (Brazil)
- Vocal Sampling (Cuba)
- Voz En Punto (Mexico)
Favorite Oceanic A Cappella Group
- Akasa
- Coco's Lunch
- Idea of North
- Suade
- The Daughters of Tritan
Favorite African A Cappella Group
- Afresh
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Navi Redd
- The Jambotinas
- Vm6
Favorite Competition Set
- ‘Round Midnight’s Billy Joel set in Philadelphia (Barbershop)
- All Night Yahtzee at SoJam 2010
- PitchSlapped at ICCA Finals 2010
- Rhythm & Blue at SoJam 2010
- Town Criers ICHSA Finals 2010
Favorite Solo Act
- Bobby McFerrin
- Fii
- Jake Moulton
- Mike Tompkins
- Mister Tim
- Peter Hollens
- Scott Leonard
Favorite A Cappella Podcast or Radio Show
- Acapodcast
- Emerson College's 'All A Cappella' show on WERS 88.9
- Mouth Off!
Favorite Gender-bender solo/song
- Alex Green for Toxic (Overboard)
- Battlefield by Columbia Nonsequitur (from Pass Us By)
- Beautiful Child, Sil'hooettes (UVA)
- Jonah Seitz, Nick Firth, Josh Heying for Bad Romance (On The Rocks)
- Peter Hollens for What's My Name/Only Girl
Favorite Mash-Up
- 25 or 6 to 4 / Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Overboard
- Apologize/All I Ever Wanted - Town Criers
- Save Kryptonite- St. Louis U. Bare Naked Statues
- Who Loves You/Who's Loving You - Duke's Men of Yale
- Wonderwall - Sonos
Favorite Album Art
- Breakdown! by Ithacappella (Ithaca College)
- Co'as Goela e Tudo by Roney Giah & Perseptom Banda Vocal
- House on Fire by Duke Rhythm & Blue
- Level by The House Jacks
- No Safety Nets by RIT Eight Beat Measure
- Sing 7: Lucky by CASA
Favorite A Cappella Fan
- Jen Taranto
- Joan Shafer Hare
- Joey "JJoey" Homza
- Kim Clark
- Sloan Kennedy
Favorite A Cappella Song That Doesn't Sound A Cappella
- Hard Time -- Rockapella
- Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter - Overboard
- Home - Sonos
- I Gotta Feeling - Nota
- You Were Everything - The House Jacks
Favorite A Cappella Blog
- 5th Judge (www.5thjudge.com)
- acalosophy
- Rob Dietz for CASA
- The A Cappella Blog
- Vocal Blog
- youbarbershop.com
Favorite Lady Gaga Cover
- Bad Romance by On the Rocks (UO)
- Just Dance – Red States
- Medley – The Backbeats (on The Sing Off)
- Telephone by Shapez (From Soup 2 Nuts 2010)
- Telephone by Sil'hooettes (UVA)
Favorite Medley
- Elton John Medley - On The Rocks
- Great American Songs Medley – Swingle Singers
- Kanye Medley - UMass Dynamics
- Tefillin - Six13
- TV Theme Song Medley - m-pact
Favorite Breakout or Newcomer Group
- Committed
- RIT's Eight Beat Measure
- Street Corner Symphony
- The Backbeats
- The Boxettes
Favorite Rapper/Rap Performance
- Alex Horwitch on All the Above (UOregon On the Rocks)
- Alfredo Austin on Baby (Overboard)
- Brian Watts on Love the Way You Lie (Duke Rhythm & Blue)
- Mitchell Johnson on Low Remix (Bare Naked Statues)
- Nolan Neu on All the Above (Town Criers, 2010 ICHSA Finals)
Favorite Original A Cappella Song
- Boomerang – Voices in Your Head (U of Chicago)
- Butterfly - Rajaton
- Con mi Nota en Do – Nota
- Lighthouse – On the Rocks (U of Oregon)
- Red Dress – The House Jacks
Favorite Group from Sing-Off Season 2
- Committed
- Groove for Thought
- On the Rocks
- Street Corner Symphony
- The Backbeats
Favorite Sing-Off performance (song-specific)
- Creep by Street Corner Symphony
- Kyrie by On The Rocks
- Landslide by the Backbeats
- Let’s Stay Together by Committed
- Use Somebody (group number)
Favorite Live Performance Moment
- Alone by Duke Rhythm & Blue at SoJam
- Ben McLain of Sonos at SoJam starting the set with the wrong mic
- Help! By Overboard at the Las Vegas Summit
- Nothing Else Matters by Basix at SoJam
- Sonos’ set at SoJam
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