Great American Song Contest
17th Annual GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST (2015)
These are your winners!
To learn more about these songwriters and hear their winning songs, visit the Great American Song Hall Of Fame.
For a complete list of Finalists, please scroll down this page to Finalists.
First-Place Category Winner
Adult Contemporary
"Shine"
Claudia Norris
Edmonton, AB, CanadaOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Tell Me A Story"
Qualia (Michael Hazani)
Seattle WA"Broken Hearts Still Beat"
Tracey Graham & Maureen Russell
Nashville TN"This Means War"
Mary Jennings
Nashville TN
"Sugar Moon"
Jonas Friddle
Chicago ILFirst-Place Category Winner
Singer/Songwriter
"Blessings"
Patti Shaffner
Gary INOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Build You Up"
Zarni de Wet & Jilian Linklater
Seattle WA"China Plates"
Jess Chizuk
Lake View NY
"Unstoppable"
Hailey Belle & Nikki Miller Santa
Clarita CA"Colorblind"
Miray
Oakville ONT Canada
First-Place Category Winner
Pop/Top 40
“The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"
Micky Blue, Joren Van Der Voort
Mickey Valen & Lyon Hart
(New York NY)Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Chemicals"
Andrew Como & Matthew Como
Mount Sinai NY"Comet (Light It Up)"
Chase Manhattan & Night Argent
Pasco WA"Crazy World"
Matthew Genovese
Hollywood CA"James Dean"
Ava Suppelsa
Evanston ILFirst-Place Category Winner
Folk/Americana
"I Got A Job At the Church"
Brad Cole & Mya Byrne
New York NYOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Baltimore"
Rachel Solomon
Madison TN"Humanity"
John Kelly
Worcester UK"Nothing Better Than You"
Tracy Newman
Los Angeles CA"Swingtime Lullaby"
Shane Guse & Larry Wayne Clark
Waterloo ONT Canada
First-Place Category Winner
Special Music
"Your First Lullaby"
Matt Glickstein
Lanai City HIOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Joseph's Song"
Will Boone
Pittsboro NC"Reinventing Ourselves"
Debra Gussin & Don Grady
Los Angeles CA"A Work Of Art (Tribute To A Father)"
Carlos St.Omer
Castries St. Lucia"Christmas Eve With You"
Mike Hyden
Plano TX
First-Place Category Winner
Rock/Alt
"Everything Connected"
Matt Blais
Calgary AB CanadaOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Tread Water In These Tears"
Draff (Andrew Pfaff)
Cliffton NJ"Wound Up"
Midori Longo, Tiger Yakimoto & Dave Briggs Cloverdale CA
"The Elephant In the Room"
Garth (Reed) Baker
Stoney Creek ON CANADA"Eyes Wide Open"
Gordon Burke (Josh Orange)
Sydney AUSTRALIA
First-Place Category Winner
Instrumental
"Dear Carol"
Peter Nostrand
Mason Neck VAOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
In My Neighborhood
Paseo Street Walkers (Hugh Conine, Jake Fischbach & Brian Anderson)
Oklahoma City OKToday In Paradise
Bill Wren
Fulton TX
Struttin'
Lou DeAdder
Whitby ON CANADAMermaids Maiden Voyage
Amanda Lee Falkenberg
Dubai United Arab Emirates
First-Place Category Winner
Country
"Easier"
Katia Zuccarelli & Andrew Shaver
Mississauga ON CanadaOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Indiana Moon"
Hunter Smith
Zionsville IN"Genes"
Greg Piken & David Micheal
Redondo Beach CA"His Old Brown Chair"
Denise Pharris
Tucson AZ"Sweet Sugar Sunday"
Nitanee Paris Lawson & Dr. Jean-Pierre Williams
Malibu CA
First-Place Category Winner
Christian/Gospel
"On the Breath Of God"
Len Seligman
Sarasota FLOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Call On Jesus"
MsTish!
Memphis TN"What You Make of Me"
Mike Hyden
Plano TX"He Did His Best Work On Wood"
T. Edwin Doss & Jon Carroll
Clinton MA
"I Know This"
Stephen Pecevich
Boston MAFirst-Place Category Winner
HipHop/R&B
" Orbit "
Lawrence Hamlet
Rockville MDOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"Thank God For the Blues"
Abel James
Austin TX"Love Comes In Many Colors"
Ott Lukk
Minneapolis MN"Batshit Crazy"
Nitanee Paris Lawson
Malibu CA
"Dreamers Like Me"
Oli Shaheer
Marietta GA
First-Place Category Winner
Lyric Writing
"Christmas In Glory"
Michelle Porter
Rapid City SDOutstanding Achievement In Songwriting
"All I Want For Christmas (Is A Break)"
Lisa Marks
Springfield MO"Best Actor"
Debra Gussin
Los Angeles CA"Making Guns"
Mark Stepakoff
Boston MA"War Is Holy and Sex Obscene"
Billy Walsh
Clinton MA
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NOTE: To learn more about these songwriters and hear their winning songs, visit the Great American Song Hall Of Fame. For a complete list of Finalists, see 2015 Finalists.
Untitled Document Links to Previous GASC Winners:
* 24th Annual Great American Song Contest
* 23rd Annual Great American Song Contest (2022)
* 22nd Annual Great American Song Contest (2021)
* 21st Annual Great American Song Contest (2020)
* 21st Annual Great American Song Contest (2019)
* 20th Annual Great American Song Contest (2018)
* 19th Annual Great American Song Contest (2017)
* 18th Annual Great American Song Contest (2016)
* 17th Annual Great American Song Contest (2015)
* 16th Annual Great American Song Contest (2014)
* 15th Annual Great American Song Contest (2013)
* 14th Annual Great American Song Contest (2012)
* 13th Annual Great American Song Contest (2011)
* 12th Annual Great American Song Contest (2010)
* 11th Annual Great American Song Contest (2009)
* 10th Annual Great American Song Contest (2008)
* 9th Annual Great American Song Contest (2007)
* 8th Annual Great American Song Contest (2006)
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