JUDGES

Aimee Mann

Conor Oberst
Bright Eyes

Sanctus Real

Rodney Atkins

Robert Smith
The Cure

Jill Scott

Chris Culos
O.A.R.

ARTY

Mark Chesnutt

Janiva Magness

The Devil Makes Three

Masa Takumi

Haliene

Ruthie Foster

Mario Bautista

Guy Davis

MATTN

I Am They

Kaliii

Webbie

Lucy Kalantari

Chaerin Kim

Russ Landau

JJ Italiano
Head of Global Music Curation & Discovery, Spotify

Anthony DeCurtis
Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone

Paul de Barros
Pop Music Editor/Jazz Writer, Seattle Times

John Williamson
CEO, Songfinch

Jason Lipshutz
Music Editor, Billboard Magazine

Michael J. West
Reviews Editor, DownBeat

Damon Stewart
CEO, IGA Talent Mgmt. & Consulting)

Nikita Konkin
Talent Manager

Cy White
Music Journalist

John Grantz
Owner/Buyer/Promoter, Media Events Inc.

James Whitting
Partner, Paradigm Talent Agency

Tony Gervino
Executive VP, Editor-in-Chief, Tidal

Roy Hamilton III
Management Team, The Singer's Company

Rusty Roberts
Senior Account Manager, Play MPE

Chris Vognar
TV/Pop Culture Critic, The Boston Globe

Paul Riario
Tech Editor, Guitar World Magazine

Carys Anderson
Staff Writer, The Austin Chronicle

Melissa Pazornik
Artist Marketing Mgr, Amazon Music

Christopher Caruso
Contributor, DJ Life Magazine

Brinson Strickland
President, Collective Artist Management

Claire Green
President, Parents' Choice Foundation

Leah Kahan
Sr. Director Music & Talent, Creative License

Kevin McNeese
President, NewReleaseToday

Art Tipaldi
Editor, Blues Music Magazine

John DiBiase
President, Jesus Freak Hideout

David Silbaugh
Talent Buyer, Summerfest

Angel Romero
Founder / Sr. Editor, World Music Central

Brandon Chitwood
Founder/Writer, The EDM Scholar

James Kempner
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, JMK Connections

Jennifer Taunton
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Music Supervisor, Level Two Music

Debra Delshad
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Executive, Creative Music Strategy & Licensing

Mark Garfield
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Co-Director, Pop-Up Music UK Ltd.

Past judges include: Aaron Shust, Adam Weitz (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Senior Director, Film/Trailers/Sampling, AMP Music ), Alison Bonaguro (Freelance Country Music Journalist), Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Angela Stefano ( Writer/Editor, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Angela Yee (Co-host, The Breakfast Club), Anna Kolander (Manager, Activist Artists Management), Anthony Hamilton, Barbara Rose (Artist Manager, Primary Wave / Barbara Rose Entertainment ), Bassekou Kouyate, Bibi Marín (Reik), Black Francis (Pixies), Bob Clearmountain (Producer/Engineer/Mixer), Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Boney James, Bow Wow, Brandon Chase, Brett Milano (Music Critic, Boston Herald), Buika, Caine O'Rear (Editor-In-Chief, American Songwriter), Carl Loben (Editor-In-Chief, DJ Mag), Carter Burwell, Cedric Gervais, Chad Jensen (Artist Manager, Jensen Artist Management), Charli XCX, Chris Daughtry (Daughtry), Chris Sampson (EVP, Programming Superfly Presents (Bonnaroo, Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival)), Chris Vognar (Pop Culture Critic, Boston Globe), Christopher Lennertz, Christopher Scapelliti (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar Player), Colt Ford, Craig Campbell, Cyrus Kyle Langhorne (Founder, AttackTheCulture.com), Dame Evelyn Glennie, Damian Fanelli (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar World), Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), Darryl Worley, Daryl Berg (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Vice President, Music Strategies and Licensing Hallmark (Crown Media)), Dave Haywood (Lady A), David Benoit, David Crowder, David Sikorski (Senior Editor, EARMILK Media INC.), Delbert McClinton, Derek Brown (The Flaming Lips), Dustin Lolli, Dustin Lynch, Dylan Berry (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, SmashHaus), Emmanuel Legrand (Editor, Creative Industries Newsletter), Enrique Santos (Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino), Eric Bibb, Eric Rushing (Senior Talent Buyer, Live Nation), Evan Stein (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, Experience Music Group), Excision, Francisca Valenzuela, Fred Hersch, Gastón Leone (Talent Buyer, Goldenvoice), Gayle Carter (Editor-In-Chief, This Is R&B), Georgette Cline (Editorial Site Director, XXL Magazine), Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Hardeep Phull (Music Editor, NY Post), Harty Wiedemann, Hayes Carll, Hilary Saunders (Managing Editor, No Depression), Hillsong Worship, Jack Ingram, Jamie Jones, Jason Gray, Jay Allen, JD McPherson, Jeanette Kats (Editor-In-Chief, Noiseporn), Jed Gottlieb (Music & Theater Writer, Boston Herald ), Jeff Zuchowski (Vice President, Artist Marketing & Industry Relations, Pandora), John Cameron (Editor-In-Chief, Selector), Jonny Rays, Joseph Patterson (Senior Editor, Complex), Josh Baldwin, Josh Jackson (Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Paste Magazine), Justin Shinn, Kany García, Karen Wacker, Katrina Sirdofsky (Founder / CEO, Cutcraft Music Group), Kelly Price, Kenny Barron, Kool & The Gang, Kristyn Ciani (Talent Buyer, C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Shaky Knees)), KT Tunstall, Kyle Anderson (Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly), LeAnn Rimes, Leticia Ramirez (Senior Latin Curator Programmer, Pandora), Linda Perry, Lionel Loueke, LoCash, LODATO, Lucero, Lydia Loveless, Lyndsey Parker (Managing Editor, Yahoo Music), Mac Randall (Editor, JazzTimes), Mariza, Matt Hein, Matt Maher (Artist Manager, ROAR Management), Maura Johnston (Music Critic, The Boston Globe), Melanie Fiona, MercyMe, Michael Molenda (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar Player), Mike Locke (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Co-Founder, Silver Side Productions), Mike McClellan, Mike Torres (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – A&R, Position Music), Miles Kane, Miriam Di Nunzio (Arts Editor/Entertainment, Chicago Sun-Times ), MNEK, Monkey Avery, Montgomery Gentry, Morgan Wade, Nicholas Petricca (Walk The Moon), Nick Hartley (Artist Manager, The Fitzgerald-Hartley Company), Nigel Farmer (Editor-In-Chief, Jazz In Europe), NLE Choppa, Ole Obermann (Music @ TikTok), Oumou Sangaré, Paolo Nutini, Paula Arenas, Phantogram, Rachel Levy (SVP, Film Music at Universal Pictures), Rachel Rascoe (Music Editor, Austin Chronicle), Raoul Hernandez (Music Editor, Austin Chronicle), Rapsody, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Rhett Walker, Robert Navarro (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Creative Director, Custom Music and Indie Artist A&R, Amp Music), Rosanne Cash, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, Sammy Hagar, Sarah Jones (Editor, Electronic Musician Magazine), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Alicen Schneider (Senior Vice President, Music Creative, NBC Entertainment ), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Connie Farr (Music Supervisor / Creative Director, ThinkSync Music), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Jessica Cole (Founder / President, Lyric House), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Samantha Carew (Music Creative, Sky TV), SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Velma Barkwell (Music Supervisor, East End Music Productions), Screen Shot Judge – Joseph Gonzalez (Partner/VP, Head of Creative, Cutcraft Music Group), Sheryl Louis (CSM Management), Showtek, Simón Mejía (Bomba Estéreo ), Sinead O'Connor, SleazyWorld Go, Suzanne Cadgene (Publisher, Elmore Magazine), Tagney Morgan, Taj Mahal, Tenth Avenue North, The Killers, The Kooks, The Secret Sisters, The Struts, The Turnpike Troubadours, Tinariwen, Todd Glassman (President, Collateral Damage Promotion & Marketing), Tom Lanham (Music Critic, The San Francisco Examiner), Toots Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Tyler Williams (The Head And The Heart), Vertical Worship, Victor Wainwright, Ying Yang Twins, Zach Long (Associate Editor, Time Out Chicago), Zbigniew Preisner, and more!