2021 ISSA Awards Winners

Wow! What a year! Congratulations to ALL of our nominees, Finalists and Winners for this year!

Thank you to our past Gold Winners, who are presenting and judging, for they hold the integrity of their crystal

USA Winners


US Entertainer Of The Year

Gold – Jennifer Mlott

Silver – Rhonda Funk

Bronze – Amanda McCarthy


US Female Vocalist Of The Year

Gold – Chesney Claire

Silver – Hailey Verhaalen

Bronze – Angela Easley


US Male Vocalist Of The Year

Gold – Jason Lee Cook

Silver – Hunter Lott

Bronze – Sami Chohfi


US Female Rising Star

Emily Nicole Little


US Male Rising Star

Austin Hopkins


US Young Adult Artist Of The Year

Gold – Jackson Snelling

Silver – Breanna Faith

Bronze – Autumn Helene


US Band Of The Year

Gold – The Chris Jones Band

Silver – Cheering Tokyo

Bronze – VEER


US Album Of The Year

Gold – Jason Ray Welsh – “Write The Wrongs”

Silver – Donny Hammonds – “Room 258”

Bronze – Brandon Bing – “Dyin Breed”


US Female Single Of The Year

Gold – Kassidy Lynne – ” A Long Time”

Silver – Delise Lanum – “Perfectly Flawed”

Bronze – Laura Lee – “Air”


US Male Single Of The Year

Gold – Juke Johnson – “Running From The Rain”

Silver -Paul Gargiulo – “Long Road To San Antone”

Bronze – Brian Hedges – “She’s Home”


US Radio Station Of The Year

Gold – CBJ Radio

Silver – Florida Country Radio

Bronze – Unique Beatz Radio


US Band Single Of The Year

Gold – Love Battalion – “Medium Fish”

Silver – Charu Suri & Friends – “Bluesy”

Bronze – Hillside Ryders – I’m From The South”


US Female Songwriter Of The Year

Gold – Clare Cunningham

Silver – Tammy Renee

Bronze – Amie Scheitel


US Male Songwriter Of The Year

Gold – Tony Olson

Silver – Rylee Nicholson

Bronze – Gary Pratt


US Music Video Of The Year


Gold – Aubrey Wollett – “Beach Vibes”

Silver – The Enemy Line – “Numb”

Bronze – Radio Drive – “Run”


US Female Emerging Artist Of The Year

Gold – Scarlet Jei Saoirse

Silver – Dusty Leigh

Bronze – Michelle Storm


US Male Emerging Artist Of The Year

Gold – Trenton Chandler

Silver – Walter Finley

Bronze – Stan Matthews


US Sound Engineer Of The Year

John Pineiro


US Promoter Of The Year

Michael Stover


US Representative Of The Year

Robert Brim


US Photographer Of The Year

Willow Stone


INTERNATIONAL WINNERS

Representative of the Year – Chad Jackson


Sound Engineer of the Year – Jurghen Joherl


Radio Station of the Year

Bronze – Steve Connor – Blues And Roots Radio

Silver – Al Yardy – KB Radio

Gold – Kevin Mann – UK Independent Radio


Male Emerging Artist Of The Year

Bronze – Tom Tikka

Silver – Dylan Goff

Gold – Marco Nodari


Female Emerging Artist Of The Year

Bronze – Briana Dinsdale

Silver – Amanda O’Grady

Gold – Nina Flaaseth


Music Video Of The Year

Bronze – Rob Steiner – “Blues In The Night”

Silver – Frank Rendfordt – “The Man Who Never Was”

Gold – Steve Newsome – “Cold Beer Communion”


Male Songwriter Of The Year

Bronze – Aira Winterland

Silver –  Darren Parry

Gold – Samuel Alexander Barbour


Female Songwriter Of The Year

Bronze – Kelsey Bovey

Silver –  Biddy Ronelle

Gold –  Elizmi Haze


Band Single Of The Year

Bronze – Souly Us – “Everything Has Changed”

Silver – Riley’s Cove – “Without”

Gold – Polly Gone – “Broken Heart”


Male Single Of The Year –

Bronze – Rick Snider – “Raging Seas”

Silver – Ed Roman – “Tomorrow Is Today”

Gold – MJ Smallman – Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain


Female Single Of The Year

Bronze- Peggie Nora – “Now and Then”

Silver –  Nina Flaaseth – “Where Did It Go?”

Gold – Heerraa Ravindran – “Feel Alive”


Album Of The Year

Bronze- Linsday Waddington – “Roadworm”

Silver –  Chris Andres – “Scars”

Gold –  The Delerium Trees – “Underneath This Sun”


Band of the Year

Bronze –  Solve The Nodus

Silver –  One In The Chamber

Gold –  Salsaone


Male Rising Star

Dimitris Nezis


Female Rising Star

Madison Mueller


Male Vocalist Of The Year

Bronze – Cory M. Coons

Silver –  Alex Bird

Gold –  Rob Jones TV


Female Vocalist of the Year

Bronze –  Lauren Faye Moss

Silver –   Jimena Arroyo

Gold –   Hilde Vos


Entertainer of the Year

Bronze – Aaron Halliday

Silver –  Danny McMahon

Gold – Antonio Vergara