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Rodney Atkins
Aimee Mann
Artist
Sanctus Real
Robert Smith
The Cure
Darryl McDaniels
Run DMC
Hillsong Worship
Chris Culos
O.A.R.
Nicholas Petricca
Walk The Moon
Francisca Valenzuela
Kenny Barron
Janiva Magness
Morgan Wade
Derek Brown
The Flaming Lips
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
The Devil Makes Three
Paula Arenas
Ruthie Foster
David Benoit
Tinariwen
I Am They
Dame Evelyn Glennie
Zbigniew Preisner
Vertical Worship
Jay Allen
Chaerin Kim
Russ Landau
Anthony DeCurtis
Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
Paul de Barros
Pop Music Editor/Jazz Writer, Seattle Times
Michael J. West
Reviews Editor, DownBeat
Jason Lipshutz
Music Editor, Billboard Magazine
James Whitting
Partner, Paradigm Talent Agency
Christopher Scapelliti
Editor-In-Chief, Guitar Player
Hilary Saunders
Managing Editor, No Depression
Paul Riario
Tech Editor, Guitar World Magazine
Alison Bonaguro
Freelance Country Music Journalist
Jeff Zuchowski
Vice President, Artist Marketing & Industry Relations, Pandora
Lyndsey Parker
Managing Editor, Yahoo Music
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
Gastón Leone
Talent Buyer, Goldenvoice
Cyrus Kyle Langhorne
Founder, AttackTheCulture.com
Brinson Strickland
President, Collective Music Nashville
Dylan Berry
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, SmashHaus
Mike Locke
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Co-Founder, Silver Side Productions
James Kempner
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, JMK Connections
Jennifer Taunton
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Music Supervisor, Level Two Music
Debra Delshad
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Sr. Director, Synchronization & Licensing, Angry Mob Music
Mark Garfield
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Co-Director, Pop-Up Music UK Ltd.
Daryl Berg
SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Vice President, Music Strategies and Licensing Hallmark (Crown Media)

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Past judges include: Aaron Shust, Adam Weitz (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – Senior Director, Film/Trailers/Sampling, AMP Music ), Alt-J, Ana Tijoux, Angela Stefano ( Writer/Editor, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Angela Yee (Co-host, The Breakfast Club), Angie Stone, 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), 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)), Christopher Lennertz, Colt Ford, Craig Campbell, Damian Fanelli (Editor-In-Chief, Guitar World), Darryl Worley, David Crowder, David Sikorski (Senior Editor, EARMILK Media INC.), Delbert McClinton, Dustin Lolli, Dustin Lynch, Emmanuel Legrand (Editor, Creative Industries Newsletter), Enrique Santos (Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino), Eric Bibb, Eric Gales, Eric Rushing (Senior Talent Buyer, Live Nation), Evan Stein (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE - Owner, Experience Music Group), Excision, Fred Hersch, Georgette Cline (Editorial Site Director, XXL Magazine), Hardeep Phull (Music Editor, NY Post), Harty Wiedemann, Hayes Carll, Jack Ingram, Jamie Jones, Jason Gray, JD McPherson, Jeanette Kats (Editor-In-Chief, Noiseporn), Jed Gottlieb (Music & Theater Writer, Boston Herald ), John Cameron (Editor-In-Chief, Selector), 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, Kool & The Gang, Kristyn Ciani (Talent Buyer, C3 Presents (Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Shaky Knees)), KT Tunstall, Kyle Anderson (Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly), Leticia Ramirez (Senior Latin Curator Programmer, Pandora), Linda Perry, Lionel Loueke, LoCash, LODATO, Lucero, Lydia Loveless, 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 McClellan, Mike Torres (SCREEN SHOT JUDGE – A&R, Position Music), Miriam Di Nunzio (Arts Editor/Entertainment, Chicago Sun-Times ), MNEK, Monkey Avery, Montgomery Gentry, Nick Hartley (Artist Manager, The Fitzgerald-Hartley Company), Nigel Farmer (Editor-In-Chief, Jazz In Europe), NLE Choppa, Oumou Sangaré, Paolo Nutini, Phantogram, Rachel Levy (SVP, Film Music at Universal Pictures), 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, 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, 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), Victor Wainwright, Ying Yang Twins, Zach Long (Associate Editor, Time Out Chicago), and more!

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