2026 INTERNATIONAL ISSA AWARDS NOMINEES OFFICIAL VOTING BALLOT
The following is a complete list of the 2026 Official INTERNATIONAL ISSA Awards Nominees. Voting will take place throughout the month of April, ending at midnight on April 30th, 2026. The Top 20 Finalists will be announced LIVE via the ISSA Facebook page on Saturday, May 2nd.
One vote per day, per device is permitted. For example: cell phone, laptop, tablet.
YOU MAY VOTE FOR MULTIPLE ARTISTS AND CATEGORIES.
You may also skip categories.
All votes are subject to verification. Any votes identified as fraudulent or generated by automated systems ("bots") will be removed and may result in the disqualification of the associated nominee.
Winners will then be selected over the summer by a panel of our esteemed previous Gold winners and announced at the 2026 ISSA Awards Show to be held LIVE on Saturday, August 22, 2026 in the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. (Home to the BMI Awards)
Aaron Halliday - CA
Ahshi - CA
Bob Donaldson - CA
Carol Stevens - UK
Chad Lodge - CA
Chris Andres - CA
Christine Clifford - AU
Dahlia Wakefield - CA
Danny McMahon - UK
Emo LeBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Gary Leonard - UK
Gervin Nyakpo - GH
Hayley Verrall - CA
Henry Tran - NZ
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS
Kathy Carver - AU
Kelly Cobbett - UK
Kelvin J. Wood - UK
Kerr Donnelly - UK
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Lucas Snow - CA
Mandi Leigh - CA
Michael Hamilton - DK
Mikol Frachey - IT
Rik Reese - CA
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Ruth Manning - CA
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Sydney Riley - CA
Traci Kennedy - CA
Ahshi - CA
Alice Benfer - AU
Alyn Sano - RW
An Vedi - RU
Breindy Klawansky - ZA
Carla Bonnell - CA
Carla Merchant - MX
Carol Stevens - UK
Cassie Melody - UK
Catrine Christensen - DK
Cherelle Jardine - CA
Christine Clifford - AU
Dahlia Wakefield - CA
Danny Myler - DE
Demi McMahon - UK
Dolly Dunn - CA
Emilie Thorsby - DK
Emma Goldberg - FR
Emmie Lee - NO
Fiona Ross - UK
Hayley Verrall - CA
Jasmine Catherine - UK
Jimena Arroyo - AR
Jowy Landa - UG
Joy Adams - NZ
Kathy Carver - AU
Kelly Cobbett - UK
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Malissa Whitehouse - UK
Mandi Leigh - CA
Marianne Vedder - NL
Marina Vesic - AT
Michelle Calder - CA
Mikol Frachey - IT
Natalia Blanco - AR
Nina Flaaseth - NO
Priyadarshini - IN
Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Ruth Manning - CA
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Shimmer Johnson - CA
Stefani Kleppe - CA
Sydney Riley - CA
Tara Kye Maines - CA
Traci Kennedy - CA
Trena - CA
Aaron Halliday - CA
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
Andy Smith - AU
Bob Donaldson - CA
Chad Lodge - CA
Chris Andres - CA
Daniel Agyin - GH
Daniel de Boer - NL
Danny McMahon - UK
Darrin Walters - CA
Davey Anscombe - UK
David G. Rose - CA
Emo LeBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Gary Leonard - UK
Gervin Nyakpo - GH
Harry Kappen - MX
Henry Tran - NZ
Ian Gosbee - CA
Jake Dollery - UK
John Smyths - DE
Kelain James - UK
Kelvin J. Wood - UK
Kerr Donnelly - UK
Lucas Snow - CA
Luis Barbosa - PT
Michael Hamilton - DK
Mick Mason - DE
Nicholas Begg - CA
Rick Bartlett - CA
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Rik Reese - CA
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Samuel Alexander Barbour - HK
Samuel George - ES
Terrence Hart - CA
Tim Steinruck - CA
Whitey Somers - CA
Wolfe Milestone - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
Ahshi - CA
Alice Benfer - AU
Alyn Sano - RW
Amber Blaze - CA
Carla Bonnell - CA
Carla Merchant - MX
Carol Stevens - UK
Cassie Melody - UK
Cherelle Jardine - CA
Christine Clifford - AU
Dahlia Wakefield - CA
Danny Myler - DE
Emma Goldberg - FR
Emmie Lee - NO
Hayley Verrall - CA
Jadelyn - PH
Jasmine Catherine - UK
Jimena Arroyo - AR
Kathy Carver - AU
Kelly Cobbett - UK
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Malissa Whitehouse - UK
Mandi Leigh - CA
Marianne Vedder - NL
Marina Vesic - AT
Michelle Calder - CA
Mikol Frachey - IT
Natalia Blanco - AR
Nina Flaaseth - NO
Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Ruth Manning - CA
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Stefani Kleppe - CA
Sydney Riley - CA
Tara Kye Maines - CA
Traci Kennedy - CA
Trena - CA
Aaron Halliday - CA
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
Andy Smith - AU
Bob Donaldson - CA
Brian Gallagher - CA
Chad Lodge - CA
Chris Andres - CA
Daniel Agyin - GH
Daniel de Boer - NL
Danny Leonard - UK
Danny McMahon - UK
Darrin Walters - CA
Emo LeBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Gervin Nyapko - GH
Grant Lyle - CA
Harry Kappen - MX
Henry Tran - NZ
Ian Gosbee - CA
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS
John Smyths - DE
Kelvin J. Wood - UK
Lucas Snow - CA
Luis Barbosa - PT
Michael Hamilton - DK
Michele Annunziata - IT
Mick Mason - DE
Nige B - CA
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Samuel Alexander Barbour - HK
Terrence Hart - CA
Whitey Somers - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
Aaron Halliday & the Longhorns - CA
Air Vibration - NL
Amber Blaze Band - CA
Askonance - IT
Black Marine - AT
Breindy & Matt - ZA
Chris Andres Band - CA
Emma Goldberg Band - FR
Engage - CA
Flint Gun - KZ
Glimtvis - DK
Happy Hour Oktoberfest Band - DE
I Musici Gemelli - IT
Kerr Donnelly - UK
Lense - CA
Riley's Cove - UK
Rosie's Smokehouse Deluxe - CA
Salsaone - CR
Sherise Dsouza Collective - IN
Softwave - DK
Success Fortune Rebirth - GH
Synthetik Blonde - CA
T. S. B. G. - RU
The Mighty One - CA
Trick Shot - AU
Walters Fall - CA
Ahshi - CA - "Who The Frick Is Ahshi"
Billie Nash - CA - "Ode To The Maple Leaf"
Carla Merchant - MX - "Al Otro Lado De Ti"
Christine Clifford - AU - "The Overland Corner Hotel"
Fiona Ross - UK - "Moments In My Notebook"
Hayley Verrall - CA - "Echoes Of Canada"
Jadelyn - PH - "Garden On Stones"
Kelly Cobbett - UK - "Dream Chaser"
Michelle Calder - CA - "Wildling"
Priyadarshini - IN - "Euphonic Melody"
Shimmer Johnson - CA - "Imposter"
Tara Kye Maines - CA - "Rockin The Country"
Aaron Halliday - CA - "Home Wasn't Built In A Day"
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE - "Polaroid Revolt"
Anton Levin - AR - "Game Of Shadows"
Bob Donaldson - CA - "The Bob Donaldson Radio Network Presents: Shalaine Stebner LIVE from Two Bodies of Water Studio"
Brian Gallagher - CA - "Wasted Years"
Bryan Cooper - JP - "Autotelic"
Chris Andres - CA - "The Long Goodbye"
Christopher Brown & Neil Faulkner - UK - "No One Gets Out Alive"
Daniel de Boer - NL - "The Turnaround"
Darrin Walters - CA - "Blood And Grace"
Florian Fox - CH - "True Love"
Gervin Nyakpo - GH - "Tonight"
Grant Lyle - CA - "And Now"
Harry Kappen - MX - "Four"
Henry Tran - NZ - "Hundred Ways To Fight"
Ian Gosbee - CA - "Broken Hearts And Whiskey Roads"
Jake Dollery - UK - "In So Deep"
Kelvin J. Wood - UK - "25 Not Out"
Kerr Donnelly - UK - "So Much Love"
Lucas Snow - CA - "My Kind Of Night"
Luis Salsaone - CR - "La Salsa De Costa Rica"
Mahesh Mahadev - IN - "Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari"
Michele Annunziata - IT - "In The Modern Dew"
Nicholas Begg - CA - "Echoes Of Canada"
Nige B - CA - "Reshape//Refashion"
Paolo Nunin - IT - "Western Swing Y'all!"
Samuel George - ES - "Artificial Ascendency"
Terrence Hart - CA - "Better Kind Of Man"
Ahshi - CA - "(I Like My) World Small"
Alice Benfer - AU - "Saddle Dreaming"
Alyn Sano - RW - "DM"
An Vedi - RU - "Underneath"
Billie Nash - CA - "Standing Still Without Guilt"
Carla Marchant - MX - "A Quien Corresponda"
Carol Stevens - UK - "My Dream Lover"
Cherelle Jardine - CA - "It's A Beautiful Day"
Christine Clifford - AU - "Texas Cowgirl"
Dahlia Wakefield - CA - "Well Dressed Lies"
Danny Myler - DE - "Drunk Enough"
Demi McMahon - UK - "Dear God"
Dolly Dunn - CA - "Wrath Of Truth"
Emma Goldberg - FR - "Another Life"
Emmie Lee - NO - "Pin Up Cowgirl"
Hayley Verrall - CA - "Harvest Moon"
Jadelyn - PH - "Dionysus"
Jane Marie - UK - "It's Been A Year"
Jasmine Catherine - UK - "Carved In Stone"
Jimena Arroyo - AR - "Solid Ground"
Jowy Landa - UG - "Nawe"
Joy Adams - NZ - "My Time To Shine"
Kathy Carver - AU - "Someone Like You"
Kelly Cobbett - UK - "Poison"
Lorenza Wildcard - UK - "Target On My Back"
Malissa Whitehouse - UK - "Over A Lifetime"
Marina Vesic - AT - "Nothing Left"
Michelle Calder - CA - "Hurricane"
Nathalie Miranda - UK - "Lost Without Your Love"
Priyadarshini - IN - "My Dad, My World"
Ruth Manning - CA - "Hot Mess"
Shalaine Stebner - CA - "One Dive Bar"
Sherise Dsouza - IN - "Funk Train"
Sydney Riley - CA - "Down"
Tara Kye Maines - CA - "Rockin The Country"
Traci Kennedy - CA - "You Never Said Goodbye"
Trena - CA - "Broke Free"
Aaron Halliday - CA - "Watching The Sun Meet Blue"
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE - "The Blue Box In The Sky"
Andy Smith - AU - "LLT"
Brian Gallagher - CA - "Manitoba Love"
Chad Lodge - CA - "Home Again" (Backroad Mix)
Christopher Brown & Neil Faulkner - UK - "All Life Lies Here"
Darrin Walters - CA - "In My Blood Now"
Davey Anscombe - UK - "I've Found Home"
Emo LeBlanc - CA - "You're Not The One"
Gary Leonard - UK - "Whiskey It Ain't Working"
Gervin Nyakpo - GH - "We Dey Come"
Grant Lyle - CA - "We'll Carry On"
Harry Kappen - MX - "The Longing"
Howard Delnick - CA - "A Perfect Christmas"
Ian Gosbee - CA - "Love In A Bordertown"
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS - "Ferragudo Nights"
John Smiths - DE - "Last Night"
Kelain James - UK - "On My Way"
Kelvin J. Wood - UK - "Butterflies"
Kerr Donnelly - UK - "Tag Along"
Lucas Snow - CA - "My Kind Of Night"
Luis Barbosa - PT - "Sem Defesa"
Luis Salsaone - CR - "Peligo de Extinction"
Mahesh Mahadev - IN - "Namaste Mahesha"
Nicholas Begg - CA - "Bobcaygeon"
Nige B - CA - "Chase It" ft. Dubbygotbars
Paolo Nunin - IT - "Cyber Cowboy"
Rik Reese - CA - "Kids Of A Small Town"
Samuel Alexander Barbour - HK - "Hotel Home"
Samuel George - ES - "Veil Of Illusion"
Terrence Hart - CA - "Better Kind Of Man"
Wolfe Milestone - CA - "Crowded Shadows"
Aaron Halliday & the Longhorns - CA - "Pacifico In Mexico"
Air Vibration - NL - "Falling Apart"
Amber Blaze Band - CA - "Wild Wild Woman"
Andy Smith & Emily E. Finke - AU - "Legends"
Breindy & Matt - ZA - "Yedid"
Chris Andres Band - CA - "Some Folks"
Emma Goldberg - FR - "Now I'm Free"
Engage - CA - "Unbattered"
Flint Gun - KZ - "We Are Rock"
Glimtvis - DK - "Hibernate"
Grant Lyle Band - CA - "Givin' Away"
I Musici Gemelli - IT - "Baptisma Domini"
Jackson & Dean - UK - "Don't Say Sorry Anymore"
Kerr Donnelly Band - UK - "That Cat's Out Tonight"
Lense - CA - "Bobcaygeon"
Riley's Cove - UK - "Time To Part"
Rosie's Smokehouse Deluxe - CA - "Hellhounds On My Trail"
Shimmer Road - CA - "Imposter"
Synthetik Blonde - CA - "A Cold Romance"
T. S. B. G. - RU - "My Destiny"
Trick Shot - AU - "Punk Rock Girl"
Ahshi - CA
Alice Benfer -AU
Alyn Sano - RW
Amber Blaze - CA
An Vedi - RU
Billie Nash - CA
Breindy Klawansky - ZA
Carla Bonnell - CA
Carla Merchant - MX
Carol Stevens - UK
Cassie Melody - UK
Catrine Christensen - DK
Cherelle Jardine - CA
Christine Clifford - AU
Dahlia Wakefield - CA
Danny Myler - DE
Demi McMahon - UK
Dolly Dunn - CA
Emma Goldberg - FR
Emmie Lee - NO
Fiona Ross - UK
Hayley Verrall - CA
Jane Marie - UK
Jasmine Catherine - UK
Jimena Arroyo - AR
Joy Adams - NZ
Kathy Carver - AU
Kelly Cobbett - UK
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Malissa Whitehouse - UK
Mandi Leigh - CA
Marianne Vedder - NL
Marina Vesic - AT
Michelle Calder - CA
Mikol Frachey - IT
Natalia Blanco - AR
Nathalie Miranda - UK
Nina Flaaseth - NO
Priyadarshini - IN
Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Rikke Ravn - DK
Ruth Manning - CA
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Shimmer Johnson - CA
Stefani Kleppe - CA
Sydney Riley - CA
Tara Kye Maines - CA
Traci Kennedy - CA
Trena - CA
Aaron Halliday - CA
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
Andy Smith - AU
Bob Donaldson - CA
Bryan Cooper - JP
Chad Lodge - CA
Chris Andres - CA
Daniel Agyin - GH
Daniel de Boer - NL
Danny McMahon - UK
Darrin Walters - CA
Davey Anscombe - UK
Donny Van't Veldt - NL
Emo LeBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Gary Leonard - UK
Gervin Nyapko - GH
Grant Lyle - CA
Harry Kappen - MX
Henry Tran - NZ
Howard Delnick - CA
Ian Gosbee - CA
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS
Jake Dollery - UK
John Smyths - DE
Kelain James - UK
Kelvin J. Wood - UK
Kerr Donnelly - UK
Lok Raj Adhikari - NP
Lucas Snow - CA
Luis Barbosa - PT
Mahesh Mahadev - IN
Michael Hamilton - DK
Michele Annunziata - IT
Mick Mason - DE
Nige B - CA
Rasmus Pedersen - DK
Rick Bartlett - CA
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Rik Reese - CA
Samuel Alexander Barbour - HK
Samuel George - ES
Sun Pinned Leaves - UK
Terrence Hart - CA
Terry Dean - UK
Whitey Somers - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
Andy Smith & Emily E. Finke - AU
Breindy & Matt - ZA
Dolly Dunn & Nellie Spinney - CA
Glimtvis - DK
Jackson & Dean - UK
Lense - CA
Mahesh Mahadev & Priyadarshini - IN
Michele Annunziata & Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Pamela Ward & Paul Cherrington - UK
Softwave - DK
Sun Pinned Leaves - UK
Wolfe Milestone & Cindy Lou - CA
Alyn Sano - RW
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
An Vedi - RU
Andy Smith - AU
Bryan Cooper - JP
Carla Bonnell - CA
Carman Terblanche - ZA
Carol Stevens - UK
Christine Clifford - AU
Daniel de Boer - NL
Danny McMahon - UK
Danny Myler - DE
Darrin Walters - CA
David G. Rose - CA
Demi McMahon - UK
Donny Van't Veldt - NL
Emma Goldberg - FR
Emo LeBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Francesco Pio Bertozzi - IT
Gary Leonard - UK
Gervin Nyapko - GH
Harry Kappen - MX
Henry Tran - NZ
Ian Gosbee - CA
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Luis Barbosa - PT
Marianne Vedder - NL
Marina Vesic - AT
Michael Hamilton - DK
Michele Annunziata - IT
Mick Mason - DE
Mikol Frachey - IT
Natalia Blanco - AR
Nicholas Begg - CA
Nige B - CA
Nina Flaaseth - NO
Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Rick Bartlett - CA
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Shitalchandra Kulkarni - IN
Tim Steinruck - CA
Whitey Somers - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
Ahshi - CA - "Backseat Driving"
Alyn Sano - RW - "DM"
An Vedi - RU - "Happy May Day"
Carla Merchant - MX - "A Quien Corresponda"
Cherelle Jardine - CA - "It's A Beautiful Day"
Daniel de Boer - NL - "The Way"
Darrin Walters - CA - "Fade True"
Demi McMahon - UK - "Dear God"
Emma Goldberg - FR - "Now I'm Free"
Emilie Thorsby - DK - "Late Night"
Harry Kappen - MX - "Be Brave If You Can"
Henry Tran - NZ - "Not Just Mine Fault"
Ivar Sigurberggson - IS - "Ferragudo Nights"
Jake Dollery - UK - "She Says"
Jasmine Catherine - UK - "Carved In Stone"
Jowy Landa - UG - "Nawe"
Kelvin J. Wood- UK - "Jump The Jetty"
Mahesh Mahadev - IN - "Jai Shivaji Jai Bhavani"
Malissa Whitehouse - UK - "Over A Lifetime"
Marina Vesic - AT - "Nothing Left"
Michele Annunziata - IT - "In The Modern Dew"
Mikol Frachey - IT - "Valley Girl Blues"
Priyadarshini - IN - "Panchasat Peeta Roopini"
Rik Reese - CA - "Kids Of A Small Town"
The Mighty One - CA - "Shattered"
Alice Benfer - AU
Alyn Sano - RW
Amber Blaze - CA
An Vedi - RU
Carol Stevens - UK
Cassie Melody - UK
Cherelle Jardine - CA
Dahlia Wakefield - CA
Danny Myler - DE
Demi McMahon - UK
Emma Goldberg - FR
Emmie Lee - NO
Hayley Verrall - CA
Jadelyn - PH
Jasmine Catherine - UK
Kathy Carver - AU
Lorenza Wildcard - UK
Malissa Whitehouse - UK
Mandi Leigh - CA
Marianne Vedder - NL
Marina Vesic - AT
Michelle Calder - CA
Natalia Blanco - AR
Nathalie Miranda - UK
Nina Flaaseth - NO
Shalaine Stebner - CA
Sherise Dsouza - IN
Shimmer Johnson - CA
Stefani Kleppe - CA
Sydney Riley - CA
Tara Kye Maines - CA
Traci Kennedy - CA
Trena - CA
Aaron Halliday - CA
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
Andy Smith - AU
Bob Donaldson - CA
Carman Terblanche - ZA
Chad Lodge - CA
Chris Andres - CA
Daniel de Boer - NL
Darrin Walters - CA
Emo LoBlanc - CA
Florian Fox - CH
Gary Leonard - UK
Gervin Nyapko - GH
Grant Lyle - CA
Harry Kappen - MX
Ian Gosbee - CA
Ivar Sigurbergsson - IS
John Smyths - DE
Kelain James - UK
Kelvin J. Wood - UK
Lucas Snow - CA
Luis Barbosa - PT
Michael Hamilton- DK
Michele Annunziata - IT
Mick Mason - DE
Nige B - CA
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Samuel Alexander Barbour - HK
Terrence Hart - CA
Whitey Somers - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
Bob Donaldson Radio Network - CA
Christopher Power - CA - Coffee with Chris Power
Colin Pettitt - UK - Ignition Country Radio
Emma Goldberg - FR - 242 Radio UK
Jake Dollery - UK - Radio Wigwam
Joy Adams - NZ - The Classic Country Show
Malissa Whitehouse - UK - Just A London Girl
Marcus Cleary - UK - It Is Now Radio
Muriel Bessman - FR - My Indie Radio
Natalia Blanco - AR - Impacto Efeme Radio
Russ Horton - CA - Top 40 Timeline
Sam MacBeath - CA - KPHR Radio Hamilton
Terry Dean - UK - Nashville Radio Worldwide
Amaury Laurent Bernier - DE
Andy DeRosa - UK
Andy Smith - AU
Billie Nash - CA
Bob Donaldson - CA
Carla Bonnell - CA
Dan Cosgrove - NZ
Emma Goldberg - FR
Igor Gorbunov - RU
Nige B - CA
Raffaella Piccirillo - IT
Ricky Cabrales - MX
Robert Adrian Steiner - DE
Sam MacBeath - CA
Samuel George - ES
Tim Steinruck - CA
Zahir Hussain - IN
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