2008 International Music Winners/Nominees
Winners announced November 10 and highlighted in Red


 Best International Adult Contemporary CD Album
* Jamie Wong-Li “Golden Child”, Bern, Switzerland
* Annette “Paradox Of Life”, Michigan, USA
* Tommy Keenum “details within”, Nashville, Tennessee, United States 

Best 
International Adult Contemporary Song
* Jamie Wong-Li “Keep On Walking”, Bern, Switzerland 
* Reverend Zen “Bad Attitude” Katonah, New York, USA
* Jerzee “It Doesn’t Matter”, Hamburg, Germany 
* John Tomaino, “How far is heaven”, Victoria, Australia
Hans Hannemann & The Lone Riders, “Miss Let Me Take Your Umbrella”, The Netherlands
* Giorgio “The Man Who Sat Watching Trains Go By”, Cura di Vetralla (VT) Italy

Best International Adult Contemporary EP
John Tomaino, “John Tomaino”, Victoria, Australia 

Best International Adult Contemporary Male Artist
John Tomaino, Victoria, Australia
* Tommy Keenum, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Site

Best International Alternative Song
*
Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys "Pale Horse", Allston, MA
United States 

*
The Medullary Paralysis “Compassion on the dance floor”, Italy

Best International Country Song
* DoubleVision, 'I dream of You and Smile', Adelaide South Australia
* Lucas Hoge, “Day over beautiful” Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Best 
International Country CD Album
* Rubber Duck “New Beginning”, Wuppertal, Germany
* Rebecca Owen “Rebecca Owen”, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Best International Country Male Artist
* Lucas Hoge, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Site

Best International Country Group
* Rubber Duck, Wuppertal, Germany Site

Best  International Christian CD Album
* Charles Seafous “Born To Worship”, Austin, Texas, USA
* Lora Thompson & Tom Madden “Life”, Westwood, Massachusetts, USA  Site

Best  International Christian Song
* Ken Degnan “Jesus, God and King”, Albion, New York, USA
* Mark Shelton “King of all Life”, Newport, Vermont, USA

Best  International Christian Male Artist
* Mark Shelton, Newport, Vermont, USA Site
* Charles Seafous, Austin, Texas, USA Site

Best 
International Ambient Male Artist
Sanjeeb Sircar, New Delhi, India Site


Best International Electronica Song
SlimGirlFat “I Love”, London, UK  


Best International Electronica Music Video
SlimGirlFat “In Here”, London, UK 


Best International Pop Song
* Dena “Someone”, Endicott, New York, USA
* Raen “Best of me”, Sidney, Australia 


Best 
International Pop CD Album
*
Dena “Mirror”, Endicott, New York, USA
* Maria DeMaio “Maria DeMaio”, Boston, Massachusetts USA
* Joy Adler “Postcards”, New York, New York, USA 


Best 
International Pop Female Artist
* Joy Adler, New York, New York, USA  Site

Best International Pop Group
Raen, Sidney, Australia Site

Best 
International Pop Music Video
Dena “Our Song”, Endicott, New York, USA

Best International Jazz CD
Album

* Doctor Sparkles "Monkey Swing Monkey Doo", San Francisco, California 
* Chasper Wanner “The Chasper Wanner Quartet Featuring Danny Gottlieb”, Zürich, Switzerland

Best 
International Jazz Song
* Lucineh Hovanissian “My childhood”, Yerevan, Armenia

Best International Jazz CD Art Work
Chasper Wanner, Zürich, Switzerland
Site

Best International Female Jazz Artist
* Pamela G, Garden Grove, California, USA  Site

Best International LATIN Jazz CD Album
* Boleros Perdidos “Boleros Perdidos”, Miami, Florida, USA 

Best International Web Site
* Jerzee, Hamburg, Germany Site
* Lucas Hoge, Nashville, Tennessee, USA Site
* John Tomaino, Victoria, Australia Site
* Rubber Duck,  Wuppertal, Germany  Site
* Synthesis, Macedonia, Spain, Site
* United to be famous, Berne, Switzerland Site
* Lucineh Hovanissian “My childhood”, Yerevan, Armenia



Best International Blues Song
*
Hat Fitz and Itchy "Rooster Crows For Day", Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
* Hoochie Coochie Men “Sneakin”, Boise, Idaho, USA 

Best 
International Blues Artist (Group)
* The Blucatss, Victoria, Australia Site
* Hat Fitz and Itchy, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Site

Best 
International Rock Song
*
Pure Inc. "Dead Calling", Zurich, Switzerland
* Ronny Morris “I'll Survive”, California, USA  
* SammyJo, “Never Again”, Chesterfiled, UK
* United to be famous “Like A Drug”, Berne, Switzerland 
* Cactus's “Purple Coyote”, Tennessee, USA 
* SideSwiped “Let Your Poison Flow”, Sydney, Australia
* Zak Smith “Under Your Possession”, New Jersey, USA

Best 
International Rock CD Album
* Joel Lightman Band “Every Street Corner”, London, UK
* Dry September “Build a New Town”, Pasadena, California, USA 

Best International Rock EP
* Relief “Nine Points”, Dublin, Ireland, 
*
Night Artery “Capsize your Surroundings”, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
* Gumshen “Stew”, Seattle, Washington, USA  

Best 
International Rock Music Video
*
Pure Inc. "Dead Calling", Zurich, Switzerland
* Joel Lightman Band “Walking Backwards”, London, UK

Best International Rock Female Artist
* SammyJo, Chesterfiled, UK Site

Best International Rock Male Artist
* Joel Lightman, London, UK Site
* Ronny Morris, California, USA Site

Best International Rock Indie Producer
* Night Artery/Ross Arundale, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia Site

Best International Hip Hop Song
* F.B.I “Baby Girl”, Agege, Nigeria

Best International Hip Hop Music Video
* F.B.I “Baby Girl”, Agege, Nigeria


Best International Folk Song
* Skip Friel “Evergreens”, Virginia, USA
* John Batley “Instantly", Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
* Brian L Hughes “Easy To Say”, Seattle, Washington, USA 

Best 
International Dance Song
Joyce Mercedes “Golden Glow”, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Raen “Drama Fanatic” (7th Heaven Remix), Sidney, Australia 

Best 
International Instrumental CD Album
* Synthesis “Identity”, Macedonia
* Catherine Duc, “Visions and Dreams” Melbourne, Australia
* John Batley "Reinvention of Me", Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
* Mark Raphael, “Powerflower”, Switzerland
* Dan Sistos “In The Midnight Hours”, Los Angeles, California, USA 

Best International Instrumental Song
* Jordan E. Spivack “Commercial Street”, Nanuet, New York, USA 

Best International Instrumental Artist (Group)
* Synthesis, Macedonia Site

Best International Instrumental Up and Coming Producer
* Catherine Duc, Melbourne, Australia


Best International R&B/Soul CD Album
* Grand Mother's Funck “At The Funckyard”, Bern-Liebefeld, Switzerland

Best International R&B/Soul Song
* Osaru “I know”, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
* Armen “New Style, New Sound”, North Hollywood, California, USA
* The Iambic Dream Project “Insomniacs Dream”, London, UK

Best International Reggae Song
* F.B.I “Dancer”, Agege, Nigeria


Best International World CD Album
* Chrisse Feros “Mantra Dub”, Brisbane, Australia 
* The MERRg “Introducing The MERRg”, Adelaide, Australia
* Michio “Así nada más”, Duesseldorf, Germany 

Best International World Song
*
The MERRg “Tamilla”, Adelaide, Australia

Best International World Artist (Group)
*
Gato + Palenke Music Co., Takoma Park, Maryland, USA  Site


Best International Video Director Award
*
Julien Metternich for Pure Inc. 
"Dead Calling", Switzerland

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEA
R
Annette, Michigan, USA Site
* Lucineh Hovanissian, Yerevan, Armenia Site
* Rebecca Owen, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Site
* Joy Adler, New York, New York, USA  Site





NOTE
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