Special Awards

Best Debut Album

• Nominee – Deja Vu by S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – Hotel Lobby by AfterParty

• Nominee – Move by The Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – Overcome by Acaphiliacs (Florida State University)

Genre Awards – Songs

Best Barbershop Song

• Nominee – "Georgia On My Mind" from The Loveliest Thing by Forefront

• Nominee – "Popular" from Take 4 by Take 4

• Nominee – "Shenandoah" from Harmony! by The Great Western Chorus

• Nominee – "Zoot Suit Riot" from Vocal Spectrum V by Vocal Spectrum

Best Classical Song

• Nominee – "Carol of the Bells" from In the Quiet White by Reverb (Florida State University)

• Nominee – "Coventry Carol" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

• Nominee – "Evacuating London" from An Arranged Marriage by Euphonism

• Nominee – "Homeward Bound" from Music Video Hits, Vol. 1 by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University) ft. The All-American Boys Chorus

• Nominee – "Joulukirkkoon (Joulu lapsuuden)" from Joulun parhaat by Club For Five

Best Electronic/Experimental Song

• Nominee – "Addicted To A Memory" from Addicted To A Memory by The Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – "If I Wanted Someone" from Blossom - Next Level 2015 by The Vocal Company

• Nominee – "Latch" from Yours by One Note Stand (University of Texas Austin)

• Nominee – "Runaway" from Uncle Murgatroyd's Music Box by Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin Madison)

• Nominee – "Where Are Ü Now" by Faux Paz (University of Maryland College Park)

Best Folk/World Song

• Nominee – "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna" from Sverige by Pros & Cons

• Nominee – "In einem kühlen Grunde" from Delta Q by Delta Q

• Nominee – "Nguwe Msindisi" from I Believe by Radiance

• Nominee – "O Come, All Ye Faithful" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

• Nominee – "Woman" from Plaid Projects 2016 by Plaid Productions

• Nominee – "Yesh Lach" from Score by Tizmoret (Queens College Hillel)

Best Hip-Hop Song

• Nominee – "7/11" from Sing Theory by Semi-Toned (University of Exeter)

• Nominee – "Hotline Bling" from Horizon by Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania)

• Nominee – "Power Trip / Mine" from Taking The Fall by Jabberwocks (Brown University)

• Nominee – "Trap Queen" from Y2J by YellowJackets (University of Rochester)

Best Holiday Song

• Nominee – "Christmas in Paradise" from In the Quiet White by Reverb (Florida State University)

• Nominee – "Grown-Up Christmas List" from Snowed In by Open Fifth (Miami University)

• Nominee – "The Christmas Sing-Along" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

• Nominee – "What a Wonderful World" by Armand Hutton and Paula Champion

• Nominee – "What Child is This" by Chris Rupp ft. Home Free

Best Humor Song

• Nominee – "Angry Birds" from Ac-Topus by Docacappella

• Nominee – "Christmas in Paradise" from In the Quiet White by Reverb (Florida State University)

• Nominee – "Pep 101" from Maximum Fun by Satellite Lane

• Nominee – "Watch Me (Spin/Drey-Drey)" from Singles by Six13

Best Jazz Song

• Nominee – "Anthropology" from The Best Of Tomorrow by Klangbezirk

• Nominee – "Blue Skies" by Clearly Vocal

• Nominee – "Good to Be Bad" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

• Nominee – "Guten Abend gut' Nacht" from Delta Q by Delta Q

• Nominee – "Here" by Fermata Town

Best Movie/Musical Soundtrack Song

• Nominee – "Evacuating London" from An Arranged Marriage by Euphonism

• Nominee – "Go the Distance" from Music Video Hits, Vol. 1 by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University) ft. The All-American Boys Chorus

• Nominee – "Show Me How You Burlesque" from War Without Weapons by KeyHarmony (University of Central Florida)

• Nominee – "We Are The Muses" by The Muses

Best Pop/Rock Song

• Nominee – "24K Magic" by The Madison Project (James Madison University)

• Nominee – "Hallelujah" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Pentatonix

• Nominee – "Kids" by Vocalight

• Nominee – "Rise Up" by The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

• Nominee – "Should've Been Us" from Higher Love by OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

• Nominee – "Where Are Ü Now" by Faux Paz (University of Maryland College Park)

Best R&B Song

• Nominee – "Cryin' Wolf" from Move by The Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – "FourFiveSeconds" from Plaid Projects 2016 by Plaid Productions

• Nominee – "Freedom" by Ars Nova (Miami Valley School)

• Nominee – "Rise Up" by The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

Best Religious Song

• Nominee – "Awake My Soul" from Come And Join The Family by Straighter Road

• Nominee – "Maa on niin kaunis (Toivioretkellä)" from Joulun parhaat by Club For Five

• Nominee – "Missing Pieces" from ShadowVox by ShadowVox

• Nominee – "Ring Them Bells" by Postyr

• Nominee – "Sabe Deus" from Perspective by Shir Appeal (Tufts University)

• Nominee – "Samson" from Sing Theory by Semi-Toned (University of Exeter)

Original Music Awards

Best Original Song by a Professional Group

• Nominee – "Boss Level" from Boss Level by Eh440

• Nominee – "Bøx" from Unplugged by Deejay Young ft. Antonio Fernandez

• Nominee – "Come And Join The Family" from Come And Join The Family by Kevin Kunz of Straighter Road

• Nominee – "Fox in the Field" from Made to Measure by Aaron Jensen of Countermeasure

• Nominee – "Good to Be Bad" from A Pentatonix Christmas by Kirstin Maldonado and Scott Hoying of Pentatonix

• Nominee – "Invincible" by Mia Mac

• Nominee – "One Of These Days (English)" from MICappella Reloaded by MICappella

• Nominee – "Secret to Me" from Degrees of Freedom by Oren Bailey

Best Original Song by a Scholastic Group

• Nominee – "Feel So Bad" from LIGHTS by Shubha Vedula of Voices In Your Head (University of Chicago)

• Nominee – "Gimme A Reason" from 11 by Barbara Griffith of Vocal Rush (Oakland School for the Arts)

• Nominee – "I Will Wait" by Hannah Tobias of Vassar Devils (Vassar College)

• Nominee – "Move" from Move by Craig Simonetti of The Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – "Run With It" from Part of Me by Gabrielle Macafee of T.A.G. – The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School)

CAL Awards

Best CAL Album

• Nominee – Hotel Lobby by AfterParty

• Nominee – Made to Measure by Countermeasure

• Nominee – Paint the Town by Redline

Best CAL Song

• Nominee – "Blue Skies" by Clearly Vocal

• Nominee – "Evacuating London" from An Arranged Marriage by Euphonism

• Nominee – "Fox in the Field" from Made to Measure by Countermeasure

• Nominee – "In the Name of Love" by Sound Off

• Nominee – "Iron Sky" by Fermata Town

• Nominee – "Woman" by Premiere

Scholastic Awards

Best High School Album

• Nominee – 11 by Vocal Rush (Oakland School for the Arts)

• Nominee – Higher Love by OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

• Nominee – Part of Me by T.A.G. – The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School)

• Nominee – Save My Soul by Forte (Centerville High School)

Best High School Arrangement

• Nominee – "Blind" by Imani Wilson for 11 by Vocal Rush (Oakland School for the Arts)

• Nominee – "Irresistible" by Mariana Kotsifakis and Samantha DiMatteo for Galaxies: Part I by MHS MusicProd: In Tandem (Marlborough High School)

• Nominee – "Loose Ends" by Megin Budacki for I Like Your Spirit by Cary-Grove Jazz Choir (Cary-Grove High School)

• Nominee – "Stitches" by Tonal Spectrum (Crest High School)

• Nominee – "The Way I Am" by Abbi Foglietta for Structure by Ingrid Sound (Danvers High School)

Best High School Solo

• Nominee – "Ain't Got Far To Go" by Sophia Rosado for Save My Soul by Forte (Centerville High School)

• Nominee – "Blind" by Ari Nikbakht and Imani Wilson for 11 by Vocal Rush (Oakland School for the Arts)

• Nominee – "Half the Man" by Hannah Gray for Higher Love by OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

• Nominee – "Outlaws" by Madison Slamka for Part of Me by T.A.G. – The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School)

Best High School Song

• Nominee – "Freedom" by Ars Nova (Miami Valley School)

• Nominee – "Higher" from OPTIC by Northern Lights (Plymouth North High School) ft. Forte (Centerville High School)

• Nominee – "Hurricane" by Limited Edition (Port Washington High School)

• Nominee – "Make It Holy" from Higher Love by OneVoice (Briarcrest Christian School)

• Nominee – "Run With It" from Part of Me by T.A.G. – The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School)

• Nominee – "Save My Soul" from Save My Soul by Forte (Centerville High School)

Best Female Collegiate Album

• Nominee – Deja Vu by S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – Home Sweet Home by Sweet Signatures (Elon University)

• Nominee – Ready for a Miracle by Noteworthy (Brigham Young University)

• Nominee – Sincerely, by Loreleis (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)

• Nominee – Youth by Out of the Blue (Duke University)

Best Female Collegiate Arrangement

• Nominee – "Deja Vu" by Aldila Yunus, Archie Gopal, and Taryn Wilson for Deja Vu by S#arp Arrangement (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – "Ex's & Oh's" by Annie Weidner for Fitz by Misfitz (Miami University)

• Nominee – "Glorious" by For Good Measure (Emmanuel College)

• Nominee – "Here" by Ellie Cain for Sincerely, by Loreleis (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)

• Nominee – "Rather Be" by Sophia Santore for Youth by Out of the Blue (Duke University)

Best Female Collegiate Solo

• Nominee – "Glorious" by Carley Durant of For Good Measure (Emmanuel College)

• Nominee – "Here" by Catherine Cromie, Celia Vitale, and Jaewon Jung for Sincerely, by Loreleis (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)

• Nominee – "I Put a Spell on You" by Michala Williams for What Are the Odds? by Vocal Synergy (Wagner College)

• Nominee – "Ready for a Miracle" by Janae Klumpp for Ready for a Miracle by Noteworthy (Brigham Young University)

• Nominee – "Sinner Like You" by Lauren Bristow of Premium Blend (Ithaca College)

Best Female Collegiate Song

• Nominee – "Confident" from Run This Show by Ladies First (Michigan State University)

• Nominee – "DNA" from Deja Vu by S#arp Attitude (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – "Glorious" by For Good Measure (Emmanuel College)

• Nominee – "Roses / What Do You Mean" from Home Sweet Home by Sweet Signatures (Elon University)

• Nominee – "Sinner Like You" by Premium Blend (Ithaca College)

Best Male Collegiate Album

• Nominee – 11 by All the King's Men (King's College London)

• Nominee – Music Video Hits, Vol. 1 by Vocal Point (Brigham Young University)

• Nominee – Polarized by Eight Beat Measure (Rochester Institute of Technology)

• Nominee – Uncle Murgatroyd's Music Box by Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin Madison)

• Nominee – Y2J by YellowJackets (University of Rochester)

Best Male Collegiate Arrangement

• Nominee – "7/11" by Eddie Henley and Tommy Hamer for Sing Theory by Semi-Toned (University of Exeter)

• Nominee – "All Time Low/Guillotine" by Sam Mayman and Sean O'Brien for Prototype by Exit 245 (James Madison University)

• Nominee – "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Brian Clanton for Polarized by Eight Beat Measure (Rochester Institute of Technology)

• Nominee – "Iscariot" by Brett Kissell for Uncle Murgatroyd's Music Box by Fundamentally Sound (University of Wisconsin Madison)

• Nominee – "Trap Queen" by Cordero for Y2J by YellowJackets (University of Rochester)

• Nominee – "White Lines" by Neil Aggarwal for As Viewed From Above by Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Best Male Collegiate Song

• Nominee – "Bad Blood" from Taking The Fall by Jabberwocks (Brown University)

• Nominee – "Expensive" from As Viewed From Above by Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Nominee – "Hold On, We're Going Home" from Polarized by Eight Beat Measure (Rochester Institute of Technology)

• Nominee – "Sorry" from Y2J by YellowJackets (University of Rochester)

• Nominee – "Where Are U Now" from Volume by Toccatatones (High Point University)

Best Mixed Collegiate Album

• Nominee – Horizon by Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania)

• Nominee – LIGHTS by Voices in Your Head (University of Chicago)

• Nominee – Move by The Hexachords (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Nominee – Surface by Chordials (Cornell University)

• Nominee – Yours by One Note Stand (University of Texas Austin)

Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement

• Nominee – "Hotline Bling" by Anna Kanter and Madeline Kleypas for Horizon by Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania)

• Nominee – "Lose My Breath" by Michael Arellano for Swimming After Dark by All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State University)

• Nominee – "What Now" by Harry Davis for Surface by Chordials (Cornell University)

• Nominee – "Where Are Ü Now" by Joshua Singer and Michael Brisentine of Faux Paz (University of Maryland College Park)

Best Mixed Collegiate Solo

• Nominee – "Got It" by Brianna Clark for Wild Things by Alabaster Blue (University of New Hampshire)

• Nominee – "Retrograde" by Jay Grollman for Surface by Chordials (Cornell University

• Nominee – "Rise Up" by Aanu Fawole, Claudia Moericke, Johanna Martendal, and Meghan Bliss of The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

• Nominee – "When We Were Young" by Haley Castuera and Jordy Shulman for Like We Were by Treblemakers (Boston University)

• Nominee – "Yesterday" by Rosie Turner for Out of the Dark by The Coda Conduct (Pennsylvania State University)

Best Mixed Collegiate Song

• Nominee – "Ain't No Sunshine" from Horizon by Off The Beat (University of Pennsylvania)

• Nominee – "Bang My Head" from 2016 Singles by Tonal Recall (Colleges of the Fenway)

• Nominee – "Bang My Head" from LIGHTS by Voice

• Nominee – "Rise Up" by The Nor'easters (Northeastern University)

• Nominee – "Where Are Ü Now" by Faux Paz (University of Maryland College Park)