JUDGES 2025
WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED MARCH 15, 2025
OFFICIAL NOMINEES 2025:
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Artist: On Ancient Grounds (Chris Petit and Shere Fraser)
Album Title: Echoes From Sacred Earth
Artist: Richard Theisen
Album Title: Oceanova
Artist: Lissa Coffey and David Vito Gregoli
Album Title: We Share The Moon
Artist: Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer
Album title: A Journey of Dreams
Artist: Jeff Oster, Vin Downes, Tom Eaton
Album title: seven conversations
Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins
Album title: Music for Study and Relaxation
Artist: Michael Whalen
Album title: Watercolor Sky
Artist: Juliet Lyons
Album title: Breath of Gratitude
Artist: Ed Bazel
Album title: The London Sessions: New Perspectives From Studio 2
Artist: Masako
Album title: Lost there Found here
Artist: David Arkenstone
Album title: Quest For The Runestone
Artist: Val Gardena (Christopher James)
Album title: The In Between Time
Artist: Hans Christian
Album title: Melodyia
Artist: Avra Banerjee & Tamal Kanti Halder
Album title: Resonance of Cosmos
Joss Jaffe and Jim “Kimo” West
Album title: Santhi
Artist: Renee Michele
Album title: Reunion
BEST NEW AGE SONG
Artist: Shere Fraser and Center of Attention
Song Title: Depths of Calm
Artist: Joseph Young
Song Title: Kismet
Artist: S.J. Jananiy
Song Title: I’m Flying High
Artist: Sonya Haramis
Song Title: Sleepy Fairies
Artist: Ilka de Gast
Song title: Light Chant
Artist: Lissa Coffey and David Vito Gregoli (feat. Cooper and Leela Ladnier)
Song title: We Share The Moon
Artist: Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer
Song title: A Journey of Dreams
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: That Trip to Bethlehem
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: Coastline (The Solo Version)
Artist: Masako
Song title: Miracle of Spring
Artist: Masako
Song title: Brooks and Cascades
Artist: Masako
Song title: Walk Together
Artist: Masako
Song title: Spirit Forest
Artist: Masako
Song title: Reasons
Artist: David Arkenstone
Song title: Stars Without Light
Artist: Rachel McGarry
Song title: Beloved
Artist: Monster Taxi (Jason Klein)
Song title: Field of Dreams
Artist: Val Gardena (Christopher James)
Song title: Northern Lights
Artist: Russ Jones
Song title: Dream It
Artist: Christina Tourin
Song title: Imaginings
Artist: Renee Michele
Song title: Reunion
BEST SOLO PIANO ALBUM
Artist: Karen Salicath
Album: Dreams of Angels
Artist: Ed Bazel
Album title: The London Sessions: New Perspectives From Studio 2
Artist: Wayo Hogan
Album title: Montana Stillwater
BEST SOLO PIANO SONG
Artist: Wayo Hogan
Song title: Many Glacier
Artist: Masako
Song title: Miracle of Spring
Artist Masako
Song title: Spirit Forest
Artist: Masako
Song title: Reasons
Renee Michele
Song title: All This Time
Renee Michele
Song title: Reunion
BEST PIANO WITH INSTRUMENTATION ALBUM
Artist: Michael Whalen
Album title: Watercolor Sky
Artist: Masako
Album title: Lost there Found here
Artist: Mark Barnes
Album title: Watercolors
BEST PIANO WITH INSTRUMENTATION SONG
Artist: Masako
Song title: Brooks and Cascades
Artist: Wayne Bethanis
Song title: Francesca’s Affair
Artist: Renee Michele
Song title: Reunion (Piano & Orchestra)
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Artist: Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer
Album title: A Journey of Dreams
Artist: Christopher Caouette
Album title: Myth Of Thalendria
Artist: Michael Whalen
Album title: Watercolor Sky
Artist: Ed Bazel
Album title: The London Sessions: New Perspectives From Studio 2
Artist: Masako
Album title: Lost there Found here
Artist: Val Gardena (Christopher James)
Album title: The In Between Time
Artist: Hans Christian
Album title: Melodyia
Artist: Mark Barnes
Album title: Watercolors
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL SONG
Artist: Paul Adams and Elizabeth Geyer
Album title: A Journey of Dreams
Artist: Masako
Song title: Brooks and Cascades
Artist: Masako
Song title: Walk Together
Artist: Val Gardena (Christopher James)
Song title: Sea With Tranquility
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: Coastline (The Solo Version)
Artist: Christina Tourin
Song title: Imaginings
BEST NEW AGE AMBIENT ALBUM
Artist: On Ancient Grounds (Chris Petit and Shere Fraser)
Album Title: Echoes From Sacred Earth
Artist: Rayne Kristine
Album title: Bokeh
Artist: Jeff Oster, Vin Downes, Tom Eaton
Album title: seven conversations
Artist: William Denk
Album Title: Meditations of the Cosmos
Artist: Avra Banerjee and Tamal Kanti Halder
Album title: Resonance of Cosmos
BEST NEW AGE AMBIENT SONG
Artist: Shere Fraser sand Center of Attention
Song title: Depths of Calm
Artist: Sonya Haramis
Song Title: Sleepy Fairies
Artist: William Denk
Song title: Winds of the Gods
Artist: Shambhu
Song title: Openings (featuring Leo Steinreide)
BEST NEW AGE ACOUSTIC ALBUM
Artist: Michelle Qureshi
Album title: Lineage
Artist: Shambhu
Album title: Reflections
Artist: David Vito Gregoli and Jim “Kimo” West
Album title: Kimo Vito
BEST NEW AGE ACOUSTIC SONG
Artist: Joseph Young
Song Title: Kismet
Artist: Masako
Song title: Miracle of Spring
Artist: Masako
Song title: Spirit Forest
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: That Trip to Bethlehem
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: Coastline (The Solo Version)
Artist: Shambhu
Song title: Reflections
Artist: Masako
Song title: Reasons
Artist: Christina Tourin
Song title: Imaginings
BEST NEW AGE ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Artist: Carolyn Fok and Steve Bryson
Album Title: Spacetime Canvas II
Artist: William Denk
Album Title: Meditations of the Cosmos
Artist: Jim Ottaway
Album title: A Promise of Eternity
BEST NEW AGE ELECTRONIC SONG
Artist: William Denk
Song title: Winds of the Gods
Artist: Monster Taxi (Jason Klein)
Song title: Field of Dreams
BEST WORLD CHANT SONG
Artist: Rachel McGarry
Song title: Beloved
Artist: The Song Gardeners
Song title: Send Love to Everyone (Heal the Divide)
BEST CHILL/GROOVE ALBUM
Artist: Douglas Blue Feather
Album Title: Blue Chill
BEST CHILL/GROOVE SONG
Artist: Ilka de Gast
Song title: Desert Dance
Artist: The Song Gardeners
Song title: Talking to Trees
Artist: Monster Taxi (Jason Klein)
Song title: Field of Dreams
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: Coastline (The Solo Version)
Artist: Curtis Macdonald
Song title: Spring’s Redeeming Rain
Artist: Douglas Blue Feather
Song title: Blue Chill
BEST NEW AGE VOCAL ALBUM
Artist: SEAY
Album title: SEAY “1 Voice XXIV” (Album)
Artist: The Song Gardeners
Album Title: Sonic Landscape
BEST NEW AGE VOCAL SONG
Artist: S.J. Jananiy
Song Title: I’m Flying High
Artist: Ilka de Gast
Song title: Light, Sacred Connection
Artist: SEAY
Song title: Love Is The Ocean
Artist: Juliet Lyons
Song title: Healing Hymn
Artist: Juliet Lyons
Song title: Sunrise
BEST RELAXATION ALBUM
Artist: On Ancient Grounds (Chris Petit and Shere Fraser)
Album title: Echoes From Sacred Earth
Artist: Michelle Qureshi
Album Title: A Day On Venus
Artist: David Wahler
Album title: Singular
Artist: William Denk
Album Title: Meditations of the Cosmos
BEST RELAXATION SONG
Artist: Shere Fraser and Center of Attention
Song title: Depths of Calm
Sonya Haramis
Song Title: Sleepy Fairies
Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins
Song title: Lake of Contemplation
Artist: Shambhu
Song title: Heart Bridge
Artist: Russ Jones
Song title: Dream It
BEST NEW AGE POP/CROSSOVER ALBUM
Artist: Lissa Coffey and David Vito Gregoli
Album title: We Share The Moon
Artist: David Lanz and Kristin Amarie
Album title: Ayres
Artist: The Song Gardeners
Album title: Sonic Landscape
Artist: Hans Christian
Album title: Melodyia
BEST NEW AGE POP CROSSOVER SONG
Artist: Lissa Coffey and David Vito Gregoli
Song title: Listen
Artist: The Song Gardeners
Song title: Garden Vibes
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Song title: Coastline (The Solo Version)
Artist: Curtis Macdonald
Song title: Spring’s Redeeming Rain
BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER ALBUM
Artist: David Lanz and Kristin Amarie
Album title: Ayres
Artist: Hans Christian
Album title: Melodyia
BEST CLASSICAL CROSSOVER SONG
Artist: Paul Long
Song title: The Courage of Despair – Orchestral Tribute to Ukraine
BEST NEW AGE JAZZ ALBUM
Artist: Val Gardena (Christopher James)
Album title: The In Between Time
BEST NEW AGE JAZZ SONG
Artist: Shambhu (with Jeff Oster)
Song title: Montauk to Mexico
Artist: Masako
Song title: Walk Together
BEST SOLO FLUTE ALBUM
On Ancient Grounds (Chris Petit and Shere Fraser)
Echoes From Sacred Earth
BEST SOLO FLUTE SONG
Artist: Shere Fraser and Center of Attention
Song title: Depths of Calm
Artist: Russ Jones
Song title: Dream It
BEST FLUTE WITH INSTRUMENTATION ALBUM
Artist: Douglas Blue Feather
Album Title: Blue Chill
BEST FLUTE WITH INSTRUMENTATION SONG
Artist: Joseph Young
Song Title: Kismet
Artist: Douglas Blue Feather
Song title: Forever My Love
BEST GUITAR ALBUM WITH INSTRUMENTATION
Artist: Michelle Qureshi
Album Title: Shimmer
BEST IMPROVISATIONAL ALBUM
On Ancient Grounds (Chris Petit and Shere Fraser)
Echoes From Sacred Earth
Artist: Jeff Oster, Vin Downes, Tom Eaton
Album title: seven conversations
Artist: Wayo Hogan
Album title: Montana Stillwater
BEST IMPROVISATIONAL SONG
Artist: Shere Fraser and Center of Attention
Song title: Depths of Calm
Artist: Wayo Hogan
Song title: Many Glacier
Artist: Masako
Song title: Walk Together
Artist: Russ Jones
Song title: Dream It
Artist: Christina Tourin
Song title: Imaginings
BEST CINEMATIC/SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Artist: Christopher Caouette
Album title: Myth Of Thalendria
Artist: William Denk
Album Title: Meditations of the Cosmos
Artist: David Arkenstone
Album title: Quest For The Runestone
Artist: Hans Christian
Album title: Melodyia
BEST CINEMATIC/SOUNDTRACK SONG
Artist: Wayne Bethanis
Song title: Francesca’s Affair
William Denk
Song title: Winds of the Gods
Artist: David Arkenstone
Song title: Path of the Mountain’s Bones
Artist: Monster Taxi (Jason Klein)
Song title: Field of Dreams
BEST NEW AGE MUSIC VIDEO
Artist: Karen Salicath
Video Title: Angel Raphael The Angel of Healing
Artist: S.J. Jananiy
Song Title: I’m Flying High
Artist: Renee Michele (music video produced by Thomas Lehmann)
Video Title: Reunion
Artist: Carolyn Fok and Steve Bryson
Video title: Adrift In Plain Sight
Artist: Ryan Michael Richards
Video title: That Trip to Bethlehem
Artist: Fiona Joy Hawkins
Video title: Lake of Contemplation
Artist: Robin Spielberg
Video title: In the Arms of the Wind
Artist: Michael Whalen
Video title: The Endless Summer
Artist: Kristin Amarie
Video title: Sacred Waters
Artist: David Arkenstone
Video Title: Ancient Magic Awakens
Artist: Monster Taxi (Jason Klein)
Video title: Field of Dreams