RUNNERS-UP: “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet),” Bob Schneider; “Sister Lost Soul,” Alejandro Escovedo; “Ragged as the Road,” Reckless Kelly; “Always a Friend,” Alejandro Escovedo; “Miss Understood,” Carolyn Wonderland; “Just Us Kids,” James McMurtry; “Gimme Some,” Grupo Fantasma; “Moonlight Tango,” Monte Montgomery; “She Left Me for Jesus,” Hayes Carll

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