AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE'S LYRIC WRITING CONTEST

Requirements: Send lyrics only. Lyrics must be typed and a check for $10 (per entry) must be enclosed. 3 entries maximum per contest. Include an entry form with each lyric sheet submitted. Call for required official form (615-321-6096) or print it from our website.
Lyrics only, no cassettes.
Awards: A Martin guitar with case and certificate to each contest winner. Top 5 winning lyrics for each contest reprinted in American Songwriter Magazine. One overall winner per year receives airfare to Nashville and a demo session.
6 contests per year.

BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST

Whether your style of music is pop, rock, country, jazz, gospel, Latin, blues, or dance, the 14th Annual Billboard Song Contest could offer you unparalleled professional exposure among some of the music industry’s most influential names. All songs receive a judging report. Our judging report will tell you how your song performed with tips on structure and content.

Our professional songwriting and music industry judges will be considering your music on the basis of originality, lyrics, melody, composition and commercial appeal, so you don't need to book studio time to produce your entry. Although production does make the song prettier, production values do not count. A homemade "track" is fine. Don't worry if you're not a great singer - after all, it's a songwriting contest!

If you've averaged less than $5,000 per year total royalties earned from music since 1992 (including prize winnings from previous song contests), you're eligible to enter. Here's how a star could be born! Enter your original song(s) in any of these categories: Country, Pop, Rock/Alternative, Contemporary Christian/Traditional Gospel, Latin, Jazz, Dance, or R&B/Blues.

For more information, visit www.billboardsongcontest.com

GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST

Created by songwriters, this innovative contest offers a positive alternative to the hype and high cost of the "big-cash-prize" competitions.
The Great American Song Contest features opportunities to
1) have your songs heard by qualified professionals;
2) to win prestigious awards and useful prizes;
3) to advance your songwriting, promote your songs & open doors in the music business.
4) Low-cost & affordable entry fees.
Great American Song Contest judges listen thoroughly and respectfully to each and every song. Then they provide a detailed evaluation. Each participating songwriter receives the judges' written evaluations upon completion of the contest.

For more information on the Great American Song Contest, visit www.GreatAmericanSong.com

INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION

Internationally renowned for its high-caliber judges, ISC offers entrants a unique opportunity to have their songs heard by some of the most influential decision-makers in the industry. Entrants compete for over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and $20,000 in merchandise. ISC winners benefit from extensive press and publicity, gaining exposure and recognition from an international music market of industry professionals and fans.

Past and present ISC judges include:
Tom Waits; Brian Wilson; Loretta Lynn; B.B. King; Nelly Furtado; Sean "P. Diddy" Combs; Ornette Coleman; Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20); Pat Metheny; Sean Paul; Roseanne Cash; Robert Smith (The Cure); Michael W. Smith; Joe Satriani; Sonny Rollins; Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse); Clint Black; Ray Davies (The Kinks); MercyMe; Monte Lipman (President, Universal Records); Charlie Walk (President, Epic Records); Arif Mardin (VP/GM, Manhattan Records); Keith Wozencroft (President/A&R, EMI Records); and many more.

For more information, visit www.songwritingcompetition.com

THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST
www.jlsc.com

The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is open to both amateur and professional songwriters. Songs may be entered in any of the following twelve categories: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, World, Rhythm & Blues, Gospel/Inspirational, Hip-Hop Latin, Electronic, Folk, Special category of Children's music. Beyond the substantial cash prizes, some winners will receive EMI Music Publishing Contracts and Yamaha Project Studio Equipment. One entry will be named "Song of the Year" and that winner will receive an additional $20,000 in cash courtesy of Maxell. Overall, 120 winners will split over $200,000 in cash and prizes.
For more information, please contact info@jlsc.com

John Lennon Songwriting Contest
83 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10024

MID-ATLANTIC SONG CONTEST

For more contest info, visit www.saw.org/masc.asp

NSAI SONGWRITING CONTEST

CMT and country.com are presenting the second annual NSAI Song Contest. If you write the winning song, you'll receive an all expenses paid three-day trip to Nashville for introductions to music industry executives, a radio appearance on Nashville 95, a guaranteed live Bluebird Cafe performance, a mentoring session with an award-winning panel of professional songwriters, and, last but certainly not least, an appearance on CMT Most Wanted Live. Everyone who enters will receive a scoring report for every song entered. The judging system will tell how each song performed, with tips on structure and commercial appeal.

For more information on the NSAI and the NSAI Song Contest, visit www.cmt.com/asm/contests/nsai/2008/index.jhtml

SONGDOOR INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION

With the goal of helping songwriters everywhere to improve their craft, SongDoor provides all entrants a free self-paced songwriting course from SongU.com and a professional, personalized evaluation of every song. The Grand Award winner receives a private-session, full band demo produced on Music Row in Nashville, as well as a one-year Platinum Membership to SongU.com and many other great songwriters' tools. There are also seven Category Winners. The judges (industry producers, engineers, artists and songwriters) have worked with the likes of Neil Young, *NSYNC, Tony Bennett, Britney Spears, Kenny Rogers and The Allman Brothers, to name just a few. The competition is open to amateurs and professionals worldwide. Competition opens: April 15. Entry deadline: November 15. Entry fee: $10.

For complete details, go to: www.songdoor.com. You must be 18 or older to enter.

THE USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION

USA Songwriting Competition, the world's leading international songwriting event honors songwriters, composers, bands, recording artists everywhere. Winners will be selected by a Blue Ribbon committee of music industry judges including record label publishers, producers from SONY Music, Warner/Reprise Records, etc. This is a chance to be discovered by the biggest names in the music business. A shot at the big time for unsung songwriters and original solo artists and indie bands everywhere around the world. A contest that might just open the right doors, make the right connections and get your songs heard. Also, winning songs will be receive radio airplay (the first for any songwriting competition!)

For more information, visit www.songwriting.net

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