4/4/2007 UPDATE:
The competition is on! Check here for details.Many people have been excited about the possibility of submitting songs to American Idol for consideration in their upcoming songwriting contest.
Unfortunately this prospect seems to be waning for a couple of reasons:

It could be just too much. According to producer Ken Warwick, “There is talk of [...]

4/3/2008 Update
Latest updates here.

(Press Release)
Vikki Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter from a folk group called “The Waifs” won the Overall Grand Prize as well as the first prize in the Folk category with her song “Bridal Train” in the 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. This is also the first time that the top prize went to a songwriter outside United [...]

Winner! 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Deadline Extended:
If you already have entered and wish to submit additional songs, you can still enter. All entries must be posted on or before November 17, 2006. ISC will continue to take online entries, as well as entries through the mail; the online submission platform will be open until [...]

On September 1st, the finalists of Session 1 were announced. You can see the complete list here.
According to the site:
Winners will receive EMI Publishing Contracts, Studio Equipment from Brian Moore Guitars, Roland/Edirol and Audio-Technica, 1,000 CDs in full color with premium 6-panel Digipaks courtesy of Disc Makers, and gift certificates from . One entrant wil [...]

Kevin Federline wannabes take note - Broadjam is hosting a Pop Song Contest.
According to the site:
By “popular” demand, Broadjam wants to hear your best “Pop” song on Broadjam .com. Whether it’s slow heartfelt ballad or a fast paced dance track, your Pop song has a chance of landing $250.00 popular dollars! Plus win popularity [...]

SOCAN (the Canadian Performance Rights Organization -ed.) announced today the Canadian songs nominated for the inaugural ECHO Songwriting Prize. The 5 nominated songs, as selected by an independent panel of eight (8) music community tastemakers, are:
“Destroyer” Olivier Corbeil, Timothy Fletcher, David Hamelin, Liam O’Neil
“This Lamb Sells Condos” Owen Pallett
“You Are a Runner and I Am [...]

Happy News lets us in on a cool little songwriting contest for the U.S. military and interviews some of the winners:
Army Sgt. J.R. Schultz was one of about 150 servicemembers who submitted original songs for the Dallas Songwriters Associations’ “Songs From the Soul of Service” amateur songwriting contest. He had two first-place songs, and a [...]

August 24, 2006 – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries for 2006. One of the largest songwriting competitions in the world, ISC offers entrants a chance to share in over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize package of $25,000 (US) in cash and over $20,000 in merchandise, unmatched [...]

Broadjam Inc., a leading online music firm, is hosting its second annual 6-Pack Songwriting Competition to put songwriters’ skills to the test - six in fact. Contestants can submit songs to any of the six challenges, which range from an original birthday tune to an emotional ballad. The competition launched in mid-June and is accepting [...]