Archive for the ‘Songwriting Contests’ Category

My night at Eddie’s Attic Open Mic Songwriting Competition

By • Mar 6th, 2007 • Category: Inspiration, Live Music, Songwriting Articles, Songwriting Contests

Went to Eddie’s Attic last night for their Monday Night Open Mic Competition, along with fellow Asheville Singer-Songwriter Chris Jamison. It was a three-and-a-half hour drive from Asheville but well worth it. Got there around 5:30pm and checked in. Went for a quick dinner around the corner at Raging Burrito (highly recommended). Changed clothes. Walked [...]



American Idol Songwriting Competition Details Getting Clearer

By • Feb 27th, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

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 [...]



American Idol Songwriting Competition

By • Feb 12th, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

4/3/2008 Update Latest updates here.



(Press Release-i-ness) 2006 Winners Announced, 12th USA Songwriting Competition Begins

By • Jan 22nd, 2007 • Category: Songwriting Contests

(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 [...]



Tom Waits, Randy Newman, and other songwriting news

By • Oct 20th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

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 [...]



Session 1 of John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winners Announced

By • Sep 22nd, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests

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 [...]



Pop Songwriting Competition

By • Sep 16th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests

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 [...]



SOCAN Announces Songwriting Contest Nominees

By • Sep 16th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests, Songwriting News

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 [...]



U.S. Military Songwriters

By • Sep 15th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests

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 [...]



International Songwriting Competition 2006 Judges Announced

By • Aug 28th, 2006 • Category: Songwriting Contests

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 [...]