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American Idol Songwriting Competition

4/3/2008 Update
Latest updates here.

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

(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 […]

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Tom Waits, Randy Newman, and other 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 until […]

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Session 1 of John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winners Announced

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 […]

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Pop Songwriting Competition

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 […]

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SOCAN Announces Songwriting Contest Nominees

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 […]

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U.S. Military Songwriters

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 […]

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International Songwriting Competition 2006 Judges Announced

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 […]

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Songwriting For Beginners: ‘Just Enough’ Music Theory

(This is an article in the series “Songwriting For Beginners”. We are filing the series under the Songwriting Basics category.)
Question: How do you stop a guitarist from playing?
Answer: Put music in front of him.

That’s me. I can’t read music and I doubt I ever will. However, over the last three years, I’ve learned just enough […]

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Songwriting Competition: Broadjam Begins Second Annual 6-Pack

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 […]

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