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If you know of any contests or interesting market information that isn't listed here, please do e-mail me and tell me about them. I'll be happy to add them to the list. Alternatively, if you'd like better coverage and a guaranteed spotlight at the top of the listings, contact me for more details.
For Market Information, please check here.
You might also find some of the following tools helpful in your songwriting, performance, and promotions:
Lyricist | MasterWriter | Rhymesaurus Rhyming Dictionary |Guitar Scales & Theory for Songwriters
Singing Success | SongU.com | Berklee Music | Songs Revealed Courses
Please note: This page of contest listings is a free service provided to songwriters for their information. The Muse's Muse does not endorse any of these listings personally nor can it be held responsible if individuals listed here are not as they represent themselves to be. As per *any* submission and/or participation in an event or service you might consider, please research the organization carefully before getting yourself involved with them. Education is power! Good luck!
 TIPPERARY INTERNATIONAL SONG OF PEACE GRAND FINAL
Songwriters from the U.S.A., Canada, England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have reached the Grand Final of the Tipperary International Song of Peace to take place in Tipperary, Ireland on Saturday July 7th, 2012. There are 10 songs in the Final and the finalists will be announced over the coming weeks on the Tipperary Song of Peace Facebook Page.
The Facebook page link is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tipperary-Song-of-Peace/246617925434963
Please like and share this page. The page will be updated regularly with information on the finalists and on further contests.
ECO ARTS AWARDS IS NOW CALLING FOR ENTRIES
Enjoy our entry fee discount of only $20 per song up to the end of May, 2012. Eco Arts Awards is an annual thematic arts competition that features six different categories including songwriting. We have three A&R executives who will select our winning songwriter based primarily on your inspired and original interpretation of the meaning of Ecology. Of course, all the other aspects to make a good song will be needed to set you apart, i.e. melody and arrangement. We do not judge on production quality or vocal ability. Aside from being heard by A&R executives in the music industry we pay $1,000 USD cash to the first place juried winner. We also feature a People's Choice vote. Our deadline for entries is August 15, 2012 and the entry fee after May 31st will resume to the normal $30 per song, and $25 per multiple entries. www.ecoartsawards.com
A HIGHER LOVE SONG COMPETITION
This is a short turn around promotion with an entry fee of $20 per first song, $15 per second and third entry with a cash prize of $500. Our deadline is May 31st. Think Steve Winwood' - Bring Me a Higher Love, Bob Marley's - One Love, Foreigners - I Wanna Know What Love Is.
This competition is being hosted by Eco Arts Awards at www.ecoartsawards.com
UNSIGNED ONLY MUSIC COMPETITION DEADLINE APPROACHING ON APRIL 11, 2012
A new competition launched by the same team behind the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Unsigned Only is a unique music competition designed for solo artists, bands, and singers all over the world who are not signed to a major label record company. Unsigned Only's goal is to find an outstanding, talented performer: a band, singer, or solo artist...a newcomer or veteran...raw or polished - the “gem” that needs to be discovered. Unsigned Only is looking for the total package. High-profile celebrity judges include Cyndi Lauper, Kenny Rogers, St. Vincent, 3 Doors Down, Kelly Clarkson, and many more. Grand Prize includes $5,000 and mentoring from influential record label professionals (Universal, RCA, Capitol, Word, Atlantic, and more). To enter, go to http://www.unsignedonly.com.
2012 SHOW ME THE MUSIC SONGWRITING CONTEST .... WIN $10,000 US CASH!!!
Why enter our contest? We are currently looking for our 5th Grand Prize Winner, to award them a $10,000 Grand Prize or $3,000 and a trip to Music City, USA to record the winning song with today's A-list musicians and producers! If you win, you choose the prize. Check out last years Winner!
Last year we had a little over 1000 songs entered. Some of the other contests with similar prizes have up to 15,000-25,000 entries!!!! As a newer contest we have less competition and more time to listen to each entry. Many more prizes as well. Enter Now @ www.showmethemusiccontest.com Early entry prizes and awards. You can't win, if you don't enter! We look forward to hearing your original tunes!
EVOLUTION GARDEN MUSIC AWARD 2012
Website Address: www.egmaward.com
Dates: its on now! deadline for entry 31/03/2012
Registration fee: £10 per song
Description: Evolution Garden and Tom Newman (Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells producer / Virgin Records co founder) are looking for original global talent! Entrants must submit their original song/composition on mp3 format. Prize worth £100,000.
ENTER THE HYPE HUSTLE MONTHLY CONTEST FOR MUSICIANS - FOR FREE!
The Hype Hustle is contest a for musicians which measures online hustle over musical talent. The contest has a one month registration period and runs for the entirety of the next calendar month. Applications are free and are available during the registration month before the competition. HHP or Hype Hustle Points, are used to keep score, and are awarded for various ways of connecting with fans. At the end of the competition, those with the most HHP will be awarded prizes including professionally mixed and mastered singles, music videos, photo shoots, web sites, and viral marketing campaigns. Only 3 artists will win, but all artists will enjoy the publicity and and internet exposure the Hype Hustle provides for up and coming musicians. Official rules and regulations apply and and can be read HERE. Applications are FREE and available upon request info@hypehustle.com
THE 8TH ANNUAL IAMA (INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS)
The 8th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is currently accepting entries, this awards competition is judged based on songwriting, performance & artistry. Win prizes in 8 different categories: Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group/Duo, Folk/Americana/Roots, AAA/Alternative, Instrumental, Open, Bluegrass/Country. There will also be an Overall Grand Prize winner awarded to the top winner worth US$11,000, which includes radio promotion to over 250 radio stations in US and Canada, featured on Acoustic Cafe, a syndicated radio program. You may also obtain the entry form at:
http://www.inacoustic.com
PHILADELPHIA SONGWRITERS PROJECT ANNOUNCES IT'S 2011 SONGWRITING CONTEST
The Theme this year is "REVOLUTION" and the prizes are as always High Profile performance opportunities at RoseTree Summer Festival and Bethlehem Musik Fest. Plus Opening slots with Sellersville Theater and BRE PRESENTS. Turtle Studios offers a generous recording package for the Producers Choice Award, and Howard Pitkow Photography offers a Live shoot. Tiered pricing and student discounts.
Please view all the details and submission guidelines at http://www.phillysongwriters.com/03_news.html
5TH INDIE INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST
Now accepting song entries for our FIFTH semiannual competition. Come see the new contest standard. Green-friendly - conducted entirely online with no mailed entries accepted. Know your judge and your score! Entries are limited for greater chance at recognition. Don't be "screened out" of other competitions. $19,000 value in useful prizes awarded and 1st, 2nd and now 3rd place in each genre category are also featured on the front page. Contest closes at only 150 genre capacity, so enter today!
Enter online with your new permanent profile http://www.indieinternational.com/.
YOBI SING ONLINE SINGING/SONGWRITING CONTEST - $25,000 PRIZE!
YOBISing is a year long, user generated and voted music contest that fits virtually every genre of music imaginable. This year round contest has a minimum of a $25,000 prize this year, and the winner will be selected from the users of the YOBISing site. Entries are made by logging on to any of the YOBI.tv Contest web pages located at http://yobi.tv/ and uploading a video of their music submission. The content of the video must meet the TV13 requirement as set forth by YOBI. After the initial 35 weeks of voting for semi finalists, the semi final rounds will occur, in which 15 semifinalists will compete until a winner is chosen. Contest Entries are accepted at all times of the year, and the more submissions we have, the more money that will make its way into the YOBISing prize pot. Be sure to signup at YOBI, then enter the YOBISing Season Three Contest here: http://yobi.tv/yobising/contests/enter/yobising_contest
DALLAS SONGWRITERS QUARTERLY LYRIC CONTEST
Lyricists! Here’s your chance to shine! Get recognition for your lyrical work. Winner receives a certificate and $50 cash.The 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winner's lyrics and judges critiques will be published in the DSA “Songwriters Notes” and on the DSA Website. Entry fee is $10 per lyric. Submissions ongoing.
Quarterly Entry Deadlines: Winter - March 31, Spring - June 30, Summer - September 30, Fall - December 31. For information on submitting: http://dsalyriccontest.blogspot.com/
YOU WRITE THE LYRICS, THE SHOW!
You Write The Lyrics, The Show is coming! You Write The Lyrics! is the only show, where on a weekly basis an opportunity to write lyrics to a melody recorded by a major recording artist is granted to lyricists online and visa vie T.V. One lucky lyricist will win a chance of a lifetime. Each week, a new melody written by a prominent songwriter/producer is uploaded onto our server. We call it “The Tune of the Week.” The artist who’ll be recording this song appears on the TV show as well. Songwriters will be able to go online at Yahoo, YouTube, reverbnation.com, Facebook & MySpace and download it. They’ll have 24 hours to write lyrics to the melody and email them back to us. For more information go to:
www.facebook.com/youwritethelyricstheshow or www.partners.youwritethelyrics.com
AMERICAN SONGWRITER MAGAZINE'S AMATEUR LYRIC CONTEST
Established 1984. One contest per issue, 6 issues each year.
Requirements: Send lyrics only. Lyrics must be typed and payment for $10 (per entry) must be enclosed. No limit 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. http://www.americansongwriter.com/ ~ Lyrics only, no cassettes or CDs.
Awards: A Martin guitar DX-1 with case, D'Addario strings to each contest winner. Top 4 winning lyrics for each contest reprinted in American Songwriter Magazine. Honorable Mentions are listed as well. Each issue features a Lyric Entrant Q&A as well. One overall winner per year receives airfare (from American Airlines) to Nashville and a demo session at Music City Music Productions.
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