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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.
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You might also find some of the following tools helpful in your songwriting, performance, and promotions:
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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!
 WWAHM! THE DURANGO SONGWRITERS EXPO "WRITE WITH A HIT-MAKER" CONTEST!
Who wants to write their next song with Shawn Mullins (writer and performer of the #1 "Lullaby")? Or how about writing your next song with Bridgette Tatum (co-writer of Jason Aldean's #1 "She's Country")? Or maybe your music is more suited to Film and TV projects. Want to work with LA's Riptide Music, one of the premier placement/licensing firms in Hollywood? Here is your chance! Act now, deadline to enter the next edition of WWAHM is February 17th, 2012. Go here for info and to enter: http://www.durango-songwriters-expo.com/songwriting-contest.html
WILDFLOWER! ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL SINGER SONGWRITER CONTEST 2012
NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES!
Entries for the 2012 Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival Singer Songwriter Contest are now being accepted. Ten finalists compete at the festival on May 19, 2012 in Richardson, Texas for four $500 cash awards. Entries must be received or postmarked by March 9, 2012. Only 300 entries accepted. Visit http://www.wildflowerfestival.com/singersongwriter.html or http://www.sonicbids.com/WildflowerPerformingSongwriter to enter and for more information.
THE SANDRA JAMES SONGWRITING CONTEST 2012
Hurry! Only 8 Weeks Left!
It's that time again! The Sandra James Music Foundation is pleased to announce the Sandra James Songwriting Contest 2012, now in its 4th year! This contest will provide an opportunity to promote the music and message of Sandra James by having entrants compose new songs that mirror her ideals. The foundation hopes the contest will amplify her message and present more opportunities for others to hear Sandra's songs and know her passions. The contest will run from now until January 31, 2012. Start NOW to get your song in by the end of January. First prize is $2500! Visit us online for more information: www.sandrajames.com or www.facebook.com . We look forward to hearing from you!
THE JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. The Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters who submit in any one of 12 categories. The JLSC is open year-round and features two Sessions - with 72 Finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 "Song of the Year". Session II Deadline is Dec. 15th. For more information and to enter, please visit http://jlsc.com/
NASHVILLE CHERRY BLOSSOM SONGWRITING COMPETITION
The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival is looking for the song or instrumental work that best defines the spirit of this annual event, which celebrates Spring as symbolized by the transient beauty of Japanese Cherry Blossoms - or "sakura". The grand prize winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize presented by the non-profit Japan-America Society of Tennessee and a chance to perform the original composition at the festival on March 24th. In collaboration with Nashville Arts magazine, the winner will also be featured in the magazine's February issue. Download the entry form and official rules here. Entry fee per submission is $25. Deadline is January 15, 2012.
TIPPERARY INTERNATIONAL SONG OF PEACE
Tipperary Peace Convention has announced that it is now accepting entries for the 2012 Tipperary International Song of Peace Contest, which will take place in Tipperary Town, Ireland. So what kind of songs are Tipperary Peace Convention looking for? Well they are looking for songs of Peace, Love and Harmony; about people, places or things; in fact anything that one feels constitutes a 'Sense of Peace'. The organisers are very anxious that the contest embrace all musical tastes so all genre of music is acceptable. Entries must be submitted on a compact disc or cassette tape with one copy of the type-written lyric. The entry fee is €25 (euro) or equivalent amount in cash or cheque of your own currency (however no foreign postal orders accepted).
The closing date for entries is February 1st, 2012. From the entries received, 10 songs will be chosen to compete 'live' in the Grand Final in Tipperary Town, Ireland, to be held on a date to be confirmed in May/June 2012. The winning song will receive a cheque for €1,500 (euro) and a specially commissioned Tipperary Crystal Trophy.
Entry Forms are now available and can be downloaded from the organisers website: www.tipperarypeace.ie or on www.sonicbids.com . Further information from the Contest Secretary, Martin Quinn on martinquinns@eircom.net
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
A UNIQUE CHRISTMAS SONG CONTEST!
Send in your original Christmas song to The Indie Reviewer at http://www.indiereviewer.com/christmas-song-contest.html for our one of a kind Christmas song contest. Winners will be featured on the homepages of www.indiereviewer.com and www.googleplusformusicians.com for one month, and entry is free! Voting is fan-based, and the last day to enter is November 25th.
CREATE A MELLOW MUSHROOM THEMED SONG AND WIN $1000 CASH & TWO VIP TICKETS TO LOLLAPALOOZA (PLUS AIRFARE AND HOTEL)!
Win $1000 cash and two VIP tickets to Lollapalooza (including roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations). Five semi-finalists win general admission Lollapalooza tickets and $200 gift card. Create your custom Mellow jingle and record it on our site or with your video camera, upload it to our gallery and let the voters decide your fate. Now's your chance to show your creativity and love for all things Mellow Mushroom!
Visit http://mellowfeedyourhead.com/ for more details.
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/.
SHOW ME THE MUSIC SONGWRITING CONTEST 2011…RECORD IN NASHVILLE!
This contest is all about giving you, the songwriter, a once in a lifetime opportunity! It’s hard to break into the music business. You have to have a stellar recording of your song to turn the heads of Industry Executives. You also need exposure, a professionally packaged CD, someone to push your music to radio stations, and you have to network with people at the top. That is what we are going to do for our Winner.
This could be the contest that jump-starts your career! Enter Now!
THE NEXT CLASSIC SONG CONTESTS
The Next Classic are free internet song contests for original holiday, country and wedding songs. TNC showcases songs that may not always be "cutting edge" according to current music trends, but rather, may stand the "test of time" for years to come. The Next Classic is also a new approach to the old "songwriting contest" concept. First of all, there is currently NO entry fee. Secondly, while winning the contest will be reward enough in itself, we'll also be working to make it only the first step in the exposure of your music. Thirdly, instead of relying on old technologies that stretched contests out for months at a time, we're working in the internet age. Submission, judging, voting, as well as determination and notification of winners can now be accomplished in a matter of a few weeks.
Upcoming Contests: The Next Holiday Classic , The Next Wedding Classic and The Next Country Classic Song Contests
NEW THIS YEAR! We welcome Springbarrel Songwriter Services as a major sponsor. Springbarrel has a distinguished history of representing the catalogs of some of the best songwriters in Nashville and we are honored by their participation. Their songwriting services provide an additional cash value of $1800 for qualifying songs which they will be actively seeking to license with major artist and media outlets.
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
MONTHLY SONGWRITING CONTEST WITH GREAT PRIZES AWARDED!
The Home Recording Weekly Blog is awarding big name music recording software (such as EZ Drummer from Toontrack, and Amplitube 3 from IK Multimedia) to one lucky winner each month! Contest entry is free of charge, and all that is required is that you first become a subscriber of the Home Recording Weekly blog, and then email your entry in to the Home Recording Weekly blog. Monthly winner will be notified by email, with instructions to get your prizes. Prizes change from month to month, contest to contest, so keep coming back to the Home Recording Weekly Blog for details!
The link to the Home Recording Weekly blog is http://www.homerecordingweekly.blogspot.com/
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN SONGWRITING CONTEST IS ANNOUNCED
Contemporary Christian Music Network’s International Songwriting Contest is bigger and better this year! More than $20,000 in cash and prizes, four separate contests – one each quarter, 1st, 2nd, and 3 rd place winners for each quarterly contest, one “Songwriter of the Year Award” will be selected, progressive songwriting critiques (you can enter, receive your critiques, work on improving your songs, enter them again in a different quarter, receive your critiques, etc.). For complete details, go to http: christiansongwriting.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.
THE BOSAs SONGWRITING AWARDS:
The BOSAs Songwriting Awards is a twice yearly global competition where the best songs and artists are showcased to Music Publishers and other Industry Professionals for review in addition to category prizes.
Site URL: http://www.thebosas.com/
Current Deadline to Enter: October and April of each year
Contact: info@thebosas.com
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