WORLD
QUEST MUSIC SONGWRITING CONTEST: 2008 SEASON ONE
A new Canadian songwriting
contest with over $4,500 in cash & prizes. Everyone is eligible, any genre of
music is welcome. The contest runs for five months, entrants can enter up to five
songs in the Non-Professional grouping and up to ten songs in the Professional
grouping. Professional category March 17 through July 26, the Non-Professional
March 26 through August 8. Fans vote for their favorite entries online and
there are "Wild Card" Celebrity Judges. www.worldquestmusic.com
Fee: Non-Professional entries Free; Professional entries $10.00
Deadline:
Non-professional entrants August 8, 2008; Professional entries July 26, 2008
BREAKING
THE BAND 3 Breaking the Band from We Are Listening is every song contest,
licensing, press, booking, touring and festival showcasing opportunity rolled
into one. We've created an enormous independent artist campaign with a major label
budget. This may be the single, largest investment in your career by an independent
music company.
Details:www.wearelistening.org/contests.php
Fee: $40 Deadline: June 30th 2008
2008
USA Songwriting Competition Kicks Off 2008 USA Songwriting Competition is
now accepting entries. Win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise
such as cool gear from Sony, Ibanez Guitars, D'Addario Strings, Peavey, Audio-Technica
and more. Also, have your winning songs played on radio! Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt,
Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. FREE EARLY BONUS: First 1,000 entries
will each receive a USA Songwriting Competition Compilation CD. Hurry! The entry
form can be found www.songwriting.net/entryform.html
Or enter online here with your MP3 and/or lyrics:online.songwriting.net
Or through Sonicbids at: www.sonicbids.com/usasong
INTERNATIONAL
SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES The International Songwriting
Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries for the 2007 competition. Offering
better exposure, bigger prizes ($150,000 (US) - including $25,000 (US) cash) and
the best judges for any songwriting competition in the world. Judges for 2007
include: Tom Waits; Robert Smith (The Cure); Loretta Lynn, Frank Black (Pixies)
Nelly Furtado, and 7 record label presidents from major and independent records
labels. For entry information and a complete list of judges please visit - www.songwritingcompetition.com
Australian
Songwriters Conference June 2008 will deal specifically and exclusively with
the craft and business of songwriting. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity
to learn more about the craft and business of songwriting - and don't miss out
on the 15% discount on ALL packages! For more information go to http://www.australiansongwritersconference.com.au/
ENTER
THE FAMECAST ONLINE COMPETITION FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $10,000 - FREE TO ENTER!
FameCast is the first online artist discovery and entertainment community providing
a nationwide, seasonal competition whereby an online audience determines tomorrow’s
big stars. FameCast was founded to showcase legitimate artists who have yet to
be discovered and whom the audience deems to be worthy of stardom. Entering its
Second Season, the FameCast online competition and community provides contestants
the ability to connect with and grow a national audience and compete to become
a FameCast Fenom and win the grand prize worth $10,000 and global exposure. FameCast
is taking submission for both country and singer-songwriter. The process is really
simple. You can submit your professional video or a video recorded on basic Web
cam. Go to www.famecast.com,
register for the competition, and submit your video performance as part of the
registration process and then you are all set to compete. IT'S COMPLETELY FREE
TO ENTER!
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. 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
Tidewater Friends of Folk Music Concert Series takes place 35 times each
year at several venues across Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Genres accepted
include: Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Americana, and Singer/Songwriter. Selected
artists are compensated for their performance based on draw. Deadline is ongoing.
WHAT
THE DIDGERIDOO ARE THE ETERNAL QUALITY AWARDS? Monthly art, music and writing
contests focused on timeless values. We invite all to share their experiences
with the e-qualities (such as abundance, beauty, compassion, playfulness, strength....)
Didgeridoos, drums, art and writing supplies, cash and other gifts of appreciation
are awarded for originality, authenticity and relevance to the theme. Visit www.eternalquality.net
to see how you feel about weaving your thread into this universal tapestry.
Songbridge
has just signed on to sponsor the next round of the Unisong contest. Since
1997, Unisong.com is one of the best international songwriting contests created
"by songwriters …for songwriters." For more information go to www.unisong.com
SongwriterUniverse
“Best Song Of The Month" Contest
This contest not only spotlights
the winning song and songwriter, but also showcases the Top Five new songs that
we hear each month. More>
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