SONG CONTEST BLOG

It’s done!

All three categories, that is.  Congrats to the following in the Songwriter category:

Winner
R. Mack Harrell for “American Wheels”

Finalist
Karl Williams (aka Karl Thaler) for “Put Her There”

Runner Up
Cardin Campbell for “Emergency”

Results for the Singer/Songwriter category and Lyric-Only category have already been published.

Thanks fo taking part!

With considerable technical trouble, we finally notified the entrants of the Singer/Songwriter category.  Thank you everyone for your participation and, again, so sorry for this very delayed result.  Here we go…

Winner
Nafsica for “Missing Piece”

Finalist
Casey Black for “The Sarge”

Runner Up
Joelle Maddyson for “City Lights”

Results for the Lyric category have already been published, here.

Songwriter category next… bear with me!

I know we’re really really really delayed on notifications for the Free International Songwriting Competition.  I’m sorry.  And I appreciate your continued patience.

I am, however, delighted to announce that we’re done with the Lyric Category!

So…

Winner
Gabriel Gregoire for “The Angel Played Rock & Roll”

Finalist
Brent Lillie for “The Deal”

Runner Up
Diane Bowlin for “Black Diamond Eyes”

Very well done you three!

More to come…

I received this email this morning:

Hello,

I feel that advertising a songwriter competition as free but then, after going through all the upload etc., asking for money is a bit of a low down trick.  I thought you guys were better than that?

Regards,

S

We ARE better than that.

This is not the first email of this nature that I’ve received since launching our free songwriter competition.  To be clear, the contest is absolutely free.  However, when you’re filling out your entry form, you’ll find options to also submit to our paid songwriter competitions such as The Singer/Songwriter Awards and Lyric Writer Awards.  Simply select “No” for each and “No” for the paid critique, and you will be charged NOTHING for your submission for the Free International Songwriting Competition.

These are not hidden fees or automatic opt-ins.  You have complete control of your entry form.  If you have any ideas as to how we can make this process more transparent and user-friendly, I’m all ears…

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Those of you that have entered the Free International Songwriting Competition know that the total cash prize is $6000.

The cash prize, as published on this website, is broken down into three categories for Winner, Finalist and Runner Up, like this:

Singer/Songwriter Category:
$1000 Winner
$400 Finalist
$100 Runner-Up

Songwriter Category:
$1000 Winner
$400 Finalist
$100 Runner-Up

Lyricist Category:
$1000 Winner
$400 Finalist
$100 Runner-Up

That’s a total of $6000

Or is it?

Thanks to an email from a member [who can do basic arithmetic], it was brought to my attention that we’re $1500 short.

I still want to give away $6000 and I need your help to spread an additional $1500 across the three categories.

How would you do it?

Songwriting contests are not lotteries.  But if you can stack the numbers in your favor, why not play the odds?

Looking at the numbers from our Free International Songwriting Competition, statistically, those of you who entered into the Lyricist or Songwriter categories are 5 to 10 times more likely to win than those of you who entered the Singer/Songwriter category (remember, we select one winner from each category):

77% selected the Singer/Songwriter category

14% selected the Songwriter category

6% entered the Lyricist category

I’m not suggesting that, next year, you enter the Lyricist category if your strengths lie in melody and vocal delivery, or that you enter the Songwriter category if you are, in fact, a singer/songwriter and prefer to be recognized as such.

However, if you feel that your work crosses genres (or categories, in this case), why not pick the category where your material will face less competition?

If you haven’t already entered, you might find this information pivotal.  Keep in mind that you can only enter once, so pick your category carefully.

Thanks to your constructive feedback, we’ve finally launched the much anticipated Free International Songwriting Competition.

It’s very simple.  You can enter one song and lyric into one of three categories (singer/songwriter, songwriter, or lyricist) for a chance at $1000 cash for the winner, $400 cash for the finalist, and $100 cash for the runner-up in each category.

Anyone can take part and EVERYONE will receive a free song contest score card.

If you have any questions or comments, please post them here.

Learn more…