Contests

Highyway 61 Folks Festival Songwriters Contest - Share your original song live on stage to kick off the Highway 61 Folks Festival at High Noon, 8/3/2002.
http://www.festivalbrew.com

Goodnight Kiss Free Song Contest - Competition is about finding the most uptempo and fun songs that inspire driving. Novelty songs are accepted. Includes rules and contest specifics.
http://www.goodnightkiss.com/contest.html

Broadjam 6-Pack Competition - The 6-Pack Competition is Broadjam's biggest contest combining six separate songwriting challenges and awarding over $50,000 in prizes. Thirty-eight total winners will be announced as awards will be given to the top three artists in each individual challenge.
http://www.broadjam.com/6pack/

Compo-10 International Song Contest - Every week 10 artists are featured on Original Compo-10. They rank each other and the ones who have been ranked best will be promoted on the website.
http://www.compo10.com

Song of the Year - Annual songwriting contest.
http://www.songoftheyear.com/

Bannon Open Songwriting Awards - Promoting a bi-annual songwriting competition in 6 different categories and highlighting John Mellencamp, his songs and news. Prizes and industry exposure for the winners.
http://thebosas.com/

The SIBL Project - SIBL ("Songs Inspired by Literature") is a songwriting contest, promoting the need for and funding adult literacy programs. All proceeds further this cause. Includes contest rules and information on projects being supported.
http://www.siblproject.org

USA Songwriting Competition - Promoting contests in six languages and fifteen genres, judged by industry professionals; information and media on past winners, testimonials, links to winning songs. Rules and entry form for current competition.
http://www.songwriting.net

Nashville Star Search - Nashville's premier songwriter and star search event with career workshops, TV/video filming, trophies, and Nashville School of Music.
http://www.nashvillesymposium.com/

Ritmi Globali Europei - Describing an Italian music contest including one category for singers-composers open to artists 35 years of age or younger.
http://www.ritmiglobali.it/

Great American Song Contest - Annual songwriting competition sponsored by Songwriters Resource Network, a free online news and education resource. All entries are critiqued by music industry professionals.
http://www.greatamericansong.com/

The Ten-Minute Musicals Project - A unique annual international competition for short stage musicals, whether original or previously produced, excerpted from longer works or complete in themselves.
http://www.tenminutemusicals.org

Just Plain Folks Music Awards - Only active members of Just Plain Folks are eligible to enter this contest. The winners are chosen by industry professional, artists and fans.
http://www.jpfolks.com/MusicAwards/index.html

International Guitar Competition "M.Pittaluga" Alessandria-ITALY - Guitar and composition for guitar competitions members of WFIMC (World federation of international Music competitions).36th edition from 22 to 26 september 2003 . Alirio Diaz Honorary President
http://www.pittaluga.org

Cooch Music - Running an amateur songwriters contest, and offering an opportunity to listen to and vote on the competing songs.
http://www.coochmusic.com

SongDoor 2007 International Songwriting Competition - An annual songwriting competition open to amateurs and professionals worldwide. All entrants receive a free songwriting course and a professional evaluation.
http://www.songdoor.com/

International Song Contest - Over $80,000 worth of prizes. VH-1 Save the Music Foundation. Song Contest with judges like Bono, and Faith Hill.
http://www.songoftheyearcontest.com

The Canary Islands International Song Contest - Site of the Canary Islands International Song Contest for Composers, Authors and Singers.
http://www.tabaibarecords.com/festival/

Dallas Songwriters Contest - Annual song, and on-going lyric contests, with winners receiving cash and other prizes. Site also includes resources for professionals and those new to the industry.
http://www.dallassongwriters.org/

UK Songwriting Contest - Prestigious annual UK songwriting competition from the BRIT Trust, The World Music Foundation, Roland UK, MusicAid.org and others. Contest prizes include publishing deals, recording equipment, and career development.
http://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/

International Songwriting Competition - ISC is an international song contest for amateur and professional songwriters. Entries will be screened by ISC and the finalists will be reviewed by wellknown professional judges.
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com