17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition Deadline

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Deadline is fast approaching for the 17th Annual USA Songwriting
Competition, a competition open to all songwriters worldwide. Winning
songs of the 17th Annual USA Songwriting Competition will receive
airplay on a nationally syndicated radio program “Acoustic Café” as
well as Sirius XM Satellite Radio. This is the first Songwriting
Competition that gives airplay to the winning songs, giving deserving
bands, songwriters the recognition and exposure they deserve.

Entrants stand to win a grand prize of over US$50,000 in cash and
music gear from sponsors such as Sony, D’Addario Strings, Ableton,
Audio-Technica, Presonus, IK Multimedia, and more, making this the
largest prize package for any annual songwriting competition. Other
sponsors include: New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion,
AirplayAccess.com, Onboard Research, Acoustica, Livewire Musician,
Sonoma Wireworks. Intellitouch Tuners, Reverbnation, Broadjam, Sirius
XM Radio, Sonicbids and Soundcloud.

USA Songwriting Competition has a long history of having winners
getting recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on
the charts as well as having their songs placed on film and
television. 2005 First Prize Winner Kate Voegele went on to get signed
by Interscope records after her win. Kate shot to Pop stardom and her
winning song "Only Fooling Myself" hit Top 40 on the Billboard Charts.
Her second album hit top 10 on the Billboard 200 Charts. She also
stars on the Hit TV show "One Tree Hill".

Past UK winners include: Geoff Charlton (2007 First Prize), Charlotte
Kelly (2004 First Prize), McCarthy Hill (2002 First Prize), etc.

USA Songwriting Competition winner Christopher Tin won two Grammy
Awards at the recent 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. This marks a grand
historic win, making Christopher the only USA Songwriting Competition
winner to win two Grammy Awards in the same year. Christopher Tin won
an honorable mention award at the 15th Annual USA Songwriting
Competition with the same song "Baba Yetu" that won two Grammy
awards.Judges include A&R managers from record labels such as Warner,
Capitol Records, Universal, BMG/SONY Music. Songs may be entered in 15
different categories including Pop, Rock/Alternative, R&B and Country.
Entries are accepted from now through May 31, 2012.
For more information, visit:
http://www.songwriting.net