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The September 30th, 2008 deadline for submissions to the New York Songwriters’ Circle’s (NYSC) annual Songwriting Contest is quickly approaching.
For over 18 years such notable artists as Vanessa Carlton, Norah Jones, Gavin DeGraw, Jesse Harris, Lisa Loeb, Charlotte Sometimes, Avril Lavigne, John Oates and Chris Barron (of the Spin Doctors) have all been a part [...]

* Prizes include up to 4 IK Multimedia Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundles and Drummerheads InstantDrummer Sessions *
Sonoma Wire Works announces RiffRumble 12, an online song contest for RiffWorks recording software users. Entries will be accepted for two weeks: September 10 - 23, 2008. Contestants worldwide will record songs on their own or team [...]

Tanzanian musician Ras Nas aka Nasibu is ready to make this year’s summer in Oslo one of the hottest. Ras Nas with band plays at MS Innvik 18th July 2008. This will be a night of live roots reggae, African music and poetry. In short a night to remember. Put a cross on this date [...]

CHAINDRIVEN won the 95.5 KLOS’ Mark and Brian show’s “Webstock: Battle of the Fans contest,” the band announced today. As the winner, the band gets the opportunity to open the show at The Rowdy Frynds Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr. on July 18, 2008 at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA.
WHO:
CHAINDRIVEN
Mando [...]

Russian Born Alt-Pop Singer Lena Compared To “Female David Bowie”, Is Giving Away $5000 For The Best Fan Made Music Video To The Song “Good Bye!”
Best clip for song “Good Bye,” as judged by Russian-born alt-pop artist Lena and her fans, wins grand prize, with eight runners-up also awarded; submissions deadline is June 30.
Lena is [...]

Randy, Paula and Simon are always talking about song selection, and the right choice can make all the difference - just ask Syesha. With the help of some top songwriters (”Love Is A Battlefield,” “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”), we choose specific songs that will wow the judges. Some of the advice:
http://www.songfacts.com/writing/2008/04/american-idol-song-selection.html
Make It Your Own [...]

Longtime Hollywood music company, Goodnight Kiss, is conducting a search to find new songs for a 2009 record release by Cathy Kent. The winning songs will be signed to their publishing catalog and cut as part of Cathy’s next project. Kent’s latest single, “Ka-Ching!” is currently drawing attention on iTunes.
http://www.goodnightkiss.com/contest.html
Sponsored by online music giant Broadjam, [...]

The 2008 USA Songwriting Competition deadline is fast approaching. 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.
http://www.songwriting.net/tagit.html
Since 1995, USA Songwriting [...]

Hello music fans…We have entered 2 groovy jazz tunes- “Zack In The Box” and “Yo Bro” in a contest at Ourstage.com.
The prize is a gig at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport. We have now been Number ONE on the CHART since early April and would love to land the gig. We have dates [...]

Laurel Canyon, Calif. - No one guessed that the piano, harp and other sounds came from a drum - but that’s what the folks at Synesthesia ( http://www.synesthesiacorp.com ), the company behind the stealth What’s That Sound? online contest, expected. “Synthesizer” was as close as anyone got, and Megan Hardman of Deer Creek, Oklahoma is [...]