SUBMIT YOUR SONGS TO THIS INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Photo shows Natasha Duarte - UKSC Winner from Australia
GET YOUR SONGS READY
for our very special 21st Birthday event!
Follow your songs progress in your
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for our very special 21st Birthday event!
Follow your songs progress in your
Submissions Dashboard
OPENING DOORS FOR SONGWRITERS
We are proud that the UKSC opens doors and provides genuine opportunities for entrants. All songwriters who enter discover how industry professionals rate their songs, and they can enjoy watching live to see how far their songs progress in the judging stages. Some songwriters who enter are working hard to launch a career in music and they use this contest as a vaulable stepping stone. Both types of songwriter are very welcome - and we are preparing a news page to listl some of the many true stories we receive about how the UKSC benefits contestants in ways they never thought possible. Many UKSC entrants have gone on to major success, with international hits and industry awards. Some have even joined us as contest judges! Check out the judges here. Our successes include Platinum Album Awards, signings to major publishing companies, international Number One chart hits and songs with hundreds of millions of streams worldwide. Read more here...
We are proud that the UKSC opens doors and provides genuine opportunities for entrants. All songwriters who enter discover how industry professionals rate their songs, and they can enjoy watching live to see how far their songs progress in the judging stages. Some songwriters who enter are working hard to launch a career in music and they use this contest as a vaulable stepping stone. Both types of songwriter are very welcome - and we are preparing a news page to listl some of the many true stories we receive about how the UKSC benefits contestants in ways they never thought possible. Many UKSC entrants have gone on to major success, with international hits and industry awards. Some have even joined us as contest judges! Check out the judges here. Our successes include Platinum Album Awards, signings to major publishing companies, international Number One chart hits and songs with hundreds of millions of streams worldwide. Read more here...
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HISTORY AND PRIZES
The UKSC was formed by top industry professionals in London UK in association with The BRIT Trust (of BRIT Awards fame) together with The BRIT School and The BRIT Studio to discover and support new talented songwriters. Prizes and awards reflect this: co writing with top professionals, meetings with top producers, studio sessions, songwriting software, mentoring from hit songwriters, a personal media PA to promote your career, mastering at Abbey Road Studios, educational qualifications, copyright registrations and much more. Prizes have even included flights with British Airways to London to record with top producers! There are UKSC Certificates for every entrant and everyone who enters a song receives a package of song pitching opportunities and songwriting courses. Everyone is awarded a UKSC Certificate for each song entered with the song's position in the contest (frame it on your wall and use in promotions or when you apply for courses or jobs). The judges´ score and Star Rating provides valuable feedback. And the song scoring system is based on Music Grade Examination levels used by top music schools. Prizes in 2021 included your own personal PA (personal assistant) to work closely with you to promote your career in consultation with our directors and producers, mastering at Abbey Road Studios, membership of the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers, media support, free memberships of important organizations, copyright registrations, song pitching opportunites and more. Click Here for full Prize details.
The UKSC was formed by top industry professionals in London UK in association with The BRIT Trust (of BRIT Awards fame) together with The BRIT School and The BRIT Studio to discover and support new talented songwriters. Prizes and awards reflect this: co writing with top professionals, meetings with top producers, studio sessions, songwriting software, mentoring from hit songwriters, a personal media PA to promote your career, mastering at Abbey Road Studios, educational qualifications, copyright registrations and much more. Prizes have even included flights with British Airways to London to record with top producers! There are UKSC Certificates for every entrant and everyone who enters a song receives a package of song pitching opportunities and songwriting courses. Everyone is awarded a UKSC Certificate for each song entered with the song's position in the contest (frame it on your wall and use in promotions or when you apply for courses or jobs). The judges´ score and Star Rating provides valuable feedback. And the song scoring system is based on Music Grade Examination levels used by top music schools. Prizes in 2021 included your own personal PA (personal assistant) to work closely with you to promote your career in consultation with our directors and producers, mastering at Abbey Road Studios, membership of the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers, media support, free memberships of important organizations, copyright registrations, song pitching opportunites and more. Click Here for full Prize details.
what people are saying...
"Beautifully run contest. I love this competition, communication just fantastic! Great work UKSC !!!! Many thanks for your brilliant competition!"
Katie Hardyman (Australia) 
"Your competition has given me confidence and self belief; thank you xxxx. Your competition really has helped - so feel free to quote away!!! X"
KATIE KITTERMASTER - www.katiekittermaster.com 
"It is the only contest I enter songs into because it is extremely well run and you know that all entries get a proper and professional listening."
BOB REID - www.bob-reid.co.uk 
"Thanks for putting on a genuine competition - it means a lot to us musicians. This is surely one of the best, if not THE best, songwriting competition... thanks for being so transparent in your scoring and judging as well - it gives us great confidence that this is a fair competition. Massive thanks. Christopher Shenton Brown and Raptusound.
"I was delighted to win The UK Songwriting Contest for the lyrics to 'Give Me Impossible Things'. It's a great opportunity for writers & musicians - and it has been really helpful for me - I can't recommend it enough!!"
Mick Evans (UK) 
"The UKSC is the most professional and well run contest for new songwriters and the only songwriting competition we recommend.". Music Aid International
"The UKSC gave me the start and the motivation I needed and I really appreciate it. I am so happy to be here in London working in the best studios with top producers and such great musicians." - Younee (Korea)
"The UK Songwriting Contest is a great tool to open doors for your music. I won semi-finalist and contacted media via the web - the rewards are "pinch me is this happening?" Thanks UKSC!" - Colleen Clark (USA) Colleen was interviewed and featured on Fox TV in the USA about her semi finalist position.
"Out of all the music contests, the nicest one is the UK Songwriting Contest. They are well organized and very friendly and because of their high level of organization you end up meeting lots of very talented people. The networking power of this contest is worth more than just being a winner, semi-finalist or runner-up." dZ (Daniella Salone) (Canada)
"The UK Songwriting Contest can change your musical life..."
says Czech Composer Tomas Kympl who has been a two times successful UKSC category winner - Open Category in 2015 and Instrumental Category in 2016. 
"Publishing deal now signed with Leopard Music Publishers for my winning UKSC Pop category Track "What Would It Be Like". I am well chuffed! Thank you so much. I have much respect for the UKSC team. The best contest in the world!"- Mary Hall (UK)
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OPEN TO EVERYONE WORLD WIDE
This contest is open to songwriters from every country. Beginners and experienced writers are welcome and all are judged equally. This is an international contest with entries from every continent. Everyone has the same opportunity to showcase their work to top people in the music industry in London and have their work examined and judged in the UK no matter where they live. Beginners have as much chance to be successful as experienced writers. See the Testimonials Page for genuine unsolicited comments from songwriters.
CERTIFICATES
Every writer will receive a personalised UKSC Certificate for each song entered - it will look great framed on your studio or living room wall, as a prop in publicity photographs, or use it in your press kit or for when you apply for courses or jobs etc. Every writer will also know the judges star rating for each song entered and the Certificate will show the position the song was awarded in the event. Click here for more details...
This contest is open to songwriters from every country. Beginners and experienced writers are welcome and all are judged equally. This is an international contest with entries from every continent. Everyone has the same opportunity to showcase their work to top people in the music industry in London and have their work examined and judged in the UK no matter where they live. Beginners have as much chance to be successful as experienced writers. See the Testimonials Page for genuine unsolicited comments from songwriters.
CERTIFICATES
Every writer will receive a personalised UKSC Certificate for each song entered - it will look great framed on your studio or living room wall, as a prop in publicity photographs, or use it in your press kit or for when you apply for courses or jobs etc. Every writer will also know the judges star rating for each song entered and the Certificate will show the position the song was awarded in the event. Click here for more details...
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