 The second session song deadline is on Sunday night 31 July at midnight. You have Saturday and Sunday, all weekend, to get your song entries in for early results.
STAR RATING If you submit before midnight Sunday you will see your song´s Star Rating and its current status and position in the event your dashboard within days. Semi Finalists will be able to follow events live to see if the song moves forward into the Finals. And if you don´t get into the Semi Finals you still get your song´s Star Rating from the judges, and you will be Awarded an alternative position. PRIZES AND BENEFITS This year´s prizes include an International Distribution Deal with world wide distribution of your song through the world´s top stores and streaming sites and there is a big selection of other prizes including valuable music software, mastering, effects packages, Songwriters Guild Memberships, song pitching opportunities and much much more. There is also valuable FREE entry in the LOTY Awards and The Commonwealth Song Contest included (saving you $$$s on entry fees), plus an option to be part of The International Songwriting Awards (The ISAs), and everyone receives $50 worth of song pitching with SongU as a thank you gift. NEW CATEGORIES Categories this year include a Song Co-writing Challenge (write new lyrics or a new melody to a famous song), Birthday Songs, Protest Songs, Latin Music, Work In Progress and much more. There is even a Cover Songs category and a BRITSONG category for the type of songs suitable to represent the UK in major international showcases like Eurovision, the CSC or international Expos. There are 30 categories this year with a category for every type of song, and something for everyone. Visit the website for full details. We sincerely wish you every success with your songwriting. Browse the UKSC website for details and ideas. And contact us at any time with your questions. Best wishes, The UK Songwriting Contest Team. www.songwritingcontest.co.uk   CO WRITING CHALLENGE
Our first UKSC Songwriting Challenge was to write new lyric or melody to the most recorded song of all time: Paul McCartney´s Yesterday. This year we opened it up to include ANY existing famous song. It can be a song from any era, in any genre, by any songwriter or artist. The judge´s favourite songs will be copyright registered, with an international Copyright Certificate issued, and winning songs will passed on to our A&R and publishing contacts and producers. This is a chance to co-write with a famous songwriter and get noticed. Full details are on the UKSC website. MORE OPPORTUNITIES!! There are more opportunities than ever this year with new song categories and new prizes that include a Record and Distribution Deal, music software, mastering with Grammy Winner´s and much more. Everyone receives a valuable gift just for entering, everyone has the chance to be included on the UKSC promotional album, and you will receive updates about your song´s status live in your dashboard during the event. There is also free entry in other major international competitions and awards included with your UKSC entry. We look forward to receiving your work this year. The UKSC Team and the judges are waiting to hear from you! Best wishes from, The UKSC Team. Visit at https://songwritingcontest.co.uk fIn this video veteran BBC broadcaster and UKSC judge Richard Niles interviews songwriter Johnny Schaefer and Grammy® Award winning legend Melissa Manchester. Johnny won the Original Song category, held in partnership with Music Aid FM, with his song "Can’t Hide the Light”. Melissa Manchester sings on this UK Songwriting Contest entry as a duet with Johnny, and in the interview they are joined by producer Stephan Oberhoff to talk about how the song was conceived, written and produced – with the epic sound of 55 vocal tracks!  Hollywood actress and singer-songwriter Bonnie Piesse joins the UKSC judging panels in 2021. Bonnie was born in Australia and was well known for her many TV roles there before working on the Star Wars films with George Lucas and moving to the USA. She made the role of Beru in Star Wars her own, in Star Wars Attack Of The Clones and Revenge Of The Sith, and Disney have signed her for the new, and long anticipated, Star Wars series 'Obi-Wan Kenobi', alongside Ewan McGregor. This is now in production in 2021.
Bonnie is a highly aclaimed singer songwriter with songs placed and featured in movies and TV shows including the recent Home Box Office HBO docu-series 'The Vow' in which she was also a featured subject. She was described by Oscar nominated film director Luke Doolan as "the type of artist who’s work gets better each time you see or hear her. She has the voice of an angel and the mind of a warrior". When she is not busy at the Disney Studios acting in the new Star Wars series (or judging UK Songwriting Contest songs!!) Bonnie is working on songs for a new EP to be released in 2022. Bonnie is a past winner of The UK Songwriting Contest, with her beautiful and enchanting song 'Ariella', so she knows the event very well and from both sides - as a contestant and as a judge. She is based in California and is a judge for both the UK and USA editions of the contest. You can discover more about Bonnie and hear her music on her website www.bonniepiesse.com SUBMIT YOUR SONGS The UK Songwriting Contest 2021 is now open for entries and we look forward to receiving your songs in this year´s event. Full details and entry forms are on the UKSC website at http://songwritingcontest.co.uk Best wishes, The UKSC Team  THE UKSC 2021 IS NOW OPEN FOR YOUR SONGS
It´s that time again! The 2021 UK Songwriting Contest is open for entries. See the opportunities for songwriters, prizes, song categories, new judges and more on the official UKSC website at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk CO-WRITING COLLABORATIONS This year there are even more opportunities for collaboration with other writers and artists. Check out the new collaboration categories and team up with other composers and lyricists as a co writer. SONG CATEGORIES Categories in 2021 include Singer-Songwriter, Unplugged, Pop, AC, Lyrics Only, Blues, RnB, Folk, Teen, Instrumental, Country, Love Songs, Retro and many more. There is a category for everyone and every style of music. New categories this year include an Official Release category for officially distributed and monetized song releases. Check out all the categories on the UKSC website at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk. CRISIS SONGS The popular Crisis Songs categories are back this year. Do you have a song about lockdowns, quarantine, social isolation? Or maybe a song about another of the other major crises in the world that we all face today? This is the place to send it. Last year´s Crisis Lyrics Winner is now being promoted Wwidely on the web and featured in magazine articles. Check out these and other songs on the UKSC websites and social media pages. Everyone who enters is given a special package of song pitching opportunites to promote their work, a Star Rating from our judges for each song, and an Award Certificate for each song, plus an option to also include your song in The International Songwriting Contest using the same UKSC entry form. And everyone who enters joins our exclusive private Songwriting Community Group to interact and network, collaborate and share, with other UKSC entrants. Get the full details at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk Stay Safe! Best wishes, The UKSC www.songwritingcontest.co.uk |
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