May Newsletter

Early Star Rating Results Announced

Attention all songwriters who submitted their entries to the UK Songwriting Contest before the end of April: we are delighted to announce that the eagerly anticipated early Star Rating results have been released! If you submitted your entry before the end of April, you can now find out how well your song is doing by simply typing in your email address into the search bar on the top of the status update page here.

Songs are awarded a Judge's Star Rating from zero to five stars. All 5 Star Rated songs will progress to the next round of the contest and be carefully considered for a place in the Semi Finals and Finals of the competition. For a detailed breakdown of the Star Rating system including special awards and final positions please read the following explanation on the UKSC website: Scores Explained. 

We understand that waiting for the results can be a nerve-wracking experience, and so we have taken your feedback on board and made some changes this year. From now on we will be announcing the Star Ratings for all entries submitted before the end of each month during the first week of the following month. So, if you submit your entry before the last day of May, you can expect to find out your Star Rating during the first week of June.

We hope that these changes will help to make the competition more transparent and engaging for all participants, and we wish you the best of luck in your songwriting journey!

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Vote Now! The Commonwealth Song Contest announces finalists for 2022/2023 

The Commonwealth Song Contest is back. This major international music event represents the 2.5 billion people of the 56 Commonwealth nations. Thousands of musicians from across the nations entered the first Commonwealth Song Contest (CSC) in 2018 with Katie Kittermaster from the UK taking the winning position following a round of public voting.

To coincide with the coronation of King Charles III, The Commonwealth Song Contest has returned for a second year celebrating the diversity and talent across the Commonwealth nations. From tens of thousands of entries submitted between 2018 and 2022, the CSC has selected seven grand finalists from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Malta, Singapore, Saint Lucia, and the United Kingdom. The round of public voting is now officially open, and it's time for you to show your support for your favourite artist. To cast your vote in support of the songwriter of your choice visit the Commonwealth Song Contest website here. 

Commonwealth Song Contest 
Grand Finalist Countries
2022/23
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Australia: LeeA Nanos 
Canada: Terra Spencer
Malaysia: Belle Sisoski
Malta: Emma Cutajar
Saint Lucia: Emmanuel Carlos St. Omer
Singapore: Matilde Girasole 
United Kingdom: Azeem Alam 

Song submissions for the 2022/23 CSC were administered and organised in partnership with The UK Songwriting Contest and internationally with the music submission platform SubmitMySong.com, the Song Copyright Office (SCO), and others. Since 2018, every participant in the UK Songwriting Contest has received automatic and free entry into the CSC, a practice which will continue in 2023.

​You can stay up to date with the Commonwealth Song Contest by following their socials on Facebook and Instagram. 

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Nick Paschenda wins UKSC 2022 Lurssen Mastering Award 

Each year, the UKSC awards more than £500,000 ($600,000) in gifts, prizes, and international event entry (a full list of which can be found here). One of the prizes included in this extensive list is the chance to have your song professionally mastered by Lurssen Mastering - the multi-Grammy Award-winning studio based in Los Angeles, CA.

In 2022, UKSC double award winner Nick Paschenda was the recipient of the Lurssen Mastering award, granting him the opportunity to have the lullaby he wrote for his son professionally mastered. As you can see in the above video, Nick was absolutely thrilled with the result. At the time of writing, his newly mastered song has already garnered over 27,000 listens on Spotify - an impressive feat. Well done Nick! You can listen to Nick Paschenda's original song here, and the newly mastered version on Spotify here. 

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