Enter the 2012 Music City Songwriting Competition

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February 6, 2013 4:21 pm

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We are currently accepting entries for the 2012 Music City Songwriting Competition.

The Music City Songwriting Competition is a Nashville-based competition open to amateur songwriters worldwide. Entries will be judged on originality as well as compositional, lyrical, and melodic content; therefore a professional recording is not necessary. Songs are open to the following categories: acoustic, adult contemporary, alternative, Americana, bluegrass, blues, Broadway, cabaret, contemporary Christian, country, folk, funk, jazz, Latin, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, and standards (no instrumental compositions).

All Contest Entrants will receive:

One copy of Little Big Town’s latest CD – Tornado

Contest finalists (Top 25) will receive:

Music City Songwriting Competition Certificate of Recognition
Written feedback on the song submitted
Music City Gift Bag

The Grand Prize winner will receive:

Two (2) roundtrip air fare tickets (winner and one (1) guest) from the closest major airport to winner’s residence served by Southwest Airlines®, on published scheduled service (subject to Southwest Airlines terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply), to Nashville, TN.
Transportation from Nashville International Airport to hotel and return from hotel to airport
5 Nights at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel
$1,000 Cash Prize
Winner will be interviewed on GAC TV to run in a scheduled show
Winner will be interviewed by Storme Warren host of GAC’s Headline Country and Music Row Happy Hour on Sirius/XM Highway 59 Radio
Featured interview in American Songwriter Magazine
Winning song will be recorded during the taping of Sirius|XM Satellite Radio show, “Music City Connection: Heroes Behind the Hits”
Winning song to be highlighted on Music City Radio, Nashville’s online radio station
Personalized Autographed Little Big Town CD
Mentoring session with Little Big Town
One hour mentoring session with a professional songwriter
Opportunity to receive a single song publishing deal
1 Backstage Pass which offers complimentary admission for 2 to over 30 Nashville attractions
Nashville Music City Gift Bag