11th Annual Great American Song Contest

  Prizes &
     Benefits!

What are the benefits for EVERYONE who enters?

ALL categories offer awards to the Top 5 songwriters — for a total of 45 awards in 9 different songwriting categories

ALL entries are thoroughly reviewed by qualified music-industry professionals (see list of Judges below).

ALL participating songwriters receive written evaluations of their songs from the contest judges

ALL participating songwriters receive a free Online Self-Paced Course from SongU.com (a $39.95 value)

What are the Prizes & Benefits for the top winners?

 Grand Prize Winner — Receives $1000 in cash
and a free membership to TAXI Independent A&R Company
— a $300 Value!

 

Plus a $100 Gift Certificate from Musician's Friend!

 

Plus a free year of service from the CD Baby webhosting company Hostbaby — a $240 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives a one-year membership from Broadjam, a company dedicated to providing great services for songwriters and independent musicians everywhere — a $250 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives a free one-year Platinum Membership to SongU.com. Enjoy all the great educational benefits from this outstanding online learning center — a $300 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner receives 5000 spins on Jango.com, a Top-10 music site with 6 million listeners. Jango 'Airplay' offers multifaceted promotional service for songwriters, bands & artists to get their music heard on Jango radio stations — a $100 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives from Tanager AudioWorks their excellent SongFrame Songwriter’s Toolkit software — designed especially for songwriters — a $179.88 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receive 5 free Music Xrays from MusicXray.net, a multifunctional platform for promoting your songs to the music industry and audiences around the world.

 

First-time Grand Prize winners also receive a free membership to MusicSubmit, a publicity and promotion service designed to promote songwriters, artists and musicians — a $130 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives a Two Year Gift Certificate from Onlinegigs.com automated Booking and Promotion Service — a $480 Value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives a free professional CD mastering from Trillium Sound Mastering, a professional audio studio specializing in online support services — a $750 value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives this popular professional songwriting software from MasterWriter — a $289 Value!

 

The Grand Prize winner also receives a copy of David Nevue's popular book How To Promote Your Music Successfully On the Internet.

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First-Place Winners in ALL SONG CATEGORIES receive the Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award AND a one-year membership to TAXI Independent A&R Company — a $300 Value! *

 

First-Place category winners also receive a free six-month Platinum Membership to SongU.com. Enjoy all the great educational benefits from this outstanding online learning center — a $150 value!

 

First-Place category winners receive a one-year membership from Broadjam, a company dedicated to providing great services for songwriters and independent musicians everywhere — a $250 value!

 

First-Place category winners will also receive 1000 spins on Jango.com, a Top-10 music site with 6 million listeners. Jango 'Airplay' offers multifaceted promotional service for songwriters, bands and artists to get their music heard on Jango radio stations.

 

First-Place category winners also receive from Tanager AudioWorks their excellent SongFrame Songwriter’s Toolkit software — designed especially for songwriters — a $179.88 value!

 

First-Place category winners also receive 5 free Music Xrays from MusicXray.net, a multifunctional platform for promoting your songs to the music industry and audiences around the world.

 

All First-Place category winners also receive a One Year Gift Certificate from Onlinegigs.com automated Booking and Promotion Service — a $240 Value!

 

First-time First-Place category winners also receive a free membership to MusicSubmit, a publicity and promotion service designed to promote songwriters, artists and musicians — a $130 value!

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Top 5 winners in each category (a total of 45) receive the Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting Award to help promote their songs to music publishers, producers & the music media.

All Top 5 winners also receive a six-month Gift Certificate from Onlinegigs.com automated Booking and Promotion Service — a $120 Value!

All Top 5 winners also receive 5 free Music Xrays from MusicXray.net, a multifunctional platform for promoting your songs to the music industry and audiences around the world.

 Top 5 winners in each category, First-Place and Grand Prize winners ALL receive a free six-month membership to Sonicbids, the online avenue to opportunities in the music business! — a $29.95 value!

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ALL ENTRANTS in this year's contest receive a free Online Self-Paced Course from the prestigious SongU.com (a $39.95 value!)

Also:

All Grand Prize and First-Place winners are automatically eligible for the Great American Song Hall Of Fame where they can connect with fans, music publishers, producers and the music media!

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NOTE: The quality of the recording is not important. Judges focus on the song itself, NOT the performance or recording quality.

(Click here to see the List of Judges)

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Lyric Writing category winner receives the First Place Award for Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting, a six-month Platinum membership to SongU.com, a $250 cash award, a six-month membership to Sonicbids and The Art of Writing Great Lyrics by Pamela Phillips Oland. (Winner of thiscategory does not win a TAXI membership
because TAXI doesn't accept Lyrics Only submissions.)

Lyrics Only info

See RULES & ENTRY above for details.

NOTE: The Great American Song Contest guarantees payment of cash prizes only. Membership based prizes cannot be guaranteed. Great American Song Contest and Songwriters Resource Network shall not be responsible or liable for the delivery of third-party sponsors' goods and services. Terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such promotions, are the sole responsibility of the individual sponsors.

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