Entries are now accepted for the 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. Win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and merchandise. Also, have your winning songs played on radio! Enter in Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc. Entrants come from all over the world: Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Germany, USA, South Africa, etc.

 

USA Songwriting Competition is sponsored by: Michael Kelly Guitars, Hartke, Samson Technologies, Acoustic Guitar magazine, Klevgrand, Music Gateway, Fiedler Audio, PreSonus, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Access, Hal Leonard, Jamstack, Nembrini Audio, Melda Production, FL Studio, Discmakers, School of Rock, Singer Express, Songcraft, Berklee College of Music, etc.

 

Here are the winners of the 27th USA Songwriting Competition (2022):

Overall Grand Prize
“The Line” by Sav Buist; Nashville, TN

Overall 2nd Prize
“Dance In Heaven” by Kevin Stroud & Marc Alan Barnette; Wichita Falls, TX

Overall 3rd Prize
“Sleepless Summer” by Matty Gottesman; Los Angeles, CA

Category Prize Winners (First Prize in each of the 15 categories)

DANCE/ELECTRONICA
“We’re Lucid Dreaming!” by Jon GK; Los Angeles, CA

FOLK
“The Line” by Sav Buist; Nashville, TN

ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
“HIGH3R” by Trent-Jean Michel; AUSTRALIA

LYRICS ONLY
“Cheap as a Kiss” by Michael R. J. Roth & Eric Ramsey; Panama City, FL

CHILDREN
“You’ll Be In It” by Mike McCaffrey, Jill Galt & James Kocian; CANADA

NOVELTY/COMEDY
“Your Favorite Christmas Song” by Mark Stepakoff; Boston, MA

HIP-HOP/RAP
“Friends with Benefits” by Winston Sailsman, DJ Slimer feat. CdaDon & Trizzy the God; Vernon, VT

LATIN
“Con Su Body” by Adelfy Mercedes & AVO; San Antonio, TX

R&B
“Toxic Love Story” by Sapphire Hart; New York, NY

INSTRUMENTAL
“Bridge ahead” by Gregory Ayriyan; Johnston, RI

JAZZ
“City Living” by Michael Sackler-Berner & Jeff Franzel; New York, NY

GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
“Dance In Heaven” by Kevin Stroud & Marc Alan Barnette; Wichita Falls, TX

WORLD
“Allah Leno” by Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita; San Francisco, CA

COUNTRY
“Fun To Drink With” by Craig Moritz, Deric Ruttan & Trin Bradshaw; CANADA

POP
“Sleepless Summer” by Matty Gottesman; Los Angeles, CA

HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS
“Body of Water” by Helle Hansen; DENMARK
“ohno” by Shaan Kambli, UNITED KINGDOM
“One Star In The Sky” by Veselin Tasev; BULGARIA
“Hydrogen and Helium” by Megan Slankard; San Francisco, CA
“Kiss Me Outta My Right Mind” by Emily Hurd; Chicago, IL
“Dream Big” by Nakia Reynoso & Bleu aka James McAuley II; Austin, TX
“Once More Down The Rabbit Hole” by Richard Kolodziej & wht.rbbt.obj; Chicago, IL
“Love Look What You’ve Done” by Tedd Swormstedt, Patrick Dodge & Victoria Banks; Cincinnati, OH
“Tequila Summer” by Matt Burke & Kevan Kirk; Nashville, TN
“Lies” by Allegra Muilenburg; Palm Beach Gardens, FL
“me+u=notme” by Valerie Casey, Jonathan Plummer & Sophie Truax; Boston, MA
“I Go Crazy” by Jaime Jaworecki, Nick Schwarz & Gabe Simon; Arlington Heights, IL
“If I Were A Pony” by Leonard I Eckhaus & Keith Thompson; Las Vegas, NV
“A Woman That’s As Shallow As Me” by Jack Haynes; Oxford, MS
“Grinders and Hustlers” by Alvin Giles & Giles; Orlando, FL
“Como voy a Olvidarte” by Agustina Canales; Boston, MA
“Old Skool Kinda Love” by WisdomNLove; Mount Vernon, NY
“OMG variation 4” by Henrik Andersen; DENMARK
“Unbreakable” by Chadwick Johnson & Kalani Queypo; Las Vegas, NV
“Khokhoba” by Manuel Garcia, NIN3S feat Toshi; Colchester, CT

 

 ABOUT USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION

USA Songwriting Competition has a long history of having winners getting recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on the charts as well as having their songs placed on film and television.

 

In its landmark year, the 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is currently accepting entries. For more information, visit: https://www.songwriting.net/