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   From: usasongcomp@yahoo.com   
      
   Entries are currently being accepted for the 18th Annual USA   
   Songwriting Competition. Winning songs of the 18th Annual USA   
   Songwriting Competition will receive airplay on a nationally   
   syndicated radio program “Acoustic Café” as well as Sirius XM   
   Satellite Radio. This is the first Songwriting Competition that gives   
   airplay to the winning songs, giving deserving bands, songwriters the   
   recognition and exposure they deserve. Entrants stand to win a grand   
   prize of over US$50,000 in cash and music gear from sponsors, making   
   this the largest prize in the songwriting competition. Sponsors of the   
   2013 Competition are: New Music Weekly, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins   
   Promotion, Sony, Audio-Technica, D'Addario Strings, Presonus, iZotope,   
   Propellerheads, Notion Software, Recording Magazine, Acoustica, Sonoma   
   Wireworks, Acoustic Café Radio Program, LivewireMusician.com,   
   Reverbnation, Broadjam, Sirius XM Radio and Sonicbids.   
      
   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. The top two winners of 2011: Nenna Yvonne and Alexander   
   Cardinale have been signed to Interscope Records after their win.   
      
   2009 First Prize winner (country) was signed to Universal Records.   
   2005 First Prize winner (Pop) Kate Voegele was signed to Interscope   
   Records the year after she won and had her winning song hit top 40 on   
   the Billboard Charts, her latest album hit Top 10 on the Billboard 200   
   Album charts this summer. 2007 Overall Grand Prize Winner Ari Gold had   
   his winning song “Where The Music Takes You” hit #10 on the Billboard   
   Dance Charts. Darrell Scott, winner of the country category of the   
   2005 USA Song writing Competition had his winning song cut by award   
   winning country singer Faith Hill. The 2010 winner in the instrumental   
   category, Christopher Tinn won two Grammy awards in 2011. Judges   
   include A&R managers from record labels such as Warner, Capitol   
   Records, Universal, BMG/SONY Music.   
      
   Songs may be entered in 15 different categories including Pop, Rock/   
   Alternative, R&B and Country.   
      
   *DEADLINE: Entered by May 31st or earlier. For more information,   
   visit: http://www.songwriting.net   
      
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