Deadline is fast approaching for the 21st Annual USA Songwriting Competition.   
   Songwriters vie for a chance to win a top prize of $50,000 worth of cash and   
   merchandise such as music gear. Winning songs will be receiving radio airplay.   
   Songwriters can    
   enter in 15 different song categories such as: Pop, Rock/Alt, Folk, R&B,   
   Hip-Hop, Jazz, Instrumental, etc.   
      
   The 2016 USA Songwriting Competition is sponsored by PRS Guitars, Sony,   
   D'Addario Strings, Recording Magazine, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion,   
   Airplay Access, Audio-Technica, Full Compass Music Stores, Presonus, Sonoma   
   Wireworks, IK Multimedia,    
   Intellitouch Tuners, Sweetwater and Landr   
      
   Last year's winners Los Angeles based Folk/Pop band "Distant Cousins" win   
   Overall Grand Prize at the 20th Annual USA Songwriting Competition with their   
   song "Are You Ready (On Your Own)" The song is written by Ami Kozak, Dov   
   Rosenblatt & Duvid Swirsky.   
      
   The song was featured in the 2016 American Idol (first episode) as well as Box   
   office hit motion picture 'This Is Where I Leave You', starring Jason Bateman   
   and Tina Fey. This is the third consecutive year that the top winner has a   
   song placed in a box    
   office hit movie.   
      
   The 2014 winning song by Justine and Kerris Dorsey was featured in the box   
   office hit movie "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"   
   starring Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner. The 2013 winner American Authors'   
   song was placed in the    
   hit movie "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", starring Ben Stiller, Kristen   
   Wiig, Shirley MacLaine and Sean Penn. American Authors is a rock group from   
   New York City. They hit #1 on the Billboard Charts after they win at the 2013   
   USA Songwriting    
   Competition. The song has been certified double platinum.   
      
   Distant Cousins is a relatively new band but their songs have been featured in   
   commercials such as German soft drink "Lift" and Macy's, on TV programs such   
   as Graceland, Criminal Minds and Fly Away.   
      
   USA Songwriting Competition has been honoring songwriters from all over the   
   world. Winners came from Australia, Japan, Canada, UK, Germany, Brazil, South   
   Africa, USA, etc. Past winners have gotten recording contracts, getting their   
   songs on film, TV as    
   well as getting cuts with major artists. The 2013 Top winner rock band   
   "American Authors" hit #1 on the Billboard Charts and went Double Platinum,   
   selling over 2 million copies. The 2007 winner Air Gold hit Top 10 on the   
   Billboard charts with his winning    
   song 6 months after his win. The 2005 Winner of the Country category had his   
   winning song cut by Country Superstar Faith Hill. The 2005 winner of the Pop   
   category was signed by Interscope Records. Our 2008 winner appeared on David   
   Letterman TV show and    
   got signed to a record label.   
      
   The Deadline to enter is May 27th. Time is running out to enter, visit:   
   http://www.songwriting.net/enter   
      
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