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   Deadline is fast approaching for the 22nd 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.   
      
   USA Songwriting Competition is sponsored by: Sony, D'Addario Strings, Acoustic   
   Guitar Magazine, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Access,   
   Audio-Technica, Presonus, Sonoma Wireworks, Song Trust, Soundmatters,   
   Noisehive and Landr.   
      
   LAST YEAR'S WINNER   
   Spokane, Washington based songwriters Jerad Finck, David Hodges & Steven   
   Solomon won Overall Grand Prize at past year's 21st Annual USA Songwriting   
   Competition with their song "Criminal" The song has now received on radio   
   airplay on various Pop radio    
   stations in United States as well as Sirius XM Radio.   
      
   ALL TOP 3 WINNERS ARE COLLABORATIONS; SOME BIG NAMES WINNERS   
   Las Vegas star Terry Fator, Jesse Blaze Snider (son of "Twisted Sister" Dee   
   Snider) and Trev Lukather (son of legendary guitarist Steve Lukather of   
   "Toto') are some of the category winners of the 21st Annual USA Songwriting   
   Competition. For the second    
   consecutive year, all top 3 winners are all collaborations. All the finalists   
   in the Country and Pop categories are collaborations as well.   
      
   Tim Gates, Brad Hull & Will Nance of Nashville, TN won the Overall 2nd Prize   
   as well as First Prize (Country Category), he is part of a group "Due West",   
   which had songs have hit the Billboard Country Charts.   
      
   Jesse Blaze Snider, along with his co-writer Freddy Scott won the Overall 3rd   
   Prize as well as First Prize (Novelty/Comedy category) with his song "Fight To   
   Death", making this the first time a Novelty/Comedy song made it to the Top   
   Three of the USA    
   Songwriting Competition. Jesse is the son of the legendary rock band "Twisted   
   Sister" lead singer Dee Snider.   
      
   Las Vegas marquee star Terry Fator won First Prize in the Gospel category with   
   his song "Horses in Heaven". He was the winner of season two of America's Got   
   Talent, and received the million dollar prize that year.   
      
   Trev Lukather won the First Prize in the Rock category with his song "Let It   
   Go". He is the son of legendary guitarist Steve Lukather of "Toto".   
      
   ABOUT USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION   
   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.   
      
   In its landmark year, the 22nd Annual USA Songwriting Competition is currently   
   accepting entries. This is a great opportunity for songwriters. Deadline to   
   enter is May 31st. For more information, visit: http://www.songwriting.net   
      
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