Enter the 2012 Music City Songwriting Competition

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We are currently accepting entries for the 2012 Music City Songwriting Competition.

The Music City Songwriting Competition is a Nashville-based competition open to amateur songwriters worldwide.  Entries will be judged on originality as well as compositional, lyrical, and melodic content; therefore a professional recording is not necessary.  Songs are open to the following categories: acoustic, adult contemporary, alternative, Americana, bluegrass, blues, Broadway, cabaret, contemporary Christian, country, folk, funk, jazz, Latin, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, and standards (no instrumental compositions).

All Contest Entrants will receive:

• One copy of Little Big Town’s latest CD  – Tornado

Contest finalists (Top 25) will receive:

• Music City Songwriting Competition Certificate of Recognition
• Written feedback on the song submitted
• Music City Gift Bag

The Grand Prize winner will receive:

• Two (2) roundtrip air fare tickets (winner and one (1) guest) from the closest major airport to winner’s residence served by Southwest Airlines®, on published scheduled service (subject to Southwest Airlines terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply), to Nashville, TN.
• Transportation from Nashville International Airport to hotel and return from hotel to airport
• 5 Nights at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel
• $1,000 Cash Prize
• Winner will be interviewed on GAC TV to run in a scheduled show
• Winner will be interviewed by Storme Warren host of GAC’s Headline Country and Music Row Happy Hour on Sirius/XM Highway 59 Radio
• Featured interview in American Songwriter Magazine
• Winning song will be recorded during the taping of Sirius|XM Satellite Radio show, “Music City Connection: Heroes Behind the Hits”
• Winning song to be highlighted on Music City Radio, Nashville’s online radio station
• Personalized Autographed Little Big Town CD
• Mentoring session with Little Big Town
• One hour mentoring session with a professional songwriter
• Opportunity to receive a single song publishing deal
• 1 Backstage Pass which offers complimentary admission for 2 to over 30 Nashville attractions
• Nashville Music City Gift Bag

Deadline: January 31, 2013 at Midnight