Coldplay, Dua Lipa among ISC judges
Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Tom Waits, Linkin Park, Tanya Tucker, Cam and Arturo Sandoval are among the artists lined up to serve as judges for the 2020 International Songwriting Competition.
Other artists on the panel: Kristian Bush, Laura Pausini, American Authors, Sara Evans, Keane, Sidewalk Prophets, Irma Thomas, Jack DeJohnette, Above & Beyond, Krewella, Robert Randolph, Dave Koz and John Mayall, to name a few.
The judging panel will also include record label executives representing top major and indie record labels.
Established in 2002, ISC is the world’s largest international songwriting competition and is designed to discover and promote professional and amateur songwriters who excel in the art of songwriting. The competition covers all genres of contemporary music and gives away more than $150,000 in cash and merchandise split among 71 winners, with the Grand Prize comprised of $25,000 in cash plus additional prizes.
Last year’s ISC Grand Prize winner was Tones And I with her song “Dance Monkey.” Past winners include Vance Joy, Illenium, R.LUM.R., Gotye, Bastille, The Band Perry, Kehlani, Kimbra and Lindsey Stirling, among others.
For more on the competition and how to enter, visit songwritingcompetition.com.
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