Judges for the 2024 International Songwriting Competition have been set, and it’s a formidable group.
Mariah Carey, Reba McEntire, Tom Waits, Jennifer Hudson, Rosanne Cash, Paul Stanley, Nancy Wilson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Shooter Jennings, Armin Van Buuren, Jack DeJohnette, Stanley Jordan, Elle King and more.
Entries are now open for ISC 2024; for more information and to enter, go to songwritingcompetition.com/submit.
Submissions are judged on creativity, originality, lyrics, melody, arrangement and overall likeability. Winners also will benefit from a multilateral promotional campaign designed to give international exposure and attention to their songwriting achievements.
More than 70 winners will share cash and prizes, with the Grand Prize winner receiving $25,000.
“It is a rare and invaluable opportunity for songwriters to have their music heard by such a distinguished panel of judges who are some of the most influential voices in the music industry,” ISC Founder Candace Avery said of this year’s panel. “This exposure can be a game-changer and open doors to new career heights and industry recognition.”
Sponsors include: Arturia; Austrian Audio; BABY Audio; Graph Tech Guitar Labs; Hotone Audio; Indie Bible; Lewitt Audio; Lurssen Mastering; ModernBeats; Music Business Registry; Not Only Noise Entertainment; Play MPE; PressedFresh Collective; Royer Labs; Songbox; Sugaree’s Bakery; Sweetwater; The Church Studio.
(Pauseandplay.com is a media partner of the ISC.)
