11th Annual NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT

Posted by:  Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)

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Summary

The NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT boasts new, exciting prizes designed to help amateur songwriters on their road to becoming a professional songwriter. The Grand Prize winner will receive mentoring session with hit songwriter Darius Rucker; a trip to Nashville; professional demo recorded at Parlor Studios; a performance during 2011 Tin Pan South, tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards; prizes from Gibson, Elixir, D’Addario, SHURE, Olympus, and a whole lot more.


/n/nThe NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT boasts new, exciting prizes designed to help amateur songwriters on their road to becoming a professional songwriter.



The Grand Prize winner of NSAI Song Contest will receive:

  • Ninety-minute mentoring session with hit songwriter and Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker.

  • Your song pitched to music industry execs through their Winners Compilation CD for one year.

  • NSAI Songwriter Networking Program, which includes one-on-one mentoring session opportunities with award-winning professional songwriters; expert advice on how songwriters can generate income and appointments with major music publishers, record label A&R reps and more).

  • Three-day trip to Nashville,TN, including accommodations by Hilton Garden Inn. Winners located in the continental United States and beyond 250 miles of Nashville, TN will receive free airfare from any city served by American Airlines.

  • Professional single-song demo of winning song recorded and produced at Parlor Studios on Music Row with professional singers, musicians and producers.

  • Invitation to perform winning song on stage before a live audience during 2011 Tin Pan South, as well as the opportunity to perform at The Bluebird Café.

  • Two tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards or something equivalent, a CMT Prize Pack and a private tour of CMT studios in Nashville, TN*.

  • Gibson acoustic guitar, Elixir guitar strings, D’Addario/Planet Waves guitar straps and Tru-Strobe pedal tuner, SHURE microphone, Olympus audio recording device and a Motorola smart phone.

  • PitchTubes video session, provided by Parlor Studios.

  • NSAI membership (1 year), NSAI event gift certificate, 6 months of Sonicbids membership, American Songwriter magazine subscription (1 year), 12 Months free service to Zip Box Media.

  • Certificate of Achievement.


CMT Listeners' Choice Award Winner will receive:


  • Mentoring session with a major music publisher.

  • Your song pitched to music industry execs through their Winners Compilation CD for one year.

  • Three-day trip to Nashville,TN, including accommodations by Hilton Garden Inn. Winners located in the continental United States and beyond 250 miles of Nashville, TN will receive free airfare from any city served by American Airlines.

  • Professional single-song demo of winning song recorded and produced at Parlor Studios on Music Row with professional singers, musicians and producers

  • Two tickets to the 2011 CMT Music Awards or something equivalent*, a CMT Prize Pack, and a private tour of CMT studios in Nashville, TN*.

  • SHURE microphone.

  • NSAI membership (1 year), 6 months of Sonicbids membership, American Songwriter magazine subscription (1 year), NSAI event gift certificate, and 12 months free services to ZipBox Media.

  • Certificate of Achievement.



Ten Runners-Up receive:
  • Meeting with a major music publisher.

  • Your song pitched to music industry execs through their Winners Compilation CD for one year.

  • SHURE microphone.

  • NSAI membership (1 year), NSAI event gift certificate, 6 months of Sonicbids membership, American Song¬writer magazine subscription (1 year), and 6 month free service to ZipBox Media.

  • Certificate of Achievement.



Honorable Mentions receive a Certificate of Achievement. All Entrants receive a personalized judging report.


These prizes are specifically designed to help twelve amateur songwriters enhance their careers. Prizes are awarded to one (1) Grand Prize Winner, one (1) CMT Listeners' Choice Winner, ten (10) runners-up and ten (10) honorable mentions. The contest is open to all genres of music and all songs entered receive a judging report. Music industry executives, professional songwriters and NSAI board members judge songs based on lyrics, melody and composition.


The popular CMT Listeners' Choice Award is also back for another year. From January 15 - February 28, 2011, the Top 10 finalists in the NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT will be posted at www.nsai.cmt.com. Music fans can go to the site, listen to the finalists' demos and vote for their favorite song. The song with the most audience votes will be the CMT Listeners' Choice Award winner. Last year, the contest received over 450,000 votes.

The NSAI Song Contest is presented by CMT. Prize sponsors include Americana Music Association, American Airlines, American Songwriter, ASCAP, BMI, D’addario/Planet Waves, Elixir Strings, Gibson Guitar, Hilton Garden Inn, Motorola, Olympus, SESAC, SHURE Microphones, Sonicbids, The Bluebird Café, The Parlor Studios, We Make Tapes and Discs and ZipBox Media. Publishing sponsors include: Diamond Eye Music, Elevation Music Publishing, Roots Three Music, Skyline Music Publishing, Ray Stevens Music, and Zavitson Music Group.


NSAI is the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters' trade organization.




*Airfare, transportation, hotel not included.