THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
International Radio Station Of The Year 2021 - ISSA Awards
WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED JANUARY 30th 2023
ENTRY NOW CLOSED
DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES FINALISTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 16th
CONTEST TIMELINE
SONGS ENTERED ARE IN THE JUROR PROCESS
CATEGORY FINALISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED JANUARY 16th 2023
CATEGORY WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED JANUARY 25th 2023
OVERALL WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED JANUARY 30th 2023
The Blues & Roots Radio International Song Of The Year Competition is a song contest with the mission to provide the opportunity for both aspiring and established songwriters to have their songs heard on a professional, international award winning platform.
This is our fourth year for the competition which is an annual event, It is designed to nurture the musical talent of songwriters on all levels, both amateur and professional, and promote excellence in the art of song craft.
CASH PRIZES
We are delighted to announce that again this year, we will be giving a monetary prize to each of the three category winners, and the overall winner will receive our annual award PLUS an additional cash prize, thanks to the ongoing support of our sponsors.
Category Winners Receive $250 CAD
Overall Winner Receives Additional $750 CAD PLUS Our Annual Award
In previous years we have seen many artists submit multiple songs, this year we offer a discount, anyone submitting three songs will only have to pay $20 instead of $30 admin fee.
The entry payment is to cover our admin fees.
Due to time differences please allow up to 24hrs for the form to be sent to you.
How To Enter
Requirements
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Category choice
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Track in MP3 format ( Max 20 MB )
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There is no release date restriction
Once a payment is made an online submission form link will be sent, this must be completed and submitted for entry into the competition make sure to include your payment receipt number on the form as verification.
There is no limit to the amount of songs submitted by each artist, each song submission requires the $10 USD entry fee.
You can enter three songs and only make payment for two (3 songs $20 USD entry fee)
The categories are:
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Male
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Female
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Group / Duo / Trio
Due to time differences please allow up to 24hrs for the form to be sent to you.
Overall Winner 2020 - Colin Clyne
Overall Winner 2021 - Terra Spencer
Overall Winner 2019 - Lynne Hanson
Overall Winner 2018 - Thornetta Davis
Winning Songs
A winning entry will be chosen for all categories and an overall winner will be chosen from the winning entries in each category.
All songs will be judged by an independent panel of jurors who are currently in the music industry from Canada. USA, UK and Australia, a number of whom sit on regional and national award panels. Three categories, Solo Male, Solo Female and Duo / Trio / Group will each have fifteen finalists, with an overall winner for each category to be announced in January 2023.
An overall winner chosen from one of the winning songs in each category will be announced at the end of January 2023.
Entries will be judged on the following
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Creativity
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Originality
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Lyrics
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Melody
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Arrangement
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Overall likeability
Prizes will be awarded jointly to all authors of any song; division of prizes is the responsibility of the winners. MP3 and lyric sheets will not be returned.
Contest is open to amateur and professional songwriters of all ages.
The Blues and Roots Radio platform continues to support independent artists of all musical genres around the world.
Due to time differences please allow up to 24hrs for the form to be sent to you.
Awards
Category Winners
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$250 CAD
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Featured Article In The Sound Cafe Magazine
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Three month airplay on our Featured Artist Show airing daily on our station (Value $110)
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Three month inclusion on our dedicated Featured Artist website page.
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Winning Songwriter and Song mentioned on our dedicated Song Competition Award website page.
Overall Winner
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$750 CAD Overall winner prize ( Category Winner and Overall Winner Total $1000 CAD)
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Blues and Roots Radio Song Of The Year 2022 Award (Value $150)
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One week feature on our daily Album / EP Of The Week Show ( If an album / EP has been recorded ) (Value $300)
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A review of the song ( and album if recorded ) to be published in The Sound Cafe Magazine.
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Three month airplay on our Featured Artist Show airing daily on our station (Value $110)
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Three month inclusion on our dedicated Featured Artist website page.
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Winning Songwriter and Song mentioned on our dedicated Song Of The Year Competition website page.
All songs will be added to our rotational library playlist on the station after the winners have been announced.
All finalists will be added to our Spotify playlists if they have chosen to have their music on that platform.
