Dear Musician:

  It is time for you to enter the 31st Annual USA Songwriting Competition: each entrant entered by March 31st or earlier will each receive a FREE Recording magazine annual subscription. Do not pass up this great bonus offer. Now's the time to take advantage of this bonus subscription! This cool offer ends this month! Hurry, Enter Online here >>

We are proud to say that 2026 is our landmark 31st consecutive year that we have been honoring songwriters like you. We've had winners come from Australia, Japan, UK, Germany, Brazil, South Africa--of course the USA and Canada. Past winners --besides collecting a cool top prize of $50,000 in wonderful music gear and cash from PreSonus, Reason Studios, Kali Audio & more, receive publishing, recording contracts, representation, songs used on films and TV--as well as getting cuts with major artists! Enter Online here >>

Sponsors include: PreSonus, Kali Audio, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, Airplay Access, Recording magazine, Reason Studios, Hal Leonard, Nembrini Audio, Berklee Online, SongsAI, Singer Express, Songcraft, Music Gateway, Melda Production/United Plugins, SoundTheory, SongBox, Hooktheory, WellPaidMusician.com, Songwritersdb, PSPAudioware, W.A. Production, etc.

Past winners have gotten recording contracts, getting their songs on film, TV as well as getting cuts with major artists. The 2025, 2024 and 2023 winning songs have been receiving airplay. The 2013 winner hit #1 on the Billboard charts, went 6X Platinum, selling over 6 million copies! The 2007 winner hit Top 10 on the Billboard charts with his winning song. The 2005 Winner of the Country category had his winning song cut by Country Superstar Faith Hill. The 2005 winner of the Pop category was signed by Interscope Records. Our 2008 winner appeared on David Letterman TV show and got signed to a record label!

USA Songwriting Competition has been seen in music industry trades such as Billboard Magazine, Recording Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Music Connection and many more.

Hear what people are saying:

"We are so excited to win this competition. We entered this competition as unsigned acts, came out as top winner, signed to Island Records and we hit #1 on the Billboard charts!"..Dave Rublin, Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition (2013), hit #1 on the Billboard Charts and went 6X platinum, selling over 6 million copies (See the picture above with Dave and his band). Enter Online here >>

"I was so shocked that my song got selected winner of the top prize in the USA Songwriting competition, I hope I can continue to make music that you all enjoy. It's amazing because I've also recently been signed to Sony Music Nashville!" ...Andrew Jannakos, Top Winner of 25th Annual USA Songwriting Competition

"I'm grateful my song was selected winner of the top prize in the USA Songwriting competition. This recognition inspires me to continue the work. I love the process of writing, and this will help me follow through when the next song idea pops into my head. Thanks to the judges, and thank you to everyone at the competition for supporting the art of songwriting." ..David Wilcox, Overall Grand Prize winner, 2018 USA Songwriting Competition.

"I realized that most songwriters I know enter USA Songwriting Competition, it is wonderful what they are doing and helping songwriters like us"...Rich A. Miller, songwriter

"This is a great place for talent to be found"...Monte Lipman, President & CEO of Republic Records/Universal Music Group.

*FREE EARLY ENTRY BONUS: First 1,000 entries entered by March 31st or earlier will each receive a FREE Recording  magazine 12-month subscription worth $23.97!, Enter Online here >>