Songathon has launched its Songathon Prompt Challenge, which is a global songwriting competition to raise awareness and funds for COVID-19 relief. Submissions will be accepted from April 6th through May 1st, 2020.
Submit Here: https://www.songathon.org/prompt-challenge
About the contest, Songathon founders Noah Hyams and Amber Ward stated:
“We’re incredibly excited about bringing together the global songwriting community for such an urgent cause. Music has the power to heal, bring us together, and spread a message.”
Songathon is an organization based in New York City that is dedicated to empowering songwriters with resources and experiences for career success. Since creating the first ever 24-hour songwriting competition in December of 2018, recent college graduates Noah Hyams and Amber Ward have grown the company to become a pioneer in in-person songwriting experiences. They have partnered with entities such as Fender, Splice, by CHLOE., Zoom, Artiphon, Dailymotion, and the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment to bring these weekend events to life. Their contestants fly in from all around the world to compete and have included finalists from NBC’s The Voice, The X Factor, and collaborators of Beyoncé and Azealia Banks.
The company launched its Songathon Prompt Challenge, which is an online songwriting contest that prompts songwriters everywhere to write songs about social distancing to raise awareness and funds for COVID-19 relief efforts. As much as one fifth of the global population has been asked to stay home to slow the spreading of the coronavirus, which has already claimed the lives of over 70,000 people. To help spread the message, songwriters are being challenged to write catchy songs around the central theme “distance”. The songwriters’ participation in this competition will help spread awareness and support for GlobalGiving’s Coronavirus Relief Fund which is helping combat the virus worldwide.
Guest judges for the competition include singer/songwriter RuthAnne (penned hits for artists like Britney Spears, Niall Horan, and JoJo), indie pop singer/songwriter and international touring artist VÉRITÉ, and rock duo The Score (signed to Republic Records and set to go out for their third US headline tour this year).
The contest is open to songwriters globally ages 18 and over. A Judges’ Choice Award (determined by guest judges) and Audience Choice Award (determined by online public voting) are up for grabs, and prizes include private mentoring sessions with guest judges, features on Songathon’s blog, and a free website from Bandzoogle.
Submissions will be accepted from April 6th through May 1st, public voting will take place from May 2nd through May 8th, and the winners will be announced on May 11th.
Complete information regarding the competition including the entry form, contest rules, sponsorship information, and additional information on the judges and Songathon can be found at https://www.songathon.org/prompt-challenge.
