Radio Country: Song Submission Deadline Approaching

Friday, April 17, 2015

Song Submission Deadline Approaching

ATTENTION:

EXTENDED DEADLINE IS APPROACHING SOON ON APRIL 30

IF YOU MISSED THE REGULAR DEADLINE, YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO ENTER

WIN $10,000 AND BE MENTORED BY RECORD LABEL EXECUTIVES

TO ENTER, CLICK HERE

Are you looking for an opportunity to further your music career? Unsigned Only is a unique international music competition designed for solo artists, bands, and singers who are not signed to a major label record company. Unsigned Only is looking for outstanding, talented artists - newcomers or veterans. Unsigned Only accepts both original and cover songs in all categories except the newly-added Screen Shot category.

Judged by a roster of celebrity notables, prizes include merchandise plus $10,000 cash to the overall Grand Prize winner and $1,000 to the First Place winner in each category. Prizes will also be awarded to Second Place winners in each category. Additionally, the Grand Prize winner will receive one-on-one mentoring from a group of upper echelon music industry executives, ranging from label presidents to heads of A&R. These are the people who make decisions about who gets signed, and this could make the difference in your career.

What is Screen Shot? Due to the huge success of last year's Screen Shot promotion, Unsigned Only has added Screen Shot as a category in the competition. Are you interested in getting your music in film, TV, video games, or advertising? Music placement has become an increasingly significant revenue source for musicians. Not only can it be a huge boost for an unsigned artist's career in terms of increasing exposure to a mainstream audience, but it can also increase revenue through upfront money, license fees, and performance royaltes. All finalists in this category will have their music judged by a group of music execs who are specifically looking for music to place in various projects. Additionally, the First Place winner will have the opportunity to directly network with and get advice from a minimum of five of the Screen Shot judges. Last year's Screen Shot winner, The Bicycle Mob, have already scored placements as a result of winning Screen Shot!

2015 JUDGES

Aimee Mann

Dustin Lynch

The Killers

Kool & The Gang

David Crowder

Alt-J

Sinead O'Connor

Darryl McDaniels
Run D.M.C.

Rosanne Cash

Aaron Shust

Kem

Jason Gray

Colt Ford

Frank Foster

Ray Wylie Hubbard

Robert Smith (The Cure)

Kelly Price

Lucero

Rapsody

Chris Richards
Pop Music Critic
The Washington Post

Anthony DeCurtis
Contributing Editor
Rolling Stone

Josh Jackson
Co-Founder and
Editor-In-Chief
Paste Magazine

Shirley Halperin
Music Editor
Billboard and
Hollwood Reporter

Lucy Jones
Deputy Editor
NME

Hardeep Phull
Music Critic
New York Post

Michael Hann
Music Editor
The Guardian

Kyle Anderson
Senior Writer
Entertainment Weekly

GRAND PRIZE MENTORS
Pete Ganberg (Executive Vice President/Head of A&R, Atlantic Records); Mike Elizondo (Senior Vice President of A&R, Warner Bros. Records); Kim Stephens (President, Forward Entertainment and A&R, Capitol Music Group); Lenny Santiago (Vice President of A&R, Roc Nation); Taylor Lindsey (Director of A&R, Sony Music Nashville); Dino Paredes (Senior Vice President of A&R/GM, American Recordings); Katie Welle (Senior Vice President of A&R, RCA Records); Gary Paczosa (Vice President of A&R, Sugar Hill Records/Vanguard Records); and Allison Jones (Senior Vice President, Big Machine)

CATEGORIES
AAA (Adult Album Alternative); AC (Adult Contemporary); Americana; Christian; Country; Folk/Singer-Songwriter; R&B/Hip-Hop; Rock; Pop/Top 40; Screen Shot; Teen; and Vocal Performance.

Original and cover songs are accepted in all categories except Screen Shot which requires original songs suitable for placement in film/tv/advertising/gaming.

Unsigned Only is sponsored by: Sony Creative Software, Gretsch Drums, ADK Microphones, Guitar Center, D'Addario, Disc Makers, Ultimate Ears, Lurssen Mastering, Eventric, Bombplates, and The Music Business Registry.