More Spring Contests

Americana Music Festival - Showcase Submissions Now Open

Showcase submissions for the 2014 Americana Music Festival & Conference are now open, and will be accepted through March 28. There are two ways to submit: AMA Members can submit for free by printing the submission application (which can be found at http://americanamusic.org/how-submit) and mailing it to the Americana office at PO Box 628, Franklin, TN 37065. Non-members can submit via the digital platform, Populr, for a fee of $25. Are you an AMA member, but prefer to submit online? You'll still have to pay the $25 fee. All applicants will be notified by June 27. Selected artists will showcase Sept. 17 - Sept. 20 at premier venues in Nashville,

Expo Management, Inc. is looking for an anthem song for the Made in America Expo that depicts the spirit of the Expo. Deadline May 1.
http://madeinamericaexpo.org/anthem-contest/

 BW Stevenson Song Contest April Deadline

Finals April 23 and 30

Enter Now at http://www.poordavids.com

 Texas Music Project and Earth Day Rising Star Contest

Earth Day Texas and TMP Present EDTx Rising Stars Talent Showcase and Music Competition

http://texasmusicproject.org/earth-day-texas-and-tmp-present-edtx-rising-stars-talent-showcase-and-music-competition/
Earth Day Texas (EDTx) and Texas Music Project (TMP) are proud to announce the inaugural Earth Day Texas Rising Stars Music Competition and Talent Showcase. Musicians between the ages of 13 and 19 will compete for a chance to perform at Earth Day Texas 2014. The annual event will take place April 26 and 27 at historic Fair Park in Dallas

Ernie Ball's Battle of the Bands Has Launched
Guitar string manufacturer Ernie Ball has partnered with World's Loudest Month to launch Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands at the Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville and Rock on the Range festivals. The winning band for each competition will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the respective festival for their onstage performance, over $15,000 in prize gear from Music Man, Drum Workshop, Zildjian, Blackstar, Apogee Electronics, Electro-Voice, TC Electronic, JH Audio and an Ernie Ball endorsement. Through Ernie Ball's submission portal and platform battleofthebands.com, bands register at no cost and have the opportunity to enter multiple contests, upload their music, share their profile, garner exposure and compete to be the next "Battle of the Bands Winner."

CONTESTS - SPRING 2014

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The City of Richardson's Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival is now accepting entries for their 2014 Performing Songwriter Contest.  $500 cash will be awarded to the top four songwriters.  We only accept 300 entries and the deadline is March 5, 2014.  Additional information can be found on the attached flyer or at the following links:

http://www.sonicbids.com/wildflower-performing-songwriter-2014 
http://wildflowerfestival.com/singersongwriter.html

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Kerrville New Folk

SONGWRITERS!

  New Folk entries are open for mailing and emailing (new this year). Sonicbids platform is opening in the next few days. The sooner you send the songs in the sooner our listeners can get started. Please don't file this note for later, if you're gonna do it, do it now!

DEADLINE: FEB. 28TH

 http://kerrville-music.com/newfolk.htm

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Unsigned Only  - http://www.unsignedonly.com/

The 12th Annual Nebraska American String Teachers Association Fiddle Tune Composition Contest

This event inspires fiddlers everywhere to compose their own tunes, and supports the cause of string education throughout
the great state of Nebraska.

1st PLACE: $100.00 2nd PLACE: $50.00 3rd PLACE: $25.00

Best Viola Tune: $75, courtesy of the American Viola Society

Entries must be postmarked by March 31, 2014. The winners will be announced on May 24, 2014, during the Monumental Fiddling Championship held at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Nebraska. The winning compositions will be performed at the Monumental Fiddling Championship, and printed in Stringing Along, the journal of the Nebraska Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.

http://www.composerssite.com/content/eleventh-annual-nebraska-american-string-teachers-association-fiddle-tune-composition-contes