THE UKSC 2024 HAS STARTED! ARE YOUR SONGS READY?   Dear Songwriter, This is a quick post to tell you that The 2024 UK Songwriting Contest opened for entries this weekend. Check out the judges, the prizes, the new song categories, and the benefits of submitting songs to this top international songwriting event. Visit the website to learn about the new UKSC partnership with The British Songwriting Awards (britsong.com) and much more. Full details and entry forms are at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk The UKSC Team are ready and waiting for your song submissions and we wish you every success ..read more

The UKSC WInning Christmas Song, Sailing Home For Christmas, has been announced early to in time for the big day. All other winners will be announced as they are confirmed, on the UKSC website. SAILING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS This outstanding Christmas Song was written onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's biggest warship and flagship on a 7 month Operational tour to the Far East in 2021 and was entered in the UKSC 2023. The song, written by Dave Emery, captures the emotions of being separated from family and the anticipation and delight of coming home. It has been released with all proceeds goi ..read more

   SONG DEADLINE TONIGHT Dear Songwriters, This is a very quick reminder from the UKSC that today is the last chance to enter songs in the 2023 UK Songwriting Contest. The contest closes for song entries at midnight tonight on  Tuesday 31 October. Submit songs at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk ..read more

SEMI FINALISTS ANNOUNCED This is a short message to say that results have been updated on the UKSC website today to show all positions and star ratings for all songs entered before October. Semi Finals positions and awards are shown, and Certificates can be saved and printed. If your song moves on to the Finals your Ceritificate will be updated to show this and your song will compete for a winning place, October entries are with the judging panels and we will announce these results in early November. So, if you still have songs to enter, submit them now to see your results very soon. Check r ..read more

With the 2024 Paris Olympics approaching, the UKSC is again running its popular Olympic Theme category this year. The last winner of the Olympics category was successfully signed to a deal and released as a theme song for the Olympic Games under the direction of producer Mel Shaw (Founder of The Juno Awards and President of the Canadian Academy of Performing Arts and Sciences). It was covered by several artists in different genres from Rock to Anthem to Techno and also released as an Instrumental version. The song even had its own dedicated website during the Games. Watch a short video about ..read more

Your last chance to submit songs! The International UK Songwriting Contest 2023 closes for entries at the end of this month on October 31. This month is your last chance to submit songs this year. The final deadline is midnight on Tuesday 31st. ARE YOU A FINALIST? Within days of submitting your song you will know if you are in the Semi Finals. And very soon after this we announce Finalists and will tell you if your song is in the Finals and competing for a Winner position in the 2023 event. This will be an exciting time as Finalists are announced and winners selected. And there will be Live ..read more

Creative Commons License 2.0. Ralph_PH (2022) We're excited to announce a significant opportunity for songwriters: the UK Songwriting Contest is adding a 'Major Artists' category to the 2023 contest. Starting August 2023, this category provides a unique opportunity for songwriters to submit compositions tailored for globally recognised music icons. The UKSC has excellent connections with major music industry players and it is a first point of call for many TV and radio producers, important music events organisers, publishers and labels etc. Just this year for example we worked with The Voic ..read more

World-renowned Austrian microphone manufacturer LEWITT Audio has partnered with the UK Songwriting Contest this year to champion the talent and creativity of our global community of songwriters. Watch above as one of LEWITT's expert vocal coaches introduces a uniquely effective vocal warm-up technique. While it might raise a few eyebrows among your neighbours, this distinctive method will certainly spice up your vocal warm-up routine. We hope you like the result!  LEWITT Audio is the latest sponsor to join the UKSC in contributing prizes to this year's category winners. We are ..read more

MIDNIGHT FRIDAY DEADLINE Session One closes at the end of the month at midnight on Friday 30th June. Submit your songs before the midnight deadline and you will know within days if you made it to the Semi Finals. All Semi Finalists will be announced in July. All songs will have their positions published at that time and everyone will receive a Certificate in early July. Certificates will be awarded for Semi Finalist, Commended Entry, Special Mention and other positions. The judges' Star Ratings for all June entries will be announced at that time. For a detailed explanation of Star Rating ..read more

​UKSC Songwriters invited to join the music industry voting panel for the Commonwealth Song Contest.  Attention all UKSC Songwriters! The Commonwealth Song Contest is calling upon your expertise for the final round of voting in the 2022/23 Commonwealth Song Contest (CSC). Over 15,000 people worldwide have already taken part in the open round of public voting. However, your input as songwriters holds significant value and will be used to help determine the overall winner of the event. We invite you all to evaluate the 7 Grand Finalist songs and choose one which stands out to you ..read more