Discover the clever design concept behind this year’s Young Songwriter trophy, by Finnian Smith, product designer, songwriter & bespoke tailor Last year, I designed The Young Songwriter 2023 collection of trophies with these concepts in mind; to make each one an identical shape, to signify that we, as songwriters, have a unified goal of creating […] The post Young Songwriter 2024 Trophies appeared first on Song Academy ..read more

A must see event to inspire musical & creative young people! The top finalists of The Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition and special VIP guests will perform their original songs at the iconic Tabernacle in Notting Hill, London. The winners will be announced on the night. Don’t miss out, book your tickets soon! The inspirational Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 live showcase will be held on Saturday 21st September 7pm – 9:45pm at The Tabernacle, 34-35 Powis Square, Notting Hill, London W11 2AY. The Young Songwriter 2024 competition top finalists plus VIP guests will be perfor ..read more

The Young Songwriter 2024 judges include: Eg White, Naughty Boy, MNEK, Lost Boy, Dan Gillespie Sells, Cathy Dennis, Plested, Jimmy Napes, Jon Maguire, Kenny Barber, Connie Talbot, Emily Phillips & Nina Nesbitt. Drumroll please! The top 5 songs of the hotly contested Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition, in its 14th year, have now been revealed. This year’s competition attracted over 1,000 high quality entries (a 20% increase on 2023) from aspiring young songwriters aged 8-22 across the world, both experienced young songwriters and those who’ve written their first song.  ..read more

The Young Songwriter 2024 judges include: Eg White, Miranda Cooper, Naughty Boy, MNEK, Lost Boy, Dan Gillespie Sells, Cathy Dennis, Hannah V, Plested, Jimmy Napes, Jon Maguire, Connie Talbot, Emily Phillips & Nina Nesbitt. Drumroll please! The top 10 songs of the hotly contested Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition, in its 14th year, have now been revealed. This year’s competition attracted over 1,000 high quality entries (a 20% increase on 2023) from aspiring young songwriters aged 8-22 across the world, both experienced young songwriters and those who’ve written their firs ..read more

The Young Songwriter 2024 judges include: Eg White, Miranda Cooper, Naughty Boy, MNEK, Lost Boy, Dan Gillespie Sells, Cathy Dennis, Hannah V, Plested, Jimmy Napes, Jon Maguire, Connie Talbot, Emily Phillips & Nina Nesbitt. Drumroll please! The top 30 songs of the hotly contested Song Academy Young Songwriter 2024 competition, in its 14th year, have now been revealed. This year’s competition attracted over 1,000 high quality entries (a 20% increase on 2023) from aspiring young songwriters aged 8-22 across the world, both experienced young songwriters and those who’ve written their firs ..read more

As a songwriter, learning how to record and produce your own songs is a great skill to have. Shure have written a special interactive guide for us and here are some examples of home studio setups, with 1 being the most simple and 5 being the most complex. Shure’s Interactive Guide Shure, a lead sponsor of The Young Songwriter 2024 competition have written a special interactive guide for us, containing songwriting tips from real-life songwriters, microphone info as well as some recording tips. Winners of SAYS24 will receive a legendary Shure SM58 microphone and new MVX2U interface (to connect y ..read more

Break barriers, break beats: UK Music offers 100 bursary entries to The Young Songwriter 2024 competition  Exciting news for equal opportunity!  UK Music, the collective voice of the UK’s world-leading music industry, is offering a bursary to support 100 aspiring young songwriters from the UK to enter The Young Songwriter 2024 competition! Thanks to UK Music’s support, these 100 sponsored song entries are exclusively for aspiring songwriters aged 8-22 who are facing obstacles in participating in The Young Songwriter 2024, yet are passionate about songwriting and sharing their voices ..read more

Song Academy champions the next generation of creative leaders. Our mission is to inspire and connect the millions of young people across the world already writing songs in their bedrooms, as well as encourage all musical & creative young people who haven’t started writing their own songs, to write their first song! The Young Songwriter 2024 judges include: Eg White, Miranda Cooper, Naughty Boy, MNEK, Lost Boy, Dan Gillespie Sells, Cathy Dennis, Hannah V, Plested, Jimmy Napes, Jon Maguire, Emily Phillips & Nina Nesbitt. Good news! The Young Songwriter 2024 competition #SAYS24 is now op ..read more

This is a remarkable story of how an idea from my 8 year old daughter, became a groundbreaking business, transforming the lives of countless young people.  My name is Rowena Atkins and I am the proud founder of Song Academy, a vibrant global community of aspiring young songwriters. The story begins when my daughter Matilda, at the tender age of 8, wrote a spontaneous song titled ‘This Is Me.’ Seeing how much this song meant to her and the joy she experienced when sharing it with me, I was inspired to explore avenues where Matilda could nurture her songwriting talent. To my surprise, there ..read more

Not long until SAYS24 is open for entries on the 1st February until the 31st March 2024! If you’ve never written a song before we can help you write your 1st song, if you’re already writing your own songs we can help make them the best they can be! We are passionate about young people expressing themselves and getting their voices heard. In its 14th year The Young Songwriter 2024 (SAYS24) competition is the world’s leading songwriting competition for young aspiring songwriters, aged 8-22 (under 23 years), to get their songs heard by leaders in the industry & connect to a talented community ..read more