As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer the UKSC is promoting the Olympic Games Theme Song winner Be Brave, Be Bold. This inspirational song was written by the songwriting team of Matt Glickstein, Karen Mitchell and James Kocian and the song has been released with vocals by Clayton Jones. The Olympic Theme Song category was held to tie in with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and the UKSC has made this video to accompany the release and will be promoting this during that 2024 event.   Visit The UK Songwriting Contest website at https://songwritingcontest.co.uk for all the other winning songs ..read more

*Don't skip the final Note at the end * The music industry is buzzing with talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI) these days. This is because AI has huge implications for songwriters, producers, music companies, copyright holders and human creativity in general. Understandably, many songwriters feel personally threatened. Some see it as the end of true human creativity, while others see it as an exciting new world to be explored and exploited. In this article we will look at one aspect of AI and how it is very important for songwriters to understand its uses and the legal implications reg ..read more

VISIT THE UKSC THE UKSC 2024 IS LIVE The 2024 International UK Songwriting Contest is open for song entries and the judges are waiting for your songs. Full details of the prizes, judges and new song categories are on the official UKSC website at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk SONG CATEGORIES There have been changes in song categories this year (with the removal of one VERY controversial category - look out for a fascinating and important blog article about this coming over the next few days). UKSC 2024 Categories include Singer-Songwriter, Unsigned, Unplugged, Pop, AC, Lyrics Only, Major Artis ..read more

Co-writing prize announced .Multi award winning musician and songwriter (and UKSC judge) Rachel Walker Mason has announced that she will co-write a song with a winner of The UK Songwriting Contest this year. Rachel is a Recording Academy member and a voting member of the GRAMMYs currently working with Grammy nominees, Billboard Hot 100 Artists and alumni from The Voice UK and American Idol. She was named a UK Woman Of The Year in 2020 and she is a respected and well known figure in the UK and International music industries. This is a unique opportunity to work with, and co-write with, one of ..read more

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