JENNIFER ADAN Nashville, TN 1.  Attends Thursday workshops 2.  Song is recorded by Blake Shelton and becomes her first cut AND first single  3.  Click to read her story.

TRENT JEFFCOAT Nashville, TN 1.  Songs are played at NSAI’s Pitch 2 Publishers luncheon 2.  Signs staff deal with Montage Music Group 3.  Click to read his story

DONNY SAWYER Ashland City, TN 1.  Learns of THE NEXT GAC STAR competition from NSAI 2.  Enters competition 3.  Earns Round 6 "Nation's Choice" selection - becomes a semifinalist

MEGAN CONNER Nashville, TN 1.  Learns of THE NEXT GAC STAR competition from NSAI 2.  Enters competition 3.  Earns Round 6 "Insider's Choice" selection - becomes a semifinalist

EZRAJANE Nashville, TN 1.  Learns of THE NEXT GAC STAR competition from NSAI 2.  Earns Round 1 "Insider's Choice" selection - becomes a semifinalist 3.  Click to read their story

JOHN MAISON New Baltimore, MI 1.  Learns of THE NEXT GAC STAR competition from NSAI 2.  Earns Round 1 "Nation's Choice" selection - becomes a semifinalist 3.   Click to read his story

JACK WILLIAMS Nashville, TN 1.  Song is played at NSAI’s Pitch 2 Publishers luncheon 2.  Signs staff deal with Ann Wilson Music 3.  Click to read his story

MATT CLINE LaVergne, TN 1.  Songs are played at NSAI’s Pitch 2 Publishers luncheon 2.  Signs songs with Ray Stevens Music 3.  Both songs placed on hold by major-label artist

MARK CLAY Front Royal, VA 1.  Seeks NSAI’s advice 2.  Receives responses from 30 publishers 3.  Click to read his story

MATT DORMAN Las Vegas, NV 1.  Discovers artist looking for songs in the NSAI Forums 2.  Gets song recorded 3.  Click to read his story

KENT FORWARD Nashville, TN 1.  Pro writer Craig Wiseman hears Kent’s song at NSAI Monday 2.  Kent signs deal with Wiseman’s publishing company 3.  Click to read his story

TREVOR JUSTICE Berkeley, CA 1.  Attends Song Camps, Songposium, Workshops 2.  Signs deal in Los Angeles 3.  Click to read his story

JAY BRUNSWICK Pennsylvania native living in Nashville 1.  Honest critiques improve his writing 2.  Signs co-publishing deal 3.  Click to read his story

SETH JACKSON San Marino, CA 1.  Soldier’s death sparks song 2.  Writer invited to the White House 3.  Click to read his story

JACKIE DiPILLO Franklin, TN 1.  Places in the Top 5 of the CMT/NSAI Song Contest 2.  Networks with publishers 3.  Click to read her story

HEATHER COWLES, DEBRA FOSTER, STEVE SUTCLIFFE Cedar Hill, TN / Goodlettsville, TN / Liverpool, NY 1.  “Santa’s Big Fat Ass” puts donkey in the lead 2.  Played on Dr. Demento 3.  Click to read their story

SANDIE THURSTON, BOB CLAY, SANDY WILLIAMS Dumfries, VA  /  Germantown, MD  /  Aurora, MO 1.  Sandie Thurston, Bob Clay and Sandy Williams write a hit 2.  Australian artist Billy Bridge records it 3.  Click to read their story

KEN JOYCE Nashville, TN 1.  Writes song for a contest but doesn’t win 2.  Receives single-song offer on same song 3.  Click to read his story

SCOTT JOYCE Nashville, TN 1.  Attends Song Camp 101 2.  Receives single-song offer on song 3.  Click to read his story

ALICE LANGFORD Sapulpa, OK 1.  Almost misses Songwriter's Symposium 2.  Connects with a publisher 3.  Click to read her story

BRANDON MADDOX Ooltewah, TN 1.  Signs two single-song agreements 2.  Staff deal in the works 3.  Click to read his story

RUSS MURPHY Spring Hill, TN 1.  Rewrites his songs after Thursday workshops 2.  Named ICM New Artist of the Year 3.   Click to read his story

JENNI SCHAEFER Nashville, TN 1.  Finds support at NSAI 2.  Appears on Dr. Phil 3.  Click to read her story

SCOTT SEAN WHITE Dallas, Texas 1.  His song “The Ring” is played at NSAI's Pitch 2 Publisher luncheon 2.  Signs with Encore Entertainment 3.  Click to read his story