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21st ANNUAL NSAI SONG CONTEST PRESENTED BY MARTIN GUITARS AND STRINGS AND CMT TO RUN SEPTEMBER 1 - NOVEMBER 3, 2020!

Prizes Awarded Include up to $5,000 Cash, Mentoring Sessions with Tenille Townes, Ross Golan and Joe London, or Brett James, Single-Song Contract with Anthem Entertainment, 1 of 12 Martin Guitars and More!

Congratulations to the following members who had their songs taken by Katie Flynn at Spirit Music Nashville! A copy of the song will be sent to the team there for further review. They have your email address as well if they choose to continue the conversation.

Soakin' Up The Moonshine - Ben Earls

Fire and Whiskey - John Frank

Nothing Casual 'Bout This - Becca Rae Greene

Sway Me Softly - John Moran

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is proud to announce Billboard as the official media partner for the 3rd annual Nashville Songwriter Awards presented by City National Bank. The awards will be held as a multi-part video series, with the first category, Songwriter of the Year, being presented on September 22, 2020.

The Mechanical Licensing Collective - or “The MLC” for short - is a new music industry organization created to serve music publishers and self-administered songwriters, lyricists and composers just like you. One of the ways in which we’ll serve you is by improving the way mechanical royalties are administered in the U.S.

For a record fifth time, Ashley Gorley has been named songwriter of the year at the Nashville Songwriter Awards.

Congratulations to the following members who had their songs taken by Rakiyah Marshall at BMG! A copy of the song will be sent to the team there for further review. They have your email address as well if they choose to continue the conversation.

Something Blue - Sarah Beth Ballard

A Woman's Touch - Julie Broschard

New Day Every Minute - Bill Corley

Heart Problem - Caroline Dare

Nashville Songwriter Awards Congratulate Ashley Gorley on Earning

NSAI Songwriter of the Year Honor for Record Fifth Time 

Songwriter-Artist of the Year to be Announced on September 29th

Nashville Songwriter Awards Congratulate Luke Combs on Earning NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Year 

'10 Songs I Wish I'd Written' to be Revealed October 5th; 'Song of the Year' on October 6th

Congratulations to the following members who had their songs taken by Katie Kerkhover at BMG! A copy of the song will be sent to the team there for further review. They have your email address as well if they choose to continue the conversation.

Recognize Me - Claire Bunnik

Messy - Krissy Feniak

Autumn Wind - Becca Rae Greene

Before We Were Us - Eliza Harrison Smith

Right Where I Belong - Thomas Johnson

Congratulations to the following members who had their songs taken by Justin Nicolet at Centricity Music Publishing! A copy of the song will be sent to the team there for further review. They have your email address as well if they choose to continue the conversation.

New Sight - Amy Abernathy

Keep up the good work!