Contests, Challenges, & Fights
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Sometimes you just need a reason to create - some spark to get you off your couch and start recording. Song contests, album challenges, and, yes, song fights are great motivators. While some will throw you a specific title or topic to write about, others let you create whatever you want. The thing is, they all have deadlines. So get to it!
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Just Plain Folks is an active community of 50,000+ independent musicians and host of the world's largest music awards.
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Record Production Month Challenge is a site that challenges musicians to record an album in 28 days, just because you can. That’s 10 songs or 35 minutes of original material recorded during the ...
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Garageband is a musician's community that lets fans vote on their favorite songs. You can also use it to get reviews of your music from other musicians and fans. It also serves as a web presence f...
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A free service with instruction and advice on how to make your first earnings from selling your music and merch online within 30 days.
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A site geared towards folk, acoustic, and roots singer-songwriters. Blog posts discuss the latest news, songwriting contests, interviews, and tips for songwriters.
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A magazine for songwriters as well as an online source of articles and blogs by songwriters. They also hold lyric contests, so you can submit the words to your best songs.
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A song contest that lasts 6 months and involves artists throughout all of Asia. The contest is wildly popular and expects around 500 million viewers when it is broadcast on TV.
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Musician resource site and community with articles, message boards, and an online battle of the bands contest.
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An annual battle of the bands competition sponsored by Ernie Ball. Winners receive national exposure and get to play at the Vans Warped Tour.