NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ USA Songwriting Competition) Winners of the 15th annual USA Songwriting Competition will perform at the world famous "Bluebird Cafe" in Nashville, TN on 6.00pm, May 5, 2011, featuring Ken Hirsch, who won first prize in the Pop category of the competition as well as the Overall Second Prize Winner. Ken Hirsch and co-writers Rosie Casey,
Peter Roberts & Hillary Podell of Los Angeles, CA won first prize in the Pop category as well as Overall second Prize with their song "Is that So Bad". Ken Hirsch is a prolific songwriter with several hits on the charts and is well known for his number one hit "
I've Never Been To Me". "
I've Never Been To Me" has also become a classic hit and is a mainstay on Classic Pop, Soft Rock and easy listening radio stations worldwide. Ken has also written hits such as "Two Less Lonely People In The World", a top 40 hit for
Air Supply which he wrote with late legendary songwriter
Howard Greenfield. Ken Hirsch has his songs recorded by music legends such as: Barbra Streisand,
Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton.
Ray Charles and Mary J. Blige. Ken will be performing a medley of hios hits and co-writer Rosie Casey will be doing a cameo performance on their winning song and the song that was placed in the finals.
Other songwriters performing include Nashville residents:
Sherri Gough (1st Prize - Lyrics, 15th USA Songwriting Competition)
Chaise Flanders (1st Prize - Country, 15th USA Songwriting Competition)
Chris Volpe (Honorable Mention Winner, 11th USA Songwriting Competition)
Tom Schreck (Double Finalist, 15th USA Songwriting Competition)
Jenn Bostic (Honorable Mention Winner, 15th USA Songwriting Competition)
Katie Miner (Finalist, 15th USA Songwriting Competition)
Other performers are from out of town: Liz Longley (Honorable Mention Winner, 15th USA Songwriting Competition) from Boston, MA.
Entries for the 16th Annual USA Songwriting Competition are currently being accepted. The USA Songwriting Competition has a long history of having winners getting success, recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on the charts as well as having their songs placed on film and television. The 2010 winner won 2 Grammy Awards this year, 2009 First Prize winner Kyler England (country) was signed to Universal Records. 2005 First Prize winner (Pop) Kate Voegele was signed to Interscope Records the year after she won and had her winning song hit top 40 on the Billboard Charts, her latest album hit Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Album charts this summer. 2007 Overall Grand Prize Winner Ari Gold had his winning song "Where The Music Takes You" hit #10 on the Billboard Dance Charts. Judges include A&R managers from the "big 4" record companies: Universal, Warner, EMI and SONY Music. Past year's winner include Grammy winner Alannah Myles, mega-hit songwriter Ken Hirsch and up-and-coming songwriter ASON.
Sponsors of the 16th Annual Competition are: New Music Weekly, Sony, Recording Magazine, Premier Guitar Magazine, Audio-Technica, Ableton, D'Addario Strings, Presonus, Imageline Software, Acoustica, Sonoma Wireworks, Intellitouch Tuners, SongFrame Software, Rockstar Texting, Acoustic Cafe Radio Program, LivewireMusician.com, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Reverbnation, Broadjam, Sirius XM Radio and Sonicbids. Entries are accepted from now through May 31, 2011.
For more information, visit:
https://www.songwriting.net
Or call toll-free:1-877-USA-SONG, outside US call: (954) 537-3127
