WITH OVER $30,000 WORTH OF PRIZES, THIS YEAR’S CONTEST WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP WILL TAKE HOME SOME INCREDIBLE PRIZES!

LET’S BREAK DOWN THE GOODS!

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  • TWO CASH PRIZES $5,OOO & $2,500

  • One Year Single Song Publishing Contract and meeting with Dream 3 Publishing

  • Mentor meeting with a mega-hit songwriter

  • Taylor Guitars 50th Anniversary 217e-SB Plus LTD

  • $1,500 TOWARDS GUITAR CENTER PURCHASE FROM GUITAR CENTER MUSIC FOUNDATION

  • Perform live at The Bluebird Cafe and Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in 2025

  • ONE YEAR NSAI MEMBERSHIP & FREE ATTENDANCE TO ONE EVENT

  • Custom Engraved G7th Capo Package featuring the Performance 3, Nashville, and Partial 3

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Meet last year’s Grand Prize Winner…

Kiersten Rae

The winning song, “Mind of Their Own”, submitted by Kiersten & co-written by Courtney Tennikoff & Kate Zickler, took home the top prize in the 24th Annual Song Contest. Read about Kiersten below:

“I am from Orange County, California and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2016. In May of 2020, I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Belmont University with a Bachelor of Arts in Songwriting. Now I'm writing pop, country & Christian songs for artists, as well as sync, every single day and loving it. Some exciting things that have happened lately are getting to play twice at the legendary Bluebird Cafe, getting to perform in the 30th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, placing TOP 10 in NSAI's 23rd Annual Song Contest, winning NSAI TOP 10 Global Chapter Challenge, having multiples songs on their TOP 40 list and being on their "Ones To Watch" list, as well as being a semi-finalist for American Songwriter annual contest and a finalist for USA Songwriting competition. And I couldn't have done any of it without Jesus opening the doors. To quote one of my songs, "the point of my life is to point it to HIS!"“

Meet last year’s Lyric Category Winner…

TRACY RICHARDSON

Tracy’s entry “The Woman In Black” took home the top prize in last year’s 24th Annual Contest’s Lyric Category. Dr. Tracy Richardson is a singer-songwriter, music therapist, and educator. She splits her time between Terre Haute, IN and Nashville, TN. She joined NSAI in 2012 and has been growing her circle of co-writers ever since. 

She has performed in bands opening for George Strait, Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Earl Thomas Conley, etc. and has released 4 EPs.

In her day job she serves as Dean of the Division of Arts and Social Sciences and Director of Music Therapy at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. A board-certified music therapist for 35 years, Dr. Richardson has worked with people with a variety of mental and physical health issues. She specializes in using songwriting as a form of therapy.