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PRIZE BREAKDOWN?

SONG CATEGORY GRAND PRIZE

$5,000 CASH

No strings attached, start thinking of how you’d spend your winnings!

PUBLISHING CONTRACT

Dream 3 Publishing will extend a one-year single-song publishing contract for winning song.

MEET WITH SHANE MCANALLY

Spend an hour with 2x ACM Songwriter of the Year and 3x GRAMMY Award winner Shane McAnally!

$1,500 AT GUITAR CENTER

$1,500 towards Guitar Center purchase of instrument, gear, or recording equipment of your choice courtesy of Guitar Center Music Foundation

Items must be selected from currently available in-stock items on Guitar Center Website and emailed to NSAI. Product will be fulfilled by Guitar Center Music Foundation directly - not online.

SOUNDCLOUD SUBSCRIPTION

12-month subscription to SoundCloud’s Next Pro tier

TAYLOR GUITAR

Win your very own Taylor Guitars 50th Anniversary 217e-SB Plus LTD, featuring the Grand Pacific body shape, Indian rosewood, Sitka spruce, and Taylor’s tone-enhancing C-Class bracing, this guitar makes a great all-purpose instrument.

INDUSTRY MEETINGS

One meeting with Dream 3 Publishing

60-minute mentoring session with a CMT music & talent representative

Additional three meetings with music industry professionals (may include record label, A&R, publishers, and/or songwriters)

SONG BREAKDOWN WITH A PRO WRITER

Meet with a professional writer for an intimate, in-depth breakdown of one of their hit songs.

MUSICNOTES PRIZE PACKAGE

Turn your winning song into sheet music courtesy of Musicnotes with the option to make it available for sale on musicnotes.com; Receive an engraved plaque of the first page of the sheet music transcription
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNTIES

2025 live performance opportunities at The Bluebird Cafe and Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival
CUSTOM ENGRAVED G7th CAPO PACKAGE

Set of three G7th capos to include the Performance 3, Nashville, and Partial 3. Special engraving opportunity for the Nashville Capo.
GET AWAY

Round trip air travel on Southwest Airlines® for winner, subject to Air Travel Restrictions*
*Air travel is subject to Southwest Airlines terms and conditions; certain restrictions may apply. See Song Contest terms for full details.
VISIT MUSIC CITY

Experience Music City as a VIP thanks to The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp! Our Grand Prize Song Contest winners will receive a Music City VIP Star Card, $250 Gift Card, and Nashville Swag - Plus win a three day, two night stay!
CMT PERKS

Two tickets to 2025 CMT Music Awards or similar taping.
One opportunity to attend a CMT program taping.
WE'LL SHARE THE NEWS!

Promotion: Press release sent to Grand Prize Winner's hometown newspaper, TV and radio stations, name posted on NSAI website, NSAI E-News, and NSAI social media pages.
NSAI MEMBERSHIP

One year NSAI Membership
Free attendance to one 2025 NSAI educational event
SONG CATEGORY GRAND PRIZE KEEPSAKE AWARD

A physical keepsake to commemorate your achievement

SONG CATEGORY-RUNNER UP

UP TO 9 RUNNERS-UP WILL WIN

PUBLISHER MEETING

One publisher meeting with Dream 3 Publishing, Black River Entertainment, or Jody Williams Songs

PERSONALIZED G7th CAPO

Custom Engraved G7th "Nashville" Capo

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Name included on Contest Website and a certificate of achievement

CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Certificate recognizing your achievement in the national competition

NSAI MEMBERSHIP

One Year NSAI Membership

GET AWAY

$50 Southwest Airlines Gift Card

MEDIA EXPOSURE

Name posted on NSAI website, NSAI E-News, and NSAI social media pages

SONG CATEGORY HONORABLE MENTIONS

UP TO 10 ENTRANTS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS AN HONORABLE MENTION

MUSIC CITY VIP STAR CARD

Entry into 25+ Nashville attractions & a Nashville Hat courtesy of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp

MUSICNOTES

$50 Musicnotes Gift Card

LYRIC CATEGORY

$2,500 CASH

No strings attached, start thinking of how you’d spend your winnings!

SOUNDCLOUD SUBSCRIPTION

12-month subscription to SoundCloud’s Next Pro tier