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UK Songwriting Contest The Official UK Songwriting Contest page. All songwriters worldwide can participate!

Everyone who enters this acclaimed and respected international contest, formed in in association with The BRIT Trust (of BRIT Awards fame), is told the judges score for each song and gets an official UKSC Certificate with details of their achievements. There are valuable guaranteed gifts and prizes worth many times the entry fee for everyone who enters - including song pitching opportunities and

songwriting courses. In the words of Channel 4 Television: "The UK Songwriting Contest does what it says on the tin! This is a real chance for new songwriters to break into the music business". Grammy, Emmy, CMA and BRIT Award winning judges include Sting's producer Kipper Eldridge (see photo with UKSC winner Emma), legendary producer Stuart Epps (Elton John, Robbie Williams, Oasis), Britney Spears' musical director and BRIT Award winner Simon Ellis, top producer and arranger Dr Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Mariah Carey), CMA Award winning country star Lucie Diamond, chart topping songwriter Mark Cawley, and UKSC winner and Platinum Album artist Natalie Chua (signed by Simon Cowell after her win).

Q: Which category does my song fit into?A: See the Song Categories page (songwritingcontest.co.uk/categories) for descri...
12/08/2025

Q: Which category does my song fit into?

A: See the Song Categories page (songwritingcontest.co.uk/categories) for descriptions of each category. Check out the new categories for 2025 and pick the category that most suits your song. If you think your song would suit more than one category you can either choose the category that most closely describes your song, or enter the song in more than one category.

More questions? Check songwritingcontest.co.uk/help for more answers!

SONG CATEGORIES FOR 2025There have been some big changes to the Song Categories this year with new ones added and old fa...
10/08/2025

SONG CATEGORIES FOR 2025

There have been some big changes to the Song Categories this year with new ones added and old favourites brought back. Check out the live 2025 list at the link below.

Discover the best categories for your songs. You may submit the same song in multiple categories

HOW TO WRITE A SONG - WINNER!!Benjamin Burke won the AC Category in 2024 with his clever, original, and oustanding song ...
24/02/2025

HOW TO WRITE A SONG - WINNER!!
Benjamin Burke won the AC Category in 2024 with his clever, original, and oustanding song entry "How To Write A Song". Benjamin told us that "It is really an honor for my song "How To Write A Song" to be selected as the winner of the Adult Contemporary category. This song in particular marked a turning point for me in my songwriting journey, as well as a major moment in my life. I'm thrilled and grateful to learn that it resonated with the judges." Congratulations to Benjamin on your very well deserved win! Listen to this and all the other winning songs at https://www.songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

R&B WINNER - JARED OATESAtlanta-based singer-songwriter Jared Oates was chosen by the UKSC judges as winner of the R&B C...
11/02/2025

R&B WINNER - JARED OATES
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Jared Oates was chosen by the UKSC judges as winner of the R&B Category in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest with his song "Let This Go". Jared, pictured here with his Winner Certificate, says “I’m honored to have my work recognized on an international level.” Listen this winnning song and all other 2024 winning songs on the UKSC website at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

10/02/2025

STATUS UPDATE
We are in the process of changing servers. There may disruption to email services for some days and the main UKSC website may go down for a short while during the transfer. Everything will return to normal as soon as the transfer completes.

JAZZ WINNER MATTHEW SHAKERThe 2024 Winner of the UKSC Jazz/Blues Category is Matthew Shaker wth his song "I'm Looking Fo...
03/02/2025

JAZZ WINNER MATTHEW SHAKER
The 2024 Winner of the UKSC Jazz/Blues Category is Matthew Shaker wth his song "I'm Looking Forward To This". Matthew
has a varied resume packed with performing roles and musical director in dozens of musicals and plays. He has also spent decades as a piano bar performer in Los Angeles, New York and Palm Springs. For the past 15 months he has been composing and arranging music for a forthcoming original Broadway style musical, ‘Out Of Nowhere’, which will debut in Los Angeles later this year. His UKSC winning song is being adapted for this new musical. You can check out Matthew's wide variety of original compositions on his YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicmattps

ALL GENRES CATEGORY WINNER Billy Reid, from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, has been interested in music from an early age and lat...
31/01/2025

ALL GENRES CATEGORY WINNER
Billy Reid, from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, has been interested in music from an early age and later learned to play brass instruments while in the army. He has been writing for a few years, starting with guitar and piano based songs and mre recently exploring DAWS. He told the UKSC " I’ve entered the UK Songwriting contest a few times now starting with lyrics only and building up to actually sending in complete songs. I’d love to write a catchy Christmas song so that’s going to be my focus for this year". Here he is pictured with his UKSC Winner Certificate. His award winning position is also listed on britsong,com Listen to ths track and all the other winners at
songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

SINGER-SONGWRITER WINNER Tan Si Min (Frances) is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Singapore and she is currently c...
22/01/2025

SINGER-SONGWRITER WINNER
Tan Si Min (Frances) is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Singapore and she is currently completing her Masters degree in Music Theory and Composition: Songwriting at New York University in New York City. She also studies voice with Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Winner Nicole Zuraitis. Si Min told us that she always loved music. She learnt to play the guitar, piano and drums at age 11 and began writing her own original songs at age 13. She now writes, produces and releases her own original music on all streaming platforms. Previously a UKSC Semi-Finalist in 2022, this year her song 'Just Me' is Winner of the Singer-songwriter category. Si Mim says: "I am always open to collaborate, so please feel free to reach out".

EDM WINNER - CHRIS STOKESThe winning EDM song in the 2024 UKSC is "A Light" by Chris Stokes. Chris told the UKSC: "I've ...
21/01/2025

EDM WINNER - CHRIS STOKES
The winning EDM song in the 2024 UKSC is "A Light" by Chris Stokes. Chris told the UKSC: "I've been writing songs for a few years now, mostly guitar based indie rock. However I started learning piano recently and found writing ballads to be really satisfying, and surprisingly this led to venturing into EDM.
Mashing up my love of emotional melody and stumbling across a catchy drop I wrote an EDM ballad!
I'm over the moon to be a category winner of the UK Songwriting Contest, it's always given me such great focus to my songwriting and the competition is run really well and is always exciting to enter." Check out Chris's winning song and all the other winners at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

PRESS AND MEDIAMany Winners and Finalists, and some Semi Finalists, receive good press coverage and radio plays each yea...
20/01/2025

PRESS AND MEDIA
Many Winners and Finalists, and some Semi Finalists, receive good press coverage and radio plays each year, especially with local BBC Radio stations who are always strong UKSC supporters. Here is a newspaper article about STELLA FULLARD the Christian/Faith Winner with her song Mercy Bleeds, for example. We only get to know about these if you tell us, so if you have had any coverage or radio plays or interviews please email us with details.

CHRISTIAN / FAITH WINNERStella Fullard, from Shropshire, wins the Christian/ Faith Category with her original song Mercy...
20/01/2025

CHRISTIAN / FAITH WINNER
Stella Fullard, from Shropshire, wins the Christian/ Faith Category with her original song Mercy Bleeds. Stella is a talented songwriter who made it to UKSC Semi Finals and Finals in past years and she finally achieved a Winner position in 2024. She says "I always wanted to win the Christian category. I know it isn’t the most popular genre but it is a big part of me and it is what I like to write about." Stella was previously named as one of the shortlisted composers in the search for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Song in 2022. Listen to her song, and the other winning songs at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

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All songwriters worldwide can participate in this international event! Everyone who enters this respected international contest is given a star rating by the judges for each song and gets an official UKSC Certificate with details of their achievements. The event was formed in association with The BRIT Trust (BRIT Awards) and there are guaranteed gifts and prizes worth many times the entry fee for everyone who enters - including song pitching opportunities and songwriting courses. In the words of the UK´s Channel 4 Television: "The UK Songwriting Contest does what it says on the tin! This is a real chance for new songwriters to break into the music business". Grammy, Emmy, CMA and BRIT Award winning judges include producer Stuart Epps (Elton John, Robbie Williams, Oasis), Britney Spears' musical director and BRIT Award winner Simon Ellis, top producer and arranger Dr Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Take That, Mariah Carey), CMA Award winning country star Lucie Diamond, chart topping songwriter Mark Cawley, and UKSC winner and Platinum Album artist Natalie Chua (signed by Simon Cowell after her win), Oscar Nominated film composer Jam and Sting's producer Kipper Eldridge. Other judges include past UKSC winners and finalists who have gone on to great success in the music industry including the UK singer songwriter Katie Kittermaster and international number one hit songwriter Belle Humble among others.

Get more details and submit your song at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk