GRAND PRIZE WINNER
CASH PRIZE
· $5,000 United States Dollars (or the local currency equivalent) cash prize
MENTORING SESSIONS
· 60-minute mentoring session with Tenille Townes
· 60-minute mentoring session with Ross Golan and Joe London from And The Writer Is…
MARTIN GUITAR
· Martin guitar
· 10 sets of Martin Authentic Acoustic Strings
INDUSTRY ACCESS
· One-year single-song contract with Anthem Entertainment
· One meeting with Anthem Entertainment
· Three music industry meetings (may be with a record label A&R team member, publishers and/or songwriting pros)
· One pro songwriter song-breakdown session
· NSAI Residency: One-year membership and gift certificate to one NSAI premium event*
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES*
· Performance opportunity during the 2021 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival***
· Performance at The Bluebird Cafe 2021***
MEDIA EXPOSURE**
· Television/Radio/Print: Press release serviced to Grand Prize winner's hometown media outlets in 2021**
CMT PRIZE PACK*
· Two tickets to the CMT Music Awards 2021***
· Attendance to a CMT show taping***
· Private tour of CMT headquarters and live performance for CMT's Music Strategy team in Nashville, TN***
· 60-minute mentoring session with a member of the executive staff of CMT
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
· Three-day trip to Nashville, TN, including two nights of hotel accommodations by an NSAI partner hotel and round-trip flight, excluding predetermined blackout dates (limited to travel within the 50 continental states anywhere Southwest Airlines® flies). If the Grand Prize winner's legal residence is within 250 miles of Nashville, TN, only hotel accommodations will be awarded.***
· One pass to Music Biz Conference in Nashville, TN in 2021***
· Grand Prize Medallion
SONG CATEGORY RUNNERS-UP (Up to 9 recipients)
MARTIN GUITAR
· Martin guitar
· Five sets of Martin Authentic Acoustic Strings
INDUSTRY ACCESS
· One meeting with an industry professional (which could include record label A&R, publishers and/or songwriting professionals)*
· One-year NSAI membership
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
· Name listed on Song Contest website
· Certificate of achievement
SONG CATEGORY HONORABLE MENTIONS (Up to 10 recipients)
· Name listed on Song Contest website
· Certificate of achievement
LYRIC-ONLY WINNER
CASH PRIZE
· $2,000 United States Dollars (or the local currency equivalent) cash prize
MENTORING SESSION
· 60-minute mentoring session with Brett James
MARTIN GUITAR
· Martin guitar
· Five sets of Martin Authentic Acoustic Strings
INDUSTRY ACCESS
· One music industry meeting (may be with a record label A&R team member, publishers and/or songwriting professionals)*
· NSAI Residency: One-year membership and gift certificate to one NSAI premium event*
MEDIA EXPOSURE
· Television/Radio/Print: Press release serviced to Lyric-Only winner's hometown media outlets**
· Internet: NSAI website, NSAI E-news, NSAI social media pages, The Bluebird Cafe newsletter and CMT.com
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
· Lyric-Only Winner Medallion
· One round-trip flight on Southwest Airlines®, excluding predetermined blackout dates (limited to travel within the 50 continental states anywhere Southwest Airlines® flies) if the Lyric-Only winner's legal residence is within 250 miles of Nashville, TN.
· One pass to Music Biz Conference in Nashville, TN, in 2021***
LYRIC-ONLY RUNNER-UP
INDUSTRY ACCESS
· NSAI Residency: One-year membership and gift certificate to one NSAI premium event*
MARTIN GUITAR
· Martin guitar
· Five sets of Martin Authentic Acoustic Strings
ADDITIONAL PRIZES
· Exposure: NSAI website, NSAI E-news, NSAI social media pages, The Bluebird Cafe newsletter and CMT.com
· Certificate of achievement
ALL ENTRANTS
· Personalized score sheet
*Airfare, transportation and hotel not included
**Media exposure subject to media outlets' discretion
***All prizes are subject to modification and will be fulfilled only to the extent possible when circumstances exist outside the control of either NSAI, CMT or Martin Guitars and Strings.