THE GREATWORSHIPSONGS.COM Songs Contest, powered by GMA Immerse

Great Worship Songs and the Gospel Music Association have partnered to host the GreatWorshipSongs.com Songs Contest with the intent of finding the best unknown worship songs and offer a chance to have a song included on a worship compilation from Great Worship Songs.  Unpublished songwriters (currently unaffiliated or unsigned to a publishing company) are encouraged to submit their worship song(s) for review
(see "Submission Instructions" below).

Songs submitted will be judged by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing’s staff, a team of publishers working daily with top songwriters and artists such as Jars of Clay, Fred Hammond, Aaron Shust, Pillar, Laura Story, Bebo Norman, Dove award winning producer Ian Eskelin and many more.

Great Worship Songs and the GMA are looking for worship songs that would normally be used during Sunday morning worship services.  These are songs like the contemporary anthems “My Savior, My God” and “God of Wonders.” 

The GreatWorshipSongs.com Songs Contest will be open from November 20, 2009 until December 21, 2009.  Any submission after December 21, 2009, 5:30 PM CST will not be included in the judging.  A valid entry will include a Song Submission Form found below and the $25 entry fee (per song).  Songs should be limited to 4 minutes and 30 seconds.  No more than two songs per person will be accepted.

One Grand Prize winner and two Runner-Up winners will be chosen and announced by January 19, 2010. Winners will be contacted via email by the GMA.   

 The Grand Prize winner will receive:

• One free registration to GMA’s Immerse event in July 2010
• Automatic semi-final place in the Immerse song contest
• Single song publishing agreement with Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing
• CD stack from Christian music’s top names
• Opportunity to be featured on a worship compilation CD from Great Worship Songs

The two Runner-Up winners will receive:

• One free registration to GMA’s Immerse event in July 2010
• CD stack from Christian music’s top names  

Each song submission will also receive an individualized critique by one of the Brentwood-Benson judges, complete with invaluable feedback
and advice. It's not just a contest; it's a chance to learn something, too!

 

SONG SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

• Print out the GreatWorshipSongs.com Contest Song Submission Form (found here) and fill in all fields.
• Mail completed form with payment to:
  
  Gospel Music Association
  Great Worship Songs Contest
  1205 Division St.
  Nashville, TN 37203
  (615) 277-1376
  
  
• Once payment and submission form are received, an email will be sent to you with instructions on where to send your song(s) and typed
  lyric sheets.
• You are welcome to send your song recorded on a CD and your typed lyric sheet (one page per song) with your paid registration.
  If you are submitting multiple songs, please include a separate CD for each song and write your name and the name of the song on the
  front of the CD.

For a complete listing of contest rules and in-depth submission instructions, please click_here. For questions or customer service, please contact Angilee at (615) 277-1376.

 

About Great Worship Songs:

Great Worship Songs is a division of Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing focused on providing contemporary and modern worship songs to worship leaders, ministers and worship music fans throughout the world.  Songs, chord charts and lead sheets from Great Worship Songs are provided online at www.greatworshipsongs.com for the purchase price of $.99 or less.  Great Worship Songs has been featured by many worship focused publications and worship conferences as a key asset to the worship community. 

About GMA:
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Gospel/Christian music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the Gospel through music of all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black Gospel, R&B, hip hop, southern Gospel, country, and more. The GMA community consists of more than 3,000 members including agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards, GMA Music Week and GMA IMMERSE. For more information, please visit www.gospelmusic.org.