2024 Session I - CLOSED
Open -
February 15, 2024
Deadline - June 30, 2024 - 11:59pm PST
Winner Announcement -
September 1, 2024
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2024 Session II - OPEN
Open -
July 1, 2024
Deadline - December 31, 2024 - 11:59pm PST
Winner Announcement -
March 1, 2025
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2024 Lennon Awards
Winner Announcement -

May 1, 2025

Grand Prize Winners of Session I and Session II will compete head-to-head in an online voting battle to become the Lennon Award Winner in their respective category.

2024 Song of the Year
Winner Announcement -

July, 2025
One of the 12 Lennon Award Winners will win Song of the Year and $20,000.

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The John Lennon Songwriting Contest presents:
BREAK-UP SONGS

CONTEST UPDATE: The Break-Up Songs Contest grand prize will be a Taylor AD17e Blacktop acoustic guitar (MSRP: $1999 USD). One of the 5 weekly winners in this contest will take home this premium Taylor solid-wood acoustic guitar with case. ENTER YOUR BREAK-UP SONGS TODAY SO YOU DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Whether you’ve been left in tears or were the one who said goodbye, we know break-ups aren’t easy. Maybe you’re feeling sorrowful, seething with anger, or surprisingly relieved. Love can be messy, a great break-up song can capture that raw emotion. From haunting whispers to powerful screams, from melancholy ballads to fiery anthems, break-up songs tell stories of heartbreak, resilience, and moving on.

JLSC’s Break-Up Songs Contest is a weekly competition with a winner selected each week for 5 weeks. Prizes will vary each week and will include songwriter-favorite tools from companies like Avid, Artiphon, Notetracks, Reason Studios, Audio-Technica, and more. One of the 5 winners will win a Break-Up Songs grand prize: The Taylor AD17e Blacktop acoustic guitar.

Entry deadlines are each SUNDAY at 11:59pm PDT.
Winners will be announced by Tuesday.

Follow @lennonbus on Instagram and @theJLSC on Facebook to find out who won the break-up!

All Break-Up Songs entries will also compete in Session II of the 2024 contest. Each song has two ways to win!

 

Each entry requires the following elements:
One song, five (5) minutes or less, uploaded in MP3 or AAC format (12MB or less)
A lyric sheet -- no lyrics necessary for instrumental compositions
A payment -- $30.00 per entry

Read the Rules & Regulations carefully before entering.
 

 

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