John Lennon Songwriting Contest

Enter the Contest

2026 Contest Schedule

2026 Session I - NOW CLOSED
Open - February 17, 2026
Deadline - June 30, 2026 - 11:59pm PT
Winner Announcement -
September 1, 2026
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2026 Session II - NOW OPEN
Open - July 1, 2026
Deadline - December 31, 2026 - 11:59pm PT
Winner Announcement -
March 1, 2027
12 Grand Prize Winners (one in each category) and 36 Finalists (three in each category)

2026 Song of the Year
Winner Announcement -
July, 2026
One of the 2026 Grand Prize winners will win Song of the Year and $20,000

*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Creativity knows no bounds when you're STUCK AT HOME. Enter by SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH and we will randomly select one contest entrant on MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH to win a prize pack filled with home studio gear and instruments and also automatically be entered into Session I, 2020 of the contest (prizing below). We want to give you the tools to come together while we are forced to be apart.

You could win from the following Stuck At Home gear this Monday:

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones
Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ microphone
Audio-Technica ATM510 microphone
Focusrite Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-in Suite (AAX/AU/VST)
Genelec Pair of 8010 monitors with carry case
K&M Electric Guitar Stand
K&M Tablet PC holder
Neutrik custom John Lennon Educational Tour Bus cable & connectors
OWC Mercury On-the-go Pro 1TB Hard Drive
OWC USB-C Travel Dock
Reason Studios Reason
Sonicbids Sonicbids membership (Gig Seeker Pro)
Yamaha Pacifica Electric Guitar
Yamaha PSRE263 Keyboard & SKD2 Survival Kit

Awards and Prizes - 2020

1 $20,000 Song of the Year Winner Receives:
	$20,000 Cash
	OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 20TB (MSRP $1029.99)
	Focusrite Clarett 8Pre Interface (MSRP $1249.99)
	Mackie SRM-Flex Portable Column PA System (MSRP $1,299.99)
	König & Meyer Stand Package - 26140 Microphone stand w/ Pop Killer + 19791 iPad/Tablet Holder (MSRP 264.97)
	*in addition to Lennon Award Winner package & Grand Prize Winner package
12 Lennon Award Winners Receive:
	OWC miniStack (MSRP $149.99)
	König & Meyer Keyboard Stand Baseline 18962-071-55
	Mackie FreePlay LIVE Portable Personal PA with Bluetooth (MSRP $559.99)
	Copperpeace guitar strap (MSRP $100)
	*in addition to Grand Prize Winner package
24 Grand Prize Winners Receive:
	Over $8,000 in Project studio equipment from Yamaha, Audio-Technica, Genelec, Neutrik, OWC, K&M, Propellerhead, Sonicbids and Focusrite $1000 worth of gear from Yamaha Yamaha A1M Acoustic Guitar or Yamaha RS320 Electric Guitar (MSRP $629) A pair of Genelec 8030 Active Monitors (MSRP $1,890) Mackie ProFX12v3 12-channel Mixer with USB and Effects (MSRP $429.99) OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro 1.0TB USB 3.0 & 2.0 Hard Drive (MAP $119.99) Reason Studios Reason (MSRP $449) ATH-M40x headphones, AT2050 studio condenser mic, AT8314 mic cable from Audio-Technica (MSRP $556.50) Focusrite Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-In Suite (AAX/AU/VST) (MSRP $299.99) König & Meyer E-Guitar Stand 17540 (MSRP $64.99) Neutrik special edition John Lennon Educational Tour Bus connectors and cable.
	Sonicbids annual membership (MSRP $132)
	A one year subscription to Guitar Player, Bass Player, or Electronic Musician Magazine
72 Finalists Will Receive:
	OWC USB-C Travel Dock (MSRP $54.95)
	Focusrite Red 2 & Red 3 Plug-In Suite (AAX/AU/VST) (MSRP $299.99)
	König & Meyer 19791 Tablet Holder (MSRP $99.99)
	Mackie MDB-1A Active Direct Box (MSRP $94.99)
	A one year subscription to Guitar Player, Bass Player, or Electronic Musician Magazine