D’Addario, who you all know is our wonderful sponsor responsible for BBSC winners & honorable mentions receiving cutting edge guitar strings, has just introduced the first official line of Beatles picks & straps. This is truly a gorgeous line of music accessories and is a must have for all Beatles fanatics.

Here is what they have to say about them:

The Beatles are widely considered to be the most creative, diverse, and influential group in pop history. Now Planet Waves honors the Beatles and their artistry with a one-of-a-kind collection of guitar picks and straps. The designs of the straps feature the album artwork and signature images that define the spirit of the “Fab Four” that lives on today. With artwork from every period of the Beatles illustrious career, these beautiful straps are also vegan friendly! The picks are also available in a multiple pick set for playing or displaying, collect them all!

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Speaking of D’Addario strings…all Honorable Mention Certificates and Prizes are just about ready to be shipped out.  Keep an eye out for them!!

bbsc :: Jun.03.2009 :: Uncategorized :: Comments Off

CONGRATULATIONS! 2008 WINNERS
All winners are listed.  Our extended deadline in December set our announcement back a couple of days, but here’s the list!  Also, the astounding quality of all entries this year made the last couple of days excruciating for our judges.  The distance between these winners and those not on this list is miniscule.  If your name is on this list, we’ll be contacting you this coming week.  If you’re not on this list, don’t fret, you may be on our honorable mention list and will receive some cool stuff as a result.  Mail-in entrants will receive judging sheets by mail in about 45-60 days.  Sonicbids entrants should have received judging comments by now save a few email address returns.

WINNER - ROCK
1) Writers: Barbara Baumann and Rob Laidlaw / Artist: Random Robbery - “Carry On”
2) Writers: Nickolas Samuels and Chad Burrows / Artist: NUMA - “Like A Bruise”
3) Jamie Strange and Angela Strange - “Rockstar Clone”

WINNER - POP
1) Writer: Joey Avalos / Artist: Stars Go Dim - “Get Over It”
2) Writers: Tom Williams and Adam Franklin /

     Artist: Toy Horses - “But What About The Future”
3) Lindsay Mac - “Cry, Cry, Cry”

WINNER - RAP / HIP HOP
1) Yonas Mellesse (Cause)- “Banga”
2) Writers: Khiry Day and Anthony Beck / Artist: Men of Business - “Head Right”
3) Mahyar Jamy Bagheri - “The Violin’s Cry”

WINNER - R&B / BLUES
1) Charles Dorsey (Charles DeWayne) - “For The People”
2) Jo Kelly Stephenson - “I’ll Be True To You”
3) Writers: Nina Tolins and Elisa Hale / Artist: Nina - “Nobody’s Gonna Own Me”

WINNER - COUNTRY
1) Chuck Allen Floyd - “Borrowed Wings”
2) Scott Jarman and A J Yuill - “Somethin Bout Leavin”
3) Barbara Wilkinson and Sonya Wood - “I Need A Day Like That”

WINNER - DANCE
1) Lennart Jensen - “Riah Got Rhythm”
2) Jens Mellentin and Angelina Pinto - “Greatest Love”
3) Rachael Sage - “Angel In My View”

WINNER - WORLD
1) Yeshe Reiners - “Peace of Mind”
2) Luiz Simas - “Vai-e-Vem”
3) Tunde Oye - “U are the one”

WINNER - AMERICANA / FOLK
1) Matt Harlan - “Elizabethtown”
2) Joanne Myrol - “The Mighty Peace”
3) Michelle Chappel - “No Place Like Home”

WINNER - CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN / GOSPEL
1) Ian Townend - “Got To See You”
2) Jade Ambroze - “More”
3) Writer: George Romanacce / Artist: Generation Letter - “Jesus My Glory”

WINNER - JAZZ
1) Writers: Greg Gilmore and Paul DeLoria / Artist: Hardlogic - “Crudites”

2) Writers: Tommy Keenum and Jody Nardone / Artist: Tommy Keenum - “For Company”
3) Lis Soderberg and Brent Barkman - “All I Need” / Leonard Patton - “Where You Are”

WINNER - LATIN
1) Liliana Vasquez (Lily Vasquez) - “Pasión De Mujer”

2) Writers: Giselle Ojeda and David Leal /

    Artist: Domino Saints - “Buenos Dias San Juan”
3) Writers: G. Martin and G. Albelo / Artist: Elisa Maria- “Tal Como Soy”

WINNER - ELECTRONICA / SOUNDTRACK
1) Eduardo de la Iglesias - “The Pursuit”
2) Catya Maré - “Light Longing”
3) Writer: Robert Romano / Artist: Shock of Pleasure - “Spacetime”

bbsc :: Feb.20.2009 :: Uncategorized :: Comments Off

The Billboard Song Contest is extending our entry deadline to December 15 due to the overwhelming volume of inquires concerning our original deadline. It seems that many people need a little extra time to get everything together and we would like to help out everyone by keeping the contest open a little longer. Thanks everyone. 

bbsc :: Nov.17.2008 :: Uncategorized :: Comments Off

November 15th is just around the corner and will be the last day to submit songs for the Billboard Song Contest. Don’t miss out on this opportunity. Remember you can enter electronically via Sonicbids or physically by mail. If you plan on sending your submission through the mail be sure to have it postmarked no later than November 15th.

bbsc :: Oct.27.2008 :: News :: Comments Off

The 16th Billboard World Song Contest has big changes underway. With those changes come huge opportunities to advance your career in songwriting.  Our online submissions partner, Sonicbids has an attractive offer for those songwriters who have entered our contest previously by mail. This year, you can enter our contest via Sonicbids and recieve a free three month membership to Sonicbids, the premier online music community. If you’ve resisted in the past, don’t do it anymore. Soncibids is the place where artists and promoters (and contests, festivals, conferences, venues, publishers, labels) meet to further your career in music. So not only can you enter our contest more easily, but your music can now be found by thousands of other interested industry personnel just by entering our contest and joining the foremost community of online musicians in the world. For details visit www.sonicbids.com/opportunity and click on songwriting competitions…we’re near the top. While soaking up the tremendous opportunities online, go to www.billboardsongcontest.com and check out the slammin’ video clips recorded at our Awards show, March 29, 2008

PRIZES GOING OUT

We’re in the process of sending our honorable mention prizes. Those qualifying top 500 will receive an Excellence in Songwriting certificate along with D’Addario guitar strings and BluBlocker sunglasses. Top 1500 songs recieve the same without the sunglasses. Everybody receives their judging comments regardless of their finishing position. Sonicbids entries should have received their judges comments in their artist inbox by now.

bbsc :: May.16.2008 :: News :: Comments Off