2024 Singing News Songwriters Search Winners Announced

  1. Grand Prize-Winning Song

“Look At The Savior”

(Written by Brett Bell from West Bradenton, Florida)

 

Grand Prize Winner Will Receive:

  • A one-song publishing deal with Crossroads Music Publishing.
  • Winning song will be recorded by a recording artist on the Sonlite or Horizon record labels.
  • A 2-night stay (1 room/4 people) in Pigeon Forge, TN on Wednesday and Thursday nights during the 2025 National Quartet Convention.
  • Dave Clark’s SongSteps Songwriting Course (a $400 value)
  • Winning song and songwriter will be included in a feature story about the contest winners, which will be published in Singing News Magazine.
  • Story, photo, and song will be posted on www.SingingNews.com.
  • A one-year paid subscription (or a one-year extension) to Singing News.
  • Scholarship for the Charles Novell School of Music to be held in 2025.
  • An exclusive interview on Singing News Radio with host, Joseph Reed.
  • A feature on the lobally-syndicated radio show, The Gospel Greats, hosted by Rodney Baucom.
  1. 2nd Place Winning Song

“I Will Praise Him In The Valley”

(Written by Kay Bryan from Fort Payne, Alabama)

 

2nd Place Winner Will Receive:

  • A one-song publishing deal of the 2nd place-winning song with Crossroads Music Publishing.
  • 2nd place-winning song and songwriter will be included in a feature story about the contest winners, which will be published in Singing News Magazine.
  • Story, photo, and song will be posted on www.SingingNews.com.
  • A one-year paid subscription (or a one-year extension) to Singing News.

 

Runners-Up Winning Songs

(alphabetized by song title)

  1. “Holding You”

(Written by Lee Fleming from Albertville, Alabama)

  1. “Old Fashioned Christmas”

(Written by Annette Sanders from Gallipolis, Ohio)

(Co-written by Deborah Harrah and Debra Wellman)

  1. “Whatever It Takes”

(Written by Lee Fleming from Albertville, Alabama)

 

Runners-Up Winners Will Receive:

  • Runners-up-winning songs and songwriters will be included in a feature story about the contest winners, which will be published in Singing News Magazine.
  • Story, photo, and song will be posted on www.SingingNews.com.
  • A one-year paid subscription (or a one-year extension) to Singing News.

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