UK Songwriting Contest

11/02/2025

R&B WINNER - JARED OATES
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Jared Oates was chosen by the UKSC judges as winner of the R&B Category in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest with his song "Let This Go". Jared, pictured here with his Winner Certificate, says “I’m honored to have my work recognized on an international level.” Listen this winnning song and all other 2024 winning songs on the UKSC website at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

10/02/2025

STATUS UPDATE
We are in the process of changing servers. There may disruption to email services for some days and the main UKSC website may go down for a short while during the transfer. Everything will return to normal as soon as the transfer completes.

03/02/2025

JAZZ WINNER MATTHEW SHAKER
The 2024 Winner of the UKSC Jazz/Blues Category is Matthew Shaker wth his song "I'm Looking Forward To This". Matthew
has a varied resume packed with performing roles and musical director in dozens of musicals and plays. He has also spent decades as a piano bar performer in Los Angeles, New York and Palm Springs. For the past 15 months he has been composing and arranging music for a forthcoming original Broadway style musical, ‘Out Of Nowhere’, which will debut in Los Angeles later this year. His UKSC winning song is being adapted for this new musical. You can check out Matthew's wide variety of original compositions on his YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/musicmattps

31/01/2025

ALL GENRES CATEGORY WINNER
Billy Reid, from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, has been interested in music from an early age and later learned to play brass instruments while in the army. He has been writing for a few years, starting with guitar and piano based songs and mre recently exploring DAWS. He told the UKSC " I’ve entered the UK Songwriting contest a few times now starting with lyrics only and building up to actually sending in complete songs. I’d love to write a catchy Christmas song so that’s going to be my focus for this year". Here he is pictured with his UKSC Winner Certificate. His award winning position is also listed on britsong,com Listen to ths track and all the other winners at
songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

22/01/2025

SINGER-SONGWRITER WINNER
Tan Si Min (Frances) is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Singapore and she is currently completing her Masters degree in Music Theory and Composition: Songwriting at New York University in New York City. She also studies voice with Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy Winner Nicole Zuraitis. Si Min told us that she always loved music. She learnt to play the guitar, piano and drums at age 11 and began writing her own original songs at age 13. She now writes, produces and releases her own original music on all streaming platforms. Previously a UKSC Semi-Finalist in 2022, this year her song 'Just Me' is Winner of the Singer-songwriter category. Si Mim says: "I am always open to collaborate, so please feel free to reach out".

21/01/2025

EDM WINNER - CHRIS STOKES
The winning EDM song in the 2024 UKSC is "A Light" by Chris Stokes. Chris told the UKSC: "I've been writing songs for a few years now, mostly guitar based indie rock. However I started learning piano recently and found writing ballads to be really satisfying, and surprisingly this led to venturing into EDM.
Mashing up my love of emotional melody and stumbling across a catchy drop I wrote an EDM ballad!
I'm over the moon to be a category winner of the UK Songwriting Contest, it's always given me such great focus to my songwriting and the competition is run really well and is always exciting to enter." Check out Chris's winning song and all the other winners at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

20/01/2025

PRESS AND MEDIA
Many Winners and Finalists, and some Semi Finalists, receive good press coverage and radio plays each year, especially with local BBC Radio stations who are always strong UKSC supporters. Here is a newspaper article about STELLA FULLARD the Christian/Faith Winner with her song Mercy Bleeds, for example. We only get to know about these if you tell us, so if you have had any coverage or radio plays or interviews please email us with details.

20/01/2025

CHRISTIAN / FAITH WINNER
Stella Fullard, from Shropshire, wins the Christian/ Faith Category with her original song Mercy Bleeds. Stella is a talented songwriter who made it to UKSC Semi Finals and Finals in past years and she finally achieved a Winner position in 2024. She says "I always wanted to win the Christian category. I know it isn’t the most popular genre but it is a big part of me and it is what I like to write about." Stella was previously named as one of the shortlisted composers in the search for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Song in 2022. Listen to her song, and the other winning songs at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

17/01/2025

UKSC POP WINNER
Mathan Sathy's original pop song "Here" was chosen by the judges as Pop Winner in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest. He says that "pop music is my world, and my songs are designed for major pop artists, TV shows, films, and commercials". You can find his music on all major streaming platforms and listen to this track and all the other winning tracks at songwritingcontest.co.uk/2024

15/01/2025

NATALIE FOOKS - UKSC TEEN WINNER
Natalie Fooks is a hard working Singer-Songwriter from Sheffield, UK, who is making a name for herself in the music industry. She is pictured here with her well deserved UKSC Certificate. In 2023 she won BBC Young Chorister of The Year and was named by the BBC as a “prodigious musical talent". In 2024 she was awarded TEEN WINNER of the UK Songwrting Contest and British Songwriting Awards for her original composition Nowhere Without You, Her winning UKSC track had BBC radio play and Natalie was interviewed by BBC Radio Yorkshire (BBC Sheffield, BBC Leeds and BBC Humberside) about her winning UKSC position. Natalie has a YouTube channel and is on Facebook and Instagram and her releases can be heard and streamed on Spotify. She is featured on the UKSC website and socials and you can see her award listing on the BritSong website at britsong.com We expect we will be hearing much more of Natalie in the coming years as she develops as a performer and songwriter.
Natalie Fooks

31/12/2024

LOVE SONGS WINNER
We have announced the Love Song Category Winner and it is Don't Walk Away by Chris Broom. Almost all the category winners are now listed on the UKSC website and we will post a link to the complete playlist here as soon as they are all announced. Lucy Thomas Chris Broom Music

Chris Broom is a songwriter from Guildford in Surrey, UK who has been writing music since he was a teenager. This UKSC winning song, 'Don't Walk Away" is per...

23/12/2024

POP WINNER ANNOUNCED
"Here" - by songwriter Mathan Sathy.

The 2024 UKSC Pop Song winner is "Here" written by Mathan Sathy - a talented songwriter from Adelaide, Australia. He says that his aim is to create "catchy, ...

22/12/2024

HOW TO WRITE A SONG
The AC Category winner has been announced. How To Write A Song by Benjamin Burke wins this category. Listen to it on the link below. And share your thoughts about writing songs in the comments section below the video on YouTube. Benjamin Burke

The UKSC judges chose this song by talented songwriter Benjamin Burke, "How To Write A Song", as the Winner of the Adult Contemporary AC Category in the 2024...

21/12/2024

CHECK YOUR EMAIL
if you entered songs in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest

18/12/2024

ENTRANTS
! Finalists Announced !
songwritingcontest.co.uk

10/12/2024

ENTRANTS
Check the UKSC dashboard for results update!!!
songwritingcontest.co.uk

25/11/2024

WRITE A SONG WITH RACHEL
Multi award winning musician and songwriter (and UKSC judge) Rachel Walker Mason will co-write a song with a winner of The UK Songwriting Contest this year. Rachel is a Recording Academy member and a voting member of the GRAMMYs currently working with Grammy nominees, Billboard Hot 100 Artists and alumni from The Voice UK and American Idol. She was named a UK Woman Of The Year and she is a respected and well known figure in the UK and International music industries. This is a unique opportunity for one lucky winner to work with, and co-write with, one of the most talented, experienced, well connected and respected names in the music business!

DEADLINE - LAST WEEK TO ENTER
The UKSC 2024 closes for entries at the end of this month. So this week is your last chance to enter songs. If you haven't submitted yet, or you still have songs to enter, don't forget that you only have until Midnight on 30 November.

CATEGORIES
We have changed the categories around this year. The favorites are all still there but there have been some interesting changes. Visit the Song Categories Page on the UKSC website here for details. Let us know what you think of the categories.

DID YOU KNOW?
The UKSC was founded with The BRIT Trust (the BRIT Awards charity organization) to discover and nurture new songwriting talent. This sets it apart from all other songwriting competitions and we remain true to that original aim. If you are one of the UKSC regulars we welcome you back this year. If you are new to the UKSC, from the UK or internationally, we welcome you to join us in 2024 and be part of this years event. As always, contact us at any time for support from the UKSC Team.

Very best wishes,
The UKSC Team

Rachel Walker Mason

Songwriting Contest Blog

17/11/2024

With the final deadline of the 2024 UKSC approaching at the the end of this month (on November 30) here are our top ten songwriting tips to help you write that final entry! These are tips that professional songwriters use, and also some of our own recommendations based on our many years of experience and feedback from songwriters and song contest judges.

With the final deadline of the 2024 UKSC approaching at the the end of this month (on November 30) here are our top ten songwriting tips to help you write that final entry!. These are tips that...