The ISA´s International Songwriting Awards showcases the creators behind the songs - because without the songwriters there would be no performers, and no music industry. Undiscovered songwriters receive "Rising Star" Awards to help them on their journey. These prestigious awards are given to help new songwriters gain credibility, exposure and valuable contacts in the music industry. Songwriters ar
e chosen for these awards by panels of music industry professionals, partner organizations, the ISA Academy producers and by public voting. Established signed songwriters receive "Global Star" Awards for their international hits and releases worldwide. These awards are based on detailed statistical analysis of the most popular, most streamed, most radio played and most downloaded songs worldwide. The ISAs is an opportunity for all songwriters - beginners and established writers. Both can win prestigious music industry peer recognition in this event. Everyone involved is part of an important non-profit benefit event that supports charitable programs with the International Music Aid Foundation and other organizations.
JUDGING
Rising Star Awards are chosen by judging panels of music industry professionals and producers with representatives from The Song Copyright Organization SCO, Music Aid International, The UK Songwriting Contest and British Songwriting Awards, Music Aid FM, The Commonwealth Song Contest, the LOTY Lyricist of the Year Awards, representatives from sponsor and partnership organizations, public voting, the submission platform SubmitMySong.com and others. Global Star Awards are mainstream awards for established, signed writers based on detailed analysis of verified statistics from industry sources and partners. These include Billboard Charts, Spotify Charts, the United Global Media Traffic Chart analysis from mediatraffic.de, Music Aid FM, YouTube Music statistics, Apple Music, Nielsen BDS, Nielsen Soundscan, Amazon Music and others.