Songwriters, rejoice! The 2020 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition invites songwriters from around the world to enter their song for a chance at a career-changing first-place cash prize of A$50,000, courtesy of Australasian music rights management organisation APRA AMCOS, legendary music company Alberts and the world's fast growing music company, BMG.
Last year's 1st place winner, the soulful 'Miracle Love,' was co-written by Matt Corby and Dann Hume, and featured on Corby's LP Rainbow Valley, which went on to win triple j's coveted 'J Award' for album of the year. "I'm so grateful that such a positive song burrowed into the hearts and ears of our peers and genuinely humbled by this moment," said Corby upon winning Vanda & Young. Runners-up also win cash prizes to help fund their next musical venture, with a 2nd place amount of $A10,000 thanks to legal experts Banki Haddock Fiora, and 3rd place receives A$5,000 courtesy of Aon. The AMPAL Emerging Songwriter Prize, awarded to an up-and-coming unpublished songwriter, comes with $A5,000 cash for the recipient, courtesy of the Australasian Music Publishers Association. Previously known as the 'Unpublished' prize, the category's two previous recipients have each been on a hot streak since winning. 2019's 'Unpublished' winner Kaiit (for 'Miss Shiney') won the 2019 ARIA Award for Best R &B / Soul release, and the inaugural honouree Mallrat (for 'Better') just won the Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Award at the Global APRA Music Awards Los Angeles.Videos