The 2007 Session II Grand Prize Winners and Finalists have been announced! Congratulations to the Grand Prize Winners and Finalists!! What a GREAT group! Our 12 Grand Prize Winners will receive $5,000 in Project Studio Equipment from Godin, Roland/Edirol, Audio-Technica, Propellerhead, Ableton and Sibelius, as well as a $500 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com and an Apple iPod Shuffle. The 36 Finalists will each receive a $100 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com, an iPod Shuffle, and Sibelius 4. Stay tuned for the LENNON AWARD portion of the Contest!!!

Session I is now open.

Session II is now closed. Winners will be announced on March 1st and the Grand Prize Winners will then compete against the Session I Grand Prize Winners to become the 2007 Lennon Award Winners

John Lennon Songwriting Contest and NYCGIGS.COM presents: Live @ The Village Underground 2 Submit your EPK exclusively through Sonicbids for your chance to perform.

The 2007 Session I Grand Prize Winners and Finalists have been announced. We have an amazing group of artists topping our charts this Session. Our 12 Grand Prize Winners will receive $5,000 in Project Studio Equipment from Roland/Edirol, Audio-Technica, Propellerhead, Ableton and Sibelius, as well as a $500 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com and an Apple iPod Shuffle. The 36 Finalists will each receive a $100 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com, an iPod Shuffle, and Sibelius 4.

2006 Maxell Song Of The Year Announced! Gaby Moreno, Ari Shine and Victor Indrizzo of Los Angeles made history as the first Latin category winners to take home the “Maxell Song of the Year” Award for their song “Escondidos”. They were presented with the $20,000 Maxell Song of the Year check at Roseland in New York City, where Fergie made a stop on her Verizon VIP Tour. For the first time, the winner of the coveted prize had the opportunity to open a show for an award winning multi-platinum artist.

NYCGigs.com & the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Present: "LIVE UNDERGROUND" The Village Underground Club To Host Local Musical Artists in Monthly Showcases starting on September 7th, 2007. Please follow the link for more information.

Wanna Play Summer NAMM? Enter for your chance to play the Lennon Bus stage at Summer NAMM. We will be having live performances on 7/27 and 7/28 from 11:30am - 2:30pm. Click HERE to enter.

Session I of the 2007 JLSC is now closed and we are accepting submissions for Session II. The entry deadline for Session II is December 15th, 2007 with the winners being announced on March 1st, 2008.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be joining Fergie on the Verizon VIP Tour from May 21 - June 21. Fergie will shooting exclusive content for Verizon's V Cast service on board the Bus. For more information on her tour dates and to get tickets to see Fergie Live, visit Fergievip.com.

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be exhibiting at the 2007 NAB Show in Las Vegas April 16th - 19th. We will be open for publics, so stop by booth # N9437 and come on board. If you'll be at the show, you can sign up to win a stop at your station for the Lennon Bus.

The 2006 Session II Winners have been announced. We have an amazing new group of winners. Please click HERE for the full list. The 12 Grand Prize Winners will compete against the Session I Grand Prize Winners to become the Lennon Award Winners for their category. Please check back soon for more info.

The 2007 JLSC is now OPEN! Session I is now accepting entries and we're presenting the best prize package yet. Show us your songwriting skills and get your music heard by some of the biggest names in the industry.

Session II is now closed. Winners will be announced on March 1st and the Grand Prize Winners will then compete against the Session I Grand Prize Winners to become the 2006 Lennon Award Winners.

Come Be Our Friend. Check out our Myspace profile at www.myspace.com/lennoncontest. You'll be able to meet other songwriters and post your comments. Keep up to date on JLSC happenings with our blog.

The 2006 Session I Winners have been announced. We have an amazing group of artists topping our charts this Session. Our 12 Grand Prize Winners will receive $5,000 in gear from iGuitar, Roland/Edirol and Audio-Technica as well as a $500 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com. The 36 Finalists will each receive a $100 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com.

Country Lennon Award Winner Zane Williams is awarded the 2005 Maxell Song of the Year. In addition to winning $5,000 in gear from Roland, Edirol, Audio-Technica and Brian Moore Guitars, 1,000 custom CDs from Disc Makers, a $500 gift certificate to MusiciansFriend.com and a $5,000 advance from EMI Music Publishing, Zane Will also take home $20,000 courtesy of Maxell.

The Lennon Bus we be at the Summer XGames in Los Angeles on August 3 - 6. We invite everyone to come check us out and get hands on with some of the latest technology in music video and audio equipment. We will also have Kid Beyond spnning at the Lennon Bus on August 3rd from 1 - 3pm, August 4th from 1 - 3pm and August 5th from 1 - 3pm. For more info on the Summer XGames visit www.expn.com and be sure to tune in to ESPN and ABC.

Voting is now open to choose the National High School Battle of the Bands Winner on www.themusicedge.com You can vote once each day and the band with the most votes will get to play at their local Warped Tour '06 stop and receive $1,000 for their school from NAMM. Click HERE to VOTE!

Crazy Anglos have been chosen as the Warped Tour Prize Winner. In addition to already receiving $5,000 in project studio equipment from Roland, Edirol, iGuitar and Audio-Technica, a $5,000 advance from EMI Music Publishing and 1,000 custom CDs from Disc Makers, they will also get to TOUR AND PERFORM for one week on Warped Tour '06.

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