If money didn't matter, it wouldn't cost anything to be in it. So it matters to somebody.

I think American Idol and all those shows exhausted the whole "music as a competition" thing.

Music is not a competition. I do understand the draw for unknowns to enter, and want to win, to add it to their resume, but at the end of the day, who really cares? The only people who tune into songwriting contests are other songwriters, checking to see if they won.

There are some really strong contests out there, and sometimes the winner can make money and win guitars or other prizes. I haven't heard of many breaking into the music business because they win a songwriting contest though.

There is all kinds of music out there, if music were a competition, I don't think we would have heard of msny of our favorite groups. We'd be listening to Mozart and the real musicians and composers of the world

Last edited by Fdemetrio; 01/07/18 02:08 AM.