Welcome to the 2019 National Charity songwriting Competition!

 We are excited and thrilled for your interest in this incredible competition. This contest is focused on raising awareness for the bleeding disorder community through music. Music for the Cause never takes ownership of your songs. All genres encouraged!

Enter Contest

Open to the Public

This Competition is OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. It is free to enter if you have a bleeding disorder. There are two contests running side by side. The competition open to the general public, and the competition open to the bleeding disorder community. Both contests have a Grand Prize winner, a 2nd place winner and a 3rd place winner, with a total of $13,000 in prizes that will be awarded!

Entry Fee

$25 per entry (enter as many songs as you like)
Entry fee is tax deductible and is a direct donation to “The Cause." EIN #47-5583858


*Entry for the Bleeding Disorder community competition is free. Must be affected. Carriers of a bleeding disorder are included in eligibility. 

Important Dates

Competition opens February 15th and closes May 15th. 


Public voting for your favorite song ends May 15th. Top 10 finalists as voted on by a panel of judges will be announced June 1st and the winners will be announced June 16th. 

Prizes

Grand Prize: $5,000
2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $500


*Winners MUST AGREE to be interviewed after the contest by Music for the Cause and be able to travel to the United States if outside of the country in order to win. View all contest rules and regulations here.

Public Voting Round

Once a submission is uploaded, it will be posted to the MFTC website through May 15, 2019 for public voting. Individuals will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite submission(s) by clicking the "vote" button for the corresponding submission on the website. The top three artists with the most public votes will move automatically into the final round with the top 10 artists. Making it the top 13, giving you an opportunity for a wild card win and to be seen by Nashville's top music industry professionals.  Cast your vote here!

Final Round

The Top 13 finalists, (top 10 voted in by our panel of  judges... 3 added though public votes creating the top 13 finalists) will be evaluated by our panel of Judges to determine the Grand prize winner, 2nd place winner and 3rd place winner. 

We're excited to hear what you've been working on!

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Arlo and Marie Designs is partnering with Music for the Cause to offer this BRAVE leather cuff bracelet to the song writing contest artists! A portion of all proceeds from these will go right to Music for the Cause to help further their mission! The hope is that this cuff will inspire you to be BRAVE in your life and in following your passions!

This is a custom made, hand cut leather, hand dyed, hand stamped cuff bracelet! We use a copper snap closure. Because this is custom and hand made, designs may vary slightly! 

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Download the official MFTC National Charity Songwriting Competition poster!

MFTC National Charity Songwriting Competition Poster (pdf)
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