We Are Listening Launches The 2009 Singer/Songwriter Awards

We Are Listening Launches The 2009 Singer/Songwriter Awards

LONDON, March 9/PRNewswire/ -- We Are Listening launches its 23rd Singer/Songwriter Awards, the
company's flagship international song contest for independent performing
artists, songwriters, and lyricists. This year, We Are Listening is offering
a greater variety of career-oriented prizes, divided into six music industry
sectors: Songwriting, Licensing, Marketing, Production, Post-Production, and
Retail Distribution. A total of six winners in 2009 will have a choice of a
grand prize from one of the six sectors, including a week-long songwriting
retreat in Stockholm, Sweden; network-sized television placement in the US;
college radio promotion and administration; a production weekend in London,
England; mixing and mastering services; and CD replication and digital
distribution. The 26-member panel of judges responsible for the selection
process include executives and creative directors at EMI, Universal, and
Sony/BMG; producers credited by Sting, Bjork, Dido, and Eric Clapton;
songwriters credited by Faith Hill, Lenny Kravitz, Chaka Khan, and Wyclef
Jean; and professors at the Songwriting Department at Berklee College of
Music.

We Are Listening invites performing artists, songwriters, lyricists, or
agents acting on their behalf, to submit their original music by May 1st 2009
to We Are Listening. Registration and entry fee details at:
http://www.wearelistening.org/singer.php

ABOUT WE ARE LISTENING

We Are Listening is a London-based artist and content development group
with divisions and assets in artist management, music publishing, and online
services and destinations for musicians and music fans. The company is also
responsible for five online music contests for independent artists: The
Singer/Songwriter Awards, Lyric Writer Awards, Breaking the Band, World of
Music Awards, and New Music Video Awards. The company was founded in 2004 by
Lior Shamir, a member of the management team at MyDrifts.com, and co-founder
of Virv.tv, now part of Rayv.com. Visit http://www.wearelistening.org

CONTACT :
Lior Shamir
Managing Director
We Are Listening Ltd.
l.shamir@wearelistening.org
http://www.wearelistening.org

Source: We Are Listening Ltd.

CONTACT : Lior Shamir, Managing Director, We Are Listening Ltd., l.shamir@wearelistening.org

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