2026 GRAND PRIZE WINNER

• $25,000.00 (US) cash
• sE Electronics XL S Studio microphone Bundle w/shockmount and iso filter 
• The Church Studio Three days of recording (engineer included) with two days of lodging 
• Godin Guitars Metropolos Composer EQ acoustic guitar with gig bag
• Godin Guitars Raditor matte black electric guitar with gig bag
• Peavey Classic 20 Guitar Combo amplifier 
• Peavey PV 10 BT Compact mixer with Bluetooth
• HISONG AirStudio Portable Recording System
• SSL 1 Interface
• Slate Digital ML-1A microphone
• Zildjian Alchem-e Perfect Tune Headphone 
• Zildjian S dark cymbal pack
• Samson G-Track Pro microphone
• PressedFresh Collective Free launch campaign for one release
• Lurssen Mastering Album mastering service
• D'Addario $500 Gift card to D'Addario shop
• The Online Recording Studio Two full song productions
• Ghost Rocket Two months of free artist management services 
• Baby Audio Complete bundle
• ModernBeats Five sample and loops libraries
• Celebrity Access Full year subscription
• SongU Full year platinum subscription
• BookingAgent.io Basic annual account
• RadioPromo.io Basic annual account
• Playlistsupply Basic annual account
• SyncPlacement Basic annual account
• Groover 100 free credits 

2026 FIRST PLACE WINNERS

• Zildjian Alchem-e Perfect Tune Headphones 
• HISONG AirStudio Portable Recording System
• SSL, Slate, and Harrison audio plug-ins: one-year complete access subscription 
• Samson Q2U microphone
• Playlistsupply Viral annual account
• ModernBeats Five sample and loops libraries
• The Online Recording Studio $300 Credit
• PressedFresh Collective $100 Gift Card to online shop
• D'Addario $100 Gift Card to online shop only for winners of the following catagories: 
• AC (Adult Contemporary), AAA (Adult Album Alternative), Christian, Blues, Americana, Folk/Singer-songwriter, Instrumental, Jazz, Rock, Country, Unpublished, and Unsigned
• Groover $50 credit
• Baby Audio Complete bundle
• Celebrity Access Six-month subscription
• Music Business Registry Publisher directory
• Music Business Registry A&R directory

2026 SECOND PLACE WINNERS

• Baby Audio Humanoid Plugin
• SSL, Slate, and Harrison audio plug-ins: one-year complete access subscription 
• D'Addario $50 Gift Card to online shop only for winners of the following catagories: 
• AC (Adult Contemporary), AAA (Adult Album Alternative), Christian, Blues, Americana, Folk/Singer-songwriter, Instrumental, Jazz, Rock, Country, Unpublished, and Unsigned
• Groover $30 credit
• BookingAgent.io One-month free subscription
• RadioPromo.io One-month free subscription
• Playlistsupply One-month free subscription
• SyncPlacement One-month free subscription
• ModernBeats Five sample and loops libraries
• The Music Business Registry Publisher directory
• The Music Business Registry A&R Directory

2026 THIRD PLACE WINNERS

• Baby Audio Humanoid plug-in
• SSL, Slate, and Harrison audio plug-ins: one-year complete access subscription
• D'Addario $50 Gift Card to online shop only for winners of the following catagories: 
• AC (Adult Contemporary), AAA (Adult Album Alternative), Christian, Blues, Americana, Folk/Singer-songwriter, Instrumental, Jazz, Rock, Country, Unpublished, and Unsigned
• Groover $30 credit
• BookingAgent.io One-month free subscription
• RadioPromo.io One-month free subscription
• Playlistsupply One-month free subscription
• SyncPlacement One-month free subscription
• ModernBeats Five sample and loops libraries
• The Music Business Registry Publisher directory
• The Music Business Registry A&R Directory

PEOPLES' VOICE WINNER

• sE Electronics V7 Microphone
• HISONG AirStudio Portable Recording System
• Baby Audio Complete Bundle
• ModernBeats Five sample and loop libraries

SPECIAL PROMOTIONS

Sweet Summer Days

Overall Winner

• sE Electronics - 2200 Microphone

• sE Electronics - V7 Microphone

• Morley - Classic Bad Horsie Wah Pedal

•  Guitar Accessory Pack (Strap, Capo, Strings, Picks)

Two Runners-Up

• sE Electronics - V7 Microphone

• Guitar Accessory Pack (Strap, Capo, Strings, Picks)

 

Demo Your Lyrics

Overall Winner 

• Songbay Lyric-To-Song service

• Masterwriter One-year license 

Four Runners-Up

• Songbay One-year full access membership

• Masterwriter One-year license

 

ADDITIONAL PRIZES

One Teen Winner

• Prodigy Camp 2026 Scholarship with tuition, room, and board included

 

One Folk Winner

• Godin Guitars Art & Lutherie Roadhouse Denim Blue guitar 

 

One Lyrics Only Winner

• MasterWriter One Year License

 

Three Selected Winners

• The Online Recording Studio Full song production

 

24 Selected Non-Finalist Winners

• SongU Six-month platinum membership