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Annual Song Contest held by the Dallas Songwriters Association to provide a benchmark for popular songwriting competency. Winners in each category, plus grand prize winners.

CATEGORIES AND JUDGES:Finalists in each category will be judged by music industry professionals from record labels and publishing companies; Grand Prize winner will be chosen by A&R and/or industry professionals of Broadjam.com

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Thursday, November 12, 2026

DSA 2026 Song Contest Semifinalists

 SEMIFINALIST


AMERICANA

A Million Miles from Texas

A Tiny Seed

AMARITA

Free as the Wind

Grandad Was A Scoundrel

I Don't Mind The Gray

Lamborghini Dreams

Little Bar in Marfa

Nobody Said Goodbye

That's the Way Love goes

The Bloody Years

There's No 'I' in 'Team'

Where Does It End?



CHRISTIAN

Blood of My Son

God moment _ revision

Gratitude, Love, and Forgiveness

How Can You Love Me Now

I Am Those Thorns

I Want to Live in this Old Church

Remember Me

Save Me

Tell Him That I Found the Word

When God Comes Callin'

When Heaven Took Your Hand



COUNTRY

Ain't No Fooling That Hound

All I”m Hearing Is Goodbye

Coming Home

Gimme a Shot of Texas

Golder

Have You Heard?

Here I Go

In The Meantime

Little Cowboy

Little Crossroads Town

Memories Find Their Way Home

Nothing But A Memory

Old Rope Of Mine

Only The Warriors

Right About You

Share This Town

Somethin' That'l Last

The Best Thing I Never Did

The Measure Of A Man

When The Fertilizer Hits The Ventilator

You're Working For Somebody



INSTRUMENTAL

Andalusian Trance

Butterfly

Cashmere Moonlight 

La Hoo Groove 

SUMMER WIND ON THE WESTERN SHORE




LOVE SONGS / EASY LISTENING

Alone with You

After All This Time

Change of Heart

Falling Star

I Never Held Love

Makes My Day

Music Box

Phaedra

Someday

Train of Time



NOVELTY / CHILDRENS

I Hate Jazz

Rockin' and Reading Dinosaurs

Snow Globe

Stella

The Door To Your Dreams

There Are No Words Mack Mix mo

Wrapping Up December

Zohran Mamdani



POP/ROCK

;57 cHEVY

Alternate Ending

DRIVING AND DRIVING

I Got the Girl

I Have to Keep Riding

I'm Not a Superhero

Just Another Heartbreak

Lamborghini Dreams

Living in Light

More Blues Than I Can Use

Nothing Short of Paradise

Perfect Stranger

Repay

Revolving Door

Rib Cage

Stella

TOBIRA

Written in Scars

You Went Your Own Way

Your Spirit is great



SINGER SONGWRITER

A Thought 

All Along 

An Empty House 

Bit By Bit 

Does This Mean War 

Poppy Seed 

The Game 

The Moments Lost

Up to Heaven


Finalists and Grand Prize Winners Announced: Jan 23, 2027 at our Awards Program via Zoom Noon - 3PM. DSA is looking for performers for the show who are a semi-finalist. Contact Barbe at this email.

TOP TEN REASONS TO ENTER THE DSA SONG CONTEST

10. You can win a casio privia keyboard.

9. You can win cash

8. You can win a one year DSA membership or more.

7. You can get a free trial membership for entering online at Broadjam

6. Semifinalists get a chance to perform at the Awards or other DSA Showcases

5. Semifinalists and Winners get their names published in Songwriter Notes and the Press Release

4. Entrants can get peer review on their song

3. Winners get their songs on the awards soundcloud site.

2. Contest recognition looks good on your resume

1. We are a small contest, so you have a better chance to win.

Now in it's 33rd year!

The DSA Song Contest is one of the longest running international song contests for amateur songwriters. Offering over $5,000 in cash and prizes this year, the DSA has EIGHT categories in all. See Contest Rules for eligibility.

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DSA is a 501 C-3 non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing to songwriters everywhere opportunities for learning about the craft and business of songwriting. Songwriters Newsletter is published by the Dallas Songwriters Association c/o Sammons Center for the Arts 3630 Harry Hines Blvd Box 20 Dallas, TX 75219.
Barbara McMillen, Editor, Founding President Emeritus http://www.barbaramcmillen.com

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