The ninth International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has released its list of judges, and it includes world-renowned artists and record label executives from across the musical spectrum. Artist judges include Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Steve Winwood, Timbaland, Rihanna and the Kings Of Leon to name but a few, while Monte Lipman (President of Universal Republic Records), Amanda Ghost (President of Epic Records) and Rich Krim (Executive Vice President and Talent & Music Programming for VH1) represent three of the many music industry moguls who will be judging the competition.

The ISC concludes with 66 winners and one Grand Prize winner, who share more than $150,000 in cash and prizes, with the Grand Prize scoring $25,000 in cash and $20,000 in prizes. Three of the past five Grand Prize winners have signed to major labels with Universal and Epic, while other winners have acquired smaller label and publishing deals. The 2010 ISC has added an “Unsigned Only” category to give undiscovered artists an opportunity to compete with others on a similar level, as entrants in the category cannot be signed to a major label record deal, publishing deal, or distribution deal.

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