Hey Nonny's Songwriting Contest is BACK!

This year's theme is AI:

AI is everywhere in our world. But not here. This is a songwriting contest SOLELY for humans. Every song must be COMPLETELY conceived, composed and written by one or more humans. If you want to use AI, we understand, but NOT HERE. There are lots of other songwriting contests that permit the use of AI to some degree and you should try one of those. We don't have anything against AI -- we're just interested in what human beings, using their own creativity and craft, can create. So, for this contest, we'll request that you certify under BLOOD OATH that your song is entirely created by humans with no AI assistance. Songs must be original - the words and tune. There's no required topic this year -- whatever you want to write about. But, in these troubled times, we'd love to hear some positivity or at least some smart aleck snark.

We had tons of entrants and it was tough to narrow down but we've done it and have THREE preliminary rounds full of talented artists and the top3 from each date will come back for the final round on September 29.

Thanks to our sponsors, especially lead sponsor, The Law Offices of R.F. Wittmeyer, the Nonny Prize for best song will be $1,000 plus a performance spot (opening or headlining) at Hey Nonny. A Second Prize ($400) and Third Prize ($300) will also be awarded.

Week two contestants:

Nick Stuart

Angus Macaskill

Manfred Galindo

Donna Herula

Gerald Dowd

Sarah Lonard

Reva K

Dave Endres

Merry Sheridan

Aaron Newsome

Mike Flood

Christopher Watson