Rising Star Contest

2024 SUBMISSIONS Are Closed!

Eligibility

  1. Must be a female or female identifying singer-songwriter living in the Western Pennsylvania region

  2. Must be between the ages of 13 - 24

  3. Must have an ORIGINAL song, and a YouTube video of you singing it live to enter

  4. Must accompany yourself or can have one instrumental accompanist

  5. Top three finalists must be available to perform at Women Who Rock Finalist Event  on July 19th at Sing Sing Sing! in Wexford, where the winner will be selected and announced

  6. Winner must be available to perform at the Women Who Rock Benefit Concert in Pittsburgh at Stage AE on August 28th, 2024.

HOW TO ENTER

  1. Submissions open from June 3 - July 1, 2024

  2. Upload a video of yourself signing and performing your original song live to YouTube

  3. Fill out the Rising Star Contest submission form (below)

  4. Read all contest rules and regulations

Selection Process

  1. Women Who Rock will select three finalists from submission pool

  2. Women Who Rock will announce top 3 finalists across social channels on Friday, July 5th

  3. Women Who Rock will hold a showcase featuring top 3 finalists on July 19th at Sing Sing Sing! in Wexford, PA where a panel of select music industry judges will choose a winner

PRIZES & OPPORTUNITIES

  1. The Rising Star Contest winner will receive:

    • A once in a lifetime performance opportunity for the winner to perform the winning song at the Women Who Rock benefit concert at Stage AE, sharing a bill with some of the brightest stars in music

    • A one on one mentoring session with a music industry professional

    • A recording session to track 1 song at The Vault Recording Studio in Pittsburgh, with 6-time Grammy Award-winning producer and sound engineer, Jimmy Hoyson

    • Invitations to perform at future Women Who Rock events

    • Media promotion and public relations around Rising Star Contest

    • 4 Complimentary GA tickets to the Women Who Rock Benefit Concert on August 28th at Stage AE

Submission Video Content

Submission videos must NOT contain material that is sexually explicit, obscene, violent, discriminatory, illegal, offensive, threatening, or harassing.

Terms and Conditions

General Requirements

  1. Submit ONLY ONE (1) YouTube video

  2. Submission videos must be entered according to posted contest rules and be an original song

  3. Contest winner must perform the song they submit for the Rising Star Contest at Women Who Rock

  4. Contest winner must be available for all components of prize package (appearances, meetings, performances, etc.) If winner is under the age of 18, a parent or legal guardian must be available to accompany winner to all appearances, meetings, performances, etc.

  5. Contest winner must provide their own transportation to all appearances, meetings, performances, etc., and cover any travel costs

Past Winners


Graciela

2021 Women Who Rock Rising Star Contest Winner, Graciela, performing at the 2022 Women Who Rock™ Benefit Concert in Los Angeles.

To learn more about Graciela visit: https://linktr.ee/gracielamusic

Melina Bowser

Melina Bowser

Click here to watch the 2019 Women Who Rock Rising Star Contest winner, Melina Bowser in the studio at The Vault with country powerhouse Gabby Barrett.

To learn more about Melina visit: https://www.facebook.com/melinabowsermusic/

To learn more about The Vault Records & Recording Studio visit: https://thevaultrecording.com/

Sloane Simon

2023 Women Who Rock Rising Star Contest winner Sloane Simon is a student at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and a Season 19 American Idol contestant.

To learn more about Sloane visit:

https://officiallysloane.wixsite.com/officiallysloane

Allisa Logsdon

2018 Women Who RockRising Star Contest Winner, Alissa Logsdon.

To learn more about Allisa check out her Instagram page.

Ashley Marina

2022 Women Who Rock Rising Star Contest winner Ashley Marina has appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent Season 15.

To learn more about Ashley visit: https://www.iamashleymarina.com

Watch Winner Melina Bowser with Country star Gabby Barrett

Women Who Rock™ Rising Star Contest winner Melina Bowser got a one-on-one mentoring session with country superstar Gabby Barrett, which was just one perk of being our 2019 winner.

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