Backstage Info
The British Songwriting Awards website was launched by the UKSC and British Music Council to recognise and award the often unknown and unrecognised songwriters and creaters behind the most successful songs and biggest UK chart hits. It showcases new rising stars of songwriting that discovered every year through the annual national UK Songwriting Contest.
THE UKSC
UKSC is the acronym given to the long established annual UK Songwriting Contest. It is also used for the association of "UK Songwriters and Composers" that judges that event. This prestigious, highly acclaimed event for songwriters was established in 2002 in association with The BRIT Trust (the BRIT Awards non profit organization) and other music industry partners. It has grown into a major leading, and highly regarded, international songwriting event over the last two decades receivng many thousands of song entries every year from all over the world.
BRITISH MUSIC COUNCIL
The British Music Council is the name given to an association of UK based music professionals and academics comprising of the UKSC judging panels and the organisers and producers of the UK Songwriting Contest, the organisers and judges of The Commonwealth Song Contest, the SCO Song Copyright Office at SongCopyright.org, music academics and advisors and others. It also operates an Associated Examining Board (AEB) that sets standards and pass levels for music examinations at MusicDiplomas.com Music Academy in association with the Music Aid Educational Foundation. It also sets award levels and Certificate gradings for the UKSC.
THE UKSC
UKSC is the acronym given to the long established annual UK Songwriting Contest. It is also used for the association of "UK Songwriters and Composers" that judges that event. This prestigious, highly acclaimed event for songwriters was established in 2002 in association with The BRIT Trust (the BRIT Awards non profit organization) and other music industry partners. It has grown into a major leading, and highly regarded, international songwriting event over the last two decades receivng many thousands of song entries every year from all over the world.
BRITISH MUSIC COUNCIL
The British Music Council is the name given to an association of UK based music professionals and academics comprising of the UKSC judging panels and the organisers and producers of the UK Songwriting Contest, the organisers and judges of The Commonwealth Song Contest, the SCO Song Copyright Office at SongCopyright.org, music academics and advisors and others. It also operates an Associated Examining Board (AEB) that sets standards and pass levels for music examinations at MusicDiplomas.com Music Academy in association with the Music Aid Educational Foundation. It also sets award levels and Certificate gradings for the UKSC.
