Pitch #2558
Golden Ticket with Lauren Lucas! This special pitch event is your chance to submit your songs - or lyrics-only - for the opportunity to be handpicked by ACM-nominated recording artist and writer, Tony-nominated composer Lauren Lucas for an exclusive co-write session. Lauren is one of the composers behind the original score and the soulful voice of the main title theme of the 2025 hit Netflix comedy series "Leanne" starring Leanne Morgan. (But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Lauren's music industry experience. We encourage you to follow her on Instagram and Spotify to explore more of her music and creative work.) SongU'ers, let's start 2026 by setting an intention to dare to dream big! Here's how to submit your songs or lyrics:
HOW IT WORKS: Lauren will listen to ALL submissions, either songs (melody + lyrics) or lyrics-only, and select her top contenders. All contender songs will receive a special Rising Star Award. From this group, Lauren will choose ONE writer to win the GOLDEN TICKET co-write, announced during a live countdown session called The Big Reveal.
WHAT TO SUBMIT + AI RULES: Submit as many songs or lyrics-only as you wish. Lauren is open to all styles and wants to know what your original writing is like. Your melody and lyrics must be completely human-written. Please submit songs with human-authored lyrics and music only. Both simple and professional demos are welcome. AI demo backing tracks and/or vocals are permitted, however, you must disclose any AI use in production, instrumentation, and/or vocals.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: First, place your event song (MP3 and typed lyrics) in your Song Locker. In the "Note for Pitch Guest" area, please let our guest know the following information, including disclosing any AI use in the production:
a)(required)What, if any, portion of the backing track and vocals are AI generated, or if the track was done without AI and/or with a live vocalist.
b) (choose one of the following): I wrote the melody and lyrics alone, or
c) I wrote the lyrics only, or
d) I wrote the melody only, or
e) My collaborator and I shared in lyrics and melody.
In the Pitching area submit your event song(s) using SongU credits from your Song Locker drop-down.
How will you know if you are a contender? Lauren will be listening throughout the submission period. You will receive an email from SongU.com when Lauren makes a decision on your song. It will let you know if your song was passed on or made it into the contender field. (Make sure your emails from SongU.com are not being sent to your junk/spam folder.) Our guests often review several songs at once, so you may receive multiple emails in a short time. This does not reflect when your song was heard.
The Big Reveal! Interview + Winner Announcement: Watch the Announcements and instructor-led course scshedule after the submission deadline for the SPEC-470 session, The Big Reveal! Sign up via your Live Course Activity area. The session will be recorded, and a transcript provided. We encourage all who submitted songs or lyrics whether or not you're a contender to attend. This live event includes a Q&A with the guest and the winner announcement for the Golden Ticket Co-Write!
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Pitch #2577
Kenny Chesney. 📣This pitch is enabled with an optional "add-on" Behind-The-Scenes (BTS) LIVE EXPERIENCE! Watch and hear the guest's genuine, unfiltered reactions as they listen to your song and those of other writers during a special live listening session. Check the box on the submission page for details and to sign up!📣
A Street Pitch guest and song plugger who has generated income for SongU members is looking for songs for Warner Records Nashville artist Kenny Chesney. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately.
Seeking: Great, well-crafted, country songs for this very competitive pitch. Mostly looking for mids and uptempos, but would consider a ballad if it was amazing.
Style and feel (these are very important): Kenny believes deeply that his songs should connect with his audience through positive shared experiences, emotions and community. Lyrically, consider submitting your songs about the joy of spending time in solitude such as on a boat looking up at the sky; OR encouraging songs about life that unite people and help them forget about their problems for a while. I'll be most interested to hear submissions that manage to include either a lot of memorable phrases about relaxing in the great outdoors all over the diversity of landscapes of America; OR about taking supreme enjoyment in the happiness that comes from being in a huge crowd of fellow concert goers that are all looking out for one another to have a great time together.
Music, Tracks, and Production: Kenny's a Country artist. However, the way you demo is a creative choice whether it's in the direction of Kenny's style or not. See references below.
References: Kenny especially respects the writing and stylings of Mac McAnally, Dave Matthews, and Grace Potter. So, hints of their music styles in your demos could be a plus.
AI Guidelines: Based on the current copyright report (https://songu.com/FAQAI.aspx), this guest will only consider songs with entirely human-authored lyrics and human-authored melodies. AI may be used for demo production, but any such use of AI must be disclosed.
Pitch Follow-Up: If this guest expresses interest in your song, they will pitch it with the understanding that you will be asked to sign a single song agreement with the publishing company if there is interest in the song.