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GOLD STARS Report: SongU.com Songs Recently Picked Up for Pitches (Edition 2-15-24)

CONGRATULATIONS to the following members for having their songs signed or pitched for the following leads during the time from 12/30/2023 – 2/15/2024.

Pitch For Publisher. Country. Walker Montgomery. Extended! A Street Pitch guest and music publisher who has already generated income for SongU members is listening to songs for Play It Again Entertainment recording artist Walker Montgomery. Walker is the son of legendary singer …

    • James Hoppe “SHOUTING HALLELUJAH” (Date picked up: 1/11/2024)
    • Derek James “HAD ME AT HEY Y’ALL” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)
    • Eve Suchy “SIPPIN'” (Date picked up: 1/11/2024)
    • Avrim Topel “HANDLE IT WITH PRAYER” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country. Lauren Alaina. New Street Pitch guest! Veteran music publisher with multiple current cuts on major artists is looking for songs for Big Loud Records artist Lauren Alaina. Please read the complete description and pitch appropriately. Seeking a …

    • Templeton Thompson “ALWAYS ANOTHER TRAIN” (Date picked up: 1/6/2024)

Pitch For Licensing Agent. Folk, Pop, Singer Songwriter. Intimate Songs For Indie Film. Extended! A Street Pitch guest is seeking songs for sync licensing. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately.

    • Mary Haller “FEELING HOLY (VERSION W/ DRUMS)” (Date picked up: 1/2/2024)

Pitch For Song Plugger. Contemporary Country.Noah Thompson. Extended! Still looking. A Street Pitch guest and songplugger who has generated income for SongU members is looking for songs for BBR/BMG Records artist Noah Thompson. Winner of Season 20 (2022) of American Idol is seeking songs …

    • Paul Jarvis “I REMEMBER NOW “ (Date picked up: 1/16/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Folk / Americana / Classic 60’s / Fearful Folklore A Street Pitch guest and music publisher who has already generated income for SongU members is listening for 60’s inspired melodic ballads and mid tempos in the vein of “The Sound Of Silence,” …

    • Ronald Hill “COLD STRANGER (2023 REMASTERS) “ (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)
    • Rita Weyls “KEEP THE DARKNESS FROM COMING “ (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)
    • Thomas White “THE DISTANCE “ (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country.Various Major Country Artists. This is an ongoing extra pitch opportunity. A Street Pitch guest and music publisher who has already generated income for SongU members is seeking “starred songs”. [You can receive a star next to your song title …

    • Tim Clarrey “NEVER DID” (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)
    • Carin Fradin “ONLY A BACKROAD KNOWS” (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)
    • Kenneth Riggins “RIGHT WHERE U WANT ME” (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)
    • Avrim Topel “LIES ON ICE” (Date picked up: 1/3/2024)
    • Avrim Topel “MY FIRST BROKEN HEART” (Date picked up: 1/3/2024)
    • Andrew Trotter “ROUGH DRAFT” (Date picked up: 1/10/2024)

Pitch For Other. Folk, Indie. Indie Melody for a YouTube Series. A sync agent is providing an exclusive brief curated specifically for SongU.com members. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately:

    • Robbi Atkins “THIS FIELD IS FOR THE DOGS” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Mary Haller “FREE TO BE (MALE VERSION)” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Sarah Motes ashley “NOT THIS TIME AGAIN (TV/FILM LYRIC)” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)

Pitch For Song Plugger. Contemporary Country. Jackson Snelling. A Street Pitch guest and songplugger who has generated income for SongU members is looking for songs for indie artist Jackson Snelling – was recently on ‘Team Reba’ on this year’s TV show “The Voice” until eliminated in a ‘Battle …

    • Mark Lainchbury “BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON” (Date picked up: 1/16/2024)

Pitch For Song Plugger. Contemporary Country, Rock. Josh Setterfield. A Street Pitch guest and songplugger who has generated income for SongU members is looking for songs for Josh Setterfield, a rising Australian Country artist with a significant fan base who has already achieved multiple Top …

    • Carin Fradin “YOU PROBLEM” (Date picked up: 1/16/2024)

Pitch For Licensing Agent. Jazz, Pop, R&B, Singer Songwriter, Soul. Love Songs For Valentine’s Commercials. Extended! A Street Pitch guest is seeking songs for sync licensing. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately.

Seeking romantic, love songs for the upcoming …

    • Matt Glickstein “CHANGE A THING” (Date picked up: 1/16/2024)
    • Sandy Sherman “THE MAGIC OF YOU” (Date picked up: 1/5/2024)

Pitch For Song Plugger. Americana, Country, Rock. Riley Thomas. Extended! A Street Pitch guest and songplugger who has generated income for SongU members is looking for songs for newly signed to DBLBLK/Elektra artist Riley Thomas. Seeking a hybrid mix of Americana/Country/Rock music with lyrical …

    • Jill Chase “MY REDEMPTION AIN’T YOUR CALL” (Date picked up: 1/29/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country, Pop. Macy Tabor. Seeking Country Pop songs for this 20-year-old MC1 Nashville artist. Compared to a young Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Brenda Lee, or Tanya Tucker, this seasoned young artist has been said to have all the sassiness and class of her idols, …

    • Ricky Amburgey “SOUNDS LIKE A SONG” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Carin Fradin “LISTEN TO COUNTRY” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Ronald Hill “MY FIRST RODEO (SUNG BY REBECCA LYNN HOWARD)” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Cassie Leuffen “CATCH OF THE DAY” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Sarah Motes ashley “JUST ANOTHER TATTOO” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Eve Suchy “HOLD MY TEQUILA “ (Date picked up: 1/2/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country. Western Rewind. Looking to cut an EP with a ’90s-country style. Seeking great story songs, upbeat, positive, without being corny. Open to storyline but with a ’90s-country style. For more about this artist go to https://www.westernrewindband.com/

    • Cassie Leuffen “PAIR-A’-DICE” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Paul Longwell “THEY’RE ALL TEXANS” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Pop. Victoria BeeBee. This well-established touring UK-based singer/songwriter/pianist has always wanted to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest. She is looking for that BIG song to give the UK the recognition it deserves as a musical country …

    • Priscilla Connolly “ALIVE” (Date picked up: 1/24/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country. Scotty Hasting. Extended! UPDATE: Please read the new info about what to submit. A Street Pitch guest and music publisher who has already generated income for SongU members is listening to songs for Black River Records artist Scotty Hasting. …

    • James Groves “22 MORE” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Al Raebuck “BOY, YOU BETTER RUN” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Country, Rock. Century Drive. A Street Pitch guest and publisher who has already generated income for SongU.com members is looking for songs for indie group Century Drive. This is a new group comprised of two pairs of brothers who are already established, successful, …

    • Jonny Born “RAIN AND RUST” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Carey Latham “BLESSED IN A BAR” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Carey Latham “A SONG ON A GUITAR” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Bob Wirth “CRANK IT UP “ (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Contemporary Country. Kayley Green. Veteran music publisher with multiple current cuts on major artists is looking for songs for RCA artist Kayley Green. What to submit: They only need uptempo. Songs with attitude like Miranda would sing. Kayley is 28-years old. No …

    • Templeton Thompson “YOU ALWAYS GET ME THERE” (Date picked up: 1/30/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. R&B, Soul. Monae Miller. A Street Pitch guest and publisher who has already generated income for SongU.com members is seeking songs for indie recording artist, demo singer, songwriter, and music producer, Monae Miller. This Austin, TX native is currently …

    • Jonny Born “CRAVE ME” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Mary Haller “WHEN YOU COMIN’ HOME” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • David Nicastro “TAKE YOU DOWN DEEP” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Jim Purtell “GET TO YOU” (Date picked up: 1/22/2024)
    • Kenneth Riggins “GIRL GOTTA DO” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)
    • Rita Weyls “GETTIN’ OVER YOU” (Date picked up: 1/22/2024)

Pitch For Sync Agent. Pop, Indie. New Streaming Series Needs Indie Pop. A sync agent is providing an exclusive brief curated specifically for SongU.com members. Please read the ENTIRE brief before submitting and pitch appropriately:

    • Mario Almonte “FIRST KISS (YOUR LOVE)” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Robbi Atkins “ALIVE TODAY” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)

Pitch For Sync Agent. Southern Rock. Instrumental for Indie Film. A sync agent is providing an exclusive brief curated specifically for SongU.com members. Please read the ENTIRE brief before submitting and pitch appropriately:

    • Sarah Motes ashley “TURN IT UP (INSTRUMENTAL)” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)
    • Donna Opfer “GOOD 2 B A GUY INSTRUMENTAL MASTER” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Phillip Sandifer “STILL ARE WHO WE ARE” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Pop.Songs for S.E. Asian Market. A Street Pitch guest and publisher who has already generated income for SongU.com members is looking for commercial hit songs for Pop artists in Japan, S. Korea, China, Taiwan, etc. to submit to a company that has …

    • Sarah Motes ashley “LIKE (POP VERSION)” (Date picked up: 1/8/2024)

Pitch For Sync Agent. Indie Folk for Upcoming YouTube Series. A sync agent is providing an exclusive brief curated specifically for SongU.com members. Please read the ENTIRE brief before submitting and pitch appropriately:

    • Phillip Sandifer “THAT BEING SAID (INSTRUMENTAL)” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)
    • Andrew Wolf “PAINTED SKY CAFE – INSTRUMENTAL” (Date picked up: 1/17/2024)

Pitch For Sync Agent. Dance, Pop. Digital Ad Campaign Seeks Workout Music. A sync agent is providing an exclusive brief curated specifically for SongU.com members. Please read the ENTIRE brief before submitting and pitch appropriately:

    • Holland Nelson “BETTER THAN EVER “ (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Michael White “LIVIA” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)

Pitch For Licensing Agent. Pop, Singer Songwriter, Indie.Relationship Songs For New Feature Film. A Street Pitch guest is seeking songs for sync licensing. Please read the entire brief before submitting and pitch appropriately.

    • Robbi Atkins “LITTLE BOY “ (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Holland Nelson “NOTHING STOPPING US NOW” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)
    • Holland Nelson “FAULT LINE” (Date picked up: 2/1/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Blues, Country, Rock. Prairie Dogz. Seeking Blues Rock for Emanant Records artist Prairie Dogz. This is an experienced touring and recording band with Country roots and a rock and blues edge. Male vocal demos only. …

    • Mark Lainchbury “WINGIN’ IT” (Date picked up: 2/6/2024)
    • Cassie Leuffen “TAKE IT BACK” (Date picked up: 2/6/2024)
    • Karl Wyssen “WHO CARES” (Date picked up: 2/6/2024)

Pitch For Publisher. Christian, Country. Liz Tay. Emanant Records is looking for faith-based Country songs. All tempos. Female vocal demos only. …

    • Carey Latham “SOUNDS LIKE A SONG” (Date picked up: 2/7/2024)
    • Sarah Motes ashley “LEAVE IT IN THE WATER” (Date picked up: 2/7/2024)
    • Holland Nelson “ONE LIFE” (Date picked up: 2/7/2024)
    • Rita Weyls “PRAY” (Date picked up: 2/7/2024)
    • Cari lynn York “I’VE GOT THIS FRIEND *****” (Date picked up: 2/7/2024)

And a round of congrats to those marked ‘Maybe’ too. Keep up the great work, everyone!

About Pitching at SongU.com: On the SongU virtual campus, success is achieved through our focus on education and making each song the strongest it can be BEFORE spending money on a demo. We offer numerous opportunities for songwriters to reach their goals, from one-on-one coaching to live feedback sessions, to peer and mentor co-writes.

Author: Sara Light

Sara Light has been writing professionally in Nashville since 1996. Her credits include the John Michael Montgomery title track and the hit single "Home To You" which received an ASCAP airplay award in addition to being named SESAC song of the year for having garnered 2 million spins on radio. She also composed songs for the musical "Urban Cowboy, The Musical" which opened on Broadway in March 2003 and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score." Sara has always combined her love of teaching with her love of songwriting and has given countless songwriting seminars throughout the U.S. and Canada. In 2001 she co-founded, along with her husband Danny Arena, the online educational website www.SongU.com. Besides being one of the main administrators (and now bloggers) Sara teaches Song Feedback and Lyric Writing at SongU.com.

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