Nashville rockers Those Darlins, fresh off their tour with Best Coast, have announced that they’ll be supporting Old 97′s for dates on the upcoming “Too Far To Care” 15th Anniversary Tour. Jessi, Nikki, and Linwood will hit the road over the next few weeks and are offering you the chance to win tickets to a [...]

American Songwriter is excited to announce that the Grand Prize “Dream Co-Write” for our 2012 Amateur Lyric Contest will be with award winning singer-songwriter Hayes Carll.  Carll, who wrote American Songwriter’s #1 Song of 2011 “Another Like You” shared his thoughts on songwriting, co-writes and more here. Click the link below to enter your lyrics for [...]

Enter to Win A John Mellencamp “It’s About You” Prize pack. Two lucky winners will receive a prize pack consisting of a John Mellencamp t-shirt, an autographed film poster, the new documentary It’s About You on DVD or Blue ray, and a copy of the acclaimed, T Bone Burnett-produced album No Better Than This. Winners [...]

Want to play guitar like Paul Simon? To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Simon’s landmark album Graceland, we’re giving away a Yamaha Acoustic Guitar FG700S to one lucky fan. Perfect for both beginners and veteran pickers, this instrument features die-cast tuners, a solid sitka spruce top, and a rosewood fingerboard. All you have to do [...]

They say that kids these days are in danger of forgetting about The Beatles, but not you, dear reader. To reward you for the fact that you already know who sings lead vocals on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” we’re giving away a copy of the Martin Scorsese-directed Living In The Material World DVD (in [...]

We’re giving away a copy of From The Sky Down (in stores January 24), which documents the creation of U2′s groundbreaking 1991 album Acthung Baby. All you have to do is enter the contest below, and tell us your favorite U2 song or lyric and why. You’ll be eligible to win a copy of From [...]

Enter now to win the Brad Paisley Diary of a Player Giveaway! One (1) grand prize winner will receive a Signed Brad Paisley Prize Pack, which includes a signed copy of Diary of a Player and two signed CDs (Hits Alive and This Is Country Music)! Ten (10) runner-up winners will receive a copy of [...]

The 30A Songwriters Festival will feature some 125 artists performing in 20 different venues in the beach communities of South Walton, Florida, located off Scenic Highway 30A. The Bangles, Rodney Crowell, Sam Bush, Fastball, Joan Osborne and Matthew Sweet will co-headline the Festival, which runs January 13-15, 2012. Other artists on the bill include Angel [...]

With massive songs like “Today” and “Disarm,” Siamese Dream helped cement the Smashing Pumpkins standing as alt-rock royalty. Click the button below for a chance to win the deluxe reissue of one of the band’s best loved albums, featuring the remastered original LP, 17 previously unreleased or alternative versions of Siamese Dream-era songs, a previously [...]

On November 29, Virgin Records will release the digitally remastered and expanded deluxe three-disc edition of the alt-rock quartet’s 1991 legendary debut album, Gish (pick it up at Amazon here). We’re giving away a free copy of the deluxe set, so you can relive the album in all it’s glory, from “I Am One” to [...]

Here’s something to “smile” about. American Songwriter is giving away a copy of the Beach Boys’ new SMiLE Sessions 2-CD collector’s set. Click the button below to enter to win, and we’ll throw in a copy of the SMiLE Sessions on vintage vinyl as well.   Find SMiLE on iTunes now: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-smile-sessions/id471688297  

Ever want to hear Wish You Were Here in stunning surround sound? How about in a vintage quad mix? Audiophiles and Pink Floyd fanatics need to own the Wish You Were Here Immersion box set, and we’re here to help. Enter our contest by clicking on the button below, and you’ll be eligible to win [...]