Terms & Conditions

Submissions from the top ten finalists will be released as a compilation in 2025

AkinyemiLaw Songwriters Competition (The 6th Edition) – Terms and Conditions


CONDITIONS

ONLY NIGERIAN AND GHANIAN SONGWRITERS AND RECORD PRODUCERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SONGWRITERS COMPETITION.



Competitors are required to compose an original song based on the theme ‘COME TO MY PARTY!’ The song must creatively incorporate this theme as a central focus.

  • The beat shall be at 110BPM TO 120BPM.
    Entries should not be more than 90 seconds (a verse & a chorus).

  • This is a tag-team competition. Every producer must team up with a songwriter to submit an entry. This means that only one person cannot compete even if they are able to make a beat and write all the lyrics.

  • Beats submitted must be an original beat created by the producer.

  • The song written, performed and recorded must be of the highest quality in the genre of Afrobeats, Highlife, Amapiano, Fuji, Juju, Reggae, or any other genre indigenous to Nigeria and Ghana.

  • This is a song contest that would be judged based on the quality of the beat, lyrics, melodies, originality, vocal performance, relevance to the theme, production quality and the transmission of emotions.

  • Acappella recordings are prohibited.

  • All applicants must affirm that they are not currently subject to any recording, publishing, or similar agreements, or any other contractual obligations that could impair or infringe upon the organizers’ exclusive right to commercially release the songs submitted in connection with this competition.

  • By submitting any works in this competition, the submitting parties hereby represent and warrant that:

  1. The submitted works are entirely original.

  2. The submitting parties hold full ownership and control over the works, free from any claims, encumbrances, or third-party interests.

  • Applicants agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the organizers from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to any alleged or actual infringement of third-party rights in connection with the submission of their work.

  • By submitting works, applicants hereby grant Amelia Songs, upon mutual consent, the exclusive right to commercially release, distribute, and control the submitted works, should they be selected. This grant of rights includes, but is not limited to, all associated intellectual property rights necessary for the commercial exploitation of the works.


HOW TO ENTER

1. Follow @talsongcontest on Instagram.

2. ⁠Create an original 90sec song between 108-113bpm with a chorus and verse.

3. ⁠The title of your song must be ‘Come to my Party!’ and can be in an genre indigenous to Africa

4. ⁠Post the video and tag us on Instagram with our official #talsongcontest2024 in your caption.

5. ⁠Next, upload your song and submit the streaming link via the link in our bio.

6. ⁠Open to participants in Nigeria and Ghana

Terms and conditions apply.

ELIGIBILITY
• The Contest is open to only Nigerian & Ghanaian songwriters and producers living in Nigeria and Ghana.
• Employees and Independent contractors of sponsors are not eligible.
• You represent and warrant that
(a) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate;
(b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; and
(c) your entry to the Contest does not violate any applicable law or regulation. If you are under 18 years of age, however, you must have permission and clearance to enter the Contest from your parent or legal guardian. Entry of the Contest is void where prohibited.
• The Finalists WILL be notified by DIRECT MESSAGES and email addresses.
• If the chosen finalists and winner do not respond to notifications within seven (7) days, the organizers have the right to contact runner-up’s and/or honorable mentions for the receipt of the prizes.

JUDGING PROCESS & WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
• There are 2 stages:
1. Stage 1 (To Pick The Top 10)
2. Final Stage (To pick the top 3)


All entries are judged based on the merit of the overall songs (Production, lyric & melody).


All entries will be first screened by 3 independent and respectable A&Rs in the music Industry, from which 10 finalists would be chosen.

Go Back home

Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh
Yaw is a Brands and Communication Professional with seven (7) years of experience in the media space – He worked with MultiMedia Ghana, Pan Africa Television, and Muse Media Networks. He has a decade worth of experience in the Music Industry and worked in different roles such as a business manager, talent manager, and music executive – AfroNation Ghana, Jah Lead, Teflon Flexx & Renner

Prince Omoferi (Mbryo)
Prince Omoferi, more popularly known as Mbryo, is a Grammy-nominated songwriter whose pen has contributed to the creation of Afrobeats smash hits like “Rush”, “Overloading (Overdose)”, “Sability”, Ijo Laba-Laba and more. His versatility has seen him working with the likes of Tiwa Savage, Ayra Starr, Davido, Magixx, Johnny Drille, Rema, Don Jazzy, Falz, and Bella Shmurda to name but a few.
In 2023, he was voted the Scream Magazine’s Youth Award for Songwriter of the Year and was spotlighted as the first African recipient of Spotify’s RADAR Songwriter for the year 2023. 2024 has seen him build on this momentum as he lent his luminous pen to one of the biggest songs of the year so far in Ayra Starr’s “Commas and Last Heartbreak Song.

Purple Georgelyn Ames

Purple Georgelyn Ames is a branding and PR expert with experience in TV production and music business. She has produced for Ghana’s top morning show NewDay and is now an A&R at Lynx Entertainment. An MBA graduate, she supported the marketing of the Peeple Street album and has also forged impactful partnerships with Sony Music Publishing, facilitating advantageous deals for songwriters, producers, and artists.
With the help of LTM, She also founded Women in Music Ghana to foster collaboration and empowerment among women behind the music business scene.

Purple is passionate about artist development and helping brands connect with their audiences.

Magicsticks

“Tune in to the king of sounds and blues”, is one of the most recognisable producer tags in the culture today, and Magicsticks (born Kareem Olasunkanmi Temitayo) is the genius behind the boards on those perfectly balanced records that carry this tag.

With credits spanning smash hit records from 2020 (DJ Neptune’s ‘Nobody’), Magicstick’s catalogue is one of the most valuable in the industry today. However, his work producing 3 of 4 tracks on Asake’s debut EP (with sound engineering credits on the entire project) paved the way for his producing, mixing and mastering the entirety of Asake’s debut album. These feats have given Magicsticks even greater cultural relevance today.