Compete for a chance to record your song in Nashville.
To all the solo music artists in our communities: here is your chance to take a favorite song you’ve written and record it in Nashville. Skyline National Bank is hosting a song competition to celebrate the sounds and voices of the places we serve. And to us, there’s no sweeter sound than the communities of Eastern Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and Western North Carolina.
Sweet Sounds, Sweeter Rewards
Winners of our song contest will receive a trip to Nashville to record your song alongside professional musicians. You’ll also have booked opportunities to perform at local events we sponsor, including FloydFest, as well as be featured on local news and radio.
How The Contest Works
Skyline National Bank will accept submissions of solo original songs from May 1 through June 12, after which there will be two weeks of voting.
On July 7, winners will be announced.
Following the announcement, winners will attend virtual pre-production meetings.
Afterwards, winners will travel to Nashville to record with a production team. Each winner will have an accomplished guest studio musician play on their song.
A production team will mix, master and deliver final files.
Click here for our official rules.
Sounds of Skyline is a song-writing contest open to song writers living within 50 miles of a Skyline National Bank branch location.
Song writers enter original material. The public votes and the two entrants with the highest number of votes win, subject to compliance with the contest rules.
A studio recording session in Nashville and the opportunity to perform at FloydFest and Bristol Rhythm & Roots.
The public votes and the two entrants with the highest number of votes win, subject to compliance with the contest rules.
Go to soundsofskyline.com during the contest period and click the “ENTER NOW” prompt which will direct you to the contest-hosting platform. Complete the information and then upload your original video.
The contest will be open to new submissions from May 1, 2025 to June 12, 2025.
Before you start your song, we’d love to hear a brief 10-15 second introduction including your name, the name of your song, and where you’re from. Entries exceeding the 15 second intro period will be asked to revise their video.
No, but we do ask to keep it family-friendly. If you can’t say it on the radio, it’s best to leave it out. All genres are welcome.
You must be over 18 with a valid drivers’ license and live within a 50 mile radius of a physical Skyline National Bank location.
Yes, Skyline National Bank reserves the right to exclude any entries that are deemed inappropriate or not in the spirit of the contest.
Winners will be contacted via email on July 7, 2025.
Sounds of Skyline is open to solo singer/songwriters only.
Songs must be both written and performed by the same artist.
Prizes will be awarded to individuals. Groups are not eligible.
You do not have to be a Skyline National Bank Customer to enter and there is no entry fee.
No. There is a limit of one entry per entrant.
Winners will retain publishing rights but rights to the Master Recording will be exclusively owned by Skyline National Bank. If the Master Recording is commercially released, you will receive royalties.
You can view the official rules here.
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