Meet The 2024 American Songwriter Song Contest Judges

Meet American Songwriter's 2024 Song Contest Judges. This year's panel is composed of industry executives and established artists across a variety of genres ranging from country to jazz. Keep reading to learn more about our judges, and click the button below if you want them to listen to your song!

Quinn XCII (pronounced Ninety-Two) emerged with a disarmingly catchy and dynamic personal style of his own punctuated by alternative nuances and unexpected (yet undeniable) pop prowess. He has accumulated over 3.5 billion global streams across his catalogue and earned successive Platinum singles, including "Straitjacket," "Kings of Summer", and "Love Me Less". In additional Gold singles, including "Stay Next To Me" and "Flare Guns", "Another Day In Paradise," "Stacy," and "Always Been You." Simultaneously, he ignited anthems alongside Noah Kahan, Big Sean, AJR, Logic, blackbear, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker, and more. Not to mention, he has sold out headline tours coast-to-coast, selling over 500,000 tickets as a headliner, and graced the stages of festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Governors Ball, and Electric Forest. This year Quinn enters a new era with 3 new EP's titled Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner . You can expect a lot of music and tour dates to come in 2024!

Katie Gavin (she/ they) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist best known as a member of the critically acclaimed LA-based band MUNA alongside collaborators Naomi McPherson and Josette Maskin. Katie is the principal songwriter for the majority of MUNA's music. MUNA have spent the last two years playing sold out shows and festivals all over the world in support of their highly lauded self-titled album (featuring "Silk Chiffon" with Phoebe Bridgers), as well as supporting Taylor Swift on The Eras stadium tour.

Restless Road has accumulated over 235 million cumulative career streams and over 4.2 million on social media. They have sold out venues across the country as well as toured alongside Kane Brown, Russell Dickerson, Tim McGraw and performed on ABC's The Bachelor, been featured by CMT, EXTRA, TODAY and was named as one of Spotify's Hot Country Artists To Watch. Their debut album Last Rodeo is out now.

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