Best Song Award 2026

Songwriters - we need your music!

To be in with a chance of winning this year’s Best Original Song Award, all you need to do is send us a song that you haven’t sent to Newport City Radio before.

BUT….it needs to be no longer than three and a half minutes long.

What’s different this year is, there is no set topic – choose any theme and style of music you like.

This year, as it’s our 18th birthday year, there is no fee to enter the competition.

When your song is ready to submit, send it to Kym.frederick@newportcityradio.org in WAV or mp3 format.

Closing date for submissions is: Sunday 25th April at midnight

T&Cs

Songs must be original work, please credit all contributors.
Submissions must be in WAV or mp3 format so that we can play them on the radio. We cannot play streaming links.
Songs must be no longer than 3.5 minutes in length
Please do not send songs that contain bad language or offensive subjects as they will not be considered.
Make sure that your full name accompanies your submission as well as your performing name
Email your song to kym.frederick@newportcityradio.org
All submissions must reach us by midnight on Sunday April 25th
Entries must be songs that you have not sent to Newport City Radio before
You may play and sing the song yourself or use other musicians
You may enter up to 3 original songs
When all the songs are in, they will be listened to by a panel of judges made up of industry professionals, radio crew, musicians from out of the area and music lovers. A short list will be chosen before the winner is selected by a different panel of judges.