5/24/2023 0 Comments The Plan by Ruby Vincent![]() ![]() Winning first place is a great motivator for us to keep working toward the album we’re writing. Along with feeling surprised, I’m really proud of our hard work. The amount of opportunities presented through the grand prize alone are absolutely huge for the two of us, and I can’t wait to see where this takes us.”Īdded Carter, a senior at Otsego High School: “I am shocked that our song took first place out of many other very talented artists. ![]() ![]() “It feels so incredible to be recognized and praised as a songwriter by prominent figures and organizations in the local music community, and to have the privilege to participate in a competition filled with so much talent makes it feel all the more special. “Although the shock hasn’t worn off quite yet, I’m so extremely full of excitement, pride and gratitude for winning this competition,” said Fuerst, a junior at Kalamazoo’s Loy Norrix High School, who grew up in a musical family (with her parents performing in the band The Corn Fed Girls). Traverse City’s SkyeLea Martin and Trillium Groove, meanwhile, were named runner-ups in the contest that drew entries from 84 Michigan artists who submitted 38 songs covering a wide ranges of genres. Southwest Michigan singer-songwriters Payton Carter and Annabelle Fuerst have won the grand prize in the first-ever New Moon Songwriting Challenge that encouraged artists to collaborate on new songs. ![]()
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