IAC announces the KIAC Best of 2009 Songs Competition, a combination judged/voted open competition in 15 genres, plus a Songwriting “genre” for demo quality, with the Category winners moving on to an Overall competition, and featuring fabulous first, second, and third prizes in the Category competitions as well as the Overall.

Each Category contest will accept entries of songs deemed by the entrant to be appropriately placed. Songs may be entered in multiple Categories, and must be entered by persons possessing the relevant rights or specific permission. Songs must be available for judges and the general public to listen to during the entire competition period, on an artist page at IACmusic.com, with such pages to be either a page for the individual artist of the song, or for the management or label.

A Category contest will be held in the following Categories: Alternative, Alternative Pop Rock, Blues & Jazz, Classic and Retro Rock, Classical and Easy Listening, Country, Electronic/Industral/Ambient, Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana, Hard Rock & Metal, Hip Hop/Rap/Dance, Pop, Punk/Emo/Ska, R&B/Soul, Rock, Songwriting, World. Cover songs may not be entered.

More information and entry process (free to all comers) available here: http://iacmusic.com/contest2009_details.aspx