Bob Dylan Heart, Common Publishing Current Songwriter Fellowship – Billboard

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Songwriters now have a brand new prize to goal for, one which carries the title of arguably the best of all of them — Bob Dylan.

The Bob Dylan Heart Songwriter Fellowship might be awarded every year to 2 songwriters, an initiative that identifies, mentors and develops rising expertise, doing so with the sources of the Bob Dylan Heart in Tulsa, OK.

An initiative of Common Music Publishing Group and BDC, every Fellowship features a $40,000 mission stipend, public engagement and presentation alternatives, devoted time within the Bob Dylan Archive to check the legendary artist’s artistic course of, roundtrip airfare to Tulsa and lodging, mentorship from the music publishing large’s songwriters and executives, recording time, and extra.

Becoming a member of the preliminary judges panel are Juliette Armanet, Patty Griffin, John Mellencamp, Carla Morrison and Nas.

The Fellowship is “core to our mission of training, motivating and provoking guests to interact their very own capability as creators,” remark BDC director Steven Jenkins, “and we can not wait to listen to the entries from undiscovered expertise around the globe.”

Eligible creators from across the globe can submit their work from now by Oct. 18, 2023. To satisfy the Fellowship standards, entrants should be 18 years or older and unsigned to a publishing settlement of any sort on the time of the Fellowship begin date, Might, 1, 2024.

“That is an unprecedented alternative to attach creating expertise with the works of one of many best songwriters of all time,” feedback UMPG COO Marc Cimino, including, “we stay up for creating a brand new group of songwriters on this distinctive setting.”

The Fellowship, which runs from Might 2024 by April 2025, is introduced 15 months after the grand opening of the BDC, the museum and archive celebrating the Nobel laureate’s work.

Its 100,000-item assortment was acquired in 2016 by the George Kaiser Household Basis for an estimated $20 million. Guests get a full-picture of Dylan’s profession, together with handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence; movies, movies, images and paintings; unreleased studio and live performance recordings; musical devices and extra.

For additional particulars go to bobdylancenter.com/songwriterfellowship.