Member Successes - past year

R. Hill ("MAYBE CHRISTMAS TIME I'LL BE HOME") - Had my Christmas song played on 91x radio, and featured in Lyric Writing Magazine. 12/4/2019. http://writeawaymagazine.co.uk/write-away-magazine-december.html

C. Hayden ("I WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY, TEARS FALL CLOSE, RAIN THAT FALLS IN THE DESERT AND MORE THAN ENOUGH") - Wright Music Group. 9/7/2019. I am happy to announce that 4 of my songs will be added to the playlist of Wright Music Group. They are in need of additional christian songs for radio rotation. If anyone is interested in submitting they can reach them at www.wrightmusicgroup.org. Pastor...more

R. Weyls ("VOWS" co-written with Ryan Hydro and Linda Moroziuk) - . 7/31/2019. We’re getting airplay on Black Dog Indie Country at #14 through July14. Pop rock Belgium 105.3 third week of airplay. Hearts for Country in Netherlands 4th week. Third week airplay in Australia and Tasmania. Airplay for 3rd week on Italian pop rock...more

R. Lacasse ("TENDER") - lacasse2000@yahoo.com. 7/16/2019. WAAK in Atlanta played the live version of this song and it had debuted at #3 and has reached #1 in their top 20 count down.

R. Hill ("TERRIBLY HAPPY") - happyron10@hotmail.com. 3/4/2019. HappyRon was interviewed and had several of his songs played on San Diego Alternative Radio Station 91x.com. He was called a "legend on the streets of San Diego" and played his sing-along song "Terribly Happy" live in the studio. Link to the entire...more

R. Pruitt ("THE GREATEST GIFT") - The Bolerjacks on their Christmas CD: 'Christmas in the Snow." . 12/14/2019. I co-wrote the song with John Darin Rowsey, Grammy nominee, and Dove Award Winner, who has several #1's in Southern Gospel. I had the hook and the basic outline of the song, with a lot of the lyrics already written. John and I got together and slightly...more

R. Hill ("ANGEL") - High Pijama. 10/17/2019. A group from Barcelona, High Pajama, has taken an old serious song from HappyRon and turned it into a dance track: https://soundcloud.com/high-pijama/02-high-pijama-feat-happy-ron?in=high-pijama/sets/high-pijama-extended-to-play

C. Ulanoff ("PRIZEFIGHTER") - Recorded by Mo Hoffmeyer on her EP, title cut.. 9/11/2019. Cowritten with Marissa DiBlasio.

J. Philibert ("THREE JOBS, TWO KIDS NO MONEY" co-written with Ed Bentley) - Liz Clarke. 8/23/2019. Scottish country singer Liz Clarke has recorded this song.

J. Philibert ("I WISH EVERY NIGHT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT") - Trevor Loughrey. 8/23/2019. Irish country singer Trevor Loughrey has recorded this song, a track from his upcoming album.

R. Weyls ("PRAY") - Melissa Morgan My3kidsmusic . 6/10/2019. We just got our mechanical license and it should be released soon.

R. Weyls ("VOWS" co-written with Ryan Hydro and Linda Moroziuk) - Vows by Victoria Eman and Ben Stephen MY3KidsMusic . 6/10/2019. This is a duet that the 3 of us wrote. Victoria Eman and Ben Stephen do a great job. It’s being distributed to 8,000 radio stations worldwide and will be featured on her new cd to be released in 2020.

R. Weyls ("MONDAY MORNING CRAZY") - Mandi Lee Carter. My3kidsmusic. 6/10/2019. It’s available on ITunes

R. Burge ("HE SHOWED LOVE ") - . 1/12/2020. I got a congratulations Thanks. Thanks for SongU's contacts.(I know they don't grow on trees). Thanks to the pitch guest for Project 1773 for selecting this song to pitch.

R. Hill ("CLOSE YOUR EYES AND REMEMBER") - Write Away Magazine. 1/8/2020. HappyRon's song Close Your Eyes And Remember was featured in Write Away magazine https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/63002848/write-away-magazine-issue-no13/13

B. Ryan ("FLY SANTA FLY" co-written with Jackie Hibbard and Susan Simonson (not sure if they are members actually...they buy feedback though)) - I am the recording artist (EclecticBlonde) and I wrote the song with Jackie Hibbard and Susan Simonson. 11/25/2019. This is my first original release! "Fly Santa Fly" is an fun, upbeat, uptempo, acoustic Christmas song. That I wrote with my co-writers Jackie Hibbard and Susan Simonson. I am working on more music to release over the next 6 - 12 months. Apple...more

R. Hill ("HAPPYRON GOT ARTICLE IN LYRIC WRITING MAGAZINE") - Write Away. 11/4/2019. http://writeawaymagazine.co.uk/write-away-magazine-november-issue.html?fbclid=IwAR1xUdCBzdK4md2qrLIMiwEX_RFnx_eHl_xYVR1Rj8pooI--feEmAL8b4gE

Y. Perkins ("WITH EVERY BREATH") - Broadjam Top Ten. 10/17/2019. Congratulations! Your song(s) have entered the following Broadjam Top 10 charts today (10/9/2019): With Every Breath has entered the Production - Mixed Vocals Top 10 at #7! Congratulations! Your song(s) have entered the following Broadjam Top 10 charts...more

Y. Perkins ("WHERE DO THEY GO?") - Broadjam Top Ten. 10/17/2019. Congratulations! Your song(s) have entered the following Broadjam Top 10 charts today (8/8/2019): WHERE DO THEY GO? has entered the R & B - Religious Top 10 at # Congratulations! Your song(s) have entered the following Broadjam Top 10 charts today...more

R. Hill ("ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN WRITE AWAY MAGAZINE ") - http://writeawaymagazine.co.uk/write-away-magazine-october.html. 10/4/2019. Article I wrote about how to deal with feelings of overwhelm when trying to create got published by this fine magazine. Magazine is recommended for all lyric writers

J. Philibert ("I WISH EVERY NIGHT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT") - James Lynas. 9/17/2019. This song appears in the soundtrack of a new movie set in Northern Ireland entitled "A Bump Along The Way" starring Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew and Mary Moulds and directed by Shelly Love and Tess McGowan.

R. Hill ("GOT MY ARTICLE ABOUT LEONARD COHEN ON THE COVER OF A LYRIC WRITING MAGAZINE") - http://writeawaymagazine.co.uk/write-away-magazine---september.html. 9/4/2019. Honored to have an article about Cohen I wrote and a feature about me in this great magazine for lyric writers.

D. Johnson ("SINCE I FOUND YOU") - N/A. 8/4/2019. Got a maybe on my song, on the Songu pitching board. May not seem like much to anyone else, but after a horrible personal rejection in my life and after hundreds of rejected pitches, this small token of value in me and my work is what I needed to keep...more

C. Karabas ("KISS ME LIKE YOU WANT IT") - Steve Moakler. 7/30/2019. At a recnt gig at Joe's/Chicago I did a Steve Moakler song "love drunk" a fan posted a video of it, and my new song "Kiss Me Like You Want it".... Steve reposted on his socials..which gave me a little bump in followers.

K. Herbort ("CRUSHING THE DEVIL BEFORE HE EVEN KNOWS YOU’RE THERE") - Kristen but my songwriting/rock name is “Uni”. 7/18/2019. This is about divorcing someone who abused me and was secretly a webcam porn star while I carried his twin babies (and did IVF die to his inability to get me pregnant). The good news is I divorced him and moved back to my hometown city with my twins...more

B. Williams ("A GIRL LIKE YOU") - Performed by Michael Lusk. 6/21/2019. My song "A Girl Like You" is being used for a scene in an episode of The Young and the Restless, airing Thursday June 27th on CBS. They are also considering another one of my songs for a July 4th episode.

R. Weyls ("BUSTED") - Sharon Schech-Rock. 6/19/2019. Sharon has released a promo YouTube video using ‘Busted’ to promote her shows.

S. Banerjee ("") - . 6/1/2019. * Ban Brothers - 2018 AKADEMIA Artist of the Year (World Beat) * Ban Brothers - 2019 AKADEMIA Executive Award (highest honor among all 16 genres) Both of the above awards were announced live at the Annual Gala in Los Angeles, California on Saturday,...more

P. Walp ("HEAVEN'S LIGHT" co-written with Rachel Kerr) - The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas. 4/7/2019. Got a maybe from on this from DG on this sonv.

M. Townley ("THIS SIDE OF SUNDAY") - Inspirational Country Music Association 2019 Song of the Year - 8 Weeks at #1 on the Christian Country Countdown. 4/6/2019. Knoxville Songwriters Write 2018 Inspirational Country Song Of The Year “This Side Of Sunday” [Nashville, TN, April 4, 2018 ) Songwriters Scott Parker and Mitch Townley’s song “This Side Of Sunday” received the 2018 Inspirational Country Song...more

M. Morgan ("JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF LOVE") - 2019 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival . 3/18/2019. Artemis "Women Powered Music" Official Selection in the Song Category for the 2019 Artemis Women in Action Film Festival. This is the first year the festival has accepted submissions of MUSIC in any genre that is a film score, composition, song, or theme...more

R. Weyls ("THE SOFTER SIDE OF WAR") - Women of Substance Apple podcast March 25, 2019 . 3/5/2019. So grateful for this opportunity. I wrote this because I feel strongly about the message and want to share it.

R. Hill ("IF YOU'RE BORED IN SAN DIEGO") - . 2/12/2019. On Sunday February 17 after 830PM HappyRon will be interviewed and probably play some songs on www.91x.com the San Diego Alternative Radio Station.

C. Hayden ("I BLAME YOU") - Crucial Music. 11/19/2019. My song "I Blame You" has been signed for a non-exclusive deal with Crucial Music. I would like to thank all the staff at SongU for your help through the years! I am very grateful!

D. Curzon ("BRING TEARS") - Jeffrey Nelson. 11/9/2019. I am having answering Jeffrey Nelson because of email issues. I am having email trouble answering Jeffrey Nelson. "Yes, Jeffrey Nelson can split my publishing income with me on these songs entitled "Bring Tears" if Jeffrey Nelson gets it recorded...more

D. Curzon ("BRING TEARS" co-written with Daniel Curzon) - . 11/8/2019. Jeffrey Nelson has agreed to represent my song "Bring Tears."

C. Hayden ("SHORT CUT") - Crucial Music. 5/7/2019. Hello everyone, my song "Short Cut" has been accepted by Crucial Music and given a non-exclusive placement opportunity! I am especially excited about this song because it is the first country song that I wrote which received a "Best Of Song U" status....more

T. Jones ("I CRY INSIDE") - UK Songwriting Contest. 1/19/2020. Submission Date: November 2, 2019 at 4:24 pm Submitted to: UKSC (RnB / Urban Category) International Songwriting Awards RESULT AND CERTIFICATE Rating: Five Stars Position: Semi Finalist

R. Rutledge ("ME AND SOUTHERN COMFORT") - x-pozing-music awards. 12/18/2019. I was nominated for Best Country Song of the Year, in October they notified me that the award show and red carpet event would be held in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, December 1st. To my surprise, I actually won the award that was a great way to end the...more

T. SORFLEET ("WILLY THE WALLABY") - The 24th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. 11/25/2019. This was a ‘silly’ song I wrote for my kids years ago so it’s a good to know that other people appreciate it. The $350 prize won’t change my life!!! but it’s a great incentive to keep writing.

C. Ulanoff ("TELL ME") - John Lennon International Songwriting Contest. 9/11/2019. My song, "Tell Me" (cowritten with Adam Avery) was named a finalist in the 2019 John Lennon International Songwriting Contest. Too cool!

C. Usmar ("IN HIS SHIRT") - The Great American Song Contest. 4/21/2019. Thanks SongU for the prize! My cowriter is Chelsey Satterlee but she isn't a member yet. Wasn't sure how to answer that question :)

R. Lacasse ("I CLOSE MY EYES") - Tennessee Songwriters Association . 4/11/2019. Nominated for song of the year in the traditional country category

T. SORFLEET ("BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR") - 20th Annual GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST. 4/1/2019. Not sure if I submitted this successfully previously so here it is again if I didn't This is the first competition I've entered and I'm thrilled with the result. It's good know that other people listen to and appreciate the work we do. Also a big...more

C. Vigil ("OVERBOARD") - The Great American Song Contest. 4/1/2019. I placed as a finalist in the Christian/Inspirational category of The Great American Song Contest 2018 for my song "Overboard"! Connie Vigil

C. Hayden ("GET UNDER OUR FEET") - Broadjam monthly song contest. 3/11/2019. My song" Get Under Our Feet" is now #1 on the Broadjam Religious R&B chart for March 11, 2019. Also three of my songs "Get Under Our Feet," One Day Past Forever" and "Time To Get Away" have been accepted by Merf Music Group here in Nashville. They will...more

G. Valles ("1-4-3") - SongDoor 2018 International Songwriting Competition, USA. 1/24/2019. In Jan 2019, 5 of my songs were awarded Honorable Mentions in the SongDoor 2018 International Songwriting Competition, USA (3 songs in “Country”, 1 song in “Pop” & 1 song in “Soft Rock” Categories). In addition, this song "1-4-3" was marked a “Plus (+)”...more