The grand-prize winner of the 6-Pack Songwriting Competition will be decided by a final elimination process, with the top 40 point-leaders (who have submitted at least 3 songs to the 6-Pack cans) competing for the grand prize - see the full Finals rules.

Stay tuned, round 1 gets going on 11/1/2026 at noon CT!

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Important Dates

November 1, 2026 - Top 40 finalists announced
(Peer-rankings for the Top 40 open 11/1 at 12:00PM and close 11/7 at 11:59PM - all times are CDT)

November 9, 2026 - Top 20 finalists announced
(Peer-rankings for the Top 20 open 11/9 at 12:00PM and close 11/14 at 11:59PM - all times are CDT)

November 16, 2026 - Top 10 finalists announced
(Peer-rankings for the Top 10 open 11/16 at 12:00PM and close 11/21 at 11:59PM - all times are CDT)

November 23, 2026 - Top 3 finalists announced
(Peer-rankings for the Top 3 open 11/23 at 12:00PM and close 11/28 at 11:59PM - all times are CDT)

November 30, 2026 - Grand-Prize Winner announced