Have we got a grand prize for you! Make that three grand prizes exclusively for teen musicians!

In Tune
"Best Band in the Land"

Entry deadline—December 20, 2010

Young Guns 2010 is the first and only nationwide online battle exclusively for teen musicians.

And we're offering the mother of all grand prizes!

If you win the In Tune Best Band in the Land Grand Prize, you'll not only own the bragging rights as the best teen band in America but you'll also get to open for one of the hottest up-and-coming major label artists around today, Warner Bros.' artist Jason Reeves. And, here's the coolest part, the performance will take place at your own high school (or a suitable alternative venue if that's not possible).

Reeves quickly became one of the top young singer-songwriters when Warner Bros. released his The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales) in 2007. He has also garnered success as the co-writer of a number of songs with Colbie Caillat, including her hit singles “Bubbly” and “Realize.”

The Young Guns 2010 Grand Prize is made possible by In Tune Monthly, the only magazine written exclusively for music making students in grades 7 - 12 and their teachers. Used by teachers as an in-classroom text, the magazine focuses on enriching and broadening the traditional music curriculum in middle and high schools and appeals to the independent player as well.

ASCAP J.A.M. Prize

Entry deadline—December 20, 2010

Getting your songs heard is one of the toughest parts about breaking into the music industry. It's hard enough for an adult, but who's going to listen to a teen songwriter?

The winner of the Young Guns 2010 ASCAP J.A.M. Prize won't have that problem. In fact, you'll actually be invited to perform your winning song in at the ASCAP I Create Music Expo in Los Angeles, the music industry capital of the United States.

What's ASCAP? It's only the oldest and largest organization to collect royalties for songwriters - some 300,000 of them.

Alanis Morissette, Madonna, the Beastie Boys, No Doubt, Jason Mraz, the Killers, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Metallica, Dave Matthews and Nine Inch Nails are all members of ASCAP.

The ASCAP 2010 EXPO is an essential experience for any music creator, providing three days of education, innovation and inspiration. It draws some of the biggest names in songwriting, composing, publishing and music producing as well as top industry executives.

And they'll be listening to you if you're the winner of the Young Guns 2010 ASCAP J.A.M. Prize.

That's right. You'll not only be invited to attend the ASCAP Expo but you'll be asked to take the stage and play your Young Guns 2010 original prize-winning song.

Just send us a postcard from LA while you're out there soaking it all in!

Pursue your dream of becoming a successful popular musician by studying at Catawba College, one of only a few American colleges and universities with a complete curriculum especially designed to meet the needs of performers and and songwriters interested in popular music. The difference is making Catawba a top choice for a growing number of talented performers and songwriters of popular music from across the country.

And we do mean talented. In the past four years, FIVE Catawba students have taken home 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in the annual John Lennnon Songwriting Scholarship competition. That's far better results than any other college or university.s each year.

ALL entrants in Young Guns 2010 receive scholarship consideration to study music at Catawba. AND one talented popular musician will receive a $5000 scholarship! If renewed over four years of study, that comes to a cool $20,000.