March 18th, 2025
NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition is thrilled to announce that Lindsay Foote from Boston, Massachusetts, is the 23rd annual Grand Prize Winner.
During the Saturday, March 15, finals, Foote showcased six songs with tender emotionalism and dreamy melodies that highlighted her lithe voice. Her grand prize package includes a fully funded six-song EP, recorded and mixed at Citizen Studios, with vinyl records pressed at Citizen Vinyl.
“I’m so honored to have won this competition,” Foote says. “I’ve been at this for a while, and this industry can be tough. So, it’s really encouraging to get a little validation on my songwriting! And I can’t wait to get working on my next project at Citizen Vinyl!”
Learn more about Foote’s self-described “music of the heart” here.
The internationally recognized NewSong Music event, now in its 24th year, is one of North America’s premier showcases of emerging performers and songwriters today. The March 15 finale concert (rescheduled from November 2023 due to Hurricane Helene) brought five finalists from across the U.S. to Asheville, NC, for an evening of songs and connection. The magical showcase of singer-songwriter performances ran the gamut from soulful Americana to indie-pop and from country roots to contemporary folk.
The runnerup was Marcus Fetch (Nashville, Tenn). The full lineup included: Admiral Radio (Becca Smith and Coty Hoover, Columbia, SC), Paula Boggs (Seattle, WA), and Erika Lewis (Asheville, NC). Finalists who were not able to attend were Rai Omri (Paonia, CO), Eliza Edens (Brooklyn, NY), and R.O. Shapiro (Los Altos, CA).
Judges for the event, which took place at Citizen Vinyl in downtown Asheville, included Claude Coleman Jr. (Ween & SoundSpace@Rabbit’s), China Langford (Lonesome Station Music), and Gar Ragland (NewSong Music & Citizen Vinyl). Learn more about the judges here.
As this year’s Grand Prize Winner, Lindsay Foote joins NewSong Music’s impressive roster of artists such as Jobi Riccio, Crys Matthews, Slow Runner, Natalie Price, and others.
