We're thrilled to share the Official 2024 Semi-Finalists of the Wide Open Country Song Contest!
A huge congratulations to the talented songwriters featured below — your work stood out among thousands of entries.
In the weeks ahead, we'll be unveiling the Finalists, the Top 25 Songs, and announcing both the Overall and Category Winners. Keep an eye out for those updates!
Please note: Semi-Finalists are listed alphabetically by song title.
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"ALCOHOL OF FAME" By Norman McDonald, Paul Ivy and Laura Rabell
"Alcohol-it a Day" By Bre Hopkins, Andrew Capra and Derek Johnson
"AS OLD AS I CAN" By Derek James, Carin Fradin and Aron Rosing
"Beer View Mirror" By Dwayne Andras and Don Quinn
"Blackberry Whiskey" By Craig Hendricks
"Boat Beer" By Luke Olson and Kaylee Olson (Luke and Kaylee)
"Borrowed Time" By Liz Womble
"Boy Who Cried Forever" By Kaylyn Sahs, Lauren McLamb and Chris Rafetto
"Brand New Love Potion" By Wesley Hanna
"Broken Bow" By Johnny Hayes and Kapali Long
"Build A Life" By Amanda Kate Ferris
"Cash Crop" By Zach McCabe and Graham Mallany
"Chevrolet" By Payton Rector and Matt Gage
"Cinderella" By Eric Geibel, Larry Migliore and Kevin Gallarello
"Cold in California" By Neal Morgan and Steven Mendiola (The Cripple Creek Band)
"Come Hell or High Water" By Red Marlow
"Complicated Man" By J.M. Clifford and Ron Pope
"Country Couture" By Cali Tucker, Tricia Battani and G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze
"Crooked Teeth" By Jack McKeon
"Douse it in Diesel" By Cole Hartley
"DRINKIN' MY WORDS" By Sharon Spivey James and Bob Morrison
"Drinking About You" By Evie Ladin
"Drinking One More Night" By Laurence Scott (The Famous)
"Easy Side of Goodbye" By Megan Kelley Cedric Israel and Bobby Watson
"Fall In Love And Find Out" By Juna DeFeo, Joey DeFeo, Bobby Evans and Bob Roemer (Juna N Joey)
"Feels So Good" By Christopher Bragg (The Midnight Revival)
"Fire In the Hole" By Pam Ross
"Flower in the Ditch" By Savanna Chestnut
"Found You Anyway" By Kelly McKay, Dave Sauve and Sabrina Sauve (Rosewood Ave)
"Free Bird" By Hannah Michelle
"Good Time" By Arron Michael
"Hard Luck Man" By J.M. Clifford
"Heaven is a Blow Up Pool" By Dakota Jay and Jaclyn Moniot
"Hick Heaven" By Luke Olson, Isaac Olson and Kesler Blair (The Olson Bros Band)
"How To Write A Song" By Benjamin Burke
"Johnnie" By Sarah Lake
"Just an Old Condition" By Jeffrey Steele
"Just Plain Crazy" By Joseph McMinn, Corey Lee Barker, Danny Kensy and Randi Driscoll (Barefoot Joe)
"Let Your Country Come Out" By Luke Olson and Kaylee Olson (Luke and Kaylee)
"Liquor Store" By Fran Litterski and Davis Forney
"Little Margarita" By Matt Loewenstein (Muddy Marshall)
"Long Night in Nashville" By Johnny Hayes
"Love Lies" By Meagan Allen
"Love of a Good Man" By Raggedy Anne
"Me Before You" By Benjamin Burke
"Mid Wild West" By Jesse Wilson
"My Blueridge Mountain Home" By JDocBurns
"Old Blueridge Highway to Hell" By Lewin Barringer
"Old Felt Hat" By Alice Benfer and Gregory M Dillon
"On a mountain top" By Jessie Hardegger and Rick Noorlander (Jessie & the Gents)
"One of These Days" By Evie Ladin
"Only a Cowboy" By Cole Hartley and Tim Gates
"Out Of Them Boots" By Luke Olson, Kaylee Olson and Aaron Patrick (Luke and Kaylee)
"Pedal Steel Me Away" By Kristen Foreman
"Pick Me Up" By Julia Goff
"Porch Swing" By Elaina Christina
"Pretty Good" By Megan Kelley, Abbey Cabler and Cedric Israel
"Right Hand Man" By SJ McDonald and Marti Dodson
"Risky Whisky" By Sarah Hughes
"Salt and Sugar" By Ray Mancison (Garden State Outlaws)
"Seasons Change" By Amanda Fagan
"Shed Your Gentle Light Down On Me" By Robert Turco
"Sing'n Pick'n Cowboy" By JD Casper
"Single of the Year" By Brad McKinney, John Frank and Lauren Spring
"Somewhere" By Jayne Sachs
"Somewhere In The Ballpark" By Brad Hunnings
"Stay With Me" By Brett Hendrix
"Story to Tell" By Brett Hendrix
"Strawberry, CA" By Abbie Callahan
"Sweet Tooth" By Abbie Callahan
"Tabs on You" By Tarrah
"Tailgate Tunes" By Luke Olson and Isaac Olson (The Olson Bros Band)
"That Bronco" By Liv Cawley
"The Barroom" By Stewart Eastham
"Thinkin' and Drinkin" By Randy Zabel
"This Old Town" By Trent Beaver & The Damage
"Tractor Candy" By Elisa Smith
"Trouble In A Bottle" By Hunter Stiles
"Trouble in My Soul" By Austin Scelzo (On the Trail)
"Tying" By Jacob Connor
"Urban Cowboy" By Cali Tucker, Tricia Battani and G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze
"Walkin' With The Devil" By JD Casper
"Walking Through Your Memory" By Derek James and Carin Fradin
"Wander" By Roger Jaeger and Tripp Weir
"Weak Scared Insecure He's a Lying Hypocrite" By JDocBurns
"What Comes with You" By Neal Morgan and Tony Manning (The Cripple Creek Band)
"What I've Become" By Chris Bragg (The Midnight Revival)
"What's One More" By Elisa Smith
"When It's Time For Me To Go" By Billy Simons
"When We Break Up" By Moseley
"Whiskey Boys" By Tom Dixon
"Whiskey Sour" By Bill O'Hanlon, Elysse Yulo and Dan Harrison
"Why the Good Ones Go" By Brad McKinney, Jake Arthur and Jackson Snelling
"Wildflowers On The Outback" By Alice Benfer and Gregory M Dillon
"Wine About It" By Kaylyn Sahs, Benji Cowart, and Jason Blaine McEwen
"Worth A Shot" By Trey Calloway and Aaron Pax Taylor
"You Ain't John Wayne" By Johannah Treece and Cherish Rivera
"You or the Whiskey" By Madison Hughes and Rich Deans
"Your Ring" By Susan Hickman
