John Lennon Songwriting Contest!

I just received a phone call from Brian Rothschild, co-founder of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest that Trivial Pursuit has been selected as The John Lennon Songwriting Contest Song of the Week!

From their website: “In honor of John Lennon, The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997 to give songwriters an opportunity to express themselves, gain recognition, and get their music heard. The JLSC is made possible by Yoko Ono Lennon.

The Executive Committee of Judges consists of legendary and contemporary superstars such as Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Jimmy Cliff, Matthew Koma, American Authors, Bob Weir, Switchfoot, Sheila E, Kevin Bacon, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, and more. Over the years, the Contest has identified such stars as Meghan Trainor, Gaby Moreno, Elise Goldsberry and others.”

The annual competition ends with a Grand Prize Winner for song of the year announced at the end of 2022 (I’m still in the running for that!) . There are over $300k in prizes given away each year and profits from the Contest help to keep the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus (www.lennonbus.org) on the road to supplement music education and to demonstrate the latest gear and instruments.

I’ll be going live with Brian on his Instagram channel today (Jan 25) at 2pm EST. @lennonbus

Trivial Pursuit is not yet released to the public, but you can get yours now by pre-ordering the album due out this Spring at jessicamagoch.com/shop . You’ll get each song digitally as it’s completed, and you’ll get Trivial Pursuit + the story behind the song delivered to your inbox instantly.

Special thanks goes out to Keegan Tawa, Joe Nicolo, Matty Cappy, Bo Rains, Mitch Beer, Andy Meyer, Jay Davidson and Glen Hale for their contributions.

Enjoy the music!