▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
▶︎HOFA SONG CONTEST
Join the international online competition for musicians & producers now and win over €32,000 in cash and prizes.
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Taking part is easy:
Join the 11th HOFA Song Contest now!
The HOFA Song Contest is an international online competition for musicians and music producers. Convince the HOFA jury of your skills and collect votes in the public voting. There is no fee to participate!
NEW: You now have the option to enter with a music video.
Present your song worldwide
The contest is open to artists from every genre. We will make your talent heard and provide you with a stage for your music. The prize money of €6,000 will go to the winners of the five main categories and the music video award. You also get the chance to win attractive non-cash prizes from our sponsors.
Listen, vote, and leave a comment
This is a public contest, so your song will be heard by fans and music lovers from all over the world. Each and everyone is invited to cast their votes and leave comments.
About HOFA
Founded more than 35 years ago as a recording studio, HOFA divided into the following areas of music production and audio engineering:
HOFA-College
Online academy for audio engineering & music production – learn more ›
HOFA-Akustik
The patent remedy for optimum room acoustics – learn more ›
HOFA-Plugins
Intelligent audio plugins for PC & Mac – learn more ›
HOFA-Media
The best choice for your CD & vinyl duplication – learn more ›
HOFA-Studios
Recording, mixing & mastering studios – learn more ›
Win over €32,000 in cash and prizes!
There will be a main prize of €1,000 donated by HOFA in each of the five categories. We are also awarding €1,000 in prize money for the best music video. In addition to the main prizes, a lot of attractive special prizes will be awarded – we are very happy about the support from our sponsors!
Contest timeline
The contest starts
JUN 1, 2026
Closing date
AUG 8, 2026
Start of jury voting
AUG 10, 2026
End of public voting
AUG 20, 2026
The winners are announced
AUG 24, 2026
Terms and conditions
Any solo artist, band, project etc. can participate with one of their original songs. Remixes and cover versions are excluded. Every participant can upload their song until August 8.
The musical genre of your song is not relevant, because there are several main categories in each of which winners will be determined. These are the available categories:
- Pop
- Rock & Heavy
- Electronic Music
- Hip-Hop / Soul / R’n’B
- Traditional & Miscellaneous
New songs
New comments
666tonsofsquirrels at 24.07.2026 20:33 about Let Me Fall - Obsolete by LET ME FALL:
Geil.
SOUND GUARDIANS at 24.07.2026 20:31 about Try To Get A Little Piece Of Life by SOUND GUARDIANS:
Vielen Dank Tex. Freut mich, dass er Dir so gut gefällt. Viele Grüße Andi 😃
666tonsofsquirrels at 24.07.2026 20:28 about Too Late by sleepyinspain:
Ohh this is awesome 🔥🤘
marius_heinrich at 24.07.2026 20:16 about Die Kick (feat. Jmariefierce) by marius_heinrich:
Vielen Dank 🙏🏻
Lua🌙Nigra Chalice🪶Shine at 24.07.2026 20:15 about Battery Drain by ChromaCat:
"Battery Drain" sounds really great!!! I can imagine a chaotic place full of strobe light and crazyness!!! Here i give you my vote! And i invite you to know our work...
Marzio Iattici at 24.07.2026 20:15 about The Eternal Recurrence of the Same pt.2 by Marzio Iattici:
Thankyou so much! Means a lot to me!
Marzio Iattici at 24.07.2026 20:14 about The Eternal Recurrence of the Same pt.2 by Marzio Iattici:
Thankyou very much! Really appreciated!
Jeroewn at 24.07.2026 20:11 about You got everything by Jeroewn:
That is nice! Thank you
DJ RAVA SCHWEIZ at 24.07.2026 20:10 about Moonlit Heartbeat by DJ RAVA SCHWEIZ:
Thanks so much😉Appreciate your feedback,have a great weekend and good luck🍀😉
DJ RAVA SCHWEIZ at 24.07.2026 20:08 about In My Life by Blaffy:
Leider ist meim englisch sehr schlecht,darum schreibe ich auf deutsch.Danke für deinen netten kommentar zu meinem track☝️Deiner klingt sehr schön und beruhigend.Toller...