▶︎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
sleepyinspain at 13.07.2026 04:32 about Too Late by sleepyinspain:
Thanks:)
sleepyinspain at 13.07.2026 04:32 about Too Late by sleepyinspain:
🖤
sleepyinspain at 13.07.2026 04:32 about Too Late by sleepyinspain:
Thank you:)
Tacotom lightning at 13.07.2026 04:20 about Wer nicht wagt der nicht Gewinnt.... by Tacotom lightning :
Moin Artur mir geht's sehr gut hoffe bei dir ebenfalls toll was zu hören eingespielt nur cigabox Gitarre 🎸 mfg Thomas
Halbes Zimmer Kalt at 12.07.2026 23:43 about Ghosted by Some Good Moments:
Was für ein wunderschöner Song. Danke fürs teilen! Den hört man sich gerne öfter an!
esempi at 12.07.2026 23:40 about V2K by esempi:
Ich hab die Einordnung auch eher Richtung Minimal Music verstanden und nicht als MNML, wie Du es siehst. Aber das mit den Genres ist sowieso immer ein schwieriges Unterfangen....
Andreas "Scotty" Böttcher at 12.07.2026 23:29 about Too Nice For Free Jazz by Andreas "Scotty" Böttcher:
Danke für die Lorbeeren. Habe bei Dir auch gleich mal bissl "gespitzelt" und auch den Vote-Button geklickt.
Moonjazz at 12.07.2026 23:18 about Too Nice For Free Jazz by Andreas "Scotty" Böttcher:
Ein sehr schönes Stück! Ich höre es gerade zum dritten Mal. Bass und Vibraphone schwingen zusammen. Wie befreiend Improvisation ist und welche inspirierte Leichtigkeit dabei...
Arthur Francis at 12.07.2026 22:39 about Haiducii by Melodyangel:
I'm glad you like my song too. I always produce everything myself. Good luck to you as well. Best regards, Arthur
Alfred Thomas Franz at 12.07.2026 22:36 about BERLIN THAT CITY VANISHED by LCR5music:
tatsächlich, so ist es: Blending the hypnotic motorik pulse of krautrock with the immediacy and emotional pull of modern pop, LCR5 forge a sound they call Krautpop: cinematic,...