The John Lennon Award is an annual competition open to student songwriters and composers of contemporary musical genres including alternative, pop, rock, indie, electronica, R&B, and experimental. Established in 1997 by Yoko Ono in conjunction with the BMI Foundation, this scholarship program honors the memory of one of the preeminent songwriters of the 20th century.
Congrats to our own Claire Nichols (Class of 2027) for winning 1st Place.
Claire whose artist name is ickypop, wrote and produced “pomegranate.red”
It was mixed by Toby Masick (Class of 2025) p/k/a mTwenty and Mastered by CDI Faculty, Alan Silverman.