Kate Miller-Heidke has taken home the grand prize at the International Songwriting Competition for her latest single “Caught in the Crowd.” Kate penned the anti-bullying track with her composing partner Keir Nuttall.
The song was unanimously selected from over 17,000 by an esteemed judging panel, featuring the likes of Tom Waits, Neil Finn, ray Davies, Jerry Lee Lewis, KT Tunstall, and Loretta Lynn.
Kate was awarded $25, 000 US, which she’ll use to tour the United States and Europe. Congratulations to her!
The entries are in, and Upper Coomera State College in Queensland has emerged victorious. Their brilliant video highlights not just traditional bullying, but also the modern epidemic of cyberbullying. Check it out below!
The school has picked up a $2000 video hardware package and a live performance from Kate Miller-Heidke for their hard work.
If you’re not lucky enough to be a student, you can still see Kate as she embarks on her Caught in the Crowd tour. It kicks off at Melbourne’s Prince in Wales on April 30.
Kate Miller-Heidke is showing her sensitive side with her latest single “Caught in the Crowd.” This moving song about bullying is a world away from her most recent anti-dance hit “Can’t Shake It.”
The tune is currently featured in a nation-wide anti-bullying campaign in conjunction with MySpace, the Department of Education, The Daily Telegraph and Kids Helpline. In conjunction with the awareness campaign, students have the chance to win some awesome prizes including a Kate Miller-Heidke concert at their school and a Sony professional video hardware pack. To enter students should make a video for “Caught in the Crowd” and upload it to www.myspace.com/caughtinthecrowd.
But the MySpace profile is about more than this competition. It’s also a forum for people of any age to share their stories about bullying.With one in six Australian students bullied every week, it sounds like a great cause.
Kate will play shows in support of the single in April and May. You can catch the “Caught in the Crowd” tour at the following venues.
30 April 2009 – Prince of Wales Bandroom, Melbourne
1 May 2009 – Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
2 May 2009 – Hi Fi Bar, Brisbane
7 May 2009 – The Metro, Sydney
8 May 2009 – The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide
