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The following list of songs are pre-approved by GAC and MusicNation for use in our Next GAC Star contest. This means you can post your cover song/video of any of these previously recorded songs or your own original song. Contest entries that do not meet this criteria will be removed from consideration.
All songs for Next GAC Star were provided exclusively by
Sony/ATV Music Nashville
8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203
All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
APPROVED SONG LIST FOR NEXT GAC STAR
ACT NATURALLY
Written by Johnny Russell & Vonie Morrison
Copyright 1963 Renewed 1991 Sony/ATV Songs LLC
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ALL MY EX’S LIVE IN TEXAS
Written by Sanger D Shafer & Lyndia Shafer
Copyright 1986 Sony/ATV Songs LLC
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BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE
Written by Ronnie Dunn
Copyright 1992 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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CATHY'S CLOWN
Written by Don Everly
Copyright 1960 Renewed 1988 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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COLD COLD HEART
Written by Hank Williams Sr.
Copyright 1951 Renewed 1979 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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COME A LITTLE CLOSER
Written by Brett Beavers & Dierks Bentley
Copyright 2005 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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CRAZY
Written by Willie Nelson
Copyright 1961 Renewed 1989 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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DANG ME
Written by Roger Miller
Copyright 1964 Renewed 1992 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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FOR THESE TIMES
Written by Leslie Satcher
Copyright 2007 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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GAMBLER, THE
Written by Don Schlitz
Copyright 1977 Renewed 2005 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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GOODBYE TIME
Written by Roger Murrah & James Dean Hicks
Copyright 1987 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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HEARTBREAK HOTEL
Written by Mae Axton, Tommy Durden & Elvis Presley
Copyright 1956 Renewed 1984 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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HELLO DARLIN'
Written by Conway Twitty
Copyright 1969 Renewed 1997 Sony/ATV Songs LLC
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THE HOKEY POKEY
Written by Taft Baker, Larry Laprise & Charles Macak
Copyright 1950 Renewed 1978 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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I FALL TO PIECES
Written by Hank Cochran & Harlan Howard
Copyright 1960 Renewed 1988 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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I FOUGHT THE LAW
Written by Sonny Curtis
Copyright 1961 Renewed 1989 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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(I NEVER PROMISED YOU A) ROSE GARDEN
Written by Joe South
Copyright 1967 Renewed 1995 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME
Written by Bobby Braddock
Copyright 2001 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
Written by Gretchen Peters
Copyright 1992 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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IT’S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE
Written by Conway Twitty & Jack Nance
Copyright 1958 Renewed 1986 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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KING OF THE ROAD
Written by Roger Miller
Copyright 1964 Renewed 1992 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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LET THAT PONY RUN
Written by Gretchen Peters
Copyright 1991 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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MAMA TRIED
Written by Merle Haggard
Copyright 1968 Renewed 1996 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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MAMMA'S DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE COWBOYS
Written by Ed Bruce & Patsy Bruce
Copyright 1975 Renewed 2003 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS
Written by Casey Beathard
Copyright 2002 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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OH LONESOME ME
Written by Don Gibson
Copyright 1958 Renewed 1985 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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OUR SONG
Written by Taylor Swift
Copyright 2007 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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RED DIRT ROAD
Written by Ronnie Dunn & Kix Brooks
Copyright 2003 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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SON OF A PREACHER MAN
Written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins
Copyright 1968 Renewed 1996 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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SUSPICIOUS MINDS
Written by Mark James
Copyright 1968 Renewed 1996 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
Written by Taylor Swift & Liz Rose
Copyright 2006 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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TENNESSEE WALTZ
Written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
Copyright 1948 Renewed 1975 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT
Written by Alan Block & Don Hecht
Copyright 1956 Renewed 1984 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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WHAT WAS I THINKIN'
Written by Dierks Bentley, Brett Beavers & Deric Ruttan
Copyright 2003 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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WHEN GOD FEARIN' WOMEN GET THE BLUES
Written by Leslie Satcher
Copyright 2001 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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WHEN WILL I BE LOVED
Written by Phil Everly
Copyright 1960 Renewed 1988 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM
Written by Gretchen Peters
Copyright 1993 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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WOULD YOU GO WITH ME
Written by John Scott Sherrill & Shawn Camp
Copyright 2005 Sony/ATV Songs LLC,
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