**SONG LIST** at the bottom of this page for those wishing to sing with soundtracks.
Is there an age limit? Yes. You must be at least 13 to audition. There is no maximum age. Also, if you are under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must be present to sign a waiver.
Does it cost anything to audition?
No it is absolutely free to audition. However, If you are selected to be in the show, a registration fee of $20 will be due immediately.* This includes one free Music City Star Quest Dogtag Necklace, and also helps offset the cost of auditorium rental, sound, lights, trophies and other fees associated with a production of this magnitude.
Do I need to sign up in advance to audition? Yes. To make sure everything moves in an orderly fashion on the night of the audition, everyone needs to register in advance. You can do that by going to the link above.
How much time do I have to audition?
Each person has 60 seconds to audition. All auditions must be done Acapella, without any accompaniment on music or vocals.
When will I know if I made the show?
The line-up for the main show will be announced within 24 hours of the final audition.
How many contestants will be chosen for the show? 20
Will lyrics be available on a screen to read? No. You must have the song memorized. No exceptions.
Can I bring a band if I am selected to be in the show?
No. However, you may use the Music City Star Quest band that's comprised of Nashville musicians. You can also sing with an acoustic guitar if you like, or pick a song from our sound library of pop, rock, R&B, country, or Christian genres *(listed below) and we will provide the accompaniment tracks. No background vocals are allowed unless they are on the accompaniment tracks.
Can I use my own accompaniment tracks? We want to make sure you sound as good as you possibly can, therefore, we highly recommend that you only use the accompaniment tracks provided by Music City Star Quest at the bottom of this page. We only use the highest quality tracks available. This also insures it has been cleared by the censors. Music City Star Quest is a family show and certain lyrics are not allowed.
Can I sing my own original song? Yes. However, you will need to bring the copyright for the material.
Can I bring someone backstage?
No. Due to security and safety issues, no one is allowed backstage except contestants and staff of Music City Star Quest.
If I win do I get the prize money right away?
Yes! The winner will receive a check for $1,000.00 immediately after the show.
The poster says "Nashville's Biggest Star." Is it only for country singers?
Not at all! Over the past several years Nashville has become a hub for all types of music. It has always been the home of Country music but it may surprise some people to know that two of the biggest Rock groups on the road today, Kings of Leon and Paramore, are both based in Nashville. Other Pop and Jazz artists who call Nashville home are Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, and Larry Carlton, just to name a few. Not to mention, Nashville is the headquarters to virtually every major Christian music Label.
How can my family and friends buy tickets for the show?
Tickets can be purchased as early as 1 month in advance right here at MusicCityStarQuest.com or at the door the night of the show, if seats are still available.
*SONG LISTS
(alphabetized by genre)
Country
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action - Toby Keith
Abilene - George Hamilton IV
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Ain't Going Down (Til The Sun Comes Up) -Garth Brooks
All American Girl - Carrie Underwood
All My Ex's Live in Texas - George Strait
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight - Hank Williams, Jr.
All We'd Ever Need - Lady Antebellum
American Honey - Lady Antebellum
American Made - Oak Ridge Boys
Angels Brought Me Here - Carrie Underwood
Any Man of Mine - Shania Twain
Baby Girl - Sugarland
Be My Baby Tonight - John Michael Montgomery
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Better Life - Keith Urban
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Blue - Leann Rimes
Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Bop - Dan Seals
Breathe - Faith Hill
But For The Grace of God - Keith Urban
Cadillac Style - Sammy Kershaw
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Lady Antebellum
Celebrity - Brad Paisley
Change - Taylor Swift
Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
Come On Over - Shania Twain
Country Club - Travis Tritt
Days Go By - Keith Urban
Deeper Than The Holler - Randy Travis
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) - Loretta Lynn
Don't Forget to Remember Me - Carrie Underwood
Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson
Down in Mississippi - Sugarland
Elvira - Oak Ridge Boys
Everyday America - Sugarland
Except For Monday - Lorrie Morgan
Fancy - Reba McEntire
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Feels Like Today - Rascal Flatts
Fifteen - Taylor Swift
Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
Forever and Always - Taylor Swift
Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
Girls Night Out - The Judds
Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks
Guys Do It All The Time - Mindy McCready
He Didn't Have To Be - Brad Paisley
Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
Hey, Stephen - Taylor Swift
High Cotton - Alabama
Home Is Where The Heart Is - Lady Antebellum
Honey, I'm Home - Shania Twain
I Don't Wanna Play House - Tammy Wynette
I Like It, I Love It - Tim McGraw
I Melt - Rascal Flatts
I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
I Told You So - Carrie Underwood
I Told You So - Keith Urban
I Was Here - Lady Antebellum
I Won't Cry - Sugarland
If I Know Me - George Strait
If The Good Die Young - Tracy Lawrence
If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time - Lefty Frizzell
I'm Gonna Miss Her - Brad Paisley
I'm Holdin' On To Love (To Save My Life) - Shania Twain
I'm Movin' On - Rascal Flatts
Independence Day - Carrie Underwood
Indian Outlaw - Tim McGraw
Inside Your Heaven - Carrie Underwood
Jesus, Take The Wheel - Carrie Underwood
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood
Just Might (Make Me Believe) - Sugarland
Kiss This - Aaron Tippin
Last Name - Carrie Underwood
Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts
Life's A Dance - John Michael Montgomery
Little Moments - Brad Paisley
Little Rock - Reba McEntire
Lookin' For A Good Time - Lady Antebellum
Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum
Love Gets Me Every Time - Shania Twain
Love Me Like You Used To - Tanya Tucker
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Love Will Turn You Around - Kenny Rogers
Love Without End, Amen - George Strait
Love You Out Loud - Rascal Flatts
Making Memories of Us - Keith Urban
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
Mary's Song - Taylor Swift
Maybe It Was Memphis - Pam Tillis
Mayberry - Rascal Flatts
Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life) - Pam Tillis
Mountain Music - Alabama
Mud On The Tires - Brad Paisley
My Heart's Broken, Too - Sugarland
My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Never Alone - Lady Antebellum
No One Else On Earth - Wynonna Judd
North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
Once In A Lifetime - Keith Urban
Our Song - Taylor Swift
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Picture To Burn - Taylor Swift
Please Help Me, I'm Falling (In Love With You) - Hank Locklin
Prayin' For Daylight - Rascal Flatts
Queen Of My Double Wide Trailer - Sammy Kershaw
Rock This Country! - Shania Twain
Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain - The Judds
Rocky Top - Traditional Bluegrass
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) - Alabama
Rumor Has It - Reba McEntire
Seminole Wind - John Anderson
Settlin' - Sugarland
Shameless - Garth Brooks
She's Everything - Brad Paisley
She's In Love With The Boy - Trisha Yearwood
Should've Said No - Taylor Swift
Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
Skin - Rascal Flatts
Sleeping Single In A Double Bed - Barbara Mandrell
So Small - Carrie Underwood
Sold (The Grundy County Auction) - John Michael Montgomery
Some Girls Do - Sawyer Brown
Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood
Somebody Like You - Keith Urban
Something More - Sugarland
Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford
Stand - Rascal Flatts
Stand Back Up - Sugarland
Starts With Goodbye - Carrie Underwood
Stay - Sugarland
Stay Beautiful - Taylor Swift
Step By Step - Eddit Rabbitt
Stranger In My House - Ronnie Milsap
Streets Of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam
Stupid Boy - Keith Urban
Swingin' - John Anderson
T-R-O-U-B-L-E - Travis Tritt
Take It Back - Reba McEntire
Take These Chains From My Heart - Hank Williams
Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift
Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain
That's My Story - Collin Raye
The Church On Cumberland Road - Shenandoah
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
The Greatest Man I Never Knew - Reba McEntire
The More Boys I Meet - Carrie Underwood
The Race Is On - George Jones
The World - Brad Paisley
There's A Tear In My Beer - Hank Williams
There's Your Trouble - Dixie Chicks
These Days - Rascal Flatts
Ticks - Brad Paisley
Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift
Time, Time, Time - Sugarland
Tonight I Wanna Cry - Keith Urban
Umbrella / Irreplaceable - Taylor Swift
Want To - Sugarland
Wasted - Carrie Underwood
Welcome To My World - Jim Reeves
We're Young and Beautiful - Carrie Underwood
What Hurts The Most - Rascal Flatts
What Made You Say That - Shania Twain
What Part of No - Lorrie Morgan
Whatever You Do! Don't! - Shania Twain
What's Forever For - Michael Martin Murphey
What's He Doin' In My World - Eddy Arnold
When I Get Where I'm Going - Brad Paisley
When You Say Nothing At All - Keith Whitley
Where The Blacktop Ends - Keith Urban
While You Loved Me - Rascal Flatts
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley (DUET w/Alison Krauss)
White Horse - Taylor Swift
Who Needs Pictures - Brad Paisley
Who Says You Can't Go Home - Sugarland
Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me - Keith Urban
Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That - Dolly Parton
Why Haven't I Heard From You - Reba McEntire
Why Not Me - The Judds
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
Wild One - Faith Hill
Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky
You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
You'll Think of Me - Keith Urban
You Look So Good In Love - George Strait
Young Love (Strong Love) - The Judds
Your Love Is A Miracle - Mark Chesnutt
You're My Better Half - Keith Urban
You're Not Sorry - Taylor Swift
Your Everything - Keith Urban
You've Got A Way - Shania Twain
You've Got To Stand For Something - Aaron Tippin
Pop, Rock, and R & B
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
Any Way You Want It - Journey
At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors
Baby Love - The Supremes
Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge
Copacabana (At The Copa) - Barry Manilow
December, 1963 - (Oh, What A Night) - The 4 Seasons
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) - Marcia Griffiths
Endless Love - Diana Ross
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Faithfully - Journey
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Heat Wave - Linda Ronstadt
Hero - Mariah Carey
How Do I Live - Leann Rimes
I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
If It Makes You Happy - Sheryl Crow
Jack & Diane - John Cougar
Jump - Van Halen
Lollipop - The Chordettes
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey
Macarena - Los Del Rio
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
My Sharona - The Knack
Only The Young - Journey
Open Arms - Journey
Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band
Red, Red Wine - Ub40
Respect - Aretha Franklin
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
Rockin' Robin - Bobby Day
Runaround Sue - Bobby Day
Save The Best For Last - Vanessa L. Williams
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Soul Man - The Blues Brothers
Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens
The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
The Sign - Ace of Base
Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Unforgettable - Natalie Cole
Up Where We Belong - Jennifer Warnes
Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
When I Fall In Love - Celine Dion
When I Fall In Love - Clive Griffin
Who's Crying Now - Journey
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Yakety Yak - The Coasters
You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Barbra Streisand
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - Neil Diamond
Christian
After The Music Fades - Shaun Groves
All I Need - Bethany Dillon
Back In His Arms Again - Mark Schultz
Breathe - Rebecca St. James
Breathe Your Name - Sixpence None The Richer
Cry Out To Jesus - Third Day
Dive (Radio version) - Steven Curtis Chapman
East To West - Casting Crowns
Everytime I Breathe - Big Daddy Weave
Fly Away - FFH
God With Us - Mercy Me
How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin
Holy - Nichole Nordeman
I'm Not Cool - Scott Krippayne
I Can Only Imagine - Mercy Me
I Don't Want To Go - Avalon
In Better Hands - Natalie Grant
It Is You - Newsboys
Made To Love - Toby Mac
Made To Worship - Chris Tomlin
My Savior My God - Aaron Shust
No Greater Love - Rachael Lampa
Praise You In This Storm - Casting Crowns
Redeemer - Nicole C. Mullen
Set The World On Fire - Britt Nicole
Take You Back - Jeremy Camp
Trust Me - Crystal Lewis
Wide Open - Newsong
Word Of God Speak - Mercy Me
You Are Everything - Matthew West
You Are My King - Phillips, Craig, and Dean
**If the registration fee isn't paid as soon as the contestants are announced, a new contestant will be chosen to take your place.