Friday, February 27, 2026

LEXI LEE GAMBLE IS OUR YOUNG SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR FOR 2025

 

LEXI LEE GAMBLE IS OUR YOUNG SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR FOR 2025

Amazing 14 year old Lexi Lee Gamble is DSA’s Young Songwriter Of The Year with her song “Back When We Were Young.” In addition, her song “Like Me” was the first runner up in our Young Songwriters Contest.

Lexi’s real name is Alexandra Lee Gamble, and she is an emerging American-Romanian singer and songwriter.  Lexi is an 8th-grade Honors student at Greenhill School, lives in Dallas, and spends a good portion of her summers in Europe to embrace her family heritage and culture. Her favorite music genres are pop and R&B, but her style continues to evolve as she develops her artistry and finds her authentic voice.

As a child who has always loved music, Lexi began exploring music at the age of four and has immersed herself in it ever since. She is a multi-instrumentalist who plays piano and taught herself guitar before taking professional classes. She also explored violin through her school orchestra program. Lexi recorded her first original song at the age of 12 and has been developing her repertoire as she builds toward releasing her debut album. In both 2024 and 2025, Lexi was recognized as “One-To-Watch” by Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), as part of their “Ears” program. She is also a long-standing member of the Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus, with whom she has performed in multiple concerts alongside the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Music is more powerful when it creates a real positive impact in the world, and Lexi regularly uses her talent to just that!  Throughout the years, Lexi has participated in numerous charitable projects focused on the health and well-being of children. In 2024, Lexi performed at the “Light the Night” Gala for the DFW Angels, an organization that raises money for children in foster care.  In 2025, she performed at the Educational First Steps Gala, sponsored by George and Laura Bush, supporting their efforts to raise more than $1 million for early childhood education.  Currently, Lexi serves as the Engagement and Inclusion Chair for the National Charity League, N. Dallas Chapter.

To honor the work that she has done in the music and charity fields at such a young age, DSA has made Lexi our Student Ambassador and extended an invitation for her to perform at our Hall of Fame event in April. Lexi has also earned $150 for winning first and second place in the contest. DSA will also award her $500 when she enrolls in the college music program of her choice.

This incredible teen has accomplished a great deal for her age. Keep an eye on her and follow her future endeavors by following Lexi on Facebook and Instagram - @lexileegamble - and cheer for her as she brings new music and inspiration into the world.  Congratulations, Lexi!

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2025 OPENED JUNE 1

 DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2025 OPENED JUNE 1


DSA INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 2025

More than $5,000 in cash & prizes in 9 categories

Dallas, TX - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Opened June 1 – Deadline September 30th

It’s time to enter your best songs in the annual Dallas Songwriters International Song Contest, which offers more than $5,000 in cash and prizes for the best songs in 9 categories, plus grand prize winners. Categories include Christian/Inspirational, Country, Americana/Folk/Bluegrass, Pop/Rock/RnB/Alternative, Love Songs/Easy Listening, Children’s/Novelty, Singer/Songwriter, Instrumental, and 18 and Under Young Songwriters.  Judges are industry pros.  Entries are $25 per song  
Enter here:  https://dallassongwriters.org/dsa-annual-song-contest
and $15 for Young Songwriters. Enter here: https://dallassongwriters.org/young-songwriters-contest/

The DSA International Song Contest is truly a global affair.  Past contests have included entries and winners from Iceland, Sweden, the UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, France, Canada, and all over the United States.  Entries can be submitted through the https://dallassongwriters.org website or through our Song Contest Submission Partner, https://broadjam.com.  A complete breakdown of the rules, and details about past winners can be found at https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/

The International Song Contest helps to fulfill the DSA mission to promote the craft of songwriting, provide realistic, educational opportunities to better navigate the music industry, and to provide exclusive performance opportunities, both LIVE and VIRTUAL.  It provides a benchmark for popular song writing competency.  The new “DSA Global” initiative is also a way to connect the international music community to the Texas music scene.  

The Grand Prize Judge, Roy Elkins, wrote, “It seems that every year the songwriters are ‘upping’ their game and the entries are getting better and better.” Elkins ranks the top songs based on specific criteria, including Lyric, Melody, Hook, Structure, Truth, and Originality.    

The 2024 Grand Prize Winning song, “Song For Tim” was written by Andrew Wolf who won a Casio Privia PX-S1000 Keyboard. 
More about last years winners can be found here: https://dsapress.blogspot.com/2025/03/andrew-wolf-wins-grand-prize-and-runner.html

Semifinalists were invited to play live at the DSA Song Contest Awards Program, which was held virtually on January 19, 2025 and streamed to Facebook.

Live performances and camaraderie with fellow songwriters make up the soul of DSA, and since the Coronavirus, DSA is using https://zoom.us to facilitate our virtual events, which are creating new opportunities for membership and participation from anywhere in the world.     

DSA is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization.  Please join DSA as we celebrate 38 years of motivating and uplifting songwriters through education.  https://dallassongwriters.org/join-dsa/

For media, interviews, contact: Barbara McMillen