History of the Event

Formerly known as New Jersey Shout Down Drugs since 2005, Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey has been rebranded with a new name that fully encompasses what the competition is all about – challenging teens to create peer-to-peer original music, songs and lyrics in their own original style, whether it be hip-hop, rock, folk or any other genre. Each year the contestants’ songs are featured on ShoutDownDrugs.com. The online voting periods allow the public to listen to and vote for their favorite songs. To date, more than one million votes have been cast since the online voting feature began in 2010. The contest finalists participate in the annual virtual prevention concert, during which a winner is chosen by a panel of judges. The winner receives a contract worth $5,000 to perform their award-winning songs at events throughout the year.

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