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Is songoftheyear.com legit or a scam?
songoftheyear.com was registered Sep 9, 2003 (23 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns songoftheyear.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for songoftheyear.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was songoftheyear.com registered?
songoftheyear.com's registration dates to Sep 9, 2003 (23 years old), per public registration records. GoDaddy.com, LLC is the registrar on record today.
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Song of the Year Songwriting Contest
Song of the Year is a songwriting contest that accepts entries across ten categories and awards over $80,000 in cash and prizes to winners and finalists. The contest judges entries on songwriting merit alone, forwards winning submissions to record labels, publishers, and music industry professionals, and has supported songwriters including Meghan Trainor, Matthew Koma, and Keaton Simons in launching recording careers.
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songoftheyear.com
aboutus.com/songoftheyear.comScores refreshed Oct 3, 2026Not an official or audited rating
SignalMeasured
Authority
Not enough independent signals yet
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Safety
No known risk flags
Known risk signals, not a check pass rate
90
Registered
Sep 9, 200323 years old · RDAP fetched Oct 3, 2026
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Measurements, not a verdict about the site. Authority scores draw on Open PageRank link-graph data.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 23 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Sep 17, 2011 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 29, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredSep 9, 2003songoftheyear.com was registered on Sep 9, 2003.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 3, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described songoftheyear.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (9 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy.com, LLCSep 17, 2011 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 17, 2011 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 3, 2026
Ownership
Ownership recordsJun 1, 2007 – Apr 11, 2026Registration records for songoftheyear.com are held from Jun 1, 2007 to Apr 11, 2026 (75 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Jun 2007 – Aug 2008Nameservers: ev1servers.netJun 1, 2007Registration records listed ev1servers.net nameservers (ns6.ev1servers.net) for songoftheyear.com from Jun 1, 2007 to Jun 1, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
GoDaddy.comOct 4, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 (latest)GoDaddy.com issued 1 certificate for songoftheyear.com from Oct 4, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 20, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
Sep 9, 2003Registration: songoftheyear.com was registered on Sep 9, 2003.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 3, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described songoftheyear.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (9 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jun 1, 2007 – Apr 11, 2026Ownership: Registration records for songoftheyear.com are held from Jun 1, 2007 to Apr 11, 2026 (75 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jun 1, 2007Zone file: Registration records listed ev1servers.net nameservers (ns6.ev1servers.net) for songoftheyear.com from Jun 1, 2007 to Jun 1, 2007.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “Song of the Year is an international songwriting "contest" that has claimed in the past to encourage the art and discipline of songwriting. Among some of their claims, was that their primary focus was to find great song…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Aug 23, 2008 – Oct 17, 2013
Said about itself in 2007
Jul 1, 2007
“Song of the Year is an international songwriting "contest" that has claimed in the past to encourage the art and discipline of songwriting. Among some of their claims, was that their primary focus was to find great song…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Current AboutUs recordOct 1, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 3, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: GoDaddy
Nameservers: GoDaddyAug 23, 2008 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns43.domaincontrol.com) for songoftheyear.com from Aug 23, 2008 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to GoDaddyAug 23, 2008songoftheyear.com's nameservers moved from ev1servers.net to GoDaddy at some point between Jun 1, 2007 and Aug 23, 2008. Last seen at ev1servers.net: Jun 1, 2007 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Aug 23, 2008 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 15 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: GoDaddyNameservers: GoDaddyOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018GoDaddy (ns43.domaincontrol.com, ns44.domaincontrol.com) were the nameservers listed for songoftheyear.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: GoDaddyNameservers: GoDaddyApr 4, 2018 – Apr 11, 2026Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns43.domaincontrol.com) for songoftheyear.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Apr 11, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 15, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 15, 2026; latest sighting Oct 29, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 29, 2026: ns15.domaincontrol.com, ns16.domaincontrol.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 29, 2026
Zone file: Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns43.domaincontrol.com) for songoftheyear.com from Aug 23, 2008 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 23, 2008Zone file: songoftheyear.com's nameservers moved from ev1servers.net to GoDaddy at some point between Jun 1, 2007 and Aug 23, 2008. Last seen at ev1servers.net: Jun 1, 2007 (registration record). First seen at GoDaddy: Aug 23, 2008 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 15 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sep 17, 2011 – Oct 25, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Sep 17, 2011 and most recently on Oct 25, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 3, 2026
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: GoDaddy (ns43.domaincontrol.com, ns44.domaincontrol.com) were the nameservers listed for songoftheyear.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Apr 11, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed GoDaddy nameservers (ns43.domaincontrol.com) for songoftheyear.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Apr 11, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 15, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 15, 2026; latest sighting Oct 29, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 29, 2026: ns15.domaincontrol.com, ns16.domaincontrol.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 29, 2026
Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 3, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Oct 4, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026Certificate: GoDaddy.com issued 1 certificate for songoftheyear.com from Oct 4, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 20, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (failed)
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Current facts
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latest result
Domain registered Sep 9, 2003 — 23 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 31, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for songoftheyear.com.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as an entertainment site that sells its own services, mainly for specialists in its field.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 26 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 26 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What songoftheyear.com said about itself, 2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2007
Song of the Year is an international songwriting "contest" that has claimed in the past to encourage the art and discipline of songwriting. Among some of their claims, was that their primary focus was to find great songwriters while helping them network with professionals in the music industry.
Now
Song of the Year is a songwriting contest that accepts entries across ten categories and awards over $80,000 in cash and prizes to winners and finalists. The contest judges entries on songwriting merit alone, forwards winning submissions to record labels, publishers, and music industry professionals, and has supported songwriters including Meghan Trainor, Matthew Koma, and Keaton Simons in launching recording careers.
AboutUs summary of the current website, Oct 1, 2026.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.