El artista australiano Ruel gana $ 50,000 en el 2025 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition para "The Suburbs". Australian artist Ruel wins $50,000 in 2025 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition for "The Suburbs."

El artista pop australiano Ruel ganó el 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition por su canción "The Suburbs", ganando A$50,000. Australian pop artist Ruel won the 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition for his song "The Suburbs," earning A$50,000. El concurso, juzgado a ciegas, recibió más de 4.000 inscripciones de 52 países, con más de 70 profesionales de la industria evaluando canciones de forma anónima. The blind-judged contest received over 4,000 entries from 52 countries, with more than 70 industry professionals evaluating songs anonymously. Ninajirachi quedó en segundo lugar, Louis Schoorl en tercer lugar, y se otorgaron premios a los talentos globales emergentes. Ninajirachi placed second, Louis Schoorl third, and awards were given to emerging global talent. Las tarifas de entrada apoyan a Noro Music Therapy, una organización sin fines de lucro australiana que ofrece terapia musical gratuita a niños con discapacidades y enfermedades graves. Entry fees support Noro Music Therapy, an Australian nonprofit providing free music therapy to children with disabilities and serious illnesses.