A Mississippi entertainer recently caught the ear of a star-packed panel of judges at an International Songwriting Competition.

Vicksburg native, Zechariah Tillotson, recently placed third in the Blues genre of the International Songwriting Competition with his song, “Hard Time Living.” The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest. Amateur and professional songwriters from all over the world are invited to participate. ISC has a star-packed panel of judges that includes Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey, Tom Waites, Shooter Jennings and Jennifer Hudson, just to name a few.

Winners receive cash, prizes, recognition and exposure.

Tillotson is the son of Jennifer and Jamie Tillotson of Vicksburg. You can check out his award-winning song, “Hard Time Living,” at https://linktr.ee/zechariahlloyd.