2023 – “One Less Broken Heart” has been chosen as the First-Place winner in the Country category.
2023 – 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition
Winner in the Best GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL Award
“Change” by Tedd Swormstedt & Jeffrey East; Cincinnati, OH
2022 John Lennon Song Contest – Finalist -Ain’t No App For That
2022 John Lennon Song Contest – Finalist – Shade of Blue
2022 International acoustic music awards – Finalist – Can I Get An Amen
2022 USA Song Competition – Honorable Mention Love Look What You’ve Done
2022 MASC – Gold – Shade of Blue, Finalist – Can I Get An Amen, Queens of Country
Indie Artist Cut – Brandon Rowell – Can I Get An Amen <- Click to Listen
2021 – The 38th MID-ATLANTIC Song Contest
“Change” was chosen for the Gold award for the Gospel-Inspirational category “Highest Bidder” was chosen for the Finalist award for the Country-Bluegrass category “Wasting Time” was chosen for the Silver award for the Adult Contemporary category
2020 – Silver Prize Winner in the Spring 2020 Music City SongStar for the song “Change”
2020 – 37th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington
“Change” was chosen for the Honorable Mention for the “Freedom” song category
“You Have My Word” was chosen for the Honorable Mention award for the Country/Bluegrass category
“One Together” was chosen for the Honorable Mention for the Covid-19 song category
2020 – Music City Song Star – Fall 2019 Songwriting Contest – Ain’t No App for That – Wins Song Star Silver Award.
2019 – Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival (FBISF) Song Contest – “Change” wins 1st Place
2018 – 35th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington – I Don’t Wanna Be Me was chosen for the Gold award for the Country/Bluegrass category
2018 – 35th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington – Change was chosen for the Honorable Mention award for the Country/Bluegrass category
2018 – 35th Annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest sponsored by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington – We Fall was chosen for the Honorable Mention award for the Country/Bluegrass category
2018 – Ohio Music Awards – Best Country Song “Change”
2018 – NSAI Song Contest Nashville Songwriters Association International and Country Music Television proudly recognize Tedd Swormstedt for the song Carolina Rain as a Honorable Mention of the 18th Annual NSAI Song Contest presented by CMT on February 8th, 2018
2017 – “Still” has be awarded an Honorable Mention in the Country category in the 2017 International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
2017 – Ohio Music Awards – Best Country Song – Southern Charm ”Carolina Rain”
2017 – Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Songwriters’ Association of Washington (DC) Gold Award Country/Bluegrass
“Blood”
2016 – 18th Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC HONOR FINALISTS
“The Sum of Hearts”
2016 – International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Semi-finalist
“Love Runs Deeper”
2016 – 33rd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Songwriters’ Association of Washington (DC)
“Raised On A Country Song” Finalist in the Country/Bluegrass category
“You Don’t Deserve One Tear” Honorable Mention in Country/Bluegrass.
2015 – The Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC Honorable Mention
“Carolina Rain”
2015 – The Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC Runner Up
“Can’t Cover Up Hillbilly”
2015 – 17th Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC SEMI FINALISTS
“You Have My Word”
2014 – 16th Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC HONOR FINALISTS
“You Don’t Deserve One Tear”
The Song of the Year
The Song of the Year songwriting contest – Honorable Mention.
“Until You”
The Song of the Year
The Song of the Year songwriting contest – Runner Up
“Where Forever Starts”
2013 – 15th Annual Great American Song Contest
GASC FINALISTS
“Where the Party Begins”