Toyota Star Maker winners, California-born Porter and New Zealander Bell, have won $10,000 in cash and $20,000 in merchandise and services for their duet and co-written song, Pieces. Porter and Bell also receive the opportunity to be mentored by the top echelon of record company professionals, including Presidents and top-level executives from Atlantic, Warner Bros., Sony Music Nashville, RCA, Capitol, Big Machine, Roc Nation, Vanguard, Sugar Hill, and American Recordings.
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"We are so incredibly honored and blown away to have won this award,” they said.
“We both are so proud of our song "Pieces" and will use this achievement for the better."
Founders Candace Avery and Jim Morgan said the level of talent had grown each year.
"This year, the winners impressed the judges with their passion, creativity, energy, and artistry," they said.
"The Grand Prize winners, Jared Porter and Kaylee Bell, embody the future of music, and we hope that the recognition they receive through Unsigned Only gives them the inspiration and ammunition to keep growing as artists and succeed in attaining their goals.”
