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

Australian pop artist Ruel won the 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition for his song "The Suburbs," earning A$50,000. El artista pop australiano Ruel ganó el 2025 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition por su canción "The Suburbs", ganando A$50,000. The blind-judged contest received over 4,000 entries from 52 countries, with more than 70 industry professionals evaluating songs anonymously. 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. Ninajirachi placed second, Louis Schoorl third, and awards were given to emerging global talent. Ninajirachi quedó en segundo lugar, Louis Schoorl en tercer lugar, y se otorgaron premios a los talentos globales emergentes. Entry fees support Noro Music Therapy, an Australian nonprofit providing free music therapy to children with disabilities and serious illnesses. 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.