Own Song of the Year 2021

The Own Song of the Year 2021 (also known as OSOTY 2021) is the second edition of the annual award show held to honor the best song from the editions of the Own Eurovision Song Contest and its spin-offs that were held during 2021. The contest took place in Jackson, Mississippi. Organised by the host broadcaster Mississippi Public Broadcasting, the contest was held at the Mississippi Coliseum. The show was hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Britney Spears.

Format
The broadcasters are able to nominate their 10 favorite songs from the editions that were held within the year of the respective ceremony of each contest. The thirty most nominated songs advance to the final round where the broadcasters are able to vote by giving 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favorite songs. In case of a tie while counting the nominations the song with the best score in their contest wins the tie, if it isn't enough the points will be taken into consideration.

Host City
Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. State of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond, Mississippi. The city of Jackson also includes around 12.1 km2 comprising Jackson-Medgar Evers International Airport in Rankin County and a small portion of Madison County. The city has a population of 153,701 as of the 2020 census, down from 173,514 from the 2010 census. Jackson's population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.

Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and would later serve as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the Siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.

During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is "The City with Soul". It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz.

Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the state's 2nd largest metropolitan area, because four counties in northern Mississippi are part of the Memphis metropolitan area. With a 2019 population estimated at 595,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to about one-fifth of Mississippi's population

Venue
The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, built in 1962 and located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds complex. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for concerts. It sits 884 meters atop the extinct Jackson Volcano.

In addition to the Coliseum, the Mississippi State Fairgrounds includes: The Mississippi Trade Mart, the A & I agricultural complex and the Kirk Fordice Equine Center.

It was home to the Jackson Bandits minor league ice hockey team from 1999 to 2003.

The Fairgrounds hosts the Mississippi State Fair each October. Each February, the Mississippi Coliseum and surrounding complex host The Dixie National Rodeo, which is the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River.

Starting in the 2018–19 basketball season, Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball and Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball have played one game at the arena each season.

Results
The competing entries were announced on the 16th December 2021.

International broadcasts and voting
One state broadcasted the event and participated in the voting. A Rest of the World voting has yet to be decided if it will be included. The following countries participated in the second Own Song of the Year Edition: