The 2024 Loser Scholarship Winners in Sub Pop Records News

Please join us in celebrating these winning Losers!

Hundreds of impressive applications came across our virtual desks this year, which made finding our Loser Winners no easy task. Our Looser Chooser (TM) scholarship committee spent hours reading through an exceptional bunch of applications and at the end of a very difficult decision-making process, the committee has come up with three ultramega-OK, life-affirming scholarship winners. Congratulations to the winners and a huge, heartfelt thanks to all who took the time to apply, you have inspired us beyond belief!

In no particular order, we are thrilled to present our Loser Scholarship winners:

Lilianna from Richland, WA’s application stood out to us due her dedication to her community. From starting a charity with her mom (shoutout to the Little Fence of Hope!) to pursuing a student teaching internship, Lilianna has been positively impacting her community from a young age and has inspired us all. As if that wasn’t enough, her artwork is amazing as well! We’re so happy people like you exist in the world. Give it up for this Loser!

Hayden is a producer and rapper from Portland, OR. We could feel Hayden’s love of music radiating from the tracks he sent us. We were blown away by how much he does: rapping, producing, directing, acting, writing, etc. His passion was evident by the track by track descriptions he sent us in addition to his essay. We can’t wait to see how far his drive and creativity takes him. Congrats Loser!

Elliott is a musician and visual artist from Camas, WA. We loved hearing how Elliott was inspired by the local music scene in his area. We thought his visual art, inspired by punk zines, was absolutely killer. We were psyched to hear that Elliott is running a school-wide talent show in hopes of fostering a community of “Losers” at his school. We have no doubt that Elliott has a bright future ahead of him. We’re thrilled to call him a Loser Winner!

For those losers who didn’t win this year, thanks for playing, we loved your applications too, and know many of you will go on to inspire us in your future endeavors.