Participants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of entry and must reside within the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States. Only submission materials that are determined, at the sole discretion of the Sponsors, to be classified as Pop, Rock , Hip-Hop, Alternative Hip-Hop, Rap and R&B as defined on the OurStage FAQ’s will be deemed valid entries.
Another round of voting has come to a close in the Tr3s “El Headliner” Competition with Orlando, Florida’s Xcelencia chosen by our listeners and the judges at Tr3s as this month’s grand prize champion. He grabbed the highly coveted promo-prize— including features on Music My Güey, Free Latin Music, Blogamole and Lo Que Te Pica—with his song “Gravedad“. We’ll have the exclusive scoop on his features from Tr3s in the coming weeks so stay tuned!
You may recall that Latin-American duo Grupo Legacy took home El Headliner gold in February. Our friends at Tr3s were wowed by their track “Vuelo en el viento”, and decided to hook them up with exclusive online and TV promo, helping to raise their already promising career to the next level. Check out the full spread below, which includes links to a FREE download of their winning track, a behind-the-scenes look at the duo on Blogamole and their Lo Que Te Pica on-air feature.
Participants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of entry and must reside within the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States. Entrants must reside within a 500 mile radius of one of 22 tour stops to enter the OurStage “Warped” Regional Competition. See official rules for listing. Only submission materials that are determined, at the sole discretion of the Sponsors, to be classified as Alternative Country, Indie Pop, Pop, Singer-Songwriter (female), Singer-Songwriter (male),Alternative, Funk, Hard Rock, Indie Rock, Metal, Modern Rock, Punk, Rock, Southern Rock, Alternative Hip-Hop, Hip Hop, Rap, Electronica, Acoustic and Folk as defined on the OurStage FAQ’s will be deemed valid entries.
OurStage has teamed up with Coors Light to search for “The Coldest” MC in music and we need your help!
Judge the Coors Light® “Search for the Coldest” Competition to help select the nation’s “Coldest” MC, and you could take home one of many sweepstakes prizes. Two Grand Prize winners will receive a trip to Essence Music Festival, while two more will have the opportunity to attend the competition finale in New York City hosted by Ice Cube. Also, we’re giving away daily prize packs, including backpacks with built-in speakers, Coors mugs, Jambox speakers and t-shirts!
Judging is open until May 25th, so get on it now and lock down your shot to win some awesome prizes from Coors!
A few months back, LA based singer-songwriter Emanuela Belleza won the Tr3s “Unplug With Juanes” Competition Grand Prize — a trip to Miami Beach to perform with legendary Colombian rock star Juanes during the taping of his MTV Unplugged performance. Emanuela and Juanes performed a duo rendition of his hit single “Fotografia,” the very song that put her on his radar. Watch Belleza light up the stage with Juanes in the video below!
On ESPN, Friday nights are for fighting and we’re helping the network define its soundtrack with another round of the Main Event Competition. As we type, OurStage artists Skweeky Kleen and Ciph Boogie are duking it out for a chance to be crowned “champ” and to have their music featured on an upcoming edition of Friday Night Fights. Head to the ESPN “Main Event” Competition page and vote for your favorite band by April 30. We’ll be featuring a different match-up every two weeks, so be sure to check back in to make your next pick. Each “Main Event” champ will take part in a final vote in August to decide which song will be featured on FNF’s “Images of the Year.”
Rising through the ranks thanks to honest lyricism and a tireless work ethic, Jesse Terry is the winner of March’s “Ernie Ball Folk” Competition with his track “Grace On A Train”. This New York singer/songwriter has spent the last few years making his presence known on the national touring circuit. According to his profile, Jesse has already shared the stage with the likes of Dar Williams, Mat Kearney, Lori McKenna, Shawn Mullins, David Wilcox, The Indigo Girls and Rodney Crow, with hopes of adding more names as soon as possible. If you’re into Gavin DeGraw, Brad Paisley, Dave Barnes or John Mayer, stop by Jesse’s profile and check out his music. Big congratulations to Jesse—enjoy a year un-fettered with costly string purchases.
Also, be sure to check out Ernie Ball Indie Rock Winner Brae with his brand new strings from Ernie Ball!
For the second year in a row, OurStage and Coors Light are teaming up to find the coldest MC in the game. Think you have what it takes? Then the Coors Light® “Search for the Coldest” Competition is for you.
All solo hip hop artists (that are at least twenty-one years old) are encouraged to enter their best original track into the Coors Light® “Search for the Coldest” Competition Channels (New Orleans, New York, National Wildcard, Video, Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte or Philadelphia). Eight semi-finalists will be chosen by the OurStage fans and the competition judges to perform in New York City at a finale hosted by Ice Cube, with one Grand Prize Winner going home with their song featured on Coors Light® “Search For The Coldest” mixtape, as well as a track produced by DJ Drama, and $10,000 worth of studio time. If you want a shot at this awesome opportunity, enter your best original track by May 15, 2012.
After a month of fierce competition, Boston’s FlyRydaz have emerged as the victor of the March round in the ESPN “Main Event” Competition with their song, “Mama Told Me.”
As part of their victory, the trio will have their winning song played on ESPN during Friday Night Fights. Also, the group can now count themselves amongst the four artists who will battle to be crowned “Main Event” champ, with a final vote taking place in August to decide which song will be featured on FNF‘s “Images of the Year.”
