April Tunes is Nigeria’s biggest online singing competition
dedicated to finding talented unsigned artistes and helping them jumpstart
their career. The goal of April Tunes is to become the recognized platform for
talented artistes not signed to any record company to connect with music loving
audience, helping them leverage on the popularity of the competition to launch
their music career.
dedicated to finding talented unsigned artistes and helping them jumpstart
their career. The goal of April Tunes is to become the recognized platform for
talented artistes not signed to any record company to connect with music loving
audience, helping them leverage on the popularity of the competition to launch
their music career.
The competition is open to the general public and is
completed in two rounds.
completed in two rounds.
Round 1:
Interested contestants are expected to record a cover for
their favorite Nigerian or International artiste from any genre of music.
their favorite Nigerian or International artiste from any genre of music.
Interested contestants record a 1minute video of his/her
entry song using a video recording device (Camcorder or Smartphone) with good
picture and sound quality.
entry song using a video recording device (Camcorder or Smartphone) with good
picture and sound quality.
Log on to our website on www.apriltunes.net on/before 6pm on
Monday 31st March, 2014 to register and upload your entry song.
Monday 31st March, 2014 to register and upload your entry song.
Voting for round 1 opens at 12 Midnight on Tuesday April 1st
2014 (April Tunes Day) and ends at Midnight Sunday April 13th 2014
2014 (April Tunes Day) and ends at Midnight Sunday April 13th 2014
During the voting period, contestants can share their video
with friends on any social platform to get comments and more importantly votes.
The more votes you get, the better your chance to qualify to the next round.
with friends on any social platform to get comments and more importantly votes.
The more votes you get, the better your chance to qualify to the next round.
Round 1 entries will be assessed by votes/views received
(60%) and judges’ decision (40%)
(60%) and judges’ decision (40%)
Round 2:
Only qualified contestants from Round 1 will contest in this
Round. Contestants in this Round will record their original song on ANY/ALL the
three competition beats produced by Tee-Y Mix.
Round. Contestants in this Round will record their original song on ANY/ALL the
three competition beats produced by Tee-Y Mix.
Contestants in this Round will receive three (3) beats
produced by Tee-Y Mix.
produced by Tee-Y Mix.
Contestants are to perform their self composed song on ANY
or ALL three competition beats. (Round 2 Contestants can submit only one entry
per beat but can participate in all three beats.)
or ALL three competition beats. (Round 2 Contestants can submit only one entry
per beat but can participate in all three beats.)
Contestants are not allowed to alter the beats provided, else
they shall be disqualified.
they shall be disqualified.
Record with a video recording device and upload on our
website (www.apriltunes.net) and start canvassing for comments and votes till
30th April, 2014.
website (www.apriltunes.net) and start canvassing for comments and votes till
30th April, 2014.
Competition winner will be selected by the judges from the
top 10 round 2 entries with the most votes.
top 10 round 2 entries with the most votes.
The 2014 April Tunes competition winner wins $2000 + feature
performance with a popular Artiste
performance with a popular Artiste
Competition Rules
1. April Tunes Competition is open only to artists who are not
signed to a major record label company and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries.
Entries from contestants signed to a record label company and/or its affiliates
or subsidiaries shall be disqualified.
signed to a major record label company and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries.
Entries from contestants signed to a record label company and/or its affiliates
or subsidiaries shall be disqualified.
2. Your entry should not contain profane language, racist
material or other abusive content. Submitted videos that contain profane,
racist or abusive content shall be declined.
material or other abusive content. Submitted videos that contain profane,
racist or abusive content shall be declined.
3. We will approve and decline videos for the competition based
on video quality. Not all videos will be allowed in the competition and
selection will be at our discretion. Ensure good picture and sound quality for
your videos.
on video quality. Not all videos will be allowed in the competition and
selection will be at our discretion. Ensure good picture and sound quality for
your videos.
4. We will disqualify participants who exceed the maximum
number of allowed entries in each round. For round 1, only one entry per
participant is allowed. For round 2, a maximum of 3 entries are allowed.
However, not more than one entry is allowed per beat.
number of allowed entries in each round. For round 1, only one entry per
participant is allowed. For round 2, a maximum of 3 entries are allowed.
However, not more than one entry is allowed per beat.
5. We will disqualify any entry that exceeds the maximum limit
for each round
for each round
6. If you cheat, or we suspect you of cheating to generate fake
votes for your video then your video will be disqualified from the competition.
votes for your video then your video will be disqualified from the competition.
7. All entries must be received before the advertised closing
time. Any entry received after the advertised official closing time shall be
disqualified.
time. Any entry received after the advertised official closing time shall be
disqualified.
6. Winners will be notified by the email address and phone
number associated with their apriltunes.net account
number associated with their apriltunes.net account
** We recommend .MOV video format for better quality and
.FLV if you are uploading with a low bandwidth. Other admissible video formats
are .MPEG4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .3GPP, .WebM
.FLV if you are uploading with a low bandwidth. Other admissible video formats
are .MPEG4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .3GPP, .WebM
Entry Closes on 31st March, While Competition Ends on 30th April, 2014.