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CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest 2017

Music PEI Brings You the CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest
PotashCorp Country Music Week® 2017, being held this year in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from September 7-10. It’s just around the corner – and we want to help to get you there!

Music PEI is once again running a contest in tandem with the Canadian Country Music Association ® for your chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play alongside Canada’s brightest country music stars and most cherished legends during the Canadian country music industry’s largest annual event.

How It Works
Each province has been asked to select one country music act/artist (Act) to represent their province in the annual “CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest” (National Contest).

Once all the participating provincial Acts from across Canada are chosen for the National Contest, the selected Acts will be highlighted via an online poll (which will not be administered through a social media platform, but rather a stand-alone URL ), set to go live on June 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. ET. That’s the time for PEI to shine! Each province will promote their Act and encourage the public to vote. Each voter can only place one (1) vote for who they would like to see perform during PotashCorp Country Music Week (only one vote per IP address will be accepted).

The National Contest will run for 10 days, and will close on June 16, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Act that receives the most votes on the poll by the time the National Contest closes will win a performance spot at a public, official CCMA-sanctioned event during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017. The winner of the CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest will be announced on June 23, 2017.

Acts that are interested in representing PEI on this National Contest are required to apply by clicking HERE. All submissions must be in no later than April 5th, 2017.

Submission Requirements
To submit your Act for the CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest, please follow this link and you will be asked to provide:
Two (2) songs (MP3 file format or link to SoundCloud account)
Biography (no more than 50 words)
One (1) professional publicity photograph (high resolution, JPEG file format required)
Social Media Platforms (please include links to social media outlets you use (i.e., links to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
Submissions will be juried by Music PEI, and one successful Act will be selected to move on to the National Contest for their chance to win a performance spot during PotashCorp Country Music Week® in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, at a public, official CCMA-sanctioned event.

National Contest Winner Prizing
There is only one (1) prize awarded, which goes to the National Contest Winner. The prize consists of:
One (1) performance spot at a public, official CCMA-sanctioned event during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017
One (1) CCMA membership (one-year duration)
One (1) MIA membership to the association the Winner qualified through (one-year duration) (insert MIA information here)
One (1) complimentary delegate pass to PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 (nontransferable)
One (1) hotel room for four (4) nights of accommodation during PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 (the evenings of September 7-10) at the Holiday Inn in Saskatoon.
Transportation (economy class) to and from the Winner’s hometown to Saskatoon (up to a maximum of $1,000 CDN)

Note: In the case that the winner is a duo or band, the CCMA will review the prize package on a case by case basis

For additional information, please contact:
Steve Love
Office and Program Manager
Music PEI
[email protected]

Best of luck!