Many independent musicians regularly post their songs in Facebook groups.
But in such groups, everyone posts their link, but no one really listens. That's why we created this concept whereby, for every song you post, you'll get a minimum number of listens. In return, you'll get a minimum number of listens to other people's songs.
What's more, just like in a classic contest, each listen must generate feedback that enables us to rank the songs according to the feelings of each artist in the community.
In our opinion, battles are a good way of achieving this.
What is a battle?
Think of each battle as a mini talent contest. The connected person acts as judge to decide the winner among the two videos placed side by side in the battle. The winner is selected through the judge's vote.
Why do I have to vote?
Before asking yourself why you should vote, ask yourself “Why should the people listen to an indie artist like you, when there are thousands of other indie artists and thousands of produced artists?
Also, consider that all the artists you're listening to right now were all indie at the start of their careers, and that almost all of them were revealed through competitions (and not thanks to a Sexy YouTube thumbnail). The only exceptions are people who were already known for other things before they started making music (e.g. actors, sportsmen), but this kind of exception generally leads to a short-lived career, with no recognized musical quality.
Competitions are therefore essential for discovering young talent, but there aren't enough of them (if there were, we wouldn't spend our time posting links in Facebook groups).
In traditional contests, there are always paid professional judges to listen to all the candidates, whereas here, we want to make a free contest, accessible to all independent artists. We hope to receive thousands and thousands of songs to listen to and judge.
So who's going to volunteer to listen to and judge thousands of independent artists, if not themselves? Therefore, all artists (including you) must vote without exception.
Rest assured: for each song posted, you'll need to vote around 50 times (to earn 100 coins) before entering the ranking. In return, your song will be proposed in 100 battles, and will then enter the rankings according to the score obtained.
What are coins for ?
Coins are used to ensure fair participation by each artist.
Each time you vote, you can earn up to two coins. These coins will be regularly used to upgrade your video, especially at the end of the battles, to display the score and enter the ranking list.
What does “battles in progress” mean?
The status “battles in progress” indicates that your video has started battles but has not yet completed the 100 battles required to enter the ranking.
What does “10 battles achieved” mean ?
“10 battles completed” simply indicates that your video has already participated in 10 battles. It is not the number of battles won. The number of battles won will only be displayed at the end of the battles, after you've completed the 100 battles required to enter the ranking list.
How to subscribe/unsubscribe :
- Any artist aged 13 or over can register/unregister at any time.
- Registration is free of charge.
- Registration/unregistration is done by uploading/deleting a video.
- You are authorized to publish any music video belonging to you (e.g. music video, free style, rehearsal, recording session).
- If the video uploaded belongs to a band, all band members must have given their consent before the video is published.
- Videos with provocative outfits are forbidden.
- MusicVideoBattles is a music competition area. Consequently, the only videos permitted are those showing the creation or performance of music/art. On the other hand, short singing videos, short mixing videos, short guitar videos, etc. are not allowed. However, you can promote such activities via chat, comments and/or advertising space.
Notification e-mail :
- Only the notification e-mails necessary for operation will be sent to you.
- Each user will receive a maximum of one e-mail per week (except in exceptional cases such as participation in the Grand Battles, suspended videos, etc.).