The Top 16 artists fight for the title "Global Rockstar 2014" until December 20th
Vienna, Austria / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2014 / Global Rockstar is looking for the best acts in the world: until December 20th, music lovers from all around the world decide which act will win the grand prize of USD 25,000. Users can vote for free via social media or give paid votes to support artists financially.
The world's largest online music contest has started on September 1st. Since then over 10.000 bands, solo artists, singer-songwriters and other artists from all over the world have uploaded their songs & videos on www.globalrockstar.com.
Until November 4th, one artist from each participating country was selected by user voting. 140 national winners entered the global finals.
In the global finals, voting takes place in the "Arena". The Arena displays all contestants equally often around the world. Arena duels are chosen randomly. Users have to vote on their preferred artist in each duel to come to the next one. This is to enable a fair competition.
Global Rockstar wants the millions of music lovers from all around the world to discover new artists and to give their real opinion of what they like. The more people vote, the more likely it is that the results reflect worldwide opinion.
The Top 16 of Global Rockstar
Songs from all musical genres are eligible - as long as they are original compositions and not covers. National winners will be decided by public vote, and will go on to compete for the grand prize of USD 25,000 in the Global Finals from December. The contest is sure to be followed closely around the globe: in 2013, more than 2,400 artists from 73 different countries took part in the Global Rockstar pilot project. Over 3.5 million music fans cast their votes, with Portuguese rock band Kandia emerging as the winner.
| Laurin & Nico One Day Left Austria | Alexander Dolgov Отпустите Ukraine | Leah Rosier Enough Is Enough Netherlands | Bujumannu Per Te Italy |
| Ania Brzozowska Give it up Poland | Joe Gande Can't See My Life USA | Shane Board Your Day Will Come United Kingdom | The Backdoor Band Truck & Roll Macedonia |
| Hype Simple Creature Serbia | Ala Ghawas Raven Bahrain | YangerToshi Still moment in time India | Yuri Mijail Quiero volver a vivir Bolivia |
| Hu Creix Addict France | Constance Wolter Every little Girl Greece | Katie Thompson Leave Your Hat On New Zealand | Jhanniel Perfecto Argentina |
Global Rockstar: a global stage for undiscovered artists
"We set up Global Rockstar because we believe in music. There are so many great unknown artists and songs in the world – especially from countries that you seldom see in the charts. We want to put the spotlight on these musicians. Artists that enter their songs for Global Rockstar can present their music to listeners all over the world. This global exposure is priceless for young bands that want to get their music and their names out there," explained Christof Straub, CEO and co-founder of Global Rockstar. Supporters of Global Rockstar include numerous international stars including Grammy Award winners Macy Gray and The Commodores or guitar legend Al Di Meola.
Revolutionary crowdfunding model for music
Global Rockstar doesn't only bring the artists that take part worldwide exposure - it also offers financial support, thanks to an innovative crowdfunding model. Music fans all over the world can vote for their favourite act via social media, using Free Votes, but they are also able to cast extra Rock'n Votes, which are acquired by making donations. Half of the net proceeds from Rock'n Votes go directly to the chosen artist, and fans get exclusive rewards in return, such as song downloads or signed T-shirts."These days more and more musicians are asking themselves how they can make a living from their work. With Global Rockstar, we believe that we've found a revolutionary and highly promising way to generate income. The artists gain the attention of fans all over the world, as well as industry experts, radio stations and potential sponsors. This global recognition vastly improves the chances of success when it comes to crowdfunding," pointed out Ronny Steibl, CMO and co-founder of Global Rockstar.
How the Global Rockstar 2014 competition works
A multi-stage process will be used to select the Global Rockstar 2014. The national preliminaries began on 1 September and last until 4 November 2014 – after which the winner from each country has been decided. The national winners were announced as part of a live show on 4 November at the ORF Radiokulturhaus in Vienna, which was shown worldwide via a webcast. From 6 November to 1 December 2014, fans across the globe voted for the national winners in order to select the 64 most popular acts. Then, between 2 and 14 December, the Top 16 were elected from this list. From 15 December, fans can vote for their Global Rockstar from the 16 artists on the shortlist. The winner will be announced on 20 December at 12:00 midday (CET). Throughout the competition, updates and background info will be provided by the Global Rockstar Webshow, a 20-part video series to be shot in Vienna and featuring big-name musicians.
About Global Rockstar:
Global Rockstar (www.globalrockstar.com) is an international music platform headquartered in Austria. Global Rockstar conducts the world's largest online music contest, featuring thousands of entrants from over 140 countries and offering a grand prize of USD 25,000 for the winner. This makes Global Rockstar the biggest platform for undiscovered artists and an international content provider for radio stations. Global Rockstar also supports all of the artists that take part, using a newly developed crowdfunding model: for a donation of little more than one euro, fans receive Rock'n Votes – from which 50% of the net proceeds go to the chosen artist. Global Rockstar was founded in 2011 by composer, lyricist, guitarist ("Papermoon") and producer Christof Straub together with marketing professional Ronny Steibl.
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SOURCE: Global Rockstar