Terms & Conditions.

Each artist can submit up to 3 songs per category on this website beginning Sep 21, 2015 (www.globalpeacesongawards.org). Entry fee starts at $30.

OFFICIAL SONG AWARD RULES

Contestants understand and agree to the following rules. Void where prohibited.

OVERVIEW: GLOBAL PEACE SONG AWARDS (GPSA) 

The contest/submittals and timing:

Sep 21, 2015 (8am PST) the contest officially begins

March 6, 2016 (5pm PST) contest entries close.

August 15, 2016 the official winners are announced.

WHO CAN SUBMIT:

The contest is open to individuals on a worldwide basis. There are no age, language and/or geographical limitations. Individuals who submit to the GPSA are defined as Contestants.

A Contestant is defined, per this contest, as a Singer/Songwriter/Band member or Band (hereafter know as “Contestant or TALENT”) who have created an original musical work.

A “Designated Representative” is a person who represents the TALENT and has permission submit on behalf of the TALENT or CONTESTANT.

TERMS OF YOUR SUBMITTAL

All contestants agree to allow the GPSA to use their name and/or likeness respective to any and all materials required to promote and/or produce the GPSA and/or related prizes associated with it (please see more details below). All travel costs and expenses associated with the contest and/or prize-winnings are “Not Included” and will be the responsibility of the CONTESTANT, unless otherwise stated or specified. All parties who submit, under any circumstance and/or scenario, agree to comply with the “Official rules and regulations” (ORR) of the GPSA.

SUBMITTALS FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18

In order for an Individual(s), who is under the age of 18 (a person defined as a minor) to enter/submit to the contest, they must email the following permission/acknowledgment from a Parent and/or officially designated guardian.

EMAIL FORM LETTER FOR MINOR:

As the parent and/or official guardian of the contestant (Full Name) _______________,  and on this date of ________(Date), I do hereby acknowledge and give/grant my full permission for them to enter the Global Peace Song Contest and agree to have them fully comply with all contest rules and regulations.

________________  (Signed)

_________________(Print Name)

_______________________(Address)

_______________(City),

_____________(State),

_____________(Country)

_____________(Mailing Zip)

_____________(Phone)

_____________(email)

VIDEO SUBMISSIONS:

Respective to video submissions, it is the sole responsibility of the Contestant and/or Designated Representative to abide by all policies of Web-based video distribution platforms (including, but not limited to any terms of service, community guidelines and privacy policies). Content may not include any advertising content.

COMPLIANCE FOR ALL SONG AND VIDEO CONTENT: 

Relative to all song and/or video content: All content is intended to promote the message of inner and world peace. Any content that is deemed to be sexually suggestive, obscene or derogatory in any way, or contains copyrighted or trademarked materials and/or logos not owned by the Contestant, will be determined not to comply with the GPSA “ORR” and will be disqualified with no refund. The GPSA Administrator reserves the rights, at their sole discretion, to withhold and not post certain entries that might be deemed disqualified.

SUBMISSION OVERVIEW:

Each artist can submit up to 3 songs per category on this website (www.globalpeacesongawards.org) beginning on September 21, 2015.

Sep 21, 2015 (8am PST) the contest officially begins

March 6th, 2016 (5pm PST) contest entries close.

COPYRIGHT and OWNERSHIP:

You retain all rights to your songs and videos when you submit. The Winner and 10 Nominees of each song category will be featured on a GPSA album. Additional licensing opportunities to participate in a sound library will be offered.

We strongly recommend and encourage you to copyright all of songs in order to properly protect your original creative works.

COST OF ENTRIES: 

Entry fees start at $30.

Entries fee are:

$30 for one song and/or video

$50 for two songs and/or video

$70 for three songs and/or video

DETAILED SUBMISSION AND ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

There are three (3) ways a Contestant can submit and win:

1) Jury Panel Submittal (10 song categories and 1 music video)

2) Public Voting Submittal (10 song categories and 1 music video)

3) Facebook most “likes” Submittal

SUBMITTAL CATEGORIES:

1)New Age /Ambient;

2) World Music;

3) Acoustic / Contemporary Instrumental (no lyrics or singing)

4) Rock / Pop

5) Country

6) Folk

7) A Cappella / Choral

8) Classical / Opera;

9) Jazz;

10) Hip Hop

11) Music Video Peace Song

SUBMITTAL FORMATS, DITAL and MAIL-IN:

  1. Digital:
  • Determine how many songs/videos you want to submit
  • Make associated payment (secured Credit Card or PayPal)
    1. $30 for one song or video
    2. $50 for two songs or video
    3. $70 for three songs or video

UpLoad: Your song content via GPSA’s secure submission platform: (LINK)

2.  Mail-in of CD:

  • Make online payment (Credit Card or PayPal) for the total number of song submittals:
    1. $30 for one song or video
    2. $50 for two songs or video
    3. $70 for three songs or video
  • Print a copy of your receipt (VERY IMPORTANT).
  • Mail your CDs (One for each song) along with your printed receipt.
    1. Include one (1) CD per song entry.
      1. Clearly identify the name of the artist and/or band,
      2. Provide name of the song title
  • Specify the intended Song Category to which you want your music to be considered.
    1. If you paid on-line please mail in, along with your CD, a copy of GPSA song order/submittal receipt.
    2. CD’s will not be returned to song submitters.
  • Final Entry Cut-off Date: Thursday, January 21st, 2016. The GPSA reserves the right to extend the final deadline.
  • MAILING ADDRESS:
  • 20635 Ventura Blvd, Upper Unit
  • Woodland Hills, CA 91365

 

SONG and VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

  1. All songs and videos are to be independently released.
  2. All songs and videos are required to be original works.
  3. Artists are required to own all rights of their submitted Music and/or Videos (and/or provide proof of clearance).
  4. Songs and Videos may be no longer than 10 minutes in length.
  5. Grand Prize winners of each song category, along with the top 10 finalists of that same category, agree to have their songs featured on the Global Peace Song Awards (GPSA) album as designated for this select music category.
    1. This is a 1 year, non-exclusive, agreement.
    2. All proceeds from each category album will be distributed as follows:
      1. 50% to ProjectPeaceOnEarth.org
      2. 50% divided equally between each of the 11 song category winners.

 

HOW WINNERS ARE SELECTED:

There are three possible ways to win.

1) Jury Panel members will short list 10 songs per category and 1 peace song video category. Within the 11 overall categories, the Jury will award a total of 11 grand-prize winners, one per each category.

2) Popular Public vote will identify 10 songs per category and 1 peace song video category.  Within the 10 overall categories, Public Voting will select 11 grand prize winners, one per each category.

3) Facebook most popular song. The one song with the most overall likes.

IMPORTANT DATES and SELECTION PROCESS

September 21st, 2015 (8AM PST)… the contest begins.

March 6th, 2016 (5PM EST) contest entries close.

March 7th – April 7th: All song content is organized and placed online for Jury members, Public and Facebook voting. (30 days)

April 8th  - May 8th:  Jury panel members, with the aid of Apprentice Jury panel member(s), will deliberate to identify and short-list ten (10) Finalists songs per each category of music, including five (5) peace song videos. At the same time Public voting will identify and short-list ten (10) Finalists songs per each category of music, including five (5) peace song videos. Facebook “Most Likes” voting will remain ongoing until the end of the contest.

May 9th:  Jury and Public top ten (10) Finalists from each music category are announced.  Top ten (10) Finalists from Facebook “Most Likes” and top five (5) video Finalists will be announced.  All Finalists will be announced throughout all social media, a press release and a webcast.

May 10th –  August 9th:  Jury, Public and Facebook deliberation continues to determine the ten (10) song winners per each music category, the “Most Likes” Facebook winner and two (2) top peace song videos (one voted on by the Jury, and the other, by the Public).

August 15th: All ten (10)  Winners, per each music category, the Facebook “Most Likes”winner  and the top (1) peace song video winner (from both the Jury and Public voting)  are announced.

Jury Choice (10 music category winners and 1 music video winner)

Popular Vote  (10 music category winners and 1 music video winner)

Facebook (1 winner with the Most Overall “Likes”)

**All Winners will be announced throughout all social media, a press release and a webcast. Winners will also be contacted by phone and email.

-  The 10 Finalist songs, one from each category of music, will ultimately be featured on the GPSA albums (there will be a total of 10 albums, one for each song categories,  10 songs per album).

GPSA Jury Members reserve the right to interview select Contestants and Winners.

AWARD CEREMONY

At present, and for this first year, we do not currently have a planned formal Awards Ceremony. We will, at a minimum, do a webcast of Ricky Kej and/or Steve Robertson opening and announcing Semi-Finalists, Finalists and Winners.

WINNER PRIZES

What Can I Win

FINALIST and WINNER COMPLIANCE:

All Finalists and Winners (and/or the parent/legal guardian of a minor Finalist/Winner) agree and grant permission to allow the GPSA and/or its named sponsors or affiliates to use their name and/or likeness, band name and/or voice, photo, video interviews and/or performances or other digital images and website hereby referred to as “DATA”, on a perpetual and unlimited worldwide basis, perpetually, irrevocably, and grant a royalty-free right and license to use it at any time, for the purposes of transmitting, broadcasting, telecasting or promoting and/or producing the GPSA (and/or future events), award shows and/or related live performance award prizes that are associated with the GPSA and/or for sponsor /affiliate advertising and/or acknowledgment. Winners agree to execute a formal release form for such “DATA” if ever so required by GPSA, a sponsor, affiliate, and/or broadcasting/webcasting entity.   Any and all prizes won by a minor Winner are to be awarded in the name of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.

GPSA AWARD WINNING CATEGORY ALBUMS: 

Winners of each song category, along with the top 10 finalists of that same category, agree to have their songs featured on the Global Peace Song Awards (GPSA) album as designated for the select music category.

  • This is a 1 year, non-exclusive, agreement.
  • All proceeds from each category album will be distributed as follows:

50% to ProjectPeaceOnEarth.org

50% divided equally between each of the 10 song category winners.

GUARANTEE RELEASE AGREEMENT

Finalists and Winners will be provided with and be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability/Publicity agreement along with additional release form documentation.

POSSIBLE TAX IMPLICATIONS:

Winners, including the parents/legal guardians of minors, will receive a year-end IRS form 1099, as applicable, which will be filed with the IRS.

DISCLAIMERS:

All Contestants and Designated Representatives understand and agree to that all of the prizes are awarded on an “As Is” basis and are as such without a warranty and disclaimed as follows:

GPSA reserves the right to post, at its discretion, on any and all related GPSA sites and social media and/or sponsoring entities, the winner’s song, interview, photo and/or recorded performance.

CONTESTANT / SUBMITTAL GUARANTEES:

The Contestant and/or Designated Representative therefore guarantees that their submittal (song or video) does not violate the terms of any or all agreements to which they are a party, nor infringe upon other copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual properties or other rights of any person or entity.

HOLD HARMLESS: Contestants and Designated Representatives agree to hold harmless and indemnify the GPSA, its founding partners and any and all people to whom work for GPSA (in any capacity either in a salaried, contracted or on a volunteer position or basis) including and not limited to organizers, Jury panel members, web-development, social media, technology, recording/producing agents, broadcasters/webcasters, sponsors and/or affiliates from any fees, royalties, costs, and/or expenses that might arise from any claim, including third-party claims, law-suits, damages, or actions that occur during the contest and/or at some future date as it relates to the Contestant and/or Designated Representative contest submission.

If for any reason the GPSA identifies and/or encounters insurmountable technical issues due to hacking, viruses/worms, vote spamming, robot entry, fraudulent interventions, theft and/or other to be determined issues which affect the integrity and fairness of the contest, the GPSA, at its sole discretion, may elect to cancel, terminate or somehow modify the contest. Is such a case the GPSA will make a notification on its website. Any Contestant determined to be involved in such activities will be immediately disqualified and subject to criminal prosecution.

GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY and RELEASE: 

GPSA (and/or its Sponsors, designated Affiliates and/or associated transportation, accommodation and/or delivery entities (electronic, mail system or ground/air transportation or others…all hereto and after known at “AGENTS”) are not responsible for any or all related  technical, computer, website, storage cloud / hardware issues, loss of information/data, criminal malice or force majeure effecting the contest, its contestants, its family members, heirs and/or designated representatives. Therefore, Contestants, family members, heirs, designated representatives agree to forever and into perpetuity hold harmless the GPSA (its founders, employees who work in any capacity of a salaried, contracted or on a volunteer employee position or basis, including and not limited to organizers, Jury panel members, web-development, social media, technology, recording/producing agents, broadcasters/webcasters, sponsors and/or affiliates) and its AGENTS free from any fees, royalties, costs, and/or expenses that might arise from any claim, damage, loss, accident, injury, inconvenience, or other abnormality, including that of third-party claims, law-suits, damages, or actions that occur during the contest and/or at any future date thereafter as it relates to the submission of and/or from a Contestant and/or Designated Representative.