💌 AriaMinds Valentine’s Song Contest 💌

Love is in the air — and maybe a little heartbreak or revenge, too!

This February, we’re hosting a music contest dedicated to all things Valentine’s.

Whether you want to belt out a ballad, break some hearts with a heartbreak anthem, or get sweet revenge in a catchy tune, now’s your chance to showcase your musical skills and get some CASH prizes!

💘 Contest Theme

Love / Heartbreak / Revenge (anything in the Valentine’s spirit!)

▶️How to Enter

Join Our Discord to register! You can join the YTAI Discord here.

Then head to the #contest-registration for more information. The contest rules, and submission instructions will be posted there soon.

The submission form will also be posted in the Discord, so please make sure to join!

🗳️ Submission Window

We’ll be accepting entries from the 10^th of February to the 14^th of February.

🎵 Contest Entry Rules

1. Song must be in English

2. Song must be 4 minutes or under

3. Lyrics are required (no purely instrumental tracks)

4. Theme must be love, heartbreak, or revenge

5. Songs must be PG-13

6. No purchase necessary to enter

7. This contest is subject to your local laws for entry, participation, and payout

8. One entry per person

9. Must be 18+ to enter

10. No collabs

🗹 Submission Process

Submit both a 30-second crop, a pitch/description in a text form (for quick screening) and your full track (still under 4 minutes) via our contest registration form.

We will select up to 100 finalists based on theme, quality, and creativity.
If the total number of high-quality submissions is fewer than 100, all eligible tracks move forward — so your chances are even better! 🎉

Submissions will be capped at 250 songs.

🏆 Judging & Prizes

Panel of 5 Human Judges:
Foggy X - EvilTyromancer - Angel - Frowns - HotpotOfGenres

(Judges will NOT be participating in the contest).

Finalists will be evaluated on lyrics, production quality, creativity, and theme relevance.

Fan-Favorite Vote
Even if you don’t make the official Top 3, you could still win the popular vote in our Fan-Favorite category!

💵 Cash Prizes

• 1st Place: $150 USD

• 2nd Place: $75 USD

• 3rd Place: $50 USD

• Fan-Favorite: $25 USD

🗓️ Timeline

• Submission Window: February 10^th to February 14^th.

• Finalists Announced: Within a few days after submissions close, we’ll share who made it to the finals.

• Final Judging: Judges will narrow down the Top 20 from the finalists.

• Winners Announced: February 28^th.

📢 Giving Each Song the Spotlight

We’ll host listening parties in smaller batches on Twitch/Discord (showcasing short clips from each track). A pinned playlist of all finalists will be made available so everyone can explore entries at their own pace.

Community members are also encouraged to leave feedback and cheer you on in dedicated channels.

❣️ Important Notes

• Make sure your song fits the theme (love, heartbreak, or revenge).

• We want those Valentine’s vibes! No explicit or overly offensive content — keep it PG-13.

• Judges have final say on prizes and song eligibility.

• By entering, you agree that we can share short clips of your song during our listening parties and on social media (with full credit to you, of course).

• In order to get your cash prize, you must have a ko-fi account set up so that we can pay-out your winnings.

• If you want to get a jump on it, you can set up a ko-fi here.

❓ Questions?

Drop them in the contest-general channel or ping any moderator in the YTAI Discord.

We can’t wait to hear what you create!

Love,
Foggy X, EvilTyromancer & Angel