^{Artwork by @themonkeyzuelans}

Round 8 Everyone!

The Theme

RULES

• Each week, this post begins the new contest and you have until you see the 'Contestants' post on the following Wednesday to get your entry in.
• The 1st tag for your submission post must be #artofmusic.
• This submission thread must be upvoted (if you would like more competition, please resteem it).
• Your video or track of yourself performing MUST be in the comments of THIS post (so you can get the popularity vote), or at least a link to your Steemit post entry.
• We will not accept videos or recordings we cannot embed in a post for people to easily enjoy. I.E. - DTube etc., sorry if this is an inconvenience. DSound & DLive may be acceptable, we'll see how it works out.
• If it is NOT an original piece, include a link in your post to the version of the song you performed so a comparison can be made for reference.

Judging Categories

• Popular Vote: 50% weight - This contest is going to rely heavily on other Steempeeps' opinions of your performance.
• The Judges: 50% weight - We will go through and pick our favorites as well, so better be sure to bring your 'A' game peoples!
  ^{NOTE - You may only vote for yourself ONCE, purchased bot votes for yourself will not count.}

And The Judges Are...

• Mastermind behind #thealliance, @enginewitty, who loves any and all music.
• Head of #thealliance Latino community - 'Commander' @sol25.
• Music lover, member of the SMA, and fellow ally - @inthenow.

PRIZES (as this grows, prizes will get bigger)

1. Grand Prize - 5 SBD Will be given to the overall winner.
2. Popular Artist - 3 SBD Will be given to the most popular contestant each week.
3. Consolation Prize - 2 Runners Up will each be given 1 SBD for outstanding performances.
4. It may happen that the Popular Artist also wins the Grand Prize!

And The Winners Are...

• Grand Prize: @katrina-ariel Midnight Train to Georgia

• Most Popular Artist with 20 votes: @lorey-bero for Traveling With You

Consolation Prizes awarded to:

- @duocover for Midnight Train

- @yrmaleza for Train in the Morning

Congratulations To The Winners!

Community

NOM NOM NOM
Looking Forward to the CHOCOLATE!

^{gif created by @liberty-minded}

Did You Know...
@killerwhale's trainer, @enginewitty is a witness?
Yes! Support the Art of Music Contest
by writing in @enginewitty for your witness!
Tap/Click HERE to vote for witnesses