Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 90. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

We had 248 entries this week of which 241 were valid posts! Awesome guys!

Support Musicians On Steemit

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Let's Keep @pfunk In The Top 20 Witnesses By Voting For Him As A Steemit Witness

@pfunk has been sponsoring Steemit Open Mic since I first started it and I want to give a big thank you to him and all the people who support and take part in Steemit Open Mic.

@pfunk is a Steemit witness and helps keep the platform working and you can vote for him here Please go vote for him right now. This post will show you how.

Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now

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More Open Mic Sponsors

Over the last week Open Mic was contacted and offered some more sponsorship from:

@ausbitbank is a top 20 witness on Steemit involved in more supporting projects on the Steem blockchain than I can list. He is a big part of the minnowsupportproject.org, the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord, and delegates to many good causes on Steemit. You can vote for him as a wtness here. He just reached out and donated 100 Steem per week to help Open Mic

@Curie helps curate new people who contribute good content and has been supporting Open Mic musicians behind the scenes since Open Mic started. They helped me and countless others get our posts seen when we first started on the platform. Many Open Mic musicians have been featured on their weekly Author's Showcase posts. They are a top 20 witness and have contributed 25 Steem per week for the next two months to help Open Mic. You can vote for them as witness here

MSP-Waves Radio in association with the Minnow Support Project and the Peace, Abundance, Liberty Network is a weekly radio program hosted by @Krystle, @swelker101, and @Isaria that features the weekly Top 5 judges picks from Steemit Open Mic. Not only do they give weekly prizes to audience picked performers from the contest, but they have also started sponsoring Open Mic with a 25 Steem weekly donation! How cool is that? Thank you for helping support musicians on the Steemit platform.

@aggroed is a top 20 witness and is involved in the minnowsupportproject.org and the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord. He is launching a new online card game called SteemMonsters.com. Steem Monsters is supporting Open Mic with a 50 Steem donation per week to the contest. He's also gifting a 5-card Steem Monster pack to the winner's. You can vote for him as witness here

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What Is SteemMonsters.com?

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And thanks to @meno's initiative the community has come together to support Open Mic. Many of you have created posts in support of the Open Mic community and have donated a portion of the rewards from those posts to @openmic so we can keep doing what we do, build a great community of musicians on Steemit. You guys are the best and we feel appreciative and inspired!

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Steemit Open Mic Rules

• The cutoff date for entries was Friday the 22nd of June, 2018 at 12 UTC TIME Find your UTC time here.
• Only 1 entry per person per week
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 90" must the beginning of the post title.
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 90" must be said at the beginning of your video and your username.
• Live performances only specifically made for this contest.
• openmic must be the first tag
• Add a link to your post in the comments of the contest post.
• You must upvote this post.
• If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
• You can use DTube but include an embedded YouTube or Vimeo video too.

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.

Big shout out to @lukestokes who delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.

I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.

To learn more about the rules to entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways

Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher

The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.

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Meet up with the Open Mic community at Open Mic on Discord and chat with all of the people who enter Open Mic there. It's a great way to interact with the Open Mic community. Your links to your entry is automatically added to the Discord channel, so please don't add links, just come to chat with the community.

Join the Facebook page for Steemit Musicians you can read about here or go straight to the page here. A lot of players from Steemit Open Mic are there.

Steemit Open Mic Judges

@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno

Common Questions When Entering Steemit Open Mic --- by @luzcypher

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 90 --- by @passion-ground

Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 90 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Openmic Week 90 Soundlegion Top 5 Judges Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Special thanks to @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno for help judging the contest this week. Great job guys.

Steemit Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connections on Steemit through music. Watching the collaborations happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemit Open Mic is very rewarding and many of the people who play and post earn some nice rewards for playing a song.

For many, it's easier to get some Steem in your tip jar by playing for Steemit Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.

Steemit Open Mic Trending Posts

Click here to see the current trending posts on Steemit Open Mic

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Top 20 Trending Open Mic Posts

The openmic tag has earned a total of: 220,578.602 SBD worth $247,048 USD At Today's Prices of $1.12 SBD (Average of $2,744.97 per week in 90 weeks +plus has paid out over 26,300 Steem in prizes!

NOTE: Having a trending post is not how judges pick entries for their Top 5 weekly picks. Sometimes you will trend because of a variety of reasons. Congratulations! You don't need to win Open Mic to earn rewards and build your audience. As you can see, sometimes trending posts earn more than the contest rewards! You could trend by getting curated by other curation groups like @curie for example. The judges look for entertainment value which, of course, is very subjective and varies over time. Just keep playing and engaging with the community which is the whole point of Open Mic. If you love music, we love you.

The most recent top earning posts were:

This chart is provided by @carlgnash.

@digitalopus	Steemit Open mic semana 90 / Oblivion (Olvido) $ 73.7670
@pedromrmourato	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 – Barco Negro (Amália Rodrigues) $ 73.5560
@edprivat	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - All My Life by @edprivat $ 49.2060
@maxipiano	Steemit OPEN MIC Semana 90: FIESTA TROPICAL SOUND FUSION - ORIGINAL Instrumental Track by Maximiliano Hernández $ 46.0330
@kkarenmp	Steemit Open Mic Week #90 - Rolling in the Deep (Cover Violin) por @kkarenmp $ 44.2820
@drewley	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - “Only a Dream” (Original Piano Piece) $ 44.2480
@pedroi	Steemit OPEN MIC Week #90 - Eres mi Padre, Original Song $ 44.0170
@elainefaye	My First Steemit Open Mic Week 90, Yeah!!! $ 41.2400
@builtinfire	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - Original Song ' Are you with me? ' $ 40.6490
@johannesburghart	Steemit Open Mic Week 89 | Johannes Burghart - Bond over Distance (Original) 💞 $ 39.9130
@lillywilton	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - "I Will Learn to Love Them" (original) $ 39.2450
@funkmedia	Steemit OpenMic Week 90 - Funk Media - Original Song - Vida, Ser, Brillar $ 38.1440
@gibber	SteemiT OpeN MiC wk 90 "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"/Bob Dylan $ 36.9150
@honeymoon-1611	Steemit open mic week 90 – Como mirarte (Cover) by Honeymoon-1611 $ 36.8900
@itslobianco	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - Vals de Chopin. Nro.1 Op.64 / #openmic $ 36.4220
@aidarojaswriter	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 || Michael Jackson - "This is it" (cover) by @aidarojaswriter $ 36.2670
@andreabortone	STEEMIT OPENMIC WEEK 90 - O SOLE MIO #openmic by @luzcypher & @pfunk $ 36.0780
@carljohn	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - Lonely Everywhere (Original Music) $ 35.9270
@coruscate	Steemit Open Mic Week # 90 - Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley $ 34.7360
@mightyjoenolan	Steemit Open Mic Week 90 - Orignal Song "Savage Nomads" $ 34.5100

Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 90

It is not getting any easier to pick with all this talent and it is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.

Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @daily-musings, @samidbarid, @lillywilton, @aidarojaswriter, @carlosgu, @angelmar, @cesaralejandro, @andreabortone, @honeymoon-1611, @digitalopus, @yrmaleza, @dianakyv, @eyewritedaily, @drewley, @marafranceschi, @funkmedia, @k0wsk1, @builtinfire, @lk666, @orlandogonzalez, @wilins, @shookriya, @joseacabrerav, @ilazramusic and many more on our radar. We Love You All!

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and the winners are...

1st Place

You won 80 Steem and a 5-Pack of Steem Monster cards.

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Steemit Open Mic Semana 90 Mejor Asi --- by @mayneth

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This week Mayneth introduces us to the stunningly beautiful and talented Marianna Bracho! As a teacher, professional, and mentor, Mayneth is fully dedicated to all of the technical, artistic, production, and performance aspects of music. He has mentored the likes of @moccamonica and @belenlopr just to name two incredibly talented artists that most of us already know. I am sure he has mentored many, many more - one of whom is the lovely Marianna. Together, their rendition of Juan Quintero’s “Mejor Asi” is a tender and beautiful work of brilliance, joy, and perfection! For this and much more, I give Mayneth and Marianna my top spot here in week 90. - @passion-ground

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Beautiful performance and incredible execution guy! I have to keep listening and will be adding it to my music collection for sure. I can't wait to hear more and thank you for sharing this captivating piece of music with us - @luzcypher

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2nd Place

You won 40 Steem and a 5-Pack of Steem Monster cards.

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Steemit Openmic Week 90 Forever Original --- by @drewsmusic

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Drew, and I’m so glad he’s back with us here in week 90! Drew believes, as do I, that “Forever” is one of the best songs that he’s written to date! There is something enduringly classic sounding about this composition. Perhaps it’s the hint of Jazz in tandem with Drew’s whistling solo. All that in concert with the playful melodies and blissful lyrics is just some of what makes this performance, magic. Whatever it is, “Forever” is a keeper for all time! - @passion-ground

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This performance grabbed my instantly and didn't let go. That's always a a good sign you have something special. Will be listening to this many more times and look forward to hearing more - @luzcypher

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3rd Place

You won 26 Steem and a 5-Pack of Steem Monster cards.

My First Steemit Open Mic Week 90, Yeah!!! "Smoke" (Original) --- by @elainefaye

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Whatever it was that inspired you to write this song tap into it and bottle that shit! To my ears this has the potential to be a hit and could be interpreted in so many different ways by a multitude of artists. Hearing it from the source is moving and the lyrics reached into my psyche and left a mark. Welcome to Open Mic and I hope you come back with some more of you. - @luzcypher

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4th Place

You won 26 Steem and a 5-Pack of Steem Monster cards.

Steemit Open Mic Week 90 – Barco Negro (Amália Rodrigues) --- by @pedromrmourato

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You just keep bringing more talent to the table each time you come back! I don't understand a word you're saying but I could listen to you sing and play all day. You really have a wide range of influences and are a shining example of the truth to the saying that music is a universal language. Thanks for this gem and don't make us wait so long for more. - @luzcypher

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5th Place

You won 26 Steem and a 5-Pack of Steem Monster cards.

Open Mic Week 90 Power Out Jam --- by @dreamrafa

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Every week you shred some fantastic guitar. This was some of the most fluid and expressive licks I've heard you play. It's one of the highlights of my day to hear you play and watch you take command of your instrument. I can feel the pulse of your spirit when you put your fingers to work. Thanks for sharing and adding your talent to this community. - @luzcypher

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Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week.

I typed week 91 when it should have been week 90 while transferring to @elainefaye. Oops.

Congratulation Everyone And Thanks For Playing Steemit Open Mic

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit, Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

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Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thanks to our sponsors @pfunk, @ausbitbank, @curie, @aggroed, @isaria, and @steemmonsters for sponsoring Open Mic!

Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 91 by Following This Link

Steemit Open Mic Week 91 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher

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