With seventy (70) incredible entries it was an incredible round in the nine (9) contests and challenges of the Steemit Music League.
The Steemit Music League is a community built with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards all while bringing Steemians together and encouraging collaboration.
As a result the Steemit Music League and the decentralized audio portal @dsound have joined forces to help bring maximum recognition, feedback , and rewards for the Steemians with musical dreams, passions, and talents.
Thanks again to @prc for his support of community initiatives and helping the Steemit Music League reach its potential. If you trust and support @prc like I do make sure to vote for him as a witness here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Currently the following are the nine (9) contests in the Steemit Music League which is part of the Steemit Music Alliance (SMA) [click on contest/challenge name to go to most recent related information]:
| SMA | Contest Initiatives |
|---|---|
 | Steemit Music League Challenge (#smlchallenge) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): An open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, musicians, and producers. |
 | Beat Battle League (#beatbattle) (Hosted by @chiefmappster): A challenge for music producers to produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round. |
 | SMA Feedback Contest (#smafeedback) (Hosted by @inthenow): A feedback-based contest for music. Provide music for feedback and/or provide feedback and get rewarded for doing so. |
 | Chord Challenge (#chordchallenge) (Hosted by @antminer): A weekly challenge for music producers to create music by using the provided chord progression. |
 | Kill The Pad Challenge (#killthepad) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit): A weekly topic text-based rap competition for creative writers to show their prowess as a lyricist. |
 | Educator Showdown (Hosted by @novili): A bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music. |
 | Poetry Slam (#poetryslam) (Hosted by @jamesgetsit & @scuzzy): A weekly spoken word contest in the traditional poetry slam competition format. |
| Pitch Perfect (#pitchperfect) (Hosted by @alejandra23): A weekly challenge for original music creators. |
| Bands About Bands (#BandsAboutBands) (Hosted by @ftlob): A weekly music review contest covering bands and musicians on Steemit. |
The winner of the Steemit Music League is determined by the amount of points earned through League contests and challenges.
The points earned in Round Nine are added up for this seventh release of the Steemit Music League leaderboard for Season Two.
We have had one hundred sixty-one (161) different Steemians apart of the Steemit Music League in the nine rounds so far. We thank you all for making such an amazing impact on the community.
Below are the updated standings of the Steemit Music League Season #2 as of today
@hilladigahackles and @mindseye-music are battling for third place with only 25 points separating them respectively.
@d-vine and @paradigmprospect are carving up a nice lead in their respective positions. Several rounds left so anything is possible especially with @d-vine and @paradigmprospect participating in more than one SML contest.
We also have @onemedia and @nathankaye in a tie for 5th place. Who will make that jump into sole ownership of 5th place only 42 points behind 4th place?
@breezin jumped into the Top Ten taking 9th place with his epic writing abilities in the Kill the Pad Challenge
As you can see we have a lot of Steemians participating in more than one contest increasing their League point total.
With 161+ Steemians already taking part in the Steemit Music League, this is shaping up to be one awesome Season Two of the Steemit Music League o weeeee.
The Steemit Music League Challenge is an open music contest for rappers, MCs, singers, vocalists, and producers. Basically if you have a passion for music you can submit an entry every round.
Each round's theme changes to include as many from the Steemit Universe as possible. The prize pool is 15 STEEM and other cryptocurrencies such as SMOKE, Whaleshares, and Voiceshares.
The #smlchallenge is in Round Ten of Season Two currently with the theme being Music of Summer.
Round Ten of Season Two of the Steemit Music League Challenge is accepting submissions until Wednesday night, May 16th with the results being announced on May 17th.
For more information on this current round of the #smlchallenge go here: https://steemit.com/smlchallenge/@chiefmappster/steemit-music-league-challenge-s2-r9-announcement-or-dsound-community-initiative
We had an incredible Round #9 of the Music of Africa theme of the Steemit Music League Challenge with nine (9) high-quality entries from Steemians all over the globe.
Here are the top three of S2:R9 of the #smlchallenge:
WINNER ONE (TIED): @darrenclaxton with an average of 4.85 from the judging panel with "Dragonfly" winning 6 STEEM and 50 Voiceshares for 56 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@darrenclaxton/20180424t151101586z-dragonfly-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r9
https://darrenclaxton.bandcamp.com/track/dragonfly
Support this winning Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@darrenclaxton/20180424t151101586z-dragonfly-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r9
WINNER ONE (TIED): @paradigmprospect with an average of 4.85 from the judging panel with "Spirit Root" winning 6 STEEM and 50 Voiceshares for 56 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@paradigmprospect/20180504t040911163z-paradigm-prospector-spirit-root--sml-challenge-s2r9-music-of-africa
Support this winning Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@paradigmprospect/20180504t040911163z-paradigm-prospector-spirit-root--sml-challenge-s2r9-music-of-africa
WINNER THREE: @funkmedia with an average of 4.75 from the judging panel with "Joyboy" winning 2 STEEM and 32 Voiceshares for 34 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@funkmedia/20180503t034219596z-joyboy-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r9-music-of-africa
Support these epics Steemians here: https://dsound.audio/#!/@funkmedia/20180503t034219596z-joyboy-steemit-music-league-challenge-s2r9-music-of-africa
For incredible music from Round Eight of Season Two go here: https://steemit.com/smlchallenge/@chiefmappster/steemit-music-league-s2-r9-results
The Beat Battle League is in Round #10 of Season Two and is a Beat Battle challenge that the music producers of Steemit can produce an entry based off a theme or sampled material for that round.
This week's theme is Festival Music Prize pool is 15 STEEM and other cryptocurrencies such as Voiceshares, Whaleshares, and SMOKE.
Round Ten of the Beat Battle League is accepting submissions until Monday night, May 21st with the results being announced Tuesday evening (May 22nd).
For more information about the live Round #10 of the #beatbattle go here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@chiefmappster/beat-battle-league-s2-r10-announcement-or-dsound-community-initiative
In last round, we had twelve (12) amazing entries for the Sounds of Summer inspired theme.
Here are the top three entries from S2: R9:
FIRST WINNER: @yamaagni with an average of 4.88 from the judging panel winning 8 STEEM and 45 SMOKE for 53 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@yamaagni/20180508t013832524z-take-me-back
Support this winning Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@yamaagni/20180508t013832524z-take-me-back
SECOND WINNER: @paradigmprospect with an average of 4.83 from the judging panel winning 4 STEEM and 38 SMOKE for 42 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@paradigmprospect/20180509t041204964z-paradigm-prospector-bonfire-philosophy
Support this epic Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@paradigmprospect/20180509t041204964z-paradigm-prospector-bonfire-philosophy
THIRD WINNER: @d-vine with an average of 4.81 from the judging panel winning 2 STEEM and 35 SMOKE for 37 points.
https://dsound.audio/#!/@d-vine/20180506t144014877z-summer-feeling-by-d-vine-beat-battle-league-s2r9-dsound-community-initiative
Support this epic Steemian here: https://steemit.com/dsound/@d-vine/20180506t144014877z-summer-feeling-by-d-vine-beat-battle-league-s2r9-dsound-community-initiative
For more of the music created in Round Eight of the Beat Battle League go here: https://steemit.com/beatbattle/@chiefmappster/beat-battle-league-s2-r9-results
The third contest is the Steemit Music Alliance Feedback contest hosted by @inthenow .
The SMA Feedback Contest hosted by @inthenow is about submitting music and providing feedback and getting rewarded to do so.
The prize pool is 20 SBD and other cryptocurrencies like Whaleshares and Voiceshares.
The results of Round Seven are below with Round Eight live right now with three (3) songs submitted for feedback so far. Plenty of time to submit tracks for feedback and to provide feedback as Round 8 is accepting entries until midnight EST on May 20th.
For more information about the live Round #8 of the SMA Feedback Contest go here: https://steemit.com/smafeedback/@inthenow/sma-feedback-contest-a-dsound-community-initiative-round-8-update
Here are the results for Round Seven of the SMA Feedback Contest:
FIRST WINNERS: @hilladigahackles song with @paradigmprospect's feedback
SONG here
FEEDBACK:
SECOND WINNERS: @fireawaymarmot's song with @studgriffin's feedback
SONG here
FEEDBACK:
THIRD WINNERS: @d-vine's track with @paradigmprospect's feedback
SONG: here
FEEDBACK:
For more information about the results for Round Seven of the SMA Feedback Contest go here: https://steemit.com/smafeedback/@inthenow/sma-feedback-contest-round-7-winners
The fourth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Kill the Pad Challenge hosted by @jamesgetsit
The Kill the Pad Challenge hosted by @jamesgetsit is a weekly text based rap & poetry challenge.
The prize pool is 10+ SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Week #13 is live now with the theme Animals and will accept submissions until Saturday night (May 19th).
For more information about the live Kill the Pad Challenge go here: https://steemit.com/killthepad/@jamesgetsit/kill-the-pad-challenge-week-13-sponsored-by-sma-dsound-community-initiative
Here are the results for Week #12 of the Kill the Pad Challenge:
FIRST WINNER: @ulqu3
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SECOND WINNER: @kaykunoichi
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THIRD WINNER: @ange.nkuru
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For more information on Week #11 go here: https://steemit.com/killthepad/@jamesgetsit/kill-the-pad-winners-week-11-sponsored-by-steem-music-alliance
The fifth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Chord Challenge hosted by @antminer
The Chord Challenge hosted by @antminer is a weekly music challenge for producers to make a new beat from a provided chord progression.
The prize pool is 15+ SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Round #6 is live now and will accept submissions until Saturday night (May 19th).
For more information about the live Chord Challenge #6 go here: https://steemit.com/dsound-contest/@antminer/chordchallenge-6-make-music-and-win-prizes-dsound-community-initiative
Here are the results for Round #5 of the Chord Challenge:
FIRST WINNER: @tiplas
Track here
SECOND WINNER: @darqub and @archaimusic
Track here
THIRD WINNER: @junkfeathers
Track here
For more information about Week #5 of the Chord Challenge go here: https://steemit.com/dsound-contest/@antminer/chordchallenge-5-winners-announcement
The sixth challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Educator Showdown hosted by @novili
The Educator Showdown hosted by @novili is a bi-weekly competition for people who make educational content revolving around music.
The prize pool is 10 STEEM and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Round #6 is live now with four (4) entries entered so far and will accept submissions until Tuesday night (May 15th).
For more information about the live Educator Showdown go here: https://steemit.com/educatorshowdown/@novili/educator-showdown-round-6-week-1-recap
Here are the results for Round #5 of the Educator Showdown:
FIRST WINNER: @nathankaye
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SECOND WINNER: @darrenclaxton
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THIRD WINNER: @edprivat
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For more information about Round #5 of the Educator Showdown go here: https://steemit.com/educatorshowdown/@novili/educator-showdown-round-5-winner-announcement
And the seventh challenge in the Steemit Music League is the Poetry Slam.
The Poetry Slam hosted by @scuzzy and @jamesgetsit is a weekly competition with the mission of providing a platform for Steemians to vocally express themselves.
The prize pool is 10 SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Round #11 is live now will accept submissions until Sunday night (May 20th).
For more information about the live Poetry Slam go here: https://steemit.com/contest/@scuzzy/poetry-slam-contest-week-11-or-week-10-winners-week-11-theme-e-l-y-s-i-a-n-or-spoken-word-challenge-dsound-community-initiative
Here are the results for Week #10 of the Poetry Slam:
FIRST WINNER: @breezin winning 5 SBD Listen here
SECOND WINNER: @josediccus winning 3 SBD Listen here
THIRD WINNER: @mineopoly winning 2 SBD Listen here
For more information about the results of Week #10 and the live Round #11 of the Poetry Slam go here: https://steemit.com/contest/@scuzzy/poetry-slam-contest-week-11-or-week-10-winners-week-11-theme-e-l-y-s-i-a-n-or-spoken-word-challenge-dsound-community-initiative
The eighth challenge in the Steemit Music League is Pitch Perfect.
Pitch Perfect is hosted by @alejandra23 is a weekly original music competition.
The prize pool is 10+ SBD and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Round #16 is live right now.
For more information about the live Pitch Perfect go here: https://steemit.com/pitchperfect/@alejandra23/pitchperfect-week-16-win-votes-and-sbd-with-your-musical-ability-dsound-community-initiative
Here are the results for Week #15 of Pitch Perfect:
FIRST WINNER: @honeymoon-1611
SECOND WINNER: @armoniritmia winning 3 SBD
THIRD WINNER: @danielrr winning 2 SBD
For more information about Week #15 of Pitch Perfect go here: https://steemit.com/pitchperfect/@alejandra23/pitchperfect-week-15-winners-ganadores
And the ninth challenge in the Steemit Music League is Bands About Bands.
Bands About Bands is hosted by @ftlob is a bi-weekly music review competiton.
The prize pool is 10+ STEEM and you can earn points towards the Steemit Music League.
Episode #2 of Season #2 is live now will accept submissions until Monday night (May 28th).
For more information about the live Bands About Bands go here: https://steemit.com/bandsaboutbands/@ftlob/15-sbd-prize-pool-or-announcement-bands-about-bands-s02-e02-or-a-dsound-community-initiative
Here are the results for Season #2, Episode #1 of Bands About Bands:
FIRST WINNER: @d-vine about @edprivat
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SECOND WINNER: @davenavarro about @spawnband
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THIRD WINNER: @grizzle about @theturtleproject
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For more information about Episode #1 of Season #2 of the Bands About Bands go here: https://steemit.com/bandsaboutbands/@ftlob/15-sbd-prize-pool-or-announcement-bands-about-bands-s02-e02-or-a-dsound-community-initiative
The Steemit Music League is a community built with the goal of providing the most feedback, recognition, and rewards and possible all while bringing Steemians together.
As a result the Steemit Music Alliance Discord channel was born.
You can connect and collaborate with other community members, play music live, get beats and tracks demoed, and listen to entries with others live via the SMA bot.
Live radio shows happening now with the Needle on Your Record Show by @d-vine, @onemedia, and @seveaux every Wednesday at CET 8-10 PM (2PM-4PM EST). Send your tracks to @d-vine to get heard on the SMA radio.
I love these posts that show the current standings, it's nice to see that excel spreadsheet getting looong! Keep it up!
Ayyyy glad to hear bud glad to hear. And righttttt the spreadsheet is getting loongggggggg :)
Thanks fr the positive energy. Sending it right back atcha.
I can't believe I am in 3rd place!!! only with half the year left, i got my eye on @d-vine and @paradigmprospect . You two better watch it! Teehee!
Honestly, this is damn fun and amazing! thanks for everyones support and efforts in this Music Challenge game!! It is really pushing me to make better music! loving it! thanks kindly and great luck to all!!
Come & get me @hilladigahackles lol, I am still gunning for @paradigmprospect's spot :D
Let the race begin <3
Hahaha, this is just so much fun with you guys <3
Thank you @chiefmappster for bringing this radness to life <3
HUGGINS to all of you <3
yes truly fun!
O weeeeeee lets keep it going o weeee. Love hearing that. Excited to see where everyone finishes.
Congrats again on the win.
Ayyyyyy get it buddy o weeeeeee. Love the spirit :)
And heck yeah glad to hear you are having fun and its pushing your progression. O weeeee do I love hearing that.
Much love and respect bud.
I'm again amazed how much work you put in these challenges and posts and listening and and... just great!...Let's see if I can get some more points in the future ;)...big ups! :)
Ay really appreciate your words; means a lot.
And heck yeah let's get ya up the leaderboard o weeeee.
You putting in hella work. Appreciate your contributions ... Need to climb up in the leaderboard myself. Time to get to work!
Ay appreciate the kind words @wolfnworbeikood means a lot.
And heck yeahhhh excited to hear what you create.
Awesome round chief! Thanks for the update :-)
Ay you're welcome; much appreciation for the positivity :)
great round, lot of action!
congrats to all contestants and winners!
Ayyy righttt gotta love the amazing and diverse talent we have on here o myyyy. The Universe is doing workkk.
Appreciate your continual involvement brother man.
I really appreciate this music
Thank you appreciate you.