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Hey ProCollabers! Who's ready for another fun Summer music challenge?

Today we announce our 2024 Extreme Makeover Cover Song Challenge! :-)

Create an extreme cover song by giving it an entirely different musical vibe.

Examples Below:

Turn a Folk song into a Hip Hop song
Turn a Country song into a Funk song
Turn a Reggae song into a Synth Pop song

The possibilities are endless...

This challenge has two options to choose from. Please read and choose one.

CHALLENGE OPTION 1 (This option requires a mechanical license purchase.)

Criteria Below:

1) Choose your song to cover and purchase a mechanical license.

You can purchase a mechanical license here: https://www.easysong.com
Choose the Digital Download option and use the 25% off code for the month of July.

2) Once you receive your mechanical license, email a copy to support@procollabs.com

3) Once your license has been confirmed you can open a Public Project. Make sure to choose the cover song option.

4) Your song must include the original lyrics as written. No parody songs and no instrumental or spoken word projects.

5) Your project and completed song must include at least two ProCollabs collaborators. Solo projects are not eligible.

6) Your project must be a Public Project so that the community can listen and enjoy your creations along the way.

7) Your cover art must be original. Please do not use any of the original artists copyright protected album or single art.

8) Songs must be completed and published to the ProCollabs Music Store no later than 11:59pm (EST) on July, 31st 2024.

Everyone who completes OPTION 1 gets a new profile badge and a $20.00 ProCollabs credit, good for renewals, upgrades, etc.

Please Note: If you submit your song after the deadline, you won’t be eligible for the ProCollabs Credits or Grammy – No Exceptions!

CHALLENGE OPTION 2 (This option does not require a mechanical license purchase.)

Criteria Below:

1) Choose your song to cover.

2) Open a Member Project. Do not open a Public Project without a license. Make sure to choose the cover song option.

3) Your song must include the original lyrics as written. No parody songs and no instrumental or spoken word projects.

4) Your project and completed song must include at least two ProCollabs collaborators. Solo projects are not eligible.

5) Your project must be a Member Project so that the community can listen and enjoy your creations along the way.

6) Your cover art must be original. Please do not use any of the original artists copyright protected album or single art.

7) Publish your completed song. Make sure to uncheck any 'Public' check-boxes. Only 'Members' boxes should be checked.

8) Songs must be completed and published no later than 11:59pm (EST) on July, 31st 2024.

Everyone who completes OPTION 2 gets a new profile badge and a $5.00 ProCollabs credit, good for renewals, upgrades, etc.

Please Note: If you submit your song after the deadline, you won’t be eligible for the ProCollabs Credits or Grammy – No Exceptions!

It would be great to see you all get involved, so make sure to reach out to other members, send invites, etc.

Let us know if you have any questions and most importantly... Have Fun! :-)

CURRENT PROJECTS

Band of Gold - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3256

Can't You See - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3252

I Was Made For Lovin' You - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3259 

Radioactive - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3253

Tainted Love - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3254

Teenage Kicks (Enola Gay) - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3269

White Wedding - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3261

White Wedding - https://www.procollabs.com/project/3265

COMPLETED SONGS

Ain't No Sunshine - https://www.procollabs.com/store/3257

I hope you do too, Dani! :-)

Option 2 will only be viewable by members of Pro Collabs. Your project will not be visable to the public or available in the store.

You can leave the text field blank or type 'No License'. Just make sure your project is a 'Member' project and not a 'Public' project.

Hi Gabe, I totally understand your concern.  This isn't a 'pay to play' challenge or site.  You can choose 'Option 2', start a 'Member' project, which means it will only be viewable to members, so no worries about it being public.  You don't have to be concerned about copyright and such, because it's only seen by our members.  Completely free to start a project, fill in your details/brief/title, etc.  Then you can invite others directly or choose the 'Talent Needed' and an email will go out to all members matching those talents.

We wanted to give options because we know that some members love to do covers, and by purchasing a license, they will be able to put that song into our Music Store, or upload the song to Spotify, Soundcloud, etc, and not have to worry about infringing on anyone's copy-written music.  Once you purchase that license, you can sell the song and freely upload it to any site without any worries.  Currently, they're offering a 30% off coupon on mechanical licenses.  So in a nutshell, it will be around $15-$20 dollars for the license.   Not bad, but again, not necessary if you choose option 2.

Hope this clears things up.  Looking forward to hearing what song you cover!