Karaoke event bonus: 10% to the winner + 10% to the accumulated pool

At each karaoke competition, 10% of the total verified voting value goes to the artist with the most votes, and 10% goes into the accumulated prize pool. This 20% allocation is separate from venue reconciliation and replaces the earlier karaoke winner-pool allocation.

One verified token vote represents CAD $0.50. Only tokens used to vote in that karaoke competition count; unused tokens, drinks, entrance fees, admission tickets, taxes and transaction charges are excluded. For CAD $1,000 in verified voting value, the top artist receives $100 and the accumulated pool receives $100.

A tied top result is held for resolution before an award is issued. Pool contributions are tracked separately from payouts.

Two open competition categories

Talent Search — original artist content: entrants present their own original material and authorize its performance and promotional use.

Karaoke — presentation, performance and delivery: entrants perform karaoke repertoire; original songwriting is not a karaoke judging requirement. Judges rate each of these three criteria from 1 to 10, alongside the overall rating.

Both categories use the same verified audience-response voting and $5-per-month fan-club subscription structure, with the same $500 promotional and $1,500 full-representation qualification thresholds. Subscription receipts and public votes are tracked separately. Each verified $5 monthly subscription includes 10 initial vote tokens; using a credit records a vote. Winners are determined separately within each category by valid public votes under the published rules. Qualifying karaoke winners have the same access to promotional, representation and performance opportunities as Talent Search winners, subject to the same eligibility and confirmed award terms.

Register for a judge panel — CAD $20

Apply for one of the interactive Zoom panels. DMC verifies payment and judge eligibility before approval. We start with Zoom Free Basic: 100 total participants and a 40-minute group-meeting limit. Capacity can increase when the host’s verified subscription or Large Meeting add-on increases; the system ceiling is 5,000. Each panel is capped at the host’s verified assigned capacity, with places reserved for hosts and moderators. Judge registration opens only after that capacity is verified. Venue guest lists are separate. Public broadcasts remain on RIDMTV YouTube and Earthman Herbals Facebook Live.

Sign in with your approved email to access the private Zoom panel after payment verification and approval.

Interactive judges Zoom

Zoom is private to the appointed judging panel. Public broadcasts run on RIDMTV YouTube and Earthman Herbals Facebook Live.

Winner opportunity: a promotional single

The Talent Search winner and the karaoke competition winner each have an opportunity to work with a song or music producer to produce at least one single promoting their achievement. Both category winners may also be considered for a term recording contract.

Producer arrangements, production scope, timing, funding, song and recording rights, credits and release promotion are confirmed in a written agreement. A term recording contract is a possible further opportunity, subject to an offer and mutually agreed terms.

Growing prize pool · Artists & voters

Watch the prize value grow.

Verified voting-packet purchases grow the competition prize pools.

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These are shared pool values, not individual winnings. Performer ratios are shown below; Talent Search eligibility and tie rules await confirmation. Karaoke event awards use the separate 10% + 10% rule above. Totals cover cumulative RIDM voting-packet purchases; fan-club subscriptions and pending requests are excluded. The separate $2,000 sponsor voter bonus is shown in its own terms.

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