- Q: Where can I get a parental consent form?
The parental consent form is only needed for bands chosen to play on the tour. We will provide all forms necessary to the winning bands.
- Q: I can't login! It says my account isn't verified.
When you register, an email is sent to the email address you registered with. That email contains a verification link that must be entered into your web browser to enable your account. If you didn't receive the email, please check your JUNK/SPAM folders for it. You can also resend it by going here!
- Q: Why can't I upload my MP3?
Uploads are limited to 12MB so make sure your MP3 is smaller than that. Also make sure you are actually selecting a file on your hard drive to upload and not just entering a link.
- Q: I removed pictures I had previously uploaded and uploaded some new ones, but I still see the old pictures, what gives?
Even though the Ernie Ball webserver has your new images your browser still retains a copy in it's cache. Try and refresh the page while holding the shift key. If that doesn't work try clearing your browser's disk cache.
- Q: I uploaded my music but it's not playing on my profile, why not?
It can take up to 24 hours for your audio to propagate to our streaming server. Please be patient. If in 24 hours your audio has not appeared, do not upload again. Send us a trouble ticket and we will resolve the problem.
- Q: I am having trouble streaming audio or video on the website.
You may need to update your flash player to the latest version. Go to macromedia.com to get the latest version of Flash for your computer.
- Q: It seems like the plays on my account are not being counted, what's going on?
Play counting has changed from previous battles. The number of plays a band gets is no longer a factor in determining a winner in the overall contest. However, there is still a limit on how often a play is counted for a specific song from the same computer. This is to discourage bands from running up their plays. If you play a song and it doesn't add a play to the counter, try again after 30 minutes.
- Q: How does my band get picked to play on the tour?
Upon registering as a band on the site, your band is given the ability to select a battle to join, and a venue that you'd most like to play at. After that is selected, your fans will need to vote for you to get you in top consideration to play on the tour. The Top 20 bands by votes for each venue will be considered to play live. A panel of judges will then select four bands out of the 20, for each venue, to play live based on your band's musicianship and ability to draw a crowd.
- Q: What is an alternate venue for?
If there is a second venue located within a reasonable distance from your first venue, you may choose that as your alternate. Alternates are only considered in special circumstances, and considered by judges only in an "all else fails" scenario. You should not count on being chosen for your alternate venue, as it is highly unlikely to happen.
- Q: What designates a band being unsigned?
We only allow bands on this website who are unsigned. We realize this is a gray area so here is our clarification: no major labels, no large indie labels, and any band with substantial international distribution may not be eligible to sign up. Judges will verify a band's status before declaring a winner.
- Q: How do I vote for a band?
Visit the band's profile page. Directly under their music player is a link to vote for them. Follow that link and fill out the form. You will be emailed a confirmation email. In that email will be a link. Follow that link to cast your vote for the band. If you don't follow the link in that email, then your vote won't be recorded. You can only vote for one band during the contest. So make your vote count!
- Q: How come the total plays don't match up?
You may notice a difference between the number of plays listed on the band search or "Top..." lists and the number of plays listed on a band's song player. This is because when a band joins a battle, their "battle plays" start at 0. Also, at midnight every night, their "daily plays" are reset to 0. The song player will display the TOTAL number of plays a song has received, and the TOTAL number of plays the band has received, over the life of the song or band on this site, and regardless of which battles the band has joined.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The parental consent form is only needed for bands chosen to play on the tour. We will provide all forms necessary to the winning bands.
When you register, an email is sent to the email address you registered with. That email contains a verification link that must be entered into your web browser to enable your account. If you didn't receive the email, please check your JUNK/SPAM folders for it. You can also resend it by going here!
Uploads are limited to 12MB so make sure your MP3 is smaller than that. Also make sure you are actually selecting a file on your hard drive to upload and not just entering a link.
Even though the Ernie Ball webserver has your new images your browser still retains a copy in it's cache. Try and refresh the page while holding the shift key. If that doesn't work try clearing your browser's disk cache.
It can take up to 24 hours for your audio to propagate to our streaming server. Please be patient. If in 24 hours your audio has not appeared, do not upload again. Send us a trouble ticket and we will resolve the problem.
You may need to update your flash player to the latest version. Go to macromedia.com to get the latest version of Flash for your computer.
Play counting has changed from previous battles. The number of plays a band gets is no longer a factor in determining a winner in the overall contest. However, there is still a limit on how often a play is counted for a specific song from the same computer. This is to discourage bands from running up their plays. If you play a song and it doesn't add a play to the counter, try again after 30 minutes.
Upon registering as a band on the site, your band is given the ability to select a battle to join, and a venue that you'd most like to play at. After that is selected, your fans will need to vote for you to get you in top consideration to play on the tour. The Top 20 bands by votes for each venue will be considered to play live. A panel of judges will then select four bands out of the 20, for each venue, to play live based on your band's musicianship and ability to draw a crowd.
If there is a second venue located within a reasonable distance from your first venue, you may choose that as your alternate. Alternates are only considered in special circumstances, and considered by judges only in an "all else fails" scenario. You should not count on being chosen for your alternate venue, as it is highly unlikely to happen.
We only allow bands on this website who are unsigned. We realize this is a gray area so here is our clarification: no major labels, no large indie labels, and any band with substantial international distribution may not be eligible to sign up. Judges will verify a band's status before declaring a winner.
Visit the band's profile page. Directly under their music player is a link to vote for them. Follow that link and fill out the form. You will be emailed a confirmation email. In that email will be a link. Follow that link to cast your vote for the band. If you don't follow the link in that email, then your vote won't be recorded. You can only vote for one band during the contest. So make your vote count!
You may notice a difference between the number of plays listed on the band search or "Top..." lists and the number of plays listed on a band's song player. This is because when a band joins a battle, their "battle plays" start at 0. Also, at midnight every night, their "daily plays" are reset to 0. The song player will display the TOTAL number of plays a song has received, and the TOTAL number of plays the band has received, over the life of the song or band on this site, and regardless of which battles the band has joined.