Top 100 artists drop Aug 28 — who are you rooting for? 🎤
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ANNOUNCING THE TOP 100 ARTISTS
It's time to listen, love and vote to help your new favourite indie musician break through. Headphones on, Canada.
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*The artists displayed on this carousel are randomized and updated on a daily basis.
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READY TO CAST YOUR VOTES?
YOU'VE GOT TWO WAYS TO HAVE YOUR SAY
Vote 1: On our website
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What's Next?
THE WARM UP
NOW LIVE
For the Top 100 Artists, the journey has officially begun.
THE OPENER STARTS
AUG 28
The Top 20 Artists will be decided by public vote. It's time to start performing, but if you've got stage fright, don't worry: we'll be supporting you every step of the way.
THE HEADLINE STARTS
OCT 19
For the Top 3 Artists, this is it. The big one. After our audience chooses who moves on to the final round, you'll get to polish your act and step onto the national stage.
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step onto the national stage and bring their sound, style, and ideas to more people.
And we're just getting started. Stay tuned to see what's next.
FAQs
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Emerging Canadian music artists across all genres are welcome to submit. Applicants must be based in Canada.
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No. Submissions are completely free.
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Our juries will review all entries. Selected artists will be contacted directly and featured in the next phase of the program.
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Artists may gain exposure, perform live, and have their work featured through our partner channels.
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Submission Deadline Sun, May 31, 2026
Top 100 to be announced on Fri, Jul 10, 2026
Top 20 to be announced on Fri, Aug 28, 2026
Top 3 to be announced on Mon, Oct 19, 2026 -
Artists will ALWAYS retain full ownership of their music and they are free to release, sell, or use their music however they want, anytime.
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Samsung and Collective Rights are simply looking for the usage rights to be able to promote and amplify your music across different channels for a period of two (2) years.
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Yes, we are not limiting artists in any ways. Artists are free to use their music how they please.
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Samsung and Collective Arts may cut down submitted music for promotional purposes in adverts and social media posts promoting the Samsung True North Tunes program or the artist themselves. All edits and cut downs will be presented to the artist for review and approval.
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Yes, Samsung will ask artists for their permission and approval for each use of their music.
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Samsung made changes to the Contest terms and conditions to clarify the usage rights.
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Artists will appear in the carousel at the top of the home page, as well as in the tracks list. These are randomized on a daily basis throughout the voting period, so each artist is highlighted equally.
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