Round 2 Submissions are Now Open, until Friday, May 15, 2026 at 3pm CDT

Congratulations to all Round 1 artists who have made it to the 2nd round.

To see the Round 1 results, click here.

For those not in the top half of Round 1, we thank you for sharing your talent with us.

We hope you will audition again next year.

Voting for round 2 will begin Friday, May 15, 2026 at 9pm CDT – Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 9pm CDT. In the 2nd round:

• Artists submit a new video (original or cover song).
• Each Artist’s vote count will be determined exclusively by popular vote.
• Voting is again 100% public, each vote is cast through a $1 donation, with a 5 vote minimum.
• 20% of each $1 vote goes to the artist & 20% goes to their beneficiary.
• The Top 25 Artists with the most votes will move on to the Semifinals.
• Votes from Round 1 do not carry over—everyone starts fresh.
• Contestants must receive at least $50 in votes to qualify for disbursement.