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Calling all singers, rappers, drummers, even flutists, we want to give undiscovered and up-and-coming musicians the chance to share their talents with the world.
Whatever your musical vice, sign up and enter for the chance to perform with YUNGBLUD. Judges will pick a "Final Five" to perform in a digital battle for the Grand Prize. Content will be posted and shared on vans.com/mw and our social platforms. Don’t miss your chance.
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Submit Your Music
07/07/21 - 07/23/21
Calling all singers, rappers, drummers, even flutists. Whatever your musical vice, enter for the chance to perform with YUNGBLUD at a House of Vans. Judges will pick a "Final Five" to perform in a digital battle for the Grand Prize. Content will be posted and shared on vans.com/mw and our social platforms. Don’t miss your chance.
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United States Top Ten Announced
Week of 9/01/21
The US top ten have been announced! Get to know the top ten US finalists below:
PYT
LaToya Fernandez, who performs as PYT, has been writing music since 1999, when she was just 8 years old. Now 33 and based in San Jose, she writes razor-sharp raps that embolden and empower women. “In a world of darkness and confusion,” she says, “youth need inspiration, motivation and constant reminders that they as themselves are more than enough. Read more at Pitchfork.
Deuces II & The Golden Theory
Cincinnati's Deuces Cunningham II is a singer and rapper who writes songs about love, family, and manifesting abundance. Listen now.
Last Grasp
Punk rock changed Ryan Hardwick’s life. When he was younger, the music felt like a wild secret to the frontman of Cleveland’s Last Gasp, a way to escape the doldrums of small-town Ohio. Read more at Pitchfork
G-Roi
Jarell S. Harris, aka G-Roi, writes raps about survival, truth, and real life. The native New Yorker’s music is personal, and his writing process is like therapy.
Vinnies PM
“The first step in how I write a song,” says Brooklyn’s Vinnies PM, otherwise known as Denzel Devon Huggins, is “not writing at all.” Instead, he seeks inspiration from other forms of art. Huggins says he got into making music with help from his family, who convinced him he had a talent he needed to put to use. Read more at Pitchfork
Egg Drop Soup
Feminist punks Egg Drop Soup are Samantha Kate Westervelt (bass, lead vocals), Olivia Saperstein (guitar), and Bailey Chapman (drums). Egg Drop Soup hails from Los Angeles, and they make unapologetic music about self-empowerment, equality, and the patriarcy. Read more at Pitchfork
Ugly/Abe
Ugly/Abe makes spooky cowboy music. The Los Angeles psychedelic punk band includes Mario and Kristina on vocals and guitar, Abe on drums, and Angela on bass. Read more at Pitchfork
Thunderous Knight
For Darrian Hayes, who performs as Thunderous Knight, music is a family affair – he was born in Long Beach, California, but raised in Inland Empire, by a rapper mother and a singer stepfather. Read more at Pitchfork
TheBe$tJR
Reuben Wabomnor, aka TheBe$tJR, writes songs everywhere. For this Chicago-based rapper, music is a way of existing in the world. Read more at Pitchfork
Kodamilo
Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Terrence Bradshaw (aka Kodamilo), is an independent producer, songwriter, and singer. Pitchfork
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Americas Top 5 Announced
Week of 9/08/21
Americas top 5 finalists have been announced. Get to know each finalist below!
PYT
USA
LaToya Fernandez, who performs as PYT, has been writing music since 1999, when she was just 8 years old. Now 33 and based in San Jose, she writes razor-sharp raps that embolden and empower women. “In a world of darkness and confusion,” she says, “youth need inspiration, motivation and constant reminders that they as themselves are more than enough.
TheBe$tJR
USA
Reuben Wabomnor, aka TheBe$tJR, writes songs everywhere. For this Chicago-based rapper, music is a way of existing in the world.
Diamond Café
CANADA
Diamond Cafe is the solo project of 23yr old Canadian artist Tristan Thompson. He is set to release his debut album in 2021
Mare Advertencia
MEXICO
Mare is an independent, feminist, migrant rapper hailing from Oaxaca. She recently collaborated with Natalia Lafourcade and Rubén Blades on a new version of the song “Tú si saberme”.
JOY SALES
BRAZIL
Singer and songwriter Joy Sales, from the city of São Paulo, brings with the power of her voice the sublime strength of her ancestry.
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Watch Party and Winner Announcement
Week of 9/22/21
Round up your friends, grab some snacks, and join us to watch the finale performances of the Top 15 global finalists. Who will you root for? Details on how to watch coming soon.
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Share The Stage With Yungblud
January 2022
The three global winners will perform with YUNGBLUD in January 2022.
Global Finalists
Click on the map below to learn more about our global finalists
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Toya PYT Fernandez
TheBe$tJR
Joy Sales
Mare Advertencia
Diamond Cafe
Lemonade Shoelace
Kenya Grace
Ky'Orion
Altered Myths
p-i
Yishun Panik
Q The Trumpet
Nathanie
Kinder Bloomen
Squid The Kid
Global Judges
YUNGBLUD
London, UK
Denzel Curry
Miami, FL, USA
Julia Michaels
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sean Miyashiro
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Regional Judges
Warren Bokwe
US
Vic Reznick
US
Chris Maltese
US
Camilo Lara
MX
Bruses
MX
Criolo
BRAZIL
Andrea Echeverri
COLOMBIA
Jeremy Larson
MEDIA - PITCHFORK
Erika Coutler
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