Queen's Platinum Jubilee Song/Jingle Competition
The Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage (MYSCH) is inviting Cayman Islands citizens and residents who are songwriters, vocal recording artists and composers to participate in the national Queen's Platinum Jubilee Song/Jingle Competition.
Submission Deadline: Friday, 3 June 2022 at 11:59 pm
Theme: Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Vision: To create a song and/or jingle that exemplifies the celebration of the 70 years of reign of Her Majesty the Queen.
What are we looking for?
The song/jingle should:
- contain voice, lyrics and musical accompaniment
- speak to the ideals and intent of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, in particular, the unity and the common heritage, arts and culture of the Caribbean people and islands
- include the following words:
- majesty
- royal
- royal majesty
- royalty
- contain accompaniment that can/should incorporate various genres of music with only live music as backing
- songs must be at least 1:30 (one minute and thirty seconds) and no more than 3:45 (three minutes and forty-five seconds) in length
- jingles must be at least 30 (thirty) seconds and no more than 45 (forty-five) seconds in length
Please make sure your entry...
- does not contain any content that is obscene or offensive or communicates messages inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill of the Cayman Islands
- is original work and must not have been previously published
- does not sample melodies
Evaluation Criteria
- Voice and Lyrics (20 marks)
- Musical Accompaniment (30 marks)
- Reflects the Essence of the Caribbean (30 marks)
- Song/Jingle is Catchy and Memorable (20 marks)
Judging and Evaluation
A panel of judges will review all entries and select winners. The MYSCH reserves the right not to award a prize, if, in its opinion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries.
Entrants may be required to perform the song if needed. The Judges' decision is final and binding on all matters relating to this contest.
The Cayman Islands Government maintains the exclusive right to utilise the winning song or jingle for the promotion of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
Participants agree to the use of their name, voice, performance, photograph/video image and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media.
The winning song/jingle will be credited to the successful author, however, the jingle will become the exclusive property of the Government of the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands Government is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website availability or accessibility. Participants are advised to submit their entries in a timely manner in order to avoid any such mishaps.
The song/jingle selected will be used in the marketing and communications for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage.
Prizes
The winning entries will be awarded as such:
Song
- 1st Place - $1,000 KYD
- 2nd Place - $800 KYD
- 3rd Place - $500 KYD
Jingle
- 1st Place - $800 KYD
- 2nd Place - $500 KYD
- 3rd Place - $300 KYD
Submission Details
Songs and jingles must be submitted as an audio track in MP3 format along with a completed entry form.
The deadline for submission entries is 11:59 pm on Friday, 3 June 2022.
Entries can be submitted online at YSCH-events@gov.ky or at the office: The Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage, 5th Floor, Government Administration Building, George Town, Grand Cayman.
Only one (1) entry per person or group/per category
Dates and Deadlines
- Deadline of submission of entries: Friday, 3 June 2022 at 11:59 pm
- Pre-judging: Tuesday, 7 June 2022
- Finalists notified: Wednesday, 8 June 2022
- Final judging: Saturday, 11 June 2022 at the DART Park Ampitheatre
Contact Us
Any queries can be directed to the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage at YSCH-events@gov.ky.