Voting opens January 8.
The finalists will be posted here on the morning of January 8, 2027. Come back then and vote once a day through January 22.
Are you an independent artist? Enter by January 3 to be considered as a finalist. It's free, and AI-assisted music is welcome when you tell us how you made it.
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Thank you to every fan who voted. The winner is announced on January 24 here and on our Facebook and Instagram, and featured in Edition 2 on February 13.
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How it works
Pick one finalist, add your name and email, and press Vote. One vote per email address per day counts. Likes and comments on social media don't count as votes, so vote here.
Official rules
- Who runs it. The Fan Vote is run by MBSGG Global Network LLC, publisher of Signal & Song magazine, Kansas City, Missouri.
- The prize. The artist with the most valid votes is featured as the Artist Spotlight in Signal & Song, Edition 2, launching February 13, 2027. Separately, the editorial team may choose one other finalist for an Editor’s Pick feature; votes don’t decide the Editor’s Pick. There is no cash prize.
- Who can be a finalist. Independent artists who submit through the Signal & Song Spotlight form by January 3, 2027, and sign the Signal & Song contributor release when chosen as a finalist. The editorial team chooses the finalists and announces them on January 8, 2027. Artists who use AI tools may enter if they say so in their submission.
- Who can vote. Anyone with a valid email address. No purchase, subscription or payment is needed to vote.
- How to vote. Vote on this page between 12:00 a.m. Central on January 8, 2027 and 11:59 p.m. Central on January 22, 2027. Likes, comments and shares on social media are not counted as votes.
- Vote limit. One vote per email address per calendar day (Central Time). Extra votes from the same address on the same day are not counted.
- Fair play. Votes from fake or throwaway email addresses, bots or automated scripts, or any attempt to get around the vote limit will be removed. An artist whose campaign breaks these rules may be disqualified. Signal & Song's decision on valid votes is final.
- Winner. The winner is announced on January 24, 2027 on signalandsong.com and Signal & Song's Facebook and Instagram. If there is a tie, the editorial team breaks it. If the winner cannot take part, the next-highest finalist is offered the Spotlight.
- Your email. Voters' emails are used to count votes. Voters can choose to also join the Signal & Song email list; nobody is added without saying yes.
- Not run by Meta. This vote is not sponsored, endorsed or run by Facebook or Instagram.