Hive Open Mic ( #openmic ) is a global community working for world peace through a love of live music. Each week is a new invitation to express and connect.

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🎵 Hive Open Mic 279

Aug 11 - Aug 17, 2025

_{Cover by Hive account@avdesing}

Global harmony is our mission. World peace is our vision. Our community's weekly live music celebration reaches musicians and listeners globally on a virtual stage, upholding the classic pattern of an open mic event. At the end of each week, we enjoy a community concert, highlighting a Spotlight Artist. Every contributor can be proud of the fact we are co-creating a more harmonious world by sharing the joys of music.

For Hive Open Mic 279, we will explore the following theme: "Hug Me!". Everyone is encouraged to express and connect through this theme. This is a pressure-free invitation to express and connect, encouraging us to explore new territory together as artists. Musicians always have full freedom to bring whatever music feels inspired in the moment.

Timeline

278: Funny Songs ---> 279: Hug Me! ---> 280: Drawing

“Hug Me!"

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How To Play

1. Produce - Introduce your video by saying the words, “Hive Open Mic Week 279”, including your name. Perform a song.
2. Present - Post your video in the Hive Open Mic community. Include the tag #openmic.
3. Promote - Share your link in the comments section of Sunday's open mic invitation in order to ensure your entry is heard.
4. Prosper - Build relationships by engaging with fellow music lovers through uplifting comments.

Examples

Celebra La Vida (Cover) by Hive account@rosana6
Hallelujah (Cover) by Hive account@zullyscott and Hive account@obaro
El Amor No Se Puede Olvidar (Cover) by Hive account@jesuslnrs
Juguemos en el Campo y Bartolito (Cover) by Hive account@mirel0510
Llegó el Momento / Time Has Come (Original) by Hive account@fernanblog
Grace Alternative Afro Jazz (Original) by Hive account@magicfingerz
Karya Cinta Sejati (Original) by Hive account@donirosayandi
Walking In The Air (Cover) by Hive account@jasperdick
This is A Place (Original) by Hive account@ovey10
Zombie (Cover) by Hive account@maitt87

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Acknowledgments

The greatest gift we can give to an artist is our encouragement. For this reason, we humbly ask that everyone offer some friendly words. Let's reward musicians by offering applause as if we're in a pub, a coffee shop, or concert hall. Here, musicians and listeners gain connection across the world, through people of various cultures and languages. This is the harmonizing power of music. Behind the scenes, Hive Open Mic moderators devote extraordinary energy each week to listening, commenting, curating, and creating for this community. The moderation task is a big undertaking, led this week by Hive account@cabelindsay, Hive account@mipiano, Hive account@jesuslnrs, Hive account@fernanblog, Hive account@alex-rourke, and Hive account@starstrings01.

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Join in and enjoy!
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