Steemit Open Mic is an online, live music venue to give musicians a chance to share their music with the Steemit community and get their music heard. It is growing larger every week thanks to all of you.

Hive account@pfunk has been sponsoring Steemit Open Mic since I first started it and I want to give a big thank you to him and all the people who support and take part in Steemit Open Mic.

Hive account@pfunk is a Steemit witness and helps keep the platform working and you can vote for him here

Special thanks to Hive account@curie for selecting and supporting musicians who have entered Steemit Open Mic.

Steemit Musicians News

Announcement Steemit Open Mic Official Judges Panel --- by Hive account@luzcypher

Cool Stuff Curation Steemit Open Mic Night Judge S Edition Week 46 Highlights --- by Hive account@jessamynorchard

Open Mic Judge Presentation Soundlegion Some Of My Favorite Open Mic Performances So Far --- by Hive account@soundlegion

I Ve Secretly Been A Steemit Open Mic Official Judge For The Past 6 Weeks Original Blog --- by Hive account@verbal-d

I Am Thrilled To Announce I Am One Of The New Steemit Open Mic Judges --- by Hive account@krystle

Steemit Open Mic is growing so fast that a lot of people are entering without really reading the rules so I want to do a little house cleaning for those entering the contest.

The bigger this grows the easier it is to miss someone's entry post so following these rules makes us see you have entered so we can upvote you.

For more on the rules read, What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways?

Steemit Open Mic is a live music contest and we need to know that you are really playing or singing us a song for this contest in particular. That's why to qualify for prizes you must say "Steemit Open Mic" (next week number) at the beginning of your video just before you play or sing the song. If you don't or if you edit in later onto a prerecorded performance you will not qualify for prizes.

If your song is an original song then you MUST put the word "original" in your title. Original songs get a small bonus right now and it is easier to find all the original songs with the word added in the title.

The next thing that is very important it to begin your title with "Steemit Open Mic Week (the current week number)" and place that as the first words of your title or I may not be able to find your post at all.

Here is a perfect example of a correctly titled post to enter Steemit Open Mic for an original song.

This would be a perfectly titled post for a cover song entering the contest.

Theses posts are really easy to find in the feed and upvote them. They can easily be spotted so none of them get missed.

Also, Hive account@andybets from steemreports.com is working on a chart that is targeting those keywords to sort all entries by originals and covers.

It is SO cool and you can check it out with this sneak peak of the Steemit Open Mic Chart

NOTE: The order this chart lists the performances has no bearing on choosing the finalists. Just because a video is at the top doesn't mean they will win the contest.

Steemit Open Mic Week 48 performances are in and there's still time to vote for your favorites.

Great songs and performances this week. Have a listen to them below and be sure to show your support and upvote your favorites.

It's all in good fun and community spirit and I want to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support.

300 In Steem Prizes

There's still time to vote and enter.
Thanks to everyone who entered, upvoted, resteemed and helped support Steemit Open Mic.

Last Chance To Vote

There's still time to cast your vote for this week's Open Mic Night entries. The cutoff date is 12.00 PM UTC Time (Friday, 8th SEPTEMBER 2017). Find your UTC time here.

Steemit Open Mic Week 49 - See Who Played Open Mic And Vote For Your Favorite Steemian Musicians

Steemit Musicians News

300 In Steem Prizes

Last Chance To Vote

Two ways To Vote

Vote On Each Contestant Page

Open Mic Judge Presentation Soundlegion Some Of My Favorite Open Mic Performances So Far --- by Hive account@soundlegion

Cool Stuff Curation Steemit Open Mic Night Judge S Edition Week 46 Highlights --- by Hive account@jessamynorchard

Iv'e Secretly Been A Steemit Open Mic Official Judge For The Past 6 Weeks Original Blog --- by Hive account@verbal-d

I Am Thrilled To Announce I Am One Of The New Steemit Open Mic Judges --- by Hive account@krystle

Karaoke Contest Submission Thread Week 5 --- by Hive account@killerwhale

Rap Challenge Week 12 Submission Thread Who Will Take The Crown This Week Read To Find Out --- by Hive account@rondonson

What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways