▁and ▁industry ▁education ▁programs ". ▁ ▁The ▁contest ▁runs ▁in ▁five ▁stages : ▁Pre - Reg istration : ▁Inter ested ▁song writ ers ▁or ▁artists ▁need ▁to ▁complete ▁pre - reg istration ▁forms ▁with ▁their ▁contact ▁details ▁to ▁obtain ▁official ▁reg ulations ▁( available ▁in ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁languages ) ▁and ▁entry ▁submission ▁instructions . ▁Ent ries ▁submission : ▁Complete ▁package ▁of ▁the ▁required ▁documents ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁digit ally ▁submitted ▁including : ▁Full ▁track , ▁V oc als ▁only ▁track , ▁Inst rument al ▁track , ▁L yr ics ▁sheet , ▁Music ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁( if ▁available ), ▁Professional ▁images ▁and ▁Biography ▁of ▁the ▁artist , ▁Biography ▁of ▁the ▁song writ ers , ▁Writ ten ▁consent ▁of ▁both ▁artist ▁and ▁song writ ers ▁to ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁contest , ▁Clear ance ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁( if ▁the ▁artist ▁is ▁signed ▁to ▁any ). ▁ ▁V et ting : ▁The ▁A fri Music ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁EX CO ▁reviews ▁all ▁entered ▁songs ▁to ▁ensure ▁they ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁rules . ▁A ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁songs ▁can ▁be ▁put ▁forward ▁per ▁particip ating ▁country . ▁National ▁or ▁Regional ▁Se lections : ▁Comp eting ▁entries ▁are ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁contest ' s ▁digital ▁platforms ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁presentation , ▁ly ric ▁or ▁music ▁videos ▁and ▁are ▁jud ged ▁by ▁the ▁Ex pert ▁J ury ▁pan els ▁and ▁the ▁Public ▁on ▁the ▁V ot ality ▁platform ▁with ▁a ▁pred et erm ined ▁number ▁of ▁entries