Music Academy T&C

JBL Music Academy Contest

Official Rules

The JBL Music Academy Contest (“Contest”) is a voluntary contest that is subject to these Official Rules (“Official Rules”) as made available  on the JBL website for the Participating Countries as indicated hereinafter (the “JBL website”). The Contest is sponsored by HARMAN International Industries Incorporated. (hereinafter to be referred to as “the Sponsor”), a private limited company incorporated under the laws of the Delaware, having its registered office at 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901, USA. These Official Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and the Sponsor with respect to any issues arising from the Contest. 

No purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest. A purchase will not improve Participant’s chances of winning.

Local Operation of the Contest

The Contest is operated and made available to participants in Malaysia through the official e‑commerce websites operated by or on behalf of HARMAN’s authorised local distributor in the country (each a “Local Distributor Website”).

In such countries, Entries are submitted via the relevant Local Distributor Website; however, the Contest remains organised and administered solely by the Sponsor.

The Local Distributors act solely as facilitators of the Contest entry mechanism and shall not be considered organisers, co-sponsors, or administrators of the Contest, and have no role in judging or determining the outcome of the Contest.

 

1.    Eligibility:  The Contest is open to legal residents of China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Australia,  the United States of America, India (excluding State of Tamil Nadu), Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (“Participating Countries”), who are of the age of 18 or above at the time of their entry, and who meet the requirements of these Official Rules (“Eligible Participant”).  In order to participate in the Contest, Eligible Participants must be able to speak English at an intermediate level and have internet access. Employees of Sponsor or any of its affiliated companies, subsidiaries and advertising/promotion agencies and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and is void where prohibited.

 

2.    The Contest: The Contest consists of one (1) application phase only:

Application Phase:
 During the Submission Period, Eligible Participants must submit their Entries in accordance with Section 3 below. All eligible Entries will be reviewed by the Sponsor in accordance with Sections 6 and 7 and judged based on the criteria of Artistic Quality, Originality, and Creativity, as further defined in Section 6 below.

All eligible Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges appointed by the Sponsor, which may include representatives of the Sponsor and its partners (the “Judging Panel”).

The Sponsor shall be solely responsible for the selection of thirty (30) Winner Artists from all eligible Entries, based exclusively on the judging criteria set out in Section 6.

For the avoidance of doubt, no Local Distributor Website or third party involved in facilitating entry shall have any role in the evaluation of Entries or selection of Winner Artists. The Winner will be notified and announced in September 2026.

 

3.    How to Enter the Contest:  By entering the Contest, the Eligible Participant acknowledges that it has received prior notice of these Official Rules as provided on the JBL website, has reviewed these Official Rules, and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules.

To enter the Contest, Eligible Participants must submit their Entry via:

(i) the JBL website; or

(ii) where applicable, a Local Distributor Website in Malaysia

in each case in accordance with the instructions provided.

All Entries, regardless of the submission channel, will be centrally collected and processed by the Sponsor.

(i)            visit the JBL website and register for the Contest using their name and email address under which they can be reached,

(ii)           log into their account with the log in credentials provided by Sponsor via email,

(iii)          provide their date of birth, country of residence, mobile phone number and links to their social media accounts, which constitute personal data that will be processed in accordance with Section 9 (Personal Data Processing).

(iv)          provide a maximum of 3 demos featuring their own original musical creation,

(v)           submit a motivation video with a maximum length of 2 minutes, which may include personal data such as voice, image, likeness, and other identifying information, and

(vi)          agree to these Official Rules and the Privacy Policy of the website and/or platform for entry and their respective country of residence.

 

Each Eligible Participant may only submit one unique Entry during the Contest Period. The submitted entries must be original.

In order to meet the Entry Requirements, submitted materials must not:

●        Contain the names, likenesses, or other indicia identifying any individual person, including without limitation any celebrity or other public or private figure, living or dead, without their written permission;

●        Include, display, or otherwise incorporate any person under the age of 18;

 

●        Contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, violent or libelous;

●        Contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;

●        Contain material that is unlawful, or endorses or promotes unlawful conduct;

●        Contain content that belongs to third parties or that infringes on the trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights of others,

●        Contain content that is generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or any similar automated technology or tool, and or;

●        Contain content that has been published and/or entered into other competitions.

In addition to the above Entry Requirements, Entries must meet the file and format specifications as indicated on the JBL website.

Sponsor reserves the right to exclude any Entry that it believes, in its sole discretion, does not meet the above criteria or contains any material with which the Sponsor does not wish to associate itself, in its sole discretion.

 

4.    Submission Period: The Submission Period begins at 09:00 am (CET) on Monday, 1st  June 2026 and ends at 23:59 pm (CET) on Tuesday, 14^th August 2026. Eligible Participants may submit only one Entry.

 

Entries for the Contest must be received by the Submission Period End Date according to Sponsor’s internal time clock. Entries will not be considered if received after the Submission Period End Date regardless of cause.

 

5.    Winner Artist announcement: The Winner Artists shall be notified via e-mail sent to the e-mail address provided by them during registration for the Contest no later than 24^th September 2026. Winner Artists must respond within 48 hours after receipt of such notification and confirm their availability to travel to and attend the JBL Music Academy to be held between October and November 2025, the exact dates and location of which will be communicated by Sponsor to Winner Artists. Sponsor may contact Winner Artists via telephone call if Winner Artists do not respond to notification within 48 hours of receipt.

The failure to respond timely to any notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, Sponsor may select alternate Winner Artists/finalists up to three (3) attempts in line with the Selection Criteria. The Eligible Participant selected as next Runner-Up may be selected if a Winner Artist: (i) cannot be reached and/or fails to respond timely to any notification; (ii) fails, where required, to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason.  Winner Artists will receive additional Prize arrangement details once eligibility is determined. In the event of a dispute about the identity of a Winner Artist, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email or social media account submitted at time of entry.

5.   Prizes:  In total, there will be thirty (30) Winner Artists selected out of all Eligible Participants in all the Participating Countries in accordance with the terms of Section 6 and 7 below (the “Winner Artist (s)”). Limit of one (1) Prize per Eligible Participant. Sponsor will grant the Prizes to such designated Winner Artist subject to such Winner Artist fulfilling the eligibility requirements as set out in these Official Rules.

 

 

(*) in the event a flight is not feasible due to the departure location of the Winner Artist the Sponsor shall in its sole discretion designate another form of transportation. Sponsor only provides free flights from destination airports within the Participating Countries as listed above.

 

No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize permitted, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Winner Artist cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or entity.  Winner Artist is solely responsible for any local taxes on prize and may be requested to sign a tax form upon Sponsor’s request.  No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.  If there are not enough eligible entries, then less than the stated number of prizes, or no prize, will be awarded. If Winner Artist is unable to travel during the period specified, the Prize shall be forfeited, and an alternate Winner Artist may be chosen at Sponsor’s discretion. Winner Artist is not entitled to the surplus for any unused portion of the prize.

 

All expenses and travel costs not specifically outlined as part of the Prize are the responsibility of Winner Artists.  Delivery of Prize and travel arrangements will be made upon verification of eligibility by Sponsor.  Winner Artists are responsible for obtaining any insurance, if required or desired, along with any visas, passports and any other necessary documentation for travel. Winner Artists must ensure that they fulfil the respective entry requirements applicable to them for entering the Netherlands during the event period.

 

Winner Artists accept Prize and any and all terms and conditions associated with the Prize, including those outlined by the hotel, the selected airlines and any other third parties, for which Sponsor has no control. Sponsor and any of such third-party vendors who provide the services as part of the Prize reserve the right to remove or to deny entry to any event or form of transportation as part of the Prize to Winner Artist who engage(s) in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the hotel, during flight or transportation, or any event/location that Sponsor provides Winner Artist access to as part of the Prize.

 

The Sponsor shall not be obliged to replace the Prize, the notification or its contents in which the Prize is awarded if it is lost after dispatch or destroyed.

 

6.   Entry Judging: All Eligible Participants will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

 

●        Artistic Quality 25%

Artistic quality assesses the technical skill, creativity, and emotional impact demonstrated in a musical piece. It focuses on the excellence and craftsmanship evident in the execution of the music.

 

●        Originality 25%

Originality in music evaluates how a musical artist introduces unique and innovative elements, setting their work apart through fresh melodies, inventive arrangements, or distinctive stylistic elements.

 

●        Brand fit 25%

Brand fit assesses how well a musical artist aligns with the identity and values of JBL brand.

 

●        Creativity 25%

Creativity evaluates the artist's ability to explore innovative musical ideas, experiment with different genres, or bring fresh perspectives to the compositions.

 

The panel of judges consisting of representatives from Sponsor, Martin Garrix and his artist team will select the Winner Artists out of all eligible Finalist Entries received during the Submission Period based on the above criteria.

 

7.   Tiebreaker: In the event of a tie at any level of judging, the panel of judges will re-evaluate the entries according to the criteria above until the tie is broken. The tied entries will be reconsidered until the tie is broken, in the judges’ sole discretion.

The decisions of the judges are final and binding.

8.   Consent: Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Promotion entails participants granting express, irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide and unconditional consent a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license and, where required by applicable law, consent to the publication of their names and photos, voice, photograph, video or film clips, biographical information and/or other visual likeness in any and all media or formats known or later developed without any further compensation, permission or notification for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes in connection with Sponsor’s website and Sponsor’s social media accounts. Such use shall be limited to promotional and marketing purposes related to the Contest and Sponsor’s activities and shall be subject to applicable data protection and publicity laws.

By submitting an Entry into the Contest, Eligible Participant warrants and represents that Eligible Participant personally created the submitted material, that the submitted material is not generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or any similar automated technology or tool and/or that Eligible Participant has any/all rights including, without limitation, all copyrights to the materials as submitted. All entries (whether or not copyrightable) are the sole property of the Eligible Participant who must have obtained permission of any people featured in the entries (or their parents/guardians if children under 16 are featured).

The supplied visual and/or text material may not be of an offensive, obscene, vulgar, racist, sexist, discriminatory and/or pornographic nature. If the Sponsor believes that material violates good taste and morals, the Sponsor can then proceed with the disqualification of participant and/or the exclusion of participant from further participation.

 

9.   Personal Data Processing: The Sponsor and its affiliates collect and process personal data provided by Eligible Participants in connection with the Contest, including but not limited to: name, email address, date of birth, country of residence, phone number, social media account information, IP address, and any content submitted (including audio, video, and images).

 

Personal data will be processed for purposes including administering the Contest, verifying eligibility, communicating with participants, evaluating submissions, selecting winners, and fulfilling prizes. Processing is based on the performance of a contract (participation in the Contest) and, where applicable, the participant’s consent (e.g., marketing communications or publicity use). In particular, the Eligible Participant agrees to allow Sponsor to process and publicize the name and image of Eligible Participant and their country of citizenship and to reproduce and communicate to the public any Video featuring Eligible Participant that Eligible Participant submits to Sponsor as its Eligible Entry. The Sponsor shall handle the personal details in accordance with the applicable statutory requirements.

 

Personal data may be shared with third-party service providers and partners who assist in the operation of the Contest, including but not limited to technology providers, judging partners, travel providers, and event partners, under appropriate contractual safeguards. Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law or regulatory obligation.

 

The Sponsor shall use the furnished personal details for the administration of this Contest only, unless Eligible Participants have given permission for information to be used for marketing and promotional purposes. Participation in the Contest is not conditional upon consent to receive marketing communications.

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above and to comply with legal obligations, after which it will be securely deleted or anonymized. Participants have the right, subject to applicable law, to request access to, correction or deletion of their personal data, or to object to or restrict processing. Participants have the right to withdraw or revoke their consent at any time. Participant’s withdrawal of consent does not affect any data that the Sponsor might have collected, used, or disclosed prior to the withdrawal. Requests regarding personal data may be submitted to: privacy@harman.com.

 

As the Sponsor operates globally, personal data may be transferred to countries outside the Participant’s country of residence, including to the United States. Where required by law, appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses will be implemented.

 

Please see our privacy policy, which can be found on the JBL website of the Participating Countries.

 

US participants, see here:  https://www.jbl.com/privacy/privacy-policy.html

 

 

10. Compliance with Applicable Laws
The Contest is intended to operate as a skill-based promotional activity in all jurisdictions.

The Sponsor reserves the right to amend, suspend, or adapt any aspect of the Contest (including entry mechanics or eligibility criteria) in any jurisdiction where required to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations or regulatory requirements.

 

11. Participation Conditions: By participating, Eligible Participants agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Terms and Conditions and the decisions of Sponsor and, except where prohibited, waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Promotion or these Terms and Conditions. Any portion of the Promotion may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in Sponsor’s opinion any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond our control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and where allowed, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Entrants may not enter with multiple identities or use any automated system, bot or other device or artifice to enter or obtain more than the maximum number of qualified entries. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. All tariffs arising from this Promotion will be the sole responsibility of Winner Artist.

During the entire Contest, participants must have a valid identification (i.e. passport), and, immediately on request, make a copy thereof available to the Sponsor or its affiliate, and be available for identification thereafter. Employees of the Sponsor and of all affiliated companies, subsidiaries and advertising/promotion agencies and their immediate family members are barred from participation.

 

In order to qualify for participation and to enter the chance to win a Prize, participants must enter a valid e-mail address on the participation application form. Participants are also obliged to furnish all other desired information including name and phone number, failing which participation shall not be possible and/or the Prize shall not be awarded and not available for collection. Participants agree that the IP address of their computers shall be stored by the Sponsor and used for identification purposes. Such processing is based on the Sponsor’s legitimate interest in preventing fraud and ensuring the integrity of the Contest. The Sponsor shall not disclose this information to third parties. The Sponsor retains the right to reject participants if they do not act in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. In the event the participant desires to be excluded from the Promotion, participant shall send an email to jblWinner@harman.com using subject ‘JBL Music Academy exclusion’ and in the email the relevant participant details.

Incorrect, illegible, incomplete, late or incorrectly addressed entries shall not be processed. The Sponsor and its affiliates shall not be liable for inadequate entries as a result of errors or technical failures of any nature whatsoever, including a poorly functioning network, hardware or software, irrespective of whether problems arise with the sender or the Sponsor.

The Sponsor retains the right to disqualify entries if the Sponsor is of the opinion that either abuse exists or aspects of the game are being violated.

In the event one of the provisions stated in these Terms and Conditions is infringed upon, participation shall by operation of law become null and void, possible claims to Prizes shall lapse and the participant shall be excluded from further participation.

 

11. Limitations of Liability: If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Eligible Participant's sole remedy is to submit another entry into the same Contest during the Contest Period. Eligible Participant and Eligible Participant Winning Entrant also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives and agents (collectively “Releasees”) from and against any claims, actions, liability, loss, injury or damages, disability, attorneys' fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including, without limitation death to Eligible Participant, Eligible Participant Winning Entrant or any third party) or real property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any reason, from: (i) use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize, (ii) participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize, (iii) use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize, or (iv) participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest. The Releasees shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or declarations, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Releasees are not responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, Sponsor or third party systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in your internet service, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications.

 

In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Promotion as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not natural limited to (a) acts of God,; (b) fire, hurricane, flood, earthquake, epidemic, pandemic or any other (natural) disaster; (c) riot, war, armed conflict, invasion, terrorist threats or act, destruction of production, office or warehouse facilities; (d) acts of any national, supranational,  or public or military authority,; (e) national or regional emergency; (f) import/export embargoes, blockade, industrial disputes,; (g)  unavailability or delay in supply of (raw) materials, transportation services, customs services or labour on normal commercial terms, or (h) power outages or shortages, or telecommunication breakdowns or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Promotion.  If the Promotion is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the Winner Artists from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

Nothing in these terms shall limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or liability which may not be limited or excluded by law.

 

12.       Contest Results:  For a list of Winner  Artists and/or a copy of these Official Rules you can visit:  jbl.com/musicacademy.html, email jblWinner@harman.com OR send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope stating the specific name of this Sweepstakes to Harman International Singapore Pte Ltd 108 Pasir Panjang Rd, #02-08 Golden Agri Plaza, Singapore 118535 c/o Harman International, 400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901.   Requests must be received within ninety (90) days of the Submission Period End Date.

 

 

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