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Australia’s largest independent music competition has extended its deadline! Here’s everything you need to know about dates and entering Needle in the Hay!

Needle in the Hay is an annual competition that’s all about giving musicians a shot in the arm when they need it most. As always, the grand prize is having your single pressed to 7-inch vinyl by Zenith Records, plus there’s over $30,000 in runner-up prizes to be announced.

Entries are officially open now, and close on Friday 22 March 2024

The Process

  1. Paste the URL for your single (either released or unreleased) to the Needle in the Hay entry page and pay the $28 entry fee via PayPal. Please only submit freely streamable links (Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Spotify, or Youtube), any other submissions may be delayed or voided.
  2. The Happy team will listen to every submission and decide on a set of finalists.
  3. A set of 30 finalists will be announced shortly after entries close on Friday 22 March 2024
  4. From the finalists, Needle in the Hay’s 2023 guest judges will choose the winner and runners-up.
  5. All finalists will become eligible to play the Needle in the Hay party in early 2024.

ENTER NEEDLE IN THE HAY HERE

The intent of Needle In The Hay is to foster greater awareness of upcoming artists, and offer them the opportunity to release their music on vinyl. We are on the side of new Aussie and New Zealand bands and Happy Mag hopes to play a part in developing the careers of these artists, shining a light on the next wave of emerging talent.

Frequently asked questions

  • Only submit streaming links (Bandcamp, Soundcloud, Spotify, or Youtube preferred). All other submissions may be difficult to process. Please check your links are working before you send them.
  • Yes, managers and labels can enter on behalf of artists they represent.
  • Yes, signed artists can enter the comp.
  • Yes, demos are a-ok.
  • Yes, if you’ve already released your single on vinyl, or if it has featured on another release, that’s totally ok.
  • Yes, you can enter old singles.
  • Yes, you can enter as many singles as you like.
  • If you submit an unreleased single, you must agree to publish the track in time for the winner’s announcement in early 2024.
  • If you submit an unreleased single or demo, you may contact Happy Mag before entries close to replace your entry with an updated version. This must be an updated version of the same song, not a new demo.
  • You must own rights to any single(s) you submit.
  • Happy Media agrees to keep any unreleased singles or demos private to internal stakeholders for the duration of the competition.

 

ENTER NEEDLE IN THE HAY 2023


WHAT’S YOUR BAND CALLED?


URL OF YOUR SINGLE

 

 

ENTRIES CLOSE 22ND OF MARCH 2024 AT MIDNIGHT. 
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A $28 ENTRY FEE. 
ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS MAKING NEEDLE IN THE HAY AS AWESOME AS POSSIBLE!

 

 

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