Get Lifted Artist Tournament Rules

OFFICIAL RULES

Effective Date: March 8, 2026

1. Tournament Overview

The Get Lifted Artist Tournament (“Tournament”) is an original music competition organized by Cloud Microphones, LLC (“Sponsor” or “Cloud”), located in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The Tournament consists of three phases: a Registration Phase, a Qualifying Phase, and a Tournament Bracket Phase. The Tournament also includes a Giveaway Drawing (Rule 12) open to all entrants and voters.

By entering, each participant (“Entrant”) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding in all matters.

2. Eligibility

The Tournament and Giveaway Drawing are open to individuals and bands/groups that are legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia. The Tournament and the Giveaway Drawing are void outside the United States and where prohibited by law.

Age: All participants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age. For bands, every performing member must be 18+. For bands/groups, the designated contact person represents and warrants that all performing members are age 18 or older, are legal residents of the eligible territory, have authorized the entry, and agree to these Official Rules.

Individuals: A single artist performing solo.

Bands/Groups: May enter as a single entry. Must designate one contact person. One (1) prize awarded per band to be shared. Individual band members may not also enter separately.

Cloud Product: Entrants must own or have authorized access to an eligible Cloud Microphones product (see Rule 5) and must use it in their entry video.

Instagram: Must have an active, public Instagram account.

Restrictions: Employees and immediate family of Cloud Microphones, LLC are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law.

3. How to Enter — Step 1: Registration

Follow @cloudmics on Instagram and then visit cloudmicrophones.com/get-lifted and complete the Registration Form:

Required: Artist/band name; full legal name (if different); email; Instagram handle.

Optional: Website; TikTok; YouTube; Facebook; X (Twitter); other social media.

A Cloud team member may contact the Entrant via Instagram DM and/or email to verify identity, eligibility, and provide the video submission link (Step 2). Sponsor is not responsible for missed DMs, filtered message requests, privacy settings, spam filters, or failure of an Entrant to timely respond.

4. How to Enter — Step 2: Video Submission

After Instagram verification, complete the following:

  • Record a Video. Perform an original song using an eligible Cloud product (Rule 5). Max 60 seconds. The Cloud product must be visible at some point in the video.
  • Post to Instagram. Upload to your public Instagram. Entrant must include a disclosure reasonably identifying the post as part of the Get Lifted tournament, such as “Entering @cloudmics Get Lifted Artist Tournament”. Tag @cloudmics in your post and include the required hashtags #getlifted and #cloudmicrophones. Optional but recommended additional hashtags: #cloudlifter if used in your video, #artisttournament #originalsong #getliftedtournament
  • Post to Additional Platforms (Optional). Post your video entry with required hashtags to Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and/or X for 100 bonus qualifying points per platform (Rule 6).
  • Submit Your Video for Voting. Follow the instructions provided by Cloud Microphones via Instagram direct message to submit your video to the official Cloud voting platform. If you have any questions or issues please email getlifted@cloudmicrophones.com or send a direct message to @cloudmics on Instagram.

All steps must be completed by March 28th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Limited to One (1) entry per artist or band.

5. Entry Requirements & Content Standards

Original Work. Entry must feature an original song written or lawfully controlled by Entrant. Entrant must own or control all rights necessary for Sponsor’s permitted use of the entry, including all music, lyrics, audiovisual material, performances, names, likenesses, and any other material appearing in the entry. No covers, remixes, interpolations, uncleared samples, or third-party content unless Entrant has written permission sufficient for all uses contemplated by these Official Rules.

Cloud Product Requirement. The entry video must use an eligible Cloud Microphones product in the recording, and the product must be visible at some point. Eligible products:

  • Any Cloudlifter model (CL-1, CL-2, CL-4, Mini CL-25, CL-X, CL-Z, CL-Zi)
  • Cloud 44-A Microphone
  • Cloud 44 Midnight Microphone
  • TRUE BLUE 520 Preamp

For Cloudlifters and the TRUE BLUE 520, which may not be near the performer, a brief cutaway shot showing the product on the desk, in the signal chain, or in an equipment rack is acceptable. Sponsor may require reasonable evidence that the eligible Cloud Microphones product was actually used in the audio signal chain, recording chain, or production of the submitted performance.

Duration. 60 seconds or less.

Content Standards. No obscene, violent, discriminatory, harassing, defamatory, or illegal content. Entry must not contain unauthorized trademarks, logos, artwork, copyrighted material, or third-party persons who have not consented to appear.

Public Availability. Posts must remain public for the Tournament’s duration.

Accuracy. All form information must be accurate.

6. Qualifying Phase & Point System

The Qualifying Phase runs March 8-28, 2026. Points determine bracket tournament qualification and seeding.

How Points Are Earned

  • Early Entry Bonus - earn a one-time bonus of 100 Points for completing all entry steps by Sunday March 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. 
  • Social Media Platform Bonus - Posting to Instagram is required for entry. Post to Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and X and earn 100 points each, up to a maximum of 400 bonus points. 
  • Each valid Instagram ‘like’ on the qualifying Instagram entry post: 1 point per like, as measured by Sponsor in its sole good-faith discretion at the official close of the Qualifying Phase. Sponsor may discount, remove, or disregard suspicious, artificial, purchased, duplicated, inauthentic, botted, or anomalous engagement.
  • Each valid vote on the official Get Lifted Artist Tournament voting page: 10 points per vote, subject to validation, fraud screening, and removal of invalid votes

Top-scoring eligible Entrants, after Sponsor review for fraud, scoring validation, residency verification, and compliance with these Official Rules, will be selected for the tournament bracket. Tiebreakers: (a) Number of votes on the Get Lifted Voting Page, (b) Number of likes on Instagram entry video post (c) Quality of performance as determined by judges selected by the Sponsor. The Sponsor may adjust bracket size or extend the qualifying period if necessary.

7. Public Voting

A voting page at CloudMicrophones.com will allow fans to vote for their favorite artists. Each vote = 10 qualifying points.

A valid email address and completion of any verification steps required by Sponsor are necessary to cast a valid vote. Sponsor may use email verification, CAPTCHA, IP review, device review, domain filtering, duplicate detection, fraud-detection tools, velocity review, and manual review to validate votes.

One (1) valid vote per person per artist during the entire Qualifying Phase. Sponsor may treat multiple email addresses, devices, IP addresses, accounts, or other identifiers reasonably believed to be associated with the same person or fraudulent activity as invalid. You may vote for as many different artists as you wish, but cannot vote for the same artist more than once during the Qualifying Round.

Votes must be cast by real individuals acting on their own behalf. Bots, scripts, click farms, disposable email services, fraudulent domains, coordinated manipulation, or any other artificial inflation are prohibited and may result in vote removal, Entrant disqualification, voter disqualification from the Giveaway Drawing, and any other action Sponsor deems appropriate. All voters are automatically entered into the Giveaway Drawing (Rule 12).

Voting opens when the first entries appear on the voting page and closes at 11:59 PM PT on March 28, 2026.

Odds of winning the Giveaway Drawing depend on the total number of eligible giveaway entries received.

8. Tournament Bracket Announcement

The Get Lifted Artist Tournament Bracket will be announced Sunday, March 29, 2026 by 6pm Eastern Time. Selected artists must confirm within 48 hours or forfeit to the next highest qualifier.

9. Tournament Bracket Phase

Single-elimination bracket, 16 artists, four rounds:

Round Artists Matchups Prize Tier
Round of 16 16 8 matchups Cloudlifter Mini CL-25
Quarterfinals 8 4 matchups Cloudlifter CL-X
Semifinals (Final 4) 4 2 matchups TRUE BLUE 520 Preamp
Finals (Final 2) 2 1 matchup Cloud 44 Midnight Microphone
Championship 1 winner — Grand Prize (Rule 11)

Tournament Bracket Phase Rules covering matchup format, scoring, voting or judging methodology, schedule, deadlines, advancement criteria, tiebreakers, forfeits, substitutions, and operating procedures will be published at cloudmicrophones.com/get-lifted before the Tournament Bracket Phase begins. Any Tournament Bracket Phase Rules published after the Effective Date shall apply prospectively only and shall not retroactively alter completed Qualifying Phase results, eligibility determinations, or the prize structure stated in these Official Rules. Selected artists who do not agree to participate under the published Tournament Bracket Phase Rules may decline participation before bracket play begins, in which case Sponsor may replace them with an alternate.

10. Fair Play & Disqualification

Prohibited activities (any phase):

  • Purchasing or inflating likes, votes, followers, or engagement;
  • Bots, scripts, automated tools, or disposable email services;
  • Fake, duplicate, or misleading accounts;
  • Engagement pods or coordinated boosting;
  • Sabotaging or harassing other participants;
  • Misrepresenting identity, age, product ownership, or song rights;
  • Entry without an eligible Cloud product visible in the video;
  • Any activity undermining the Tournament’s integrity.

Sponsor may investigate suspected misconduct; require proof of identity, residency, eligibility, account control, song ownership, product use, and vote legitimacy; remove or discount votes and engagement; adjust scores; disqualify Entrants or voters; declare forfeitures; select alternates; and advance opponents. Sponsor’s decisions will be final and binding, exercised in good faith and consistent with these Official Rules.

11. Prizes

Grand Prize — Champion (1):

  • Trip to Tucson, AZ to meet and record one (1) original song with Grammy Award-winning engineer, Bob Horn. Bob Horn will mix the song from his studio and provide the final files to you within 10 to 15 business days after the recording session at Cloud.
  • Sponsor will arrange or reimburse reasonable coach-class airfare and hotel accommodations for the Grand Prize experience up to a maximum total value of US $2,000, in Sponsor’s discretion. Winner is solely responsible for all costs and expenses not expressly stated, including any amount above the US $2,000 cap, ground transportation, meals, taxes, fees, and incidental expenses.
  • Winner has full rights and ownership of the finished song and grants Cloud a non-exclusive promotional license limited to Cloud marketing purposes.

Finals — Final 2 (2 artists incl. Champion):

  • Cloud 44 Midnight Microphone

Semifinals — Final 4 (4 artists incl. Finalists):

  • TRUE BLUE 520 Preamp

Quarterfinals – Final 8 (8 artists incl. Semifinalists)

  • Cloudlifter CL-X

Tournament of 16 (all 16 bracket artists):

  • Cloudlifter Mini CL-25 + Cloud social media feature

Prizes are cumulative.

  • Champion gets ALL prizes.
  • Finalists get Mic + Preamp + CL-X + CL-25 + feature.
  • Semifinalists get Preamp + CL-X + CL-25 + feature.
  • Quarterfinalists get CL-X + CL-25 + feature.
  • All 16 artists selected for the tournament bracket get CL-25 + feature.

Bands: one prize per band, shared. Prizes non-transferable, no cash value. Sponsor may substitute equal/greater value. Taxes and all other costs of accepting or using a prize are the winner’s responsibility unless prohibited by law. Grand Prize travel must occur within six (6) months, subject to scheduling and availability. If travel becomes impractical, impossible, or commercially unreasonable, Sponsor may substitute a remote recording/mixing experience or another prize component of equal or greater value. Prize winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit/declaration of eligibility, liability release, publicity release, tax documentation, and rights confirmations within the time specified by Sponsor as a condition of prize fulfillment.

12. Giveaway Drawing

Three prizes drawn randomly:

  • Cloud 44 Midnight Microphone - $1699 Retail Value
  • TRUE BLUE 520 Preamp - $899 Retail Value
  • Cloudlifter Mini CL-25 - $149 Value

Eligible: All valid Entrants + all voters with at least one valid, verified vote, each of whom must be a legal resident of the United States and the District of Columbia. One entry per person regardless of number of votes cast. Limit of 1 prize per person.

Drawing: Within 14 days of Tournament conclusion. 3 random winners notified by email. Must respond within 7 days. Unclaimed prizes go to alternates.

Prizes are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash. Taxes and all other costs of receipt or use are the winner’s responsibility unless prohibited by law. Potential giveaway winners are subject to identity, residency, and eligibility verification before prize award and may be required to complete documentation reasonably required by Sponsor.

13. Content License

Entrants retain ownership of their songs and entry materials, subject to the license granted herein. By entering, Entrant grants Cloud Microphones, LLC a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, reproduce, host, display, distribute, repost, excerpt, and edit the entry for length or format for Sponsor’s advertising, promotional, publicity, social media, website, PR, archival tournament, and related marketing purposes. Sponsor will not claim ownership of Entrant’s underlying composition or sound recording.

14. Publicity Release

By entering, Entrant grants Sponsor permission to use artist name, legal name, likeness, image, voice, bio, social handles, location, genre, and entry content for promotion, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

15. Release of Liability

Except where prohibited by law, Entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents from claims arising out of participation in the Tournament or Giveaway Drawing or receipt/use of any prize, except claims arising from such released party’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or any liability that cannot be waived under applicable law. Sponsor is not responsible for lost entries, technical failures, or platform outages.

16. Social Media Disclaimer

Not sponsored by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X, Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, or X Corp.

17. Indemnification

Entrant indemnifies Cloud Microphones from third-party claims arising from Entrant’s rule breach or entry content, including IP infringement.

18. Governing Law

Except where prohibited by law, these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, and any court proceeding shall be brought in state or federal court located in Pima County, Arizona.

19. Modification/Cancellation

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, postpone, or cancel the Tournament or Giveaway Drawing, in whole or in part, if fraud, technical failures, platform outages, legal issues, force majeure events, public health events, travel restrictions, low participation, or other factors impair the integrity or proper administration of the promotion. Any such action will be exercised in good faith and published at cloudmicrophones.com/get-lifted.

20. Privacy

Information collected in connection with the Tournament or Giveaway Drawing may be used for administration, eligibility verification, fraud prevention, communications, winner confirmation, prize fulfillment, and related promotional operations. Sponsor may share data with service providers and advisors assisting with administration, fraud review, communications, fulfillment, and legal compliance. Sponsor does not sell personal information to third parties. See Sponsor’s Privacy Policy for additional details.

21. General

To the fullest extent permitted by law, participants agree that disputes will be resolved individually and not on a class, consolidated, or representative basis. Damages are limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Tournament or Giveaway Drawing, excluding attorneys’ fees, except where prohibited by law. If any provision of these Official Rules is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. These Official Rules, together with any Tournament Bracket Phase Rules validly published pursuant to Rule 9, constitute the complete agreement regarding the Tournament and Giveaway Drawing.

22. Sponsor

Cloud Microphones, LLC
45 West Ventura St, Tucson, Arizona, 85705 USA
getlifted@cloudmicrophones.com • @cloudmics • cloudmicrophones.com/get-lifted