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The Current's #CurrentIdol Contest

January 13, 2015

Mary Lucia
Mary Lucia wants you to give your all for The Current's #CurrentIdol contest.
MPR / Nate Ryan

The Current's 10th Anniversary is just around the corner. In addition to hosting two gigantic shows at First Avenue, we have come colossal events and giveaways planned to celebrate!

Rock 'n' Roll Radio's Mary Lucia has handpicked a lineup that will surely blow you away. Leave it to Little Man, Tropical Depression and—wait for it—Billy Idol (!) to make it one memorable night at the Turf Club on Monday, Jan. 19!

This intimate, one-of-a-kind gig sold out in a matter of minutes, but there's still a chance to score tickets to the show with The Current's #CurrentIdol Contest!

To enter The Current's #CurrentIdol Contest, you need to record a video of you giving your best rebel yell (à la "Rebel Yell") or solo dance (à la "Dancing with Myself"). Share your video with us via the form below; you may upload a video file directly to our site, or post your video on Instagram or Vine (be sure to use the hashtags #Current10 and #CurrentIdol).

Be creative and have fun with The Current's #CurrentIdol Contest! Give us your best rebel yell or show off your best (solo) dance moves for a chance to win tickets to the sold out Rock 'n' Roll Radio Live concert at the Turf Club featuring Billy Idol!

The Current's #Current10 Winners

#CurrentIdol Contest Details and Rules

THE CURRENT'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO REBEL YELL CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

NO CONTRIBUTION OR PURCHASE IS NECESSARY — MAKING A CONTRIBUTION WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING THIS CONTEST

HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST: No contribution or purchase is necessary. To enter the Contest, complete the online form and submit a video (either upload a video or include link to a hosted video) that shows the entrant (only) doing either a rebel yell or a dance (as more fully described below).

Complete Entries (form and video) must be received between 12:01 pm CT Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 and 11:59 p.m. CT Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 (the "Entry Period"). Every eligible Entry will be included in the Contest. Multiple entries are allowed.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of any one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST UNLESS YOU ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.

The following persons are not eligible for the Contest:
• Persons are employees of Sponsor or its related organizations, including Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media ("Employees').
• Persons who were employees of Sponsor or its related organizations (including MPR | APM) at any time during the eight (8) months prior to the start of the Contest ('Former Employees").
• Immediate family, and persons living in the same household as the Employee or Former Employee, and
• Other persons described in the entry instructions for this Contest.

Void where prohibited by law.

ENTRY VIDEOS: To be considered for the Contest, a video submitted as part of the Entry must meet all of the following requirements:
1) The video must show the entrant (only) doing either a rebel yell (historically authentic or new interpretation) or a solo dance (any genre or style).
2) The video must be the original work of the Entrant or by someone acting on behalf of the Entrant, and the Entrant must own all rights to the video.
3) The video may not depict a minor, violence, nudity, or any other any other subject matter that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems inappropriate.
4) If submitted via a hosting service, then the Entry video must be publicly viewable.

Any video that does not meet these requirements may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Sponsor.

LICENSE: Sponsor reserves the right to reuse or republish a video, or to withhold it from publication. By entering the Contest, the Entrant is donating the Entry video to the Sponsor. There is no direct paid or unpaid compensation for videos. The Entrant may be identified in a credited byline on any published video. Sponsor may use the entry video in any way, including but not limited to, uses in conjunction with Sponsor's social media sites, The Current web site, or other Sponsor-related web sites. The Entry video, and may be retained for future use of any kind.

PRIZE: One (1) Prize Winner will receive two (2) tickets to the Rock 'n' Radio Live show at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Retail Value: $50.00

Winner is responsible for any costs associated with using the prize, including but not limited to transportation and parking (if any). Prize is nontransferable, is not good for cash, and cannot be exchanged for other merchandise. Winner will receive delivery of the prize as arranged by Sponsor. Tickets must be used in compliance with venue policies.

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER: Entries will be judged by Sponsor's The Current staff. Selection criteria include creativity, composition, and originality. Sponsor may display or publish Entries on Sponsor's website or social media feed; however, any such use of an Entry does not indicate the Entrant will be selected as a Winner. One (1) Winner and three (3) runners-up will be selected. Winner will be contacted by Sponsor via direct message and must reply by email within the time period specified.

If Sponsor is unable to reach winner or if winner is unable to accept the prize within the time period specified on the online Entry form, then the unawarded prize will go to the first available runner up thereof until the prize is awarded. The rules detailing Contest eligibility and method of selecting winners are on file at Sponsor's offices. The chances of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries.

INTERNET AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY: If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to an infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Entry process. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or Entry to be received by the Sponsor due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at the Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. SPONSOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCOMPATIBILITY OF ENTRANT'S HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR BROWSER TECHNOLOGY WITH SPONSOR'S HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR BROWSER TECHNOLOGY. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHERREMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a Winner based on an email address or Twitter account, the winning Entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the email address or Twitter account at time of Entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person 18 years of age or older who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, education institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor may ask any Entrant or potential Winner to provide Sponsor with proof that such party is the authorized account holder of the email account associated with the Entry.

Sponsor is not responsible for computer system, phone line, technical, hardware, software or program failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Use of automated devices is not valid for Entry. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate Entry information, whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in this Contest. Incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, unintelligible or late Entries or Entries which otherwise do not comply with these Official Rules will be disqualified. All Entries, upon submission, become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned and the Sponsor has the right to dispose of the Entries at Sponsor's discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify or suspend the online portion of this Contest (or the entire Contest) should any computer virus, bugs or other technical difficulty or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest, at which time, the selection of the Winners will be determined in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received at the time of Contest termination.

GENERAL: By participating in this Contest, participants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and that Sponsor and related organizations, their agents and employees have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind which result from use of the prize, or by participation in the Contest. Sponsor or its related organizations may use winner's name and likeness for advertising, fundraising, promotional or publicity purposes without further compensation. Expenses as a result of winning this prize, including taxes, are the sole responsibility of the winner.

RESTRICTIONS: By participating in this Contest, a participant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, and by all decisions of the Sponsor.

SPONSOR: Minnesota Public Radio, 480 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101, (651) 290-1500