NEW CITY, N.Y. - TelAve -- BeatsToRapOn (BTR Music Ecosystem) today announced Beat Battle Tournament Season 1 (2026), a global, single-elimination producer competition built around a 64-slot bracket and community voting.

Registration opens January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). Entries close and the bracket locks on January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET. Community voting and eliminations run from January 3 through January 17.

The winner receives a $5,000 marketing prize package that includes: a one-week platform takeover (homepage cover placement, featured profile, and push notifications), a Raptology editorial feature/interview, and direct email outreach to A&Rs at partner labels (the winning beat delivered directly to inboxes).

Judges for Season 1 include:

• Lance Romance — Sony ATV Publishing Producer
• Dom Hollins — Global Marketer & Entrepreneur (Founder, Forever Hollins Management; Co-founder, Shock The Culture)
• Dan (Bangaz By Boon) — Beat Battle Host

Tournament integrity rules include: one entry per producer, verified account access required, originals-only submissions (no full AI tracks), zero tolerance for voting abuse/botting, and winner verification via stem (multitrack) delivery.

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Voting is designed for speed and fairness using BeatsToRapOn's bracket "Smart Hover Player," enabling listeners to preview matchups by hovering and then casting one final vote per matchup.

Enter + view rules:
https://beatstorapon.com/beat-battle-tournament-s1-2026

ABOUT BEATSTORAPON:
BeatsToRapOn (BTR) is a culture-first music ecosystem built for hip-hop, rap, trap, drill, grime, and afrobeats—combining creator tools, music discovery, events, and a services marketplace in one platform. In the last year, BeatsToRapOn reports ~10,000 artists onboarded, 100,000+ AI stem splits processed, ~71,000 AI masters completed, and 4,000+ events listed.

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