Record Store Day is offering to press 500 records for one unsigned artist 

The winner will also attend a mastering session at Abbey Road.

Record Store Day is relaunching its RSD Unsigned competition.

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The competition, running in partnership with Breed Media, will result in one unsigned artist having their music pressed on a 500 record run using ‘Bio-Vinyl’. The winner will also attend a mastering session at Abbey Road Studios.

To enter RSD Unsigned, artists must submit a 2-minute sample of original music to TikTok or YouTube using the #RSDUnsigned hashtag. The entry must be finalised here before October 16.

A panel of judges including Bastille’s Dan Smith, Key Production Group CEO Karen Emanuel and Women In CTRL founder Nadia Khan will decide the winner.

“This collaboration between Record Store Day and Breed Media is a testament to our commitment to supporting independent artists and recognising the important role they play in their communities,” says Alan Jordan of Reflex Records in Newcastle and the RSD Board. “RSD Unsigned aims to celebrate the diversity and innovation in new music and shine a light on the role record shops all around the country play in supporting new and breaking talent”.

Previous winners include Amy Fitz, Doyley, Sister Cookie, Heavy Rapids and Barbudo. Find out more here.