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1 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Each entry must include the following: A complete registration form (in Word or PDF) A full media kit (no links in media kit, including 1 song only in MP3 zipped file), 1-3 high resolution pictures (large JPG), brief bio (in Word or PDF), website address, and contact information with current numbers. HOW TO ENTER: Go to during the Promotion Entry Period and follow the Music and Artist Submission Guidelines for the Kingdom Tour 2011 and complete an Official Entry Form (hereinafter, "Entry"). By submitting an Entry, you agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. The completed registration and full media kit can be ed to EuropeanKingdomTour2011@gmail.com Please NOTE: All submissions are first come, first served, contingent upon initial screening of content for compliance with the Music Submission Guidelines. All screenings of music content will be done by a panel of National and International Music Industry Professionals. Submission deadline is Friday (11:59 PM EST) May 13th Sign up for competition will stop after 125 candidates are admitted. ELIGIBILITY: This Promotion is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia All artists/group entering the European Kingdom Tour Competition (EKT) must be 18 years old or older

2 Note: NO more than three (3) people per group will be considered. All artists/groups must be UNSIGNED to any major record label or subsidiaries. Candidates: must have a current passport, must be willing to travel during October , and must be available for direct contacting and must be able to speak English. CATEGORIES INCLUDE: Christian or Gospel Music of all genres. Song submitted must be original, or you must own the copyright release to the song. Entrant may not enter any song that is owned, wholly or partly, by a publishing company without prior written approval. The Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom 2011 Kingdom Tour Competition will begin Monday May 16th 2011 and will end Friday August 26, INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID ADDRESS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER. All artists/groups will be sent an confirmation from the competition coordinators at Gospel Impact Radio and/or GTM Ministries upon the passing the initial screening. REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: The Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011Competition has a registration and administrative fee of $ for those candidates that pass the initial screening. Upon passing the initial screening, the $ registration and administrative fee must be paid within 48 hours after notification of passing screening through a PayPal button located at

3 Entry constitutes permission to use winner's name, likeness, and voice for future advertising and publicity purposes without additional compensation. GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS: Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Competition Winners must execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (where permissible) within 14 days of receipt of notification or Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner selected by the jury of International Music Professionals from among all remaining Final Candidates. By entering this Promotion, all Entrants agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees or agencies from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, harm, damage (including but not limited to property damage, personal injury and/or death), claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation, all attorneys' fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with any prize or resulting from participation in this Promotion or from acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize or participation in any prize-related activity or use by Sponsor of the Entry in any manner. Submission of a Competition Entry and acceptance of the prize will constitute and signify the Entrant's agreement and consent eligible that the Sponsor and/or the Sponsor's assignees may use the Entry, name, photograph, likeness and/or prize information for promotional purposes in commerce and in all media worldwide now known or hereinafter invented without time limitation and without further compensation, except where prohibited. All Prize Winners are solely responsible for any local, state, or federal taxes on prizes. Void where prohibited. If, for any reason, this Promotion is not capable of running as planned by any cause which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness,

4 integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, or if due to any technical, production or other error, more prizes are claimed or awarded than are described in these Official Rules at any prize level, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Promotion and determine the Winners from entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. No more than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules will be awarded. By entering, Entrants agree and consent: (a) that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with this Promotion, will be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action, and governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of South Carolina, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, and (b) to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state, and local courts located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. If the winner is unable to perform their duties pertaining to the prize given, the first runner up will be chosen to replace the candidate as the winner of the prize. All federal, state, and local taxes, and customs fees, when applicable, are the sole responsibility of winner. Gospel Impact Radio will not pay any winners' taxes or custom's fees. Notification of the prize will be sent out within a reasonable amount of time, and EKT will use its best efforts to send prizes out in a timely fashion. Prizes which are being sent to the winner from Sponsors may take longer than prizes sent directly from EKT. If after 20 days the winner has not received any portion of prizes, it is winner's responsibility to notify EKT in writing within 30 days, and by certified mail, as to which prizes are outstanding. If winner fails to notify Gospel Impact Radio, will no longer be responsible for delivery of prizes.

5 By entering Gospel Impact Radio s European Kingdom Tour 2011 Competition, entrant agrees to accept and be bound by the decisions of Gospel Impact Radio, the International Music Industry Professionals and Tour Organizer GTM ministries which are final and binding in all matters. Entrant agrees to be bound by all terms of these official GIR rules and regulations as established herein. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATED COMPANIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ENTRANTS ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE PROMOTION INTERNET SITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURSIDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an Entrant, such Entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is

6 responsible for assigning e mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e mail address. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, or non-delivered entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of Website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds may be tampering with the entry process or operation of this Contest or Website, may be acting in violation of the terms of the Website or the Official Rules or may be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Any attempt to deliberately damage any Website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents. VOTING GUIDELINES: Preliminary Weeks- Ten (10) will compete weekly over a twelve week period with two (2) artists advancing to the final week. During the weeks of the competition one vote will be cast online from the listening audience and the other will be cast by

7 the judging panel of International Music Industry Professionals. If the judging panel and the audience both pick the same artist, the judges will pick the second artist to advance to the next round. In order for the Gospel Impact Radio (GIR) listeners to cast and informed vote, each soloist/group will be interviewed on Gospel Impact Radio ( during the week that their song will be played for the outreach contest. Each candidate s single will be played at least once a week on GIR and on GIR UK to encourage listeners all over the world to tune in and vote. Each artist s/vocalist s song and picture will be posted on the GIR Website during the week of the competition to allow the listeners to vote at their leisure before the Friday cut off time. Each week s voting will begin 3:00 pm EST on Monday at and go until11:59 pm EST Friday. Limit one vote per person per week. FINAL WEEK: The Final Twenty-Five (25)- During the final week of the outreach competition, five (5) artist a day will faceoff with one winner a day chosen by the online listening audience. The final three (3) artists/groups will be picked by the International Music Industry Professional to tour Europe in the Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Competition. The Winners of the Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Competition will be posted on Gospel Impact Radio s media sites ( i.e., radio website, facebook, twitter and etc) and on the website of the tour company responsible for coordinating the 5-city European Tour, GTM Ministries. JUDGING CRITERIA (by jury consisting of International Music Industry Professional): Songs are judged on performance, melody, composition, interview, originality, and lyrics. In addition, artist/group will be judged on their willingness and ability to minister through their music. WINNER SELECTION: The Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Winner will be announced on The Afternoon Vibe on Gospel Impact Radio US, and on The Art of Life on Gospel Impact Radio UK August 26th Winner will also be notified by or phone. GIR will use its best efforts to announce the winners at the

8 designated time, but will not be held liable for any unforeseen delays. JUDGING PANEL: - Contestants will be judged by International Music Industry Professionals. Winning Prize Package: The Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Winner will receive an Advertising Package and a 5-city European Tour which will consist of the following: EUROPEAN KINGDOM TOUR 2011 TOUR PACKAGE Sponsor/ Arche Designs Winning Flyer Creation worth $ Sponsor/BBG Network (90-commercial ads) worth $1, Sponsor/ Cable HD Radio (90) Commercials worth $1, Sponsor/GIR U.S.A. (90-commercial ads) worth $1, Sponsor/GIR U.K. (90-commercial ads) worth $1, Sponsor/Ensound Radio (90-commercial ads) worth $ Gospel Impact Radio Website Banner Large-Ad (3-months) $1, National Radio Promotion-DeSheilds Entertainment worth $2, National Radio Promotion-Radio Promotions Entertainment worth $2, National Radio Promotion-Push-It-Entertainment worth $2, EUROPEAN TOUR The winner of the European Kingdom Tour Opportunity 2011 will receive a five city tour in Europe between Sweden, Norway and Switzerland October 23rd- 30th This includes: Airfare to and from USA All transportation while in Europe All lodging in Europe (winner will stay in hotels, and must be willing to share rooms if necessary) 3 meals per day while in Europe Two road managers (one representing Gospel Impact Radio, and one representing the Tour Organizer; GTM ministries)

9 Artist will follow and agree to the itinerary and program prepared by the Tour Organizer GTM Ministries. If there are any unpredicted changes to the itinerary, Artist must be willing to accept the changes, and let the Tour Organizer make the necessary decisions to make the tour go as smoothly as possible, and work to the best for both Artist, promoter, audience and any other party involved with the individual concerts. The different promoters will make sure there s a band available to perform with the Artist at the night of the concert (depending on genre of music - if this is not possible, Artist will bring tracks). The music will be sent in advance (music files). The repertoire will be decided shortly after we know what candidate won the European Kingdom Tour Opportunity 2011 and will therefore go on this tour. The Artist will be allowed to sell merchandise at the venue, and keep 100% of the proceeds. The materials submitted by the Artist by entering the Gospel Impact Radio European Kingdom Tour 2011 Opportunity can be used freely in marketing/promoting/advertising the tour and the individual concerts. Video and photographic footage obtained at the concerts can also be used by every party involved. Artist may receive copies of photographs and video footage from the concerts with permission and rights to use photographs and video footage in promotional manner.

10 EUROPEAN KINGDOM TOUR 2011 REGISTRATION FORM Completed Registration Form can be ed to Or faxed to Gospel Impact Radio at (864) Attn: Shawn Manuel or Marlo L. Hogue NAME OF ARTIST/GROUP: If a group, list the individual members: PHONE # 1 ( ) PHONE # 2 ( ) ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE CHURCH AFFILIATION ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE PASTOR S/ELDER S NAME PHONE ( ) WHY DO YOU THINK YOU/YOUR GROUP SHOULD GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO EUROPE?