Once again, thanks for your participation in the Humanode Music Contest!
Not only were the songs that were created great, but we also learned much from the process.

In hope of making the voting process less of a chore, we had the Core team select 13 songs (originally scheduled for 10) to move forward to the voting round for all verified humans (pre-verified before the contest) to vote for the Gold and Silver prizes.

And yes, the results are in!

Gold Prizes: (The 3 songs with the most votes)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2E0Yh9WYp4s
https://x.com/Aishakazeemm/status/2019568149784588756
https://x.com/Lightt_d/status/2016710864284332218

Silver Prizes: (The next 3 songs with the most votes)

https://x.com/Web3mannie/status/2018774147615101128
https://x.com/Temmie_sarah/status/2017901592515661873
https://x.com/HassanA57281157/status/2019141443412193336


And the following songs receive the “notable mention” prize, for being songs that the Core team felt needed mentioning, even if they did not land a Gold, Silver, or make it in the final round. (Do remember, though, we only added 5 songs here… if we had an unlimited budget, everyone would have received a prize!)

https://x.com/sixsigma1476168/status/2018359179896136110
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUZjWw3CGF_/
https://x.com/punterxyzz/status/2019777131807391894
https://x.com/njerimwareri/status/2019840035886190897
https://x.com/GypsyKrypton/status/2018851743476613363

We would like to ask the winners to PM @ princessfiona in the Humanode Discord.

As a note, as in the last contest, some of the “old-world” shenanigans seemed to have been ongoing at the voting stage. There were several new accounts that tried to join the voting after the contest had started (either sockpuppeting or calling in friends and family for help). Votes also seemed to be moved around in the last 20 minutes, perhaps as a coordinated effort to elevate a few select people (or share votes with friends that needed perhaps a few extra to be elevated to get a prize).

It is good to have friends. It is good to help friends. And yes, voting is a democratic process, so there is nothing we can do to stop it, other than to remove the votes that were not eligible due to the set rules based on the technical limitations of the Discord application.

Having said that, we hope that the Humanode community will grow and mature enough to value the hard work and talent of everyone participating in these contests. These contests serve as a way to elevate the creativity and unity of the Community, as well as help spread the word. Simply put, they are not to be treated as a “money grab” for specific friends and family or groups.

If how some of the community members vote during contests shows signs of becoming the “norm”, we may have to reconsider if we, as a community, should continue contests for the community or not.

And sadly, if this ends up being how people vote in Vortex, it would truly be disappointing. (Please remember, we are striving to build the foundation for the future, not create the means for a group of people to try to grab power, or to give it away, for quick gains)

In any case, once again, congratulations to the winners, and to everyone who participated in creating Humanode-themed music. You all rock!