New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Chideo) Chideo, the charity network, and country music legend Clint
Black want to find the next great American singer-songwriter, and hope to generate a whole lot of support for Rettsyndrome.org in the process. Black, partnered with Chideo, is offering the chance of a lifetime to aspiring singer-songwriters - the opportunity to record an original song with the country artist in his personal studio with some of the crooner's favorite musicians.
"I believe in giving back in any way that I can and this Chideo effort affords me the chance to do that in more than one way," said Black. "Musically, it's incredibly gratifying to play a role in the development of undiscovered talent and to give them every opportunity to do what we all love to do most - to share our music with others. In addition, this Chideo contest also supports our efforts to shine a spotlight on helping those with Rett syndrome."
The Clint
Black Dream Recording Session Contest launched Sunday in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Academy of Country
Music Awards (ACMs) and concludes with the debut of the winning single and music video exclusively on Chideo. Fans who follow
Black on Chideo will receive contest updates and behind-the-scenes content from
Black and the contestants throughout the summer. The contest details are as follows:
In exchange for a $20 donation, artists may submit a video via Chideo of themselves performing their original song. All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on June 2, 2015.
Black and his team at The
Collective will review all submissions and select four finalists.
The finalists' videos will then be featured exclusively on Chideo from July 17 to July 29, where fans can vote on their favorite.
The winner will be announced on July 30 and flown to Nashville for the recording session, video shoot and an audition with Black's management group.
Chideo and
Black will host an exclusive premiere of the song and video with proceeds benefitting Rettsyndrome.org, whose mission is to accelerate research to cure Rett syndrome and empower families with knowledge and connectivity.
Rett syndrome is a unique postnatal neurological disorder that is recognized in infancy and seen almost always in girls, but can be rarely seen in boys. Every two hours a girl is born with Rett syndrome, but very few people know anything about the disorder. Affecting 1 in 10,000 live female births each year, it is more common than Huntington's disease and Muscular Dystrophy.
Black currently serves as Honorary Chair for Rettsyndrome.org's "Research to Reality: Funding Progress" campaign, which helps to accelerate treatments and research to find a cure.
For complete contest details and to enter your video, please visit Chideo.com or download the free Chideo app, available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch at www.appstore.com/chideo, and for Android devices at https://play.google.com/store.
CLINT BLACK
Clint
Black has long been heralded as one of Country music's biggest stars. He's won countless Grammy, American Music, Academy of Country
Music and Country
Music Association Awards. His debut album Killin' Time produced five straight number one singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart and quickly became one of the most successful Country albums of the time. Throughout the 1990s and the 2000s,
Black consistently charted hit songs and to date has had twenty-two number one singles. His nine studio albums have sold in excess of twenty million copies worldwide.
Black has also found success as an actor with leading roles in Still Holding On: The Legend of
Cadillac Jack and Flicka: Country Pride. He's also made cameo appearances in
Maverick and countless television shows.
ABOUT Rettsyndrome.org
Rettsyndrome.org is accelerating research for treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome. As the world's leading private funder of Rett research, we have funded more than $35 million in peer-reviewed research grants and programs to date. We are a 501(c) 3 organization, earning Charity Navigator's most prestigious 4-star rating. We empower families to make a difference. Visit www.rettsyndrome.org to learn more, or call (800) 818-7388 (RETT).
ABOUT CHIDEO
Chideo is the first and only charity broadcast network connecting celebrities with their fans in the spirit of driving awareness and raising money for important causes around the world. Chideo serves as a multi-platform network offering users exclusive video content, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with some of their favorite personalities from the worlds of entertainment, sports, music, fashion, food, design and culture. Through its diverse network of syndication partners, Chideo also offers a dedicated platform to distribute original cause-focused content via TV, web and mobile app. The network is currently home to more than 110 ambassadors including President Clinton,
Patricia Arquette, Bradley Cooper,
Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J, Chris Paul, Debby Ryan and many more, along with 100+ of the world's leading non-profits such as the American
Heart Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Easter Seals and Feeding America. Chideo was founded in 2014 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Todd Wagner.
For up-to-the-minute news and announcements from Chideo personalities, please follow Chideo on Facebook at Facebook.com/chideodotcom or on Twitter @chideo.
