UNFILTERED Methodology and Mechanics

This document explains the competition architecture, evaluation framework, anti-fraud logic, participant pathway, and public-engagement mechanics used for UNFILTERED.

The standard Online Heat scoring model is: Fan Engagement forty percent (40%), A&R Panel Evaluation forty percent (40%), and Audience Authenticity Score twenty percent (20%).

YUME may calibrate scoring subcomponents, thresholds, and moderation rules to protect integrity, consistency, and fairness.

The Online Heat scoring model determines regional performance and advancement into the Global Finals. Live Finals performances may be evaluated under YUME's then-current Finals judging rubric, procedures, and production requirements.

Fan Engagement measures platform activity generated by genuine user support. It may consider items such as app downloads, registrations, streams, shares, and premium activations where such metrics are officially enabled and operationally verified by YUME.

Only activity recorded through authorized systems during the valid competition window is eligible.

A&R evaluation is conducted by judges, executives, or appointed music professionals applying YUME's current rubric for composition, lyrics, performance quality, originality, and theme or brand alignment.

Judging may occur during screening, pre-approval review, Online Heat moderation, Round One of the Global Finals, Round Two of the Global Finals, and final adjudication.

The Audience Authenticity Score evaluates the quality and credibility of audience traction rather than raw volume alone.

Metrics may include unique listeners, retention, geographic diversity, repeat-listening patterns, suspicious clustering, or other authenticity signals.

This layer is specifically intended to counter manipulation by bots, farms, fraudulent accounts, purchased engagement, or narrow-volume attacks.

All entries are screened for technical sufficiency, rights clearance, eligibility, policy compliance, and platform suitability before being approved for publication or performance.

YUME may request replacement files, clarifying information, ownership documentation, split sheets, identity verification, guardian documentation, or other required materials before approval.

Finalists advancing to Round Two must also complete any required review and rights-clearance process for their second original song.

YUME may invalidate, suspend, reclassify, adjust, or investigate any metric, result, performance, or entry affected by fraud, abnormal behavior, technical anomalies, rights disputes, policy violations, or operational issues.

Where necessary, YUME may adjust publication timing, recalculate scores, withhold advancement, delay certification, or remove a submission or finalist from active competition pending review.

Regional advancement, Global Finalist status, Top Five advancement, and First, Second, and Third Place results are certified only after YUME completes final verification, score review, judging validation, eligibility confirmation, rights-clearance review, and applicable policy checks.

Public-facing leaderboards, preliminary announcements, unofficial calculations, audience reactions, or event displays do not replace YUME's final certified results.

The official Finals progression is:

• Top 12 Global FinalistsPerform their originally submitted and approved songs during Round One.
• Top 5 FinalistsAdvance from Round One and perform a different original song during Round Two.
• Top 3 WinnersFirst Place, Second Place, and Third Place are selected from the Top Five following final judging and results certification.

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