★ The Final Round ★
The Top 3
Strong Arm $15K Challenge
3 Finalists. One Winner. $15K & More On The Line.
The Final 10
These ten artists battled through Round 1. Only the Top 3 advanced to the championship round.
Meet the Top 3
These three artists advanced to the championship round. Listen to their final records and cast your vote.
FinalistLil Dred
All Day Long
FinalistBigMann Savage
Let's Get It On
FinalistBillionaire Murk
Rick Owens
Top 3 — This Is Your
Final Shot.
Congratulations on making it to the final round of the Strong Arm $15K Challenge.
Each finalist has until:
Friday, August 21 — 11:59 PM
to submit their final record for the championship round.
Final Submission Deadline
11:59 PM Tonight
$15,000 & More Is On The Line.
Final Voting
Final Voting Opens
Saturday, August 22
3:05 AM
Final Voting Closes
Sunday, August 23
3:05 AM
The Winner Will Be Announced
Sunday, August 23
3:05 PM
Who's Taking Home the $15K & More?
Thank You To Every Artist
Who Showed Up.
To every artist who participated in the Strong Arm $15K Challenge — THANK YOU.
Your talent, energy, dedication and support helped make this challenge what it was.
This challenge was created to do more than crown one winner. It was created to discover talent, create opportunities and put independent artists in position to take their careers to another level.
Although three artists are advancing to the final round:
No Artist Will Go Unnoticed.
Every artist who made our Top 10 is walking away with something.
Our team will be contacting each participant directly regarding their prizes, scheduling, media opportunities, redemption details and next steps.
Your journey with Strong Arm doesn't end here.
This is bigger than one competition. This is about creating opportunities, building relationships and continuing to put independent artists in position to WIN.
Stay Ready. We're Just Getting Started.
— Strong Arm
Official Top 10 Prize Packages
Not every placement earns cash — but every placement earns real industry resources: studio time, media exposure and more.
$15,000 Cash Prize
50 Studio Hours with Engineer
- 1 Professional Beat
- Strong Arm Radio Play for 1 Record
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- $1,000
- 7 Studio Hours with Engineer
- 1 EPK
- 1 Professional Beat
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- $500
- 6 Studio Hours with Engineer
- 1 EPK
- 1 Professional Beat
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 6 Studio Hours with Engineer
- 1 EPK
- 1 Professional Beat
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 6 Studio Hours with Engineer
- 1 FREE Video Shoot
- 1 Professional Beat
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 5 Studio Hours with Engineer
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 5 Studio Hours with Engineer
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 5 Studio Hours with Engineer
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 5 Studio Hours with Engineer
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
- 5 Studio Hours with Engineer
- Strong Arm Radio Play
- 103.5 The Beat Write-Up / Media Feature
- SiriusXM Write-Up / Media Feature
Prize placements will be determined by the championship round. Finalists start the final round equally — not as previously ranked contestants.
No Artist Goes Unnoticed.
Every Top 10 finalist receives:
Our team will contact each artist directly regarding prize fulfillment, scheduling, media opportunities and next steps.
No Top 10 Finalist Walks Away Empty-Handed.