Thanks to everyone who entered and supported Open Mic Week 87. Community support for Open Mic has been tremendous and is one of many projects bringing the music community together on Steemit.

We had 315 entries this week of which 300 are valid and included in these weekly posts! Awesome guys!

Support Musicians On Steemit

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Let's Keep @pfunk In The Top 20 Witnesses By Voting For Him As A Steemit Witness

@pfunk has been sponsoring Steemit Open Mic since I first started it and I want to give a big thank you to him and all the people who support and take part in Steemit Open Mic.

@pfunk is a Steemit witness and helps keep the platform working and you can vote for him here Please go vote for him right now. This post will show you how.

Vote For Pfunk For Witness And Keep Steemit Open Mic Growing Strong We Need Your Help Now

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More Open Mic Sponsors

Over the last week Open Mic was contacted and offered some more sponsorship from:

@ausbitbank is a top 20 witness on Steemit involved in more supporting projects on the Steem blockchain than I can list. He is a big part of the minnowsupportproject.org, the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord, and delegates to many good causes on Steemit. You can vote for him as a wtness here. He just reached out and donated 100 Steem per week to help Open Mic

@Curie helps curate new people who contribute good content and has been supporting Open Mic musicians behind the scenes since Open Mic started. They helped me and countless others get our posts seen when we first started on the platform. Many Open Mic musicians have been featured on their weekly Author's Showcase posts. They are a top 20 witness and have contributed 25 Steem per week for the next two months to help Open Mic. You can vote for them as witness here

@aggroed is a top 20 witness and is involved in the minnowsupportproject.org and the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty network on Discord. He is launching a new online card game called SteemMonsters.com. Steem Monsters is supporting Open Mic with a 50 Steem donation per week. You can vote for him as witness here

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What Is SteemMonsters.com?

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And thanks to @meno's initiative the community has come together to support Open Mic. Many of you have created posts in support of the Open Mic community and have donated a portion of the rewards from those posts to @openmic so we can keep doing what we do, build a great community of musicians on Steemit. You guys are the best and we feel appreciative and inspired!

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Steemit Open Mic Rules

• The cutoff date for entries is Friday the 3rd of June, 2018 at 12 UTC TIME Find your UTC time here.
• Only 1 entry per person per week
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 87" must the beginning of the post title.
• "Steemit Open Mic Week 87" must be said at the beginning of your video and your username.
• Live performances only specifically made for this contest
• openmic must be the first tag
• Add a link to your post in the comments of the contest post.
• You must upvote this post.
• If your song is an original song then add the word "Original" somewhere in your title
• You can use DTube but include an embedded YouTube or Vimeo video too.

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Entries must follow these rules to earn prizes.

Big shout out to @lukestokes who recently delegated 5,000 SP to the @openmic account! Thanks for your support.

Calling All Open Mic People Check This Out --- by @passion-ground

I just want to remind everyone that votes are only part of the selection process. Entertainment value and performance is factored in too.

To learn more about the rules to entering the contest please read What Are The Rules To Enter Steemit Open Mic And Why Do We Have Rules Anyways

The coolest thing about Open Mic is it brings the Steemit community together and that is the whole point of this project.

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Meet up with the Open Mic community at Open Mic on Discord and chat with all of the people who enter Open Mic there. It's a great way to interact with the Open Mic community.

Join the Facebook page for Steemit Musicians you can read about here or go straight to the page here. A lot of players from Steemit Open Mic are there.

Steemit Open Mic Judges

@soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno

How To Support Musicians On Steemit And Earn Curation Rewards By Following The Open Mic Trail --- by @luzcypher

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 87 --- by @passion-ground

Open Mic Week 87 Top 5 Selection And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno

Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 87 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Openmic Week 87 Soundlegion Top 5 Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Operation We Are The Open Mic --- by @meno

Steemit Open Mic Loves Dtube So Why Do I Have To Add A Youtube Video To My Open Mic Entry --- by @luzcypher

Isaria's Weekly Music Curation Minnow Support Project Community Curation Check Out These 5 Great Musicians --- by @isaria

Special thanks to @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno for help judging the contest this week. Great job guys.

Steemit Open Mic is not about winning or losing, it's about building a connections on Steemit through music. Watching the collaborations happen online between musicians who played and met on Steemit Open Mic is very rewarding and many of the people who play and post earn some nice rewards for playing a song.

For many, it's easier to get some Steem in your tip jar by playing for Steemit Open Mic than it is to play music on the street.

Steemit Open Mic Trending Posts

Click here to see the current trending posts on Steemit Open Mic

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Top 20 Trending Open Mic Posts

The openmic tag has earned a total of: 211,716 SBD worth $537,758 USD At Today's Prices (Average of $6,181 per week in 87 weeks!

The most recent top earning posts were: ### (chart courtesy of @carlgnash on behalf of @curie)

Author	Earnings & Post
@nathankaye	1-man band is back! Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Burning the Candle (Original) - naTHAN Kaye $ 79.7930
@drewley	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - “Lord Of The Rings Medley” $ 78.0090
@lillywilton	Steemit OpenMic Week 87 - "Summer Rain" (original) $ 74.7160
@carlos1612	Steemit OpenMic Week#87/ Ritmo Oriental-Cover/El vigía. @carlos1612 $ 68.3020
@samcook	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Love at War - Silver Screen (original) $ 65.5710
@acousticsteveo	STEEMIT OPEN MIC 87 YOU DON'T KNOW MUCH (ORIGINAL SONG BY STEPHEN MARTIN) $ 64.8810
@manuelmusic	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Manuel Herrera (Original Song) $ 63.2550
@juliolunar	STEEMIT Open Mic Semana 87 - System of a Down - Psycho (Julio Lunar cover) Patrocinado por @pfunk y @luzcypher. $ 61.6090
@dianakyv	Steemit openmic week 87, Lunita de abril by @dianakyv $ 61.5020
@tribedownsouth	Openmic[#87] Every-time Cover [boy pablo] $ 61.2110
@jonmagnusson	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Lua (cover) by Jon Magnusson $ 45.3540
@silentscreamer	Steemit OpenMic Week 87 🎼//TO THE MOON//🔥 Steem original + steem-promo project draft $ 37.7790
@steembirds	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - ONO (original song) $ 32.3340
@laviq	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Back to you (by Brett Anderson) Cover song $ 31.5120
@lifetipsbysn	Steemit Openmic Week 87: Song Cover of *Keep Your Head Up* by Andy Grammar $ 27.1860
@peterkrackpotkin	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - Your Soul Can Break (original) $ 26.2110
@darrenclaxton	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - '15000' - Original music by @darrenclaxton $ 24.0950
@markaustin	Steemit OpenMic Week 87 - original "Love Waits on Welcome" $ 22.0660
@lecocoramos	Steemit Open Mic Week 87 - COCO RAMOS (Don't Let Me Down) The Beatles Cover $ 20.1090
@revdocwelch	Openmic week 87 original instrumental revdocwelch $ 18.8130

Winners from Steemit Open Mic Week 87

It is not getting any easier to pick with all this talent and it is so hard picking winners every week even with 5 judges.

Honorable mentions this week in no particular order are: @chaifm, @jumpmaster, @andreabortone, @mayneth, @lillywilton, @moccamonica, @darrenclaxton, @yulita, @jgvinstl, @drewley, @steembirds, @lifetipsbysn, @shookriya, @yessellyloscomps, @lisamalletart and many more. We Love You All!

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and the winners are...

1st Place

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1 Man Band Is Back Steemit Open Mic Week 87 Burning The Candle Original Nathan Kaye 1527519041 --- by @nathankaye

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"Nathan is the one man band, and he sure rocks it out for us here on steemit openmic. I love the energy each time and this piece really cracks so ahhh moments at ya, just power and fun and musical instrumental vocal crazy... give me more baby" - @soundlegion

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If there is someone that wonders what "the trick" is to catch a judge's attention, here is a great example of "the trick"..... MAKE ME FEEL IT DARNIT!!!! Man... this performance might be Nathan's best imo since he entered the competition. The dramatic stop at the end leaves you handing for a second before he delivers the final blow. - @meno

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Absolutely loved your performance this week. You're a true rocker to the core. Great sound and full of soul. - @luzcypher

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2nd Place

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Steemit OpenMic Week 87 🎼//TO THE MOON//🔥 Steem original + steem-promo project draft --- by @silentscreamer

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@silentscreamer is to me one of the best examples of what it means to perform with passion. Its hard to listen to her hit those high notes and keep one's composure intact. This song was originally part of a project that never saw the light of day, however the song that came out of this project is as epic as it gets, and this song will resonate for years and years to come. - @meno

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"For me I just cant get enough of the incredible talents of @silentscreamer , voice for days with so much power incredible lyrics and vocal intent is felt, I really love her instrumental work and every colorful and full of life video she presents to us so professionally." - @soundlegion

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Loved your song. You are a woman of many musical talents and hearing you sing always makes me feel the passion you bring to your performance. Looking forward each week to hear more from you. I think it's safe to say I'm hooked. - @luzcypher

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3rd Place

Open Mic Week 87 Someone Like You Ft Granadino --- by @mahomonroy

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Our man, @granaddiction has brought forth the most beautiful and talented @mahomonroy in a splendid cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You.” @mahomonroy is simply unstoppable here, and in conjunction with the brilliant harmonies created in concert with @granaddiction – the two of them are simply fantastic, and an artistic force to be reckoned with! - @passion-ground

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" A soft spot for this performance right here the harmonies are just spot on fantastic giving me them goosebumpy chills that I think are ever so telling for who should be in my top pick, I was feeling these notes all over my body guys, fantastic work." - @soundlegion

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The harmonies you two sing together are spot on and blend together so well. You really brought something special to this performance. Let's hear some more! - @luzcypher

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4th Place

Steemit Open Mic Week 86 Love At War Silver Screen Original --- by @samcook

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I seriously loved every minute of this song. It has that familiar texture that I immediately identify with what I refer to as the golden years of rock music. The Peter Gabriel, Yes, and I even hear some Parson in there too. Of course that makes me automatically love it, because its right up my emotional grid of nostalgia. - @meno

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"What can I say I am a sucker for the band and female vocalist here, what a groovy chill song, I love the vibes putting out and feeling that laid back energy that just makes you melt into your seat. Really vibed to this one a few times." - @soundlegion

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This song grew on me as it progressed, clinging to me like some lingering smoke in a hash den. Chilled me right out and soon I was high from the groove and cool message. Hope we hear more again soon. - @luzcypher

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5th Place

Steemit Open Mic Week 87 12 Horas Original --- by @juanhobos

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This performance blew my mind a little bit, after jamming to it three times in a row I'm wondering how in the hell is this not the music that plays on the radio. You might be trapped in the groove and miss completely the message. I would not blame you, but the song tip toes around darkness and attempts to grip to hope. - @meno

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" I really love the way the video was put together. I very fun and catchy tune, the beat is awesome really vibin and I really like the flair in the vocal. This was an all around creative and awesome track and performance for me, really top knotch and stuff I love love to see here on openmic. " - @soundlegion

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Great groove, multi-talented performance, well put together video, totally entertaining. What more could you want. Hope we hear more from you soon. - @luzcyher

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Here's a screenshot of the prizes transferred to the winners this week.

Congratulation Everyone And Thanks For Playing Steemit Open Mic

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 86 --- by @passion-ground

Official Open Mic Or Passion Ground S Top 5 Entries For Week 87 --- by @passion-ground

Open Mic Week 87 Top 5 Selection And Honorable Mentions --- by @meno

Steemit S Official Open Mic Judge Verbal D S Top 5 Entries For Week 87 Original Blog --- by @verbal-d

Openmic Week 87 Soundlegion Top 5 Picks Honorable Mentions Top Picks List --- by @soundlegion

Steemit Open Mic Is About Building A Community Of Musicians On Steemit, Not About Winning --- by @luzcypher

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Congratulations guys! Thanks again to everyone that entered. Thank you @pfunk for sponsoring Open Mic with 100 Steem donation for each week! Very generous of you.

Vote And Enter Open Mic Week 88 by Following This Link

Steemit Open Mic Week 88 Record Your Performance And Win Steem Sponsored By Pfunk And Luzcypher --- by @luzcypher

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Support Steemit Open Mic

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