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Next Rising Star is a nationwide competition that encourages talented kids to compete to be on the cover of Popstar! Magazine, appear in Rolling Stone, take home $20,000, and shine in a KIDZ BOP music video. The competition is run by Colossal and supports the Why Not You Foundation.
Look for your young star's profile link in any of our official competition emails. You can easily copy and share the link with anyone you’d like.
Yes, you may use your Free Daily Vote in support of your young star. However, entrants are not permitted to submit votes by donation for their own entered child.
Each competitor is randomly assigned a group at the beginning of the competition. There are multiple rounds in the competition, and each competitor is only competing against the others within the same group during each round. We make every effort to ensure that groups contain an equal number of competitors throughout the competition.
You retain full ownership of your photos. By entering, you only grant us limited permission to display them on our website and in relation to the competition. We'll never use your photos or personal information for marketing, and you can request removal at any time.
Young stars in the making between the ages of 5-17 at the time of entry are eligible to participate. Entries must be submitted by a parent or legal guardian who is a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec).
No. These are fraudulent services and are not affiliated with our team in any way. Many of these accounts falsely claim they can guarantee votes or rankings; however, our systems are designed to detect and prevent fraudulent voting activity from counting. We strongly recommend reporting, blocking, and avoiding these accounts.
If one free voting method isn’t working, try our other option. Facebook verification or text voting. You can also try a different device or browser. If you continue having trouble, please contact our Support Team below.
You can use your Free Daily Vote once every 24 hours, and you can cast votes by donation for your favorite rising star at any time. Only Entrants are prohibited from submitting votes by donation for their own competitor.
We have a strict “no refund” policy, which voters agree to when they make a donation. Since winners are decided based on the votes the public casts, we do not issue refunds once a vote has been fully processed in our system. As a voter, you are responsible for understanding this upon casting votes for the competitor in the competition.
Yes! Every vote by donation is a direct donation to DTCare, a 501(c)(3) charity. Votes by donation are deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. DTCare will subsequently make the grant to the Why Not You Foundation after the winner is announced. Donors will receive a receipt via email.
Colossal Management, LLC runs the Next Rising Star competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of DTCare, a 501(c)(3) charity.
As explained in the Rules, 100% of donations raised during the Competition go directly to the Competition's charitable grantmaker, DTCare, which will then grant donations (minus fees and variable costs, as well as a nominal 1% administrative fee retained by DTCare) to the Why Not You Foundation at the end of the Competition.
The Why Not You Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to education, children's health, and fighting poverty. Its mission is to empower change in the world, one child at a time, by equipping youth with the skills and opportunities to become leaders.
Many charities with honorable missions lack the bandwidth to run effective fundraising campaigns year-round. Through this competition, DTCare allows the Why Not You Foundation to spend less time raising funds and more time focusing on their mission.
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