Win an $8K, 10-City U.S. Tour with Beatport’s Headlining DJ Challenge

Beatport is launching the Headlining DJ Challenge, a new open-format DJ competition built for DJs who know how to read a room, flip a crowd, and pack a full party into one sharp routine.

The grand prize is the real deal: a 10-city U.S. headline tour with Slacker Media Group, featuring a 3-hour DJ set at each stop, an $8,000 total guarantee, travel and accommodations covered, plus a one-year Beatport Streaming Pro+ subscription and a one-year DJcity subscription.

How to enter:

• DJs need to post a party-inspired routine of 60 seconds or less to Instagram and/or TikTok
   
• Tag @BeatportOpenFormat, @DJcity, and @slackerpresents, use #HeadliningDJChallenge, then submit the live video link through Beatport’s official entry form. 

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE!

* Audio must be captured directly from a DJ controller or mixer.

Entries will be judged on music selection, technical skill, creativity, and party energy, with a guest panel stacked with real-world booth experience: James Hype, one of dance music’s most technically explosive global DJs; Tay James, Justin Bieber’s longtime tour DJ and an elite open-format selector; and DJ Spider, a veteran crowd-controller with deep club and touring credentials.

Grand Prize:

• A 10-city U.S. headline tour with Slacker Media Group
• A 3-hour DJ set at each stop
• $800 paid per performance
• Travel and accommodations covered
• A one-year Beatport Streaming Pro+ subscription
• A one-year DJcity subscription

Second Place:

• One paid performance slot at a Slacker Media Group event in the U.S.
• $800 performance fee
• Economy air travel and lodging covered
• A six-month Beatport Streaming Pro+ subscription
• A six-month DJcity subscription

Third Place:

• A three-month Beatport Streaming Pro+ subscription
• A three-month DJcity subscription

Entries close June 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST.

Good luck!