Season 2026–27

Start Your Journey to Professional

Music is a team sport. Student-run record labels on campuses nationwide, building artists and executives with real stats.

4Departments per label
12Lessons to graduate
7Ranks, Recruit to Executive
1Season, fall + spring
Four departments · one label

Choose your role

Every team runs a real record label. Pick the department you want to build your career in.

Selected departmentA&R

A&R members build the roster: scouting talent, guiding artists and running the business side of the team label.

Join as A&R
Skills you build
  • Artist development
  • Contracts and deals
  • Release planning
First badges · MG challenges
Badge titles come from the Challenge Codes list.
Locked at the start

Specialty roles

By audition

Certified

The league's star artists, chosen through an audition judged by top members from the other departments.

Earned

Department lead

Reach the top of your department to earn its lead title. Your emblem gets the lime outline and star.

Elected

Team officers

President, VP and Treasurer, voted in by your team to run the label.

One season

How to graduate

1Join your campus team

Pick a department, pay your dues and get drafted onto your team's label.

2Complete the 12 lessons

Each lesson ends in a trial. Pass it to earn XP, rank up from Recruit and collect badges.

3Graduate as an Executive

Finish the timeline with career stats, a portfolio and a network the industry can see.

The timeline■ Fall 1–7 · ■ Spring 8–12
1Recruitment
2Auditions
3Fundraising
4Roster Reveal
5Media Production
6EPKs
7Collaborations
8Concerts
9Playlisting
10Interviews
11Local Activations
12Music Releases
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