Calling all Triangle Area Bands!
Our 2026 Best Local Band Bracket is here! Enter for the chance to get your song on the radio and have local bragging rights all year long.
From February 15th - March 10th, submit your original song on Instagram for the chance to be selected as a finalist.
How to enter:
🎤 Post a video of yourself/your group performing your original song on Instagram
🔗 Tag @1007wrdu
📲 Use #RDUBestLocalBand AND #contest in your caption
*Before entering, please be sure to review the full official contest rules available on our website
Go to Instagram Now & Submit Your Entry!
Want to keep up with our Bracket?
Our top 16 finalists will be matched up and available for voting from March 16th - 27th
Our top 8 finalists will be matched up and available for voting from March 28th - April 3rd
Our top 4 finalists will be matched up and available for voting from April 4th - April 5th
The winner of the Carolina Country Bracket will be announced on April 7th