TiBB Music Festival

:For the current contest, see TiBB Music Festival 14.
The TiBB Music Festival, often shortened to TiBBMF, is a song contest held among the members of the TiBB Broadcasting Union since August 2019. The competition was based upon the existing Eurovision Song Contest held among the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. The current and official executive supervisor is Delilah Crawford.
Each country's head of delegation gets to select an entry for each edition. Then the countries get to vote for each show (semi-final, second chance, or final) to determine the qualifiers and the winner of the edition. The contest has also been broadcast to several countries that do not compete, such as Austria and Switzerland.
So far, 12 different countries have won the competition and therefore hosted the contest. Including the United States, who hosted the inaugural edition due to being the organizer of the contest, Australia, Norway, the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark, South Korea, Sweden, Czechia, South Africa, Türkiye, and Finland have all been winners of the contest. The highest scoring winner, is Czechia's Lenny who won the 10th edition with her song "Lovers Do" which got 512 points, a record 142 points ahead of the runner-up. The United States won for a second time in the thirteenth edition, with Sabrina Carpenter becoming the first person to win the contest twice.
==Format and history==
After the final TiBB Eurovision Song Contest, Josiah was coming up with ideas for a successor contest to TiBB Eurovision. With help and ideas from a fellow member of TiBB, the TiBB Music Festival was created.
Each consecutive edition had been praised by members of TiBB for the format and for keeping the contest going.
The show for its first, second, eighth, eleventh, and all Christmas editions held one grand final. In the third edition, due to rules regarding the selection of countries, a semi-final was introduced in addition to the final; in the fifth edition, a second semi-final was introduced, and in the seventh edition, a second chance round was introduced. Since the introduction of the semi-final(s), the top 6 of the previous edition would automatically qualify.
Currently, the TBU Reference Group has the control over the contest, and its members work in different terms of the contest, like recaps, staging, results videos and websites.
===Participation===
Despite popular belief, any country regardless of the continent can participate. As of the selection period of the ninth edition, 79 countries have participated in the contest at least once. From the tenth edition onwards, Belarus and Russia were suspended from selection due to the ongoing War in Ukraine. From the thirteenth edition onwards, Israel was suspended from selection due to backlash from the War in Gaza. From the eleventh edition onwards, United Kingdom was instead represented by its individual nations.
===Voting===
Edition 	Points 	Voting system
01–03;07–11;13–	Two sets of 12, 10 and 8-1 points 	All countries used televoting and/or SMS-voting and juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points.
03;09;13– 	Extra set(s) of 12, 10 and 8-1 points 	An extra set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points from a special Rest of the World jury was used in #03. In #09, a Rest of the Forum vote for both the jury and the televote was compiled from multiple members ranking the songs. From #13 onwards, a Rest of the Forum vote for the televote was compiled from multiple members ranking the songs.
04–05 	One set of 12, 10 and 8-4 points + 1 set of X points 	All countries used juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10 and 8-4 points. The viewers would get a set of X points to be given out by proportional representation. For the sixth edition, this televoting version would be revised (see below). In the twelfth edition, this overall format would be revised (see below).
06 	Semis: Two sets of 12, 10 and 8-1 points 	All countries used juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points. The viewers would also get a set of 12, 10, and 8-1 points to be allocated in 8 groups (3-9, 10-15, 16-29, 30-44, 45-59, 60-74, 75+, and Tele/SMS).
06 	Final: One set of 12, 10 and 8-4 points + one set of 116 points	All countries used juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points. The viewers would also get a set of 116 points (12, 10, and 8-1 points doubled up) to be allocated in 8 groups (3-9, 10-15, 16-29, 30-44, 45-59, 60-74, 75+, and Tele/SMS).
07 	Second Chance: Two sets of 3 points 	All countries used televoting and/or SMS-voting and juries with each ranking representing a set of 3 points. Each country will allocate 1 point to a song in each duel except for their own.
10 	Second Chance: Two sets of 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points 	All countries used televoting and/or SMS-voting and juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points.
12 	One set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points + 1 set of X points 	All countries used juries with each ranking representing a set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points. The viewers would get a set of X points to be given out by proportional representation.
 	 	
 	One set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points 	All countries used juries each giving out a set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points.
 	One set of 12, 10 and 8-1 points + 1 set of 2+ points 	Each participating country awards 12, 10, 8–1 points to their top 10 songs; the viewers rank all of the songs performed from 1-XX, giving 2-XX points to the songs.
Since the first edition the voting has been presided over by the contest scrutineer, who is responsible for ensuring that all points are allocated correctly and in turn. The following are the scrutineers and Executive Supervisors of the TiBB Music Festival appointed by the TiBB Broadcasting Union:
* Josiah Stuart (01–13)
* Dominic Verita (04)
* Delilah Crawford (14–present)
From the first edition until the semi-final of the third edition, and again since the fifth edition, the countries that do not vote have their votes created using aggregated results. For the final of the third edition and the entirety of the fourth edition, aggregated results were temporarily discontinued, due to the latter edition's revision of the televoting points.
====Presentation of votes====
Since the first edition, all the participating countries have been voting in the final, including, since the third edition, the countries that failed to qualify from the semi-finals.
The order of the voting nations are often randomly. When all the points have been calculated, the presenter(s) of the show will reveal the results of both sections of the voting.
From the first edition until the sixth edition, the presenter(s) announced the jury votes in order from lowest score to the highest score, with the televoting scores being announced in the same way. Starting with the third edition (except for the sixth edition), the televoting points were revealed based on the results of the jury voting. For the ninth edition and from the thirteenth edition onwards, the jury votes would be revealed in country order instead of revealing the totals.
Tiebreakers have also been used in showing placings on the scoreboard. From the first edition until the fourth edition, the tiebreaker was decided by who performed earlier in the running order. From the fifth edition, tiebreakers would be done by counting which country had the most countries vote for them.
===Big 5/Big 6===
Introduced in the third edition, these countries would automatically qualify for the final; and when semi-finals occur, they will vote in the semi-finals as well. From the third edition until the thirteenth edition, this group was known as the Big 6; and would be comprised of the top 6 from the previous edition. From the 14th edition onwards; the group, would now be referred to as the Big 5, and would consist of the top 5 countries with the highest point average; and during most editions, these countries will be joined by the host country as an automatic qualifier.
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===Relegation===
Only for the 9th edition, the bottom 5 countries from the previous edition would be relegated. This means that those countries would not be able to be chosen until the following edition.
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==Logo and theme==
The generic logo for the contest was introduced in the first edition. The logo featured the contest's name as well as host information. The edition-specific logo also includes the flag of the host country in a circle above the name of the contest.
Before the third edition, the generic logo was given a refresh: all components of the logo remained, however some changes to the font, font-weight and circle were made, as well as the moving of the circle from being the dot of the eye to being to the left of the contest name.
After the sixth edition, the generic logo was overhauled significantly. A new font was selected (the then-standardised font of TiBB Public Broadcasting), the circle was replaced by the Big Brother eye, and separating the contest name and the edition number and location, there is a rectangle that would use a gradient in the colours of the host country's flag.
The Christmas editions have a completely different logo using the new standardised font of TiBB Public Broadcasting, with a Christmas bauble next to the word 'TiBB' with the flag, host city, and edition number below in a black box (the flag would be removed in the second Xmas edition).
For the second era of the contest, the generic logo was overhauled again. The logo now resembles the generic logo for the second Christmas edition; with a treble clef/bass clef heart on top of the 'I' in 'Music'. The flag was removed, and the edition number was replaced by the year/edition number. Á la the 3rd generic logo for the contest, the word 'Music' will use a gradient in the colours of the host country's flag for the 10th and 11th editions.
After the 11th edition finished, the generic logo once again was updated. It had a new design, with a heart instead of a treble clef or circle. For the 12th edition, the heart contained the flag of the host country with the location and edition number below the logo. From the 13th edition onwards, the heart would be gradient-coloured based off the flag of the host country, and the typeface was changed from F37 Zagma to Gotham.
TiBB Music Festival - Generic Logo.png|The logo used for the first and second editions.
TiBB Music Festival - 2020 Generic Logo.png|The logo used from the third to sixth editions.
TiBB Music Festival - Jun 2020 Generic Logo.png|Logo used for the seventh and eighth editions.
TiBB Music Festival 2023 Generic Logo.png|Logo used from the ninth to eleventh editions.
TiBB Music Festival Autumn 2023 Generic Logo.png|Generic logo used for the twelfth edition.
TiBB Music Festival 2024 Generic Logo.png|Generic logo used since the thirteenth edition, modified from previous logo.
TiBB Xmas Festival - Generic Logo.png|Logo used for the first Xmas edition.
TiBB Xmas Festival 2021 Generic Logo.png|Logo used for the second Xmas edition.
===Slogans===
When producing the theme art for each edition of the contest, a slogan is also decided, often based around the visual identity of the contest or the winning song of the previous edition.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto; font-size:85%; line-height:13px; font-family:Roboto;"	 	
Edn.	Host city 	Slogan
#01 	Pittsburgh 	UNITED (WE ARE ONE WORLD)
#02 	Gold Coast 	Explore. create. BELIEVE.
#03 	Belgrade 	Sing Loud! (Синг Гласно!)
#04 	Oslo 	Light It Up
#05 	Manchester 	Higher Love
#06 	Rome & Milan	Amore universale
#07 	Copenhagen 	beyond you
#08 	Pittsburgh 	Live Out Loud
#09 	Pittsburgh 	We Are One
#10 	Stockholm 	REPLAY
#11 	Prague 	Hell.o
#12 	Johannesburg	Make Your Mark
#13 	Toronto 	Sanctuary (We Are One)
#14 	Montpellier 	We Are One
#15 	Helsinki 	Unity In Motion
#16 	TBD 	TBD
==Editions==
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Edn. 	Host city 	Date(s) 	Entries 	Winner 	Song 	Artist 	Points 	Margin 	Runner-up
First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era 	First era
#01 	Pittsburgh 	20-24 August 2019 	12 	 	 	Kylie Minogue 	185 	1 	
#02 	 	22-27 October 2019 	22 	 	 	 	294 	123 	
#03 	Belgrade 	5-11 January 2020 	30 	 	 	KEiiNO 	189 	32 	
#04 	Oslo 	3-14 March 2020 	30 	 	"Physical" 	Dua Lipa 	449 	85 	
#05 	 	21 April-1 May 2020 	35 	 	"Heal Me" 	Lady Gaga 	416 	14 	
#06 	Rome & Milan 	14-26 June 2020 	35 	 	"Attack of Panic" 	Aly & AJ 	306 	23 	
#07 	 	9-21 August 2020 	37 	 	"Sue Me" 	 	374 	28 	
#08 	Pittsburgh 	4-11 February 2021 	14 	 	"Lovesick Girls" 	Blackpink 	219 	25 	
Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era 	Second era
#09 	Pittsburgh 	21-25 March 2023 	16 	 	"Hold Me Closer" 	Cornelia Jakobs 	256 	77 	
#10 	Stockholm 	21 May-16 June 2023 	46 	 	"Lovers Do" 	Lenny 	512 	142 	
#11 	Prague 	26 August-2 September 2023	28 	 	"Prayer" 	Gina Kushka 	205 	21 	
#12 	Johannesburg 	13-20 January 2024 	16 	 	"Tanımam" 	Petek Dinçöz 	150 	3 	
#13 	Toronto 	1-7 June 2024 	20 	 	"Espresso" 	Sabrina Carpenter 	242 	60 	
#14 	Montpellier 	20-28 July 2024 	26 	 	"Cicciolina" 	Erika Vikman 	282 	1 	
#15 	Helsinki 	October 2024 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
#16 	TBD 	Winter 2025 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Edn. 	Host city 	Date(s) 	Entries 	Winner 	Song 	Artist 	Points 	Margin 	Runner-up
 	 	21 December 2020 (Final)25 December 2020 (Results)	16 	 	 	 	65 	7 	
 	 	24 December 2021 	12 	 	 	 	117 	18 	
==Trivia==
*Pittsburgh is the first repeat host city of the contest.
*The 10th edition has the most participants, with 46 countries.
*Czech Republic has the record for highest winning score with 512 points in the 10th edition, with the United Kingdom having the second highest winning score of 449 points in the 4th edition.
==External links==
*Official website