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Details announced for 2015 Hit Like A Girl drumming competition

The details for this year's Hit Like A Girl drumming competition have been announced. 

Zildjian and Evans are 2015's presenting sponsors, while additional sponsors include: Innovative, Alfred Music, Mapex, Musician’s Institute, Promark, Puresound, Sabian, SKB, TRX, Yamaha, Vater, Vic Firth and Cympad, among others.

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Joining the event's spokesperson Didi Negron (Cirque du Soleil) as celebrity judges are Hannah Ford-Welton (Prince), Venzella Joy (Beyoncé), Debbie Knox-Hewson (Charli XCX), Kate Schellenbach (Luscious Jackson), Jess Bowen (The Summer Set), Alicia Warrington (Kate Nash), Cherisse Ofusu-Osei (Bryan Ferry) and Nia Lovelis (Cherri Bomb).

The contest for online video entries opens at 12:01 a.m. PST on March 1. Two pairs of weekly winners will be chosen by celebrity/industry judging teams and announced March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, with the entry period closing on April 8. Fan voting will open on April 10 and close on April 22. Then, the top twenty weekly and fan-selected finalists in both the over and under 18 divisions will be announced on April 23, followed by celebrity judging from April 24 and May 4. The final winners will be chosen during an online event on May 7.

For all the latest information on Hit Like A Girl 2015, visit the competition's official website.