This contest is organised by TELENET GROUP NV, Liersesteenweg 4, 2800 Mechelen, company number 0462.925.669, hereinafter referred to as “BASE”, within the framework of its campaign “Generatie Plantrekker / Génération Débrouille feat. Camille Yembe”, hereinafter referred to as the “Campaign”.
The Campaign is rooted in a societal and cultural approach, placing emphasis on co-creation, artistic freedom and authentic collaboration between musical talents.
The purpose of the contest is to select one or more musical talents on the basis of one or more demo recording(s) (musical demos) submitted via their CourtCircuit or VI.BE profile.
The selection of the winners is carried out by Camille Yembe, in consultation with her record label, and validated by BASE.
The contest runs from Wednesday 4 March 2026 to Wednesday 25 March 2026 inclusive (hereinafter the “Contest Period”).
The selected participant (hereinafter the “musical talent” or the “winner”) will be invited to collaborate on the creation of a musical work with Camille Yembe, recorded in studio, accompanied by a music video intended for worldwide exploitation by Camille Yembe’s record label, and to perform the song live during a showcase event with Camille Yembe.
As part of the project, audiovisual recordings of the musical talent as well as additional content (including “behind the scenes” videos) will be produced and may be used by BASE for promotional purposes.
Participation in the contest implies full acceptance of these Rules as well as of any amendments that BASE may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the contest.
BASE acts as the organiser of the contest.
Each winner will collaborate directly with Camille Yembe’s record label and will enter into a separate agreement with the label covering the creation and exploitation of the musical work, the single (including its artwork), the music video and the live performance, in accordance with these Rules.
BASE shall in no event be held liable for the collaboration, conclusion, execution and/or performance of any agreements entered into between the musical talent, Camille Yembe and her record label.
Each winner shall also enter into a separate agreement with BASE, or its communication agency, concerning the creation and exploitation of additional content and participation in promotional activities.
BASE reserves the right to modify, postpone or cancel the contest if circumstances so require, including after its launch or completion, regardless of whether content has already been created and/or exploited.
In such case, the talent shall retain the right to the fixed remuneration of EUR 500 gross per effectively performed studio day, but shall not be entitled to any additional compensation.
To participate, the candidate must:
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by Camille Yembe and/or her record label in consultation with BASE (the “Jury”). The decisions of the Jury are sovereign, final and not subject to appeal, and shall not be required to be justified.
Winners will be informed of the results during the month of April.
The Jury reserves the right to revoke and replace a musical talent at any time if the commitments or agreements applicable under these Rules are not respected.
The participant warrants that all works, performances, recordings, images and other materials provided or created within the framework of the contest (hereinafter the “Content”) are original and that they hold all necessary rights thereto, so that the creation, making available or exploitation of the Content does not infringe any third-party rights.
Each musical talent shall remain the holder of the copyright relating to their contribution to the musical work, as author and/or composer.
The allocation of shares shall be determined in good faith between the co-authors and registered with Sabam (or another competent collective management organisation) for the purpose of collection and distribution of royalties.
The participant undertakes to assign the worldwide management of reproduction and performance rights to Sabam (or equivalent), no later than at the time of the first exploitation of the work.
Camille Yembe’s label, PAFFF Music SRL, shall become the exclusive owner of the master and holder of the neighbouring rights in the Recording, the Music Video and the Artwork.
The musical talent grants PAFFF Music SRL an irrevocable, unlimited and exclusive licence to exploit the Recording and the Music Video together with the associated Artwork, without limitation in time or territory, for commercial and non-commercial purposes, as follows:
a) PAFFF Music SRL shall digitally release the Recording (together with the associated artwork) and the Music Video on music, video and social media platforms (Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) in accordance with professional standards. Such release shall be worldwide and unlimited in time (for the duration of the neighbouring rights).
b) PAFFF Music SRL shall also grant an irrevocable and unlimited licence to BASE and/or its partners to exploit the Recording, its artwork and the Music Video, worldwide and without limitation in time (for the duration of the neighbouring rights), in all forms and by all means, solely for BASE’s marketing and promotional purposes.
Any other form of exploitation shall be subject to additional agreements between the musical talent, PAFFF Music SRL and BASE.
A separate agreement between the winner and Camille Yembe’s record label shall be submitted by BASE and must be signed by the musical talent in order to be recognised as such within the framework of the Campaign.
BASE shall become the exclusive owner and rights holder of the additional content created during the creation process, recording and other key moments of the project, including photographs and images, “behind the scenes” content, stories created by the débrouillards, etc.
For this purpose, the musical talent grants BASE an irrevocable, unlimited and exclusive licence to exploit such content without limitation in time or territory, in all forms and by all means, exclusively for BASE’s marketing and promotional purposes (for example: publication and sharing on social media, use on websites, radio, television and in advertising for BASE, whether or not within the framework of the Campaign).
A separate agreement between BASE and the musical talent shall be submitted regarding availability, services and the transfer of rights relating to the additional content. This agreement must be signed in order for the participant to be recognised as a musical talent within the framework of the Campaign.
Each musical talent shall receive a fixed remuneration of EUR 500 (gross) for each studio day, payable by PAFFF Music SRL. This amount shall be included in the separate agreement between PAFFF Music SRL and the musical talent, which will be presented and signed on the first studio day.
Each musical talent shall remain the owner and copyright holder of their share as author and composer of the musical work and shall directly receive the reproduction and performance rights from Sabam (or an equivalent collective management organisation for author-composers), in accordance with their allocated share.
For all exploitations not managed by Sabam (or an equivalent collective management organisation for author-composers), the participant shall grant additional authorisation.
For the exploitation of the Single and the Music Video via the aforementioned distribution platforms, the exploitation revenues shall be distributed proportionally according to each party’s contribution to the Single and Music Video between Camille Yembe, the musical talent(s) or talents whose performances are incorporated in the relevant Single and Music Video, and Camille Yembe’s record label.
This royalty distribution shall be calculated on the basis of the gross revenues received by the record label, either directly from the relevant platforms or via its distributor, who may retain a customary market-based distribution commission.
No further deductions shall be applied to these gross revenues.
Since the additional content may only be exploited for marketing and promotional purposes, the musical talent shall not receive any additional remuneration from BASE for such exploitation.
The musical talent shall perform their services with due care and commitment, independently and in accordance with their own artistic judgment. They shall be available at regular intervals on the dates agreed with BASE for creation, promotion and other activities agreed in due time, taking into account the schedules of the persons involved and the timeline of the Campaign.
Without prior authorisation from BASE, the musical talent shall not use BASE’s trademarks or trade names nor refer to the collaboration with BASE. The musical talent shall refrain from making public statements that could place the BASE brand in a negative light.
The musical talent shall also refrain from making political or economic statements (i.e. statements concerning other companies, states, politics, politicians, wars, etc.) when such statements are made in connection with the BASE brand
BASE processes personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), exclusively for the organisation and management of the contest.
Data may be shared with Camille Yembe, her record label, Wave Agency and VI.BE in accordance with their respective roles.
Data shall be retained for a maximum period of four (4) months after the end of the contest, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
For the purpose of selecting the winners, BASE may share relevant personal data with Camille Yembe and/or her record label, who act jointly with BASE as joint controllers for that processing activity. Wave Agency acts as a processor on behalf of BASE during the duration of the contest.
After the selection, Camille Yembe and/or her record label shall process the data as independent controllers.
In case of selection, the participant agrees that their name and first name or stage name may be published via communication channels chosen by BASE, VI.BE, Court-Circuit Camille Yembe and/or her record label.
The participant has the right of access, rectification, erasure and objection in accordance with the GDPR.
BASE’s privacy policy is available at this URL: https://www.base.be/en/legal-information/privacy-policy.html
BASE shall only be liable for direct damages and shall in no event be liable for indirect damages, including consequential damages or loss of profit.
The limitations of liability set out in the preceding sentence shall not apply where the damage results from wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of BASE.
The participant expressly waives, in all circumstances, the right to bring any liability claim against BASE’s employees, directors, subcontractors, independent suppliers or any other auxiliary person of BASE.
The participant shall indemnify and hold harmless BASE, its campaign partners, Camille Yembe and her record label against any third-party claims relating to damages in connection with the performance of the agreement.
In the event of a claim brought against BASE by a third party, whether judicial or extrajudicial, the participant shall immediately assist BASE and shall take all actions that may reasonably be expected from the participant in such circumstances.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be contrary to mandatory law or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the Agreement as a whole.
In such case, the parties undertake to revise the Agreement in order to approximate as closely as possible, in accordance with the principles of reasonableness and fairness, the effect originally intended by the invalid provision.
This Agreement shall be governed by Belgian law.
The Parties declare that they shall seek to resolve any dispute amicably and in confidence.
Failing an amicable settlement, any dispute relating to the conclusion, validity, interpretation or performance of this Agreement shall be submitted exclusively to the competent courts of Mechelen.
