MDLBEAST has announced the return of PWR CHORD, the region’s only competition dedicated to guitarists, set to take place in Riyadh at the XP Music Futures Conference later this year.

Now an established platform for spotlighting emerging talent across the Middle East and North Africa, the contest opens its stage to guitarists of all styles—from rock and metal to jazz, classical, and experimental.

Finalists will get the chance to perform in front of an international jury, with one winner crowned as the Six-String Master 2025.