The rules that you are quoting from are from the originals I submitted at a genreral meeting quite some time ago. They are not the end result that will be up soon.
There will be two contests, one for people who are really good at singing, one for people who want to have an acting element in their performance.
Your song was like five and a half minutes, right? I don't think that will be unreasonable. Worst case scenario, you get faded out.
It sound like you are really serious about your craft. I will help out as much as I can to keep everyone informed, but right now, nothing is final. Believe me, I can't stand being in limbo like this either. I can't make anything official until I get the official go ahead.
Again, I am REALLY sorry!