To give a brief post from the rumor mill:
I'm not involved in the judging this year, as I'm intending to compete with a special collab I've been working on with another LMMS veteran user for the last year.
In regards to BoL7, I do know that the plan is still to do it this spring. From what little has been confirmed to me by those directly involved with BoL7 this year, they are finalizing some details, and once they have finished getting everything prepared, it will be announced.
Based off previous years, I'd expect an announcement within the next month.