MySpace Choice Awards - Voting Now Open

MySpace Choice Awards - Voting Now Open
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Hi

I just wanted to let you know that voting is now open for MySpace New Zealand’s Choice Awards.

An opportunity to acknowledge New Zealand’s wealth of home-grown talent and the local fans which support them, The MySpace Choice Awards give MySpace users around the country the opportunity to vote for their favourite NZ artists on MySpace’s Kiwi Hub.

In addition to recognising established and popular artists, the MySpace Choice Awards (in line with MySpace’s roots) is committed to supporting independent artists and as such there is a strong focus on discovering unsigned Kiwi bands in the nomination list. In New Zealand alone there are over 30,000 musicians and comedians on MySpace.

The full list of artists up for nomination is below was selected from a list of popular signed and unsigned bands in the MySpace Top 500. The categories span a breadth of genres including; Rock, Hip Hop/Urban, Roots, Pop, Indie, Comedy, Unsigned and Your Choice.

The Wining band will receive a MySpace Promotional Package including:

• Artist with most votes overall wins a MySpace Web banner promotional package worth $5,000 and an editorial promotional package on MySpace in New Zealand and Australia.
• Winners of each category receive promotion on the MySpace NZ Homepage, Music Channel and Kiwi Hub
• A MySpace Choice Award

In addition to supporting their favourite band or comedian, entrants will go in the draw to a win a suite of fantastic prizes including:
• $500 cash
• A year’s subscription to Real Groove magazine
• CD’s from winning artists in each category
• Tickets to MySpace Secret Show for winner and friends

Voting closes on 31st August and we’ll be announcing the winners on 4th September. Do get in touch if you’d like any more info.

Nominated Bands

ROCK
Shihad www.myspace.com/shihad
Parachute Band http://www.myspace.com/parachuteband
Goodnight Nurse www.myspace.com/goodnightnurse
Midnight Youth www.myspace.com/midnightyouth
The Rabble www.myspace.com/therabble
The Datsuns www.myspace.com/thedatsuns

HIP HOP/URBAN
Savage www.myspace.com/savagekonz
P Money http://www.myspace.com/pmoneymusic
Scribe www.myspace.com/scribedirtymusic
Smashproof www.myspace.com/smashproof
Ladi 6 www.myspace.com/ladi6
Horsemen Family www.myspace.com/horsemenfamily

POP
The Brunettes www.myspace.com/thebrunettes
Bic Runga www.myspace.com/bicrunga
Opshop www.myspace.com/opshop
Liam Finn www.myspace.com/liamfinn
Ladyhawke www.myspace.com/ladyhawke
Anika Moa www.myspace.com/anikamoa

ROOTS
Fat Freddy’s Drop www.myspace.com/fatfreddysdropnz
Salmonella Dub www.myspace.com/officialsalmonelladub
Kora www.myspace.com/koraroots
The Black Seeds www.myspace.com/theblackseeds
Tiki Tane http://www.myspace.com/tikitaane
Shapeshifter www.myspace.com/shapeshifter

INDIE
Kids of 88 www.myspace.com/kidsof88
Minuit www.myspace.com/minuittheband
Cut Off Your Hands www.myspace.com/cutoffyourhands
The Ruby Suns www.myspace.com/therubysuns
The Early Birds www.myspace.com/theearlybirds1
Lawrence Arabia http://www.myspace.com/lawrencearabia

COMEDY
Flight of the Conchords www.myspace.com/conchords
Rhys Darby www.myspace.com/rhysdarby
Dai Henwood www.myspace.com/daihenwood
Penny Ashton www.myspace.com/hotpinkpennyashton
Cori Gonzalez-Macuer www.myspace.com/corimacuer
Josh Thomson www.myspace.com/joshthomson69

UNSIGNED
Hikoikoi www.myspace.com/hikoikoi
Bionic Pixie www.myspace.com/bionicpixie
Bang! Bang! Eche! www.myspace.com/bangbangeche
All Left Out www.myspace.com/allleftoutnz
Clap Clap Riot www.myspace.com/clapclapriot
Rosy Tin Tea Caddy www.myspace.com/rosytinteacaddy

Your Choice
This is where fans get to nominate a band of their choice be they signed or unsigned. The bands with the most votes get an award too!

ENDS

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