ARTISTS AND CELEBRITIES BUILDING FOR 2008 NEW MUSIC AWARDS

Los Angeles, CA U.S.A. - Actor Thom Barry from the top rated Cold Case (CBS), lead Broadway star Shoshana Bean (Wicked/Hairspray) & JR Richards (Dishwalla) will join the growing list of celebrities and artists which include Chewy & Anya (So You Think You Can Dance), pro skateboarder Erik Ellington, super producer Tricky Stewart (Beyonce, Mariah Carey), Starfish & Coffee (Collective Soul), Chris Blount (Everybody Hates Chris) and newly signed American Idol’s Kady Malloy for New Music Weekly magazine’s 2008 New Music Awards. The show will be held on November 22nd at the famous Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, California which will honor major and independent recording artists, radio stations, program directors & record labels A pre-show celebrity filled red carpet will also be held prior to the main event (4pm).  Tickets are limited, but are still available along with sponsorship and advertising opportunities by going to www.newmusicawards.com  - Media credential requests:  http://www.newmusicweekly.com/credentials.php, Cast your vote now at http://www.newmusicweekly.com/nmwawards.php?d=y
 
Tickets & sponsorships are now available by going to www.newmusicawards.com.  For further information call 310-325-9997 or visitwww.newmusicweekly.com.

And the nominees are:
Top40 Single of the Year:
Kid Rock “All Summer Long” - Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love”  - Jill Criscuolo “Insane” - Katy Perry “I Kissed A Girl” - Duffy “Mercy”
 
Top40 Male Artist of the Year:
David Cook, Kid Rock, Jesse McCartney , Gavin Rossdale , Chris Brown
 
Top40 Female Artst of the Year:
Rihanna, Colbie Caillat, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Alicia Keys, Anna Nalick

Top40 Group of the Year:
3  Doors Down, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Disturbed, New Kids On The Block

Top40 New Artist of the Year:
Leona Lewis, Duffy, Jill Criscuolo, Estelle, Still Alive
 
Top40 New Group of the Year:
Seether, Phoenix Block, Arrivederci, Last November , Plumb, Starfish & Coffee
 
Top40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Tom Savell, Vienna CC, Alyson, Ferrras , Matt Nathanson, Lloyd
 
Top40 Radio Station of the Year:
KFMI
KLBQ
WELT
KLQQ
KVTI
KSPI
 
Top40 Program Director of the Year:
Dan Murphy
Tom Sebourn
John Mangan
Chris Chatburn
Bobby Dee
Jon Herring

Top40 Music Director of the Year:
Beth Valiant
Richard Voit
Dusty Heyrend
Jay Phillips
Lavoyd Davis

Top40 Promotion of the Year:
Jerome Promotions
Protocol Entertainment
Howard Rosen Promotions

Top40 Record Label of the Year:
Interscope
IDJMG
Hollywood
Epic/Sony
Arista/RLG

AC Single of the Year:
“Taking Chances” Celine Dion, “Realize” Colbie Caillat, “All Summer Long” Kid Rock, “Pocketful Of Sunshine” Natasha Bedingfield, “After All These Years” Journey, “The Man Who Stole My Life” Matt Backer
 
AC Male Artist of the Year:
Kid Rock
Michael Buble
John Mayer
Bruce Sudano
Matt Backer
 
AC Female Artst of the Year:
Colbie Caillat
Celine Dion
Alanis Morissette
Natasha Bedingfield
 
AC Group of the Year:
Coldplay
Landon Pigg
Medallions
Thadeus Project
Doug Wahlberg Band
Spill Canvas
Still Alive
 
AC40 New Artist of the Year:
Sara Barelles
Chantele Dibrava
Rachel Cole
Char Butler
Joey Riedel
Tom Savell
David Fagin
 
AC Group of the Year:
Doug Walberg Band
Fools
Cody Marks & James O’Leary
Medallions
Phoenix Block
Max Cady Band
Words In The Dirt
 
AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Matt Backer
Jimmy White
Sandra Crede
J Anastacia
Starfish & Coffee
 
AC Radio Station of the Year:
KKRB
WJER
KIXR
WMOA
KGY
KCHE
 
AC Program Director of the Year:
Randy Adams
Russ Davidson
Carol Murphy
Billy Coble
Perry Brown
Jeff Ball

AC Music Director of the Year:
Brian Brawner
Nikki Thunder
Eric St. John
Jeanna Spain
Mike Betten
 
AC Promotion of the Year:
Jennifer Lyneis
Mark Rizzo
Tim Smith
Jerry Lembo
 
AC Record Label of the Year:
Hollywood
Capitol/EMI
Epic/Sony
RCA/RLG
 
Country Single of the Year:
“Don’t Blink” Kenny Chesney
“Home” Blake Shelton
“Stuck On You” Vince Hatfield
“When You Love Her Like Crazy” Mark Chesnutt
“Relentless” Jason Aldean
“Good Time” Alan Jackson
 
Country Male Artist of the Year:
Brad Paisley
Toby Keith
Keith Urban
Blake Shelton
Mark Chesnutt
Charlie Allen

Country Female Artst of the Year:
Reba McEntire
Carrie Underwood
Martina McBride
Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
 
Country Group of the Year:
Lady Antebellum
Sugarland
Little Big Town
Eagles
 
Country New Artist of the Year:
Jason Michael Carroll
Darius Rucker
Julianne Hough
Lance Miller
Will Peppers
Judy Kanyo
 
Country New Group of the Year:
Cowboy Crush
Springs
The Roadhammers
Shilo
Fletcher
 
Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Phil Stacey
Kim McAbee
Mickey Utley
Darren Kozelsky
Trinity Lane
Vince Hatfield
Christine Van Hoy
 
Country Radio Station of the Year:
KFAV
KTTI
KWWR
KRVN
WCJW
KZKS
 
Country Program Director of the Year:
Mike Thomas
Jay Allen
Jay Walker
Alan Clepper
Travis Dodge
 
Country Music Director D of the Year:
Lee Richey
Harold Oakes
Mark Robertson
Adam Smith
Becky Powers
Michael Johnson 
 
Country Promotion of the Year:
James Williams
Gene Kennedy
Bill Wence
Debbie Gibson Palmer
Jerry Duncan
Alan Young
Jerry Duncan

Country Record Label of the Year:
Arista/RLG
WB/WEA
Columbia/Sony
Big 7/Lofton Creek
Aspirion
Tetragram

Crossover Artist of the Year:
Bruce Sudano
Matt Backer
Char Butler
Jimmy White
Kevin Lucas Orchestra
Brant Miller
 
College Artist of the Year:
Jacob Dylan
Hayes Carll
Paul Thorn
Eric Avery
Nick Lowe 
 
College Band of the Year:
Thieves & Liars
A Plea For Purging
Old 97’s
Wood Brothers
Farehaven

College New Artist of the Year:
Inward Eye
Double Dragon
Vic Ruggiero
James McMurtry

College New Band of the Year:
A Band Of Bees
Soulsavers
Farehaven
Technology
Budos Band

College Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Hayes Carll
Todd Snider
Darrell Scott
Nick Lowe
Kevin Lucas Orchestra
Tom Savell

College Radio Station of the Year:
KLCC
WALW
WCLH
WONB
WMCR
 
College Program Director of the Year:
Jason Wells
Paul Reilly
Naomi Soule
 
College Music Director of the Year:
Terry Moses
Leroy Froom
Zachary Voll
 
College Promotion of the Year:
Spectre Radio Promotion
Powderfinger Promotion
Advanced Alternative Media
Tinderbox
Terrorbird
Music Media Network
 
College Record Label of the Year:
Retroactive
Tooth & Nail
New West
Face Down
Lost Highway
Rough Trade

Record Pool of the Year:
Soundworks
Starfleet
Pacific Coast DJ Association
Poolwest

Internet Radio Station of the Year:
I-Radio/Los Angeles, CA
QYK/Prattville, AL
MPAK Radio/Gilbert, AZ
AACNM/Wilmington, NC
Hot N Gold/London, England
Lex Pop/Lexington, KY

Publicity Firm of the Year:
Rogers & Cowans
Luck Media
Aristo Media
Big Hassel
Randex Communication
 
 
Contact info:
Backstage Entertainment
Media - Publicity - Promotion
staff@backstageentertainment.net
ABOUT THE NEW MUSIC AWARDS:
The New Music Awards known as “New Music’s Biggest Night” brings the radio and music industry together for one night. Celebrating artists and bands as well record labels, and radio stations and its programmers. The New Music Awards is proud to be the first and only award show not weighted down with the politics and corruption of the corporate world, but an award show showing the true talent which exists in the music industry today.

ABOUT AVALON:
In 1964, The Beatles had their first West Coast performance.
Born as the Hollywood Playhouse, the building opened as one of Los Angeles’ first and most lavish legitimate theatres on January 24, 1927 with a production of “Alias The Deacon,” starring 1920s matinee idol Burton Churchill. Many theatrical productions followed, including the West Coast premiere of Ibsen’s “An Enemy Of The People.”
The advent of radio brought many CBS Radio Network programs to its stage, including the infamous Fanny Brice with her “Baby Snooks” show and Lucille Ball’s “My Favorite Husband.” With the dawning of the ’40s came a new name and spirit. Now called the El Capitan Theatre, the building opened with “Ken Murray’s Blackouts,” a live variety/burlesque show which played 3,844 performances–a record that has remained unbroken since 1949.
In 1963, the building was again renamed, dubbed The Jerry Lewis Theatre to house the comedian’s weekly ABC-TV variety series. When the program failed, ABC raised a more classic title onto the marquee, The Hollywood Palace, and launched its hit “Hollywood Palace” series with a kaleidoscope of show business greats–from Judy Garland to Louis Armstrong. Through seven successful years three things remained constant: season premieres hosted by Bing Crosby, a weekly all-star line-up unrivaled by any television presentation before or since, and ratings that made Nielsen history.
The Hollywood Palace also continued to feature music concerts, among them The Beatles’ noted performance (over the years, each ex-Beatle would also take the stage as a solo artist). !” Though the “Hollywood Palace” series was canceled in 1970, the name and the theatre lived on as an ABC studio where variety shows were produced featuring Fred Astaire, Jimmy Durante and Pearl Bailey. Subsequently, Merv Griffin would settle in with his popular talk show.
Rebuilt as a multimedia facility, The Palace became the consummate concert venue and nightclub in town. As a five-night-a-week mega dance club featuring the largest light and sound system in Los Angeles, The Palace was the West Coast version of New York’s infamous Studio 54.
Prince, Madonna, The Rolling Stones and others regularly came to party at The Palace. (Olivia Newton John even had her wedding reception there.)
Some bands, like The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tina Turner, and Oingo Boingo performed there just because it was The Palace.

ABOUT NMW:
New Music Weekly, has graced the pages of Billboard, R&R, Gavin, Friday Morning Quarterback, Music Connection, Inside Connection and most recently Soap Digest  has found  great success with their charting system which includes Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Americana, and Rock radio stations. Most recently Backstage Entertainment’s newly developed Spins Tracking System (STS) has already impacted thousands of radio stations since the beginning of 2005.
New Music Weekly has also been honored as  “Magazine Of the Year” at the Los Angeles Music Awards. The weekly music trade magazine which has fast become the top chart breaking publication for new music and artists scored top honors during the event held in Hollywood, California.
The magazine which is heading towards its ninth year of publication boasting over 500 reporting radio stations in the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Jazz and Alternative/Rock.
NMW has also found success with its Future Hits compilation CDs. This multi-format music sampler enables recording artists to get  their music  to  the hands of radio station program directors that will support new artists regardless of label affiliation. In addition, New Music Weekly operates the New Music Radio Network which services its syndicated radio specials to hundreds of Country and Mainstream radio stations with its specialty shows.

ABOUT STS:
STS (Spins Tracking System) has revolutionized the way radio and record executives look at charts. A  technology used to deliver the most highly accurate chart information available. STS is the industry leading  weekly provider of information that covers music played at commercial and non-commercial radio. STS delivers a wide variety of airplay charts that track releases in Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, AAA, College, Jazz, World, RPM, Hip Hop, Loud Rock and Alternative genres. STS is a service of Backstage Entertainment.