NMA WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AND HERE ARE THE NOMINEES!!!

Los Angeles, CA - New Music Weekly magazine will announce the winners for their annual New Music Awards “live” on November 22nd at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Hosted by veteran Buck McCoy, the show will honor major and independent recording artists, radio stations, program,  music directors & record labels.  The event that is fast becoming the best award show of the music season will also feature live performances and a pre show celebrity filled red carpet. Special ticket rates are available along with sponsorship and advertising opportunities by going to www.newmusicweekly.com .    

NMA WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED - Los Angeles, CA - New Music Weekly magazine will announce the winners for their annual New Music Awards “live” on November 22^nd at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Hosted by veteran Buck McCoy, the show will honor major and independent recording artists, radio stations, program,  music directors & record labels.  The event that is fast becoming the best award show of the music season will also feature live performances and a pre show celebrity filled red carpet. Special ticket rates are available along with sponsorship and advertising opportunities by going to www.newmusicweekly.com.          

Here are the list of nominees:

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/Duo of the Year: 3  Doors Down, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Disturbed, New Kids On The Block 
New Top40 Artist of the Year: Leona Lewis, Duffy, Jill Criscuolo, Estelle, Still Alive  
Top40 Group/Duo of the Year: Seether, Arrivederci, Last November, Plumb, Starfish & Coffee 
Top40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Tom Savell, Vienna CC, Alyson, Ferras, 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 Managan, Chris Chatburn, Bobby Dee, John Herring  
Top40 Music Director of the Year: Beth Valiant, Richard Voit, Dusty Heyrend, Jay Phillips, Lavoyd Davis 
Top40 Promotion Person of the Year: Jerome Promotions, Protocol Entertainment, Howard Rosen Promotions,  
Top40 Record Label of the Year:  Interscope, Hollywood, Epic/Sony, IDJMG, Arista/RLG

AC Single of the Year:  Celine Dion “Taking Chances”, Colbie Caillat  “Realize”, Kid Rock “All Summer Long”, Natasha Bedingfield  “Pocketful Of Sunshine”, Journey  “After All These Years”, Matt Backer “The Man Who Stole My Life”, 
AC Male Artist of the Year: Kid Rock, Michael Buble, John Mayer, Bruce Sudano, Matt Backer

AC Female of the Year:  Colbie Caillat, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette, Natasha Bedingfield   
AC Group/Duo of the Year:  Coldplay, Landon Pigg, Medallions, Thadeus Project, Doug Wahlberg Band, Spill Canvas, Still Alive  
New AC40 Artist of the Year:  Sara Barelles, Chantele Dibrava, Rachel Cole, Char Butler, Joey Riedel,
David Fagin, Tom Savell 
New AC40 Group/Duo 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: KIXR , KKRB, WJER, WMOA, KGY, KCHE,  
AC Program Director of the Year: Russ Davidson, Carol Murphy, Randy Adams, 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 Person of the Year:  Mark Rizzo, Tim Smith, Jerry Lembo, Jennifer Lyneis 
AC Record Label of the Year: Capitol/EMI, Hollywood, Epic/Sony, RCA/RLG 
Country Single of the Year:  Kenny Chesney  “Don’t Blink”, Blake Shelton  “Home”, Vince Hatfield  “Stuck On You”, Mark Chesnutt  “When You Love Her Like Crazy”, Jason Aldean  “Relentless”, Alan Jackson  “Good Time” 
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/Duo 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  
New Group/Duo of the Year:  Cowboy Crush, Springs, The Roadhammers, Shilo, Fletchder 
Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year:  Phil Stacey, Kim McAbee, Mickey Utley, Christine Van Hoy, Trinity Lane, Vince Hatfield 
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 of the Year:  Mark Robertson, Haold Oakes, Adam Smith, Lee Richey, Michael Johnson, Becky Powers  
Country Promotion Person of the Year:  Alan Young, Bill Wence, Gene Kennedy, James Williams, Debbie Gibson Palmer, 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 
New College Artist of the Year:  Inward Eye, Vic Ruggiero, James McMurtry, Double Dragon 
New College of the Year: Band of Bees, Soulsaver, Farehaven, Technology, Budos Bar 
Breakthrough College 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 PD of the Year: Jason Wells, Naomi Soule, Paul Relly,  
College MD of the Year: Terry Moses, Leroy Froom, Zachery Vol,  
Promotion Person/Company of the Year: Powderfinger Promotion, Spectre Radio Promotion, Advanced Alternative Media, Terrorbird, Tinderbox, Music Media Network 
Record Label of the Year: Retroactive, Tooth & Nail, New West, Face Down, Lost Highway, Rough Trade 
Record Pool of the Year: Soundworkds, Starfleet, Pacific Coast DJ Association, Poolwest 
Publicity Firm of the Year: Rogers & Cowan, Luck Media, Big Hassell, Aristo Media, Randex Communication 
Internet Radio Station of the Year: I-Radio/Los Angeles, CA, QYK/Prattville, AL, Hot N Gold/London, England, Lex Pop/Lexington, KY, MPAK Radio/Gilbert, AZ, AACNM/Wilmington, NC

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. 

ABOUT AIRPLAYACCESS: AirplayAccess, is a web-based secure digital music delivery system that allows artists and record labels to get  their music to radio. Trends show that radio programmers are aggressively embracing digital music delivery. Available exclusively to broadcasters around the world, including programmers, DJs, syndicated radio shows, and record pools  AirplayAccess   services the radio and record industry through the STS (Spins Tracking System ) radio station web interface is which utilizes the enhanced security features to protect both radio and the artist. Integrated within STS ( Spins Tracking System ) via “hot links” on the current airplay charts, in addition to radio’s music download page, presents easy and fast features radio has been waiting for. AirplayAccess  is the music industry’s answer for fast, secure music delivery, enabling registered industry professionals, records labels, artist/bands to get their promotional music directly to radio as broadcast-quality digital files. AirplayAccess  is a complimentary, invitation only service to radio  from a trusted name in radio airplay tracking… STS