July 24, 200619 yr Remember this? http://www.coldplaying.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=882 In a year which has seen Sandi Thom's online gigs lead to a major-label contract, Gnarls Barkley's record-busting download hit dominate the charts and now Lily Allen's MySpace friends help propel her debut single to number one, there has never been a better time to celebrate the UK's digital music pioneers. The deadline for this year's BT Digital Music Awards, planned to be televised on Channel 4, is August 15. Artists and music companies are encouraged to enter for one or more of the 19 categories designed to reward cutting-edge music entertainment, which last year saw Gorillaz and Coldplay among the winners. This year's BT Digital Music Awards, will be the first music awards show at the newly refurbished Camden Roundhouse on October 3. The awards are endorsed by the BPI, the UKs record trade association, the Official UK Charts Company and The Mobile Entertainment Forum. From September, music fans will be given the chance to vote for their favourites at the Awards' official online home http://www.dma06.com. Fans will vote for 14 of the awards including Best Artist according to genre, Best Podcast and Best Music Magazine. Five of the awards, including Best Artist Campaign, Best Use of Broadband and Best Innovation will be judged by the panel alone. The People's Choice Awards - this year expanded to include Best Unsigned Artist Site and Best Music Blog categories - are open to music fans that create and develop their own online music presence. Last year's awards were dominated by Gorillaz and Coldplay, who scooped two and three awards respectively, although Coldplay were beaten in the Best Rock Artist category by V2's Stereophonics whose loyal online fanbase kept the Welsh band at the top of the scoreboard. BT says it is dedicated to enabling the digital media marketplace and committed to developing and producing cutting-edge broadband technology and applications. As part of its partnership with the music industry, BT is restricting participation in the awards to sites and services that have licensed music from record companies, ensuring that artists are properly rewarded for their work. Source: http://www.creativematch.co.uk
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