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  • Nerina Pallot competition: win the chance to support her @ ICA, London »

    Win the chance to support Nerina Pallot at the ICA in London on October 21, 2009

    Nerina Pallot

    Over the past few weeks Nerina Pallot has been performing live acoustic and alternative versions of songs taken from her forthcoming third studio album ‘The Graduate’, scheduled for release on the 5th October …


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    Jon Allen competition – Regents Park + 2009 tour dates »

    Win a pair of tickets to see Jon Allen at Regents Park!

    Jon Allen

    Jon Allen will be playing at the Magic FM Indulgence event at Regents Park in London on Sunday September 13, 2009. The event will be headlined by Jamie Cullum, and also includes a performance from the cast of Jersey Boys …


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    Open Mic UK 2009: Martha Joy through to the Regional Finals »

    Singer/songwriter Martha Joy from New Cross, London has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK auditions.

    Martha Joy

    Open Mic UK 2009 is the exciting new national talent competition which searches for the UK’s best singers, singer/songwriters, rappers and vocalists of all genres who perform either covers or original material …


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    Exclusive competition to win Arctic Monkeys tickets – LIVE in London »

    Win tickets to see Arctic Monkeys, live in London, only on Babelgum.

    Arctic Monkeys competition

    Following the video première of “Crying Lightning”; Babelgum is pleased to announce an exclusive competition to win tickets to see Arctic Monkeys play live at London’s Brixton Academy on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 …


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    Kissy Sell Out Presents: Kissy & Ko Tour »

    Kissy Sell Out Announces ‘Kissy & Ko’ Tour and DJ Competition

    Kissy Sell Out

    After Kissy Sell Out’s busy summer – releasing his debut album ‘Youth’ to critical and public acclaim and performing at every festival he could with either his live band or his trusty bag of records – it’s time to hit the road properly …


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    Road To V 2009 Winners: The Last Republic and Underline The Sky! »

    Road To V 2009 Winners Announced. Swansea and Ipswich bands to open the V Festival. Virgin Media has today announced the winners of the Road To V unsigned band competition.

    The Last Republic

    Photo: The Last Republic

    Underline The Sky

    Photo: Underline The Sky. With over 2,600 bands applying for this year’s Road to V, the competition was fierce, but now the much anticipated winners have been revealed …


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    Babelgum presents: Road Trippin with Ice Cream Man »

    Ice Cream Man is on a mission: to travel the country, eventually the world, giving away FREE ice cream. Win a trip to BIG DAY OUT festival in Australia!

    Babelgum: Road Trippin with Ice Cream Man

    In the summer of 2004, Matt Allen was behind the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Step Van, roaming the streets of Ashland, Oregon in search of adventure …


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    The Groove Cruise – DJ Competition »

    The Groove Cruise

    Now in its 21st year of print publication, the leading authority on professional DJs, DJ Times Magazine (Testa Communications), teams with award-winning travel agency, Whet Travel, and talent discovery site for musicians, WebCeleb.com, to host an open DJ competition for amateur and semi-pro DJs seeking the first step in a career as a professional DJ …


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    Win New Music and Signed Gear In A Shwayze Scavenger Hunt »

    Shwayze

    A BIG Shwayze scavenger hunt is headed to 5 cities (NY, LA, SF, Boston, Chicago) THIS Saturday (7/11/2009). At 4pm EST / 1pm PST a Shwayze prize pack will be hidden in each city and clues will be given out via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and email so stay tuned …


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    Win Marc Carroll signed CDs of his new album Dust of Rumour »

    Marc Carroll - Dust of Rumour

    Acclaimed Dublin born and LA based singer and multi instrumentalist Marc Carroll releases a new single, “Always”, on High Noon Recordings, Monday 13th July, 2009 …


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    Win a chance to get Blazed and Confused w/ Snoop Dogg & Slightly Stoopid »

    Snoop Dogg & Slightly Stoopid

    Winner receives 3-day trip to Boston to see Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley, and Mickey Avalon, plus other great prizes including Skullcandy headphones …


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    Guitar Center King of the Blues Competition – for unsigned guitarists »

    King of the Blues Competition

    Guitar Center is pleased to announce the return of King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player. With sign-ups launching July 1, 2009, Guitar Center’s King of the Blues will feature competitions in over 200 Guitar Center locations across the country …


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    Red Bull Bedroom Jam – Madina Lake; My Passion album launch party, competition »

    My Passion

    Photo: My Passion. To round up Season 1 of Red Bull Bedroom Jam this year we have a very special edition live webcast with an interview from Madina Lake, a live set from this year’s winning Myspace Band (to be announced!) PLUS a chance for 15 lucky people to attend the My Passion album launch party! …


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    Just Jack and The Charlatans to mentor finalists of Road to V 2009 competition »

    The Charlatans

    Photo: The Charlatans. Virgin Media today announced that Just Jack and The Charlatans will mentor the finalists of Road to V – the UK’s biggest and longest running search for unsigned musical talent …


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    Chance for unsigned bands to play Camden X-Crawl and live webcast! »

    Red Bull Bedroom Jam

    Red Bull Bedroom Jam is giving MySpace bands the chance to have the Red Bull Bedroom Jam crew round their place to broadcast a special live stream of their performance for the last webcast of the season on April 20, 2009, which will be watched online by the world and will also feature a interview by Madina Lake! …


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