Three Finalists Selected for The American Music Awards Presents The Coca-Cola New Music Award At CMJ Music Marathon

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2002

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2002

Tonight, Honeycomb (New York, NY), Moe Loughran (Nashville, TN) and Terell (Jamesburg, NJ) stole the show in front of a packed crowd at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City and were named the top three Finalists for the 2nd Annual "The American Music Awards(R) Presents The Coca-Cola New Music Award".

Ten unsigned artists/bands from across the country took the stage at the CMJ Music Marathon and performed single song sets that were judged by music industry influencers which included: Nina Blackwood, the first MTV VJ and host of several popular syndicated radio programs, Bobby Haber, CMJ Network Founder and CEO, and local New York DJ Darren DeVivo of WFUV-FM. The three Finalists will perform in one final event on January 10, 2003 in Los Angeles to win the opportunity to perform live on the ABC-TV telecast of The American Music Awards, January 13, 2003. To learn more about the Finalists and to hear their music, visit www.newmusicaward.com

The American Music Awards(R), produced by dick clark productions, inc., is a landmark television special celebrating its 30th year on ABC-TV in 2003. There are 21 award winners, spanning nine musical categories, who are selected by the American record-buying public. The show is one of the highest-rated awards specials on television each year.

The CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry professionals with the best in new music through print, interactive media and live events. CMJ New Music Monthly, launched in 1993, was the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler. CMJ New Music Report, a weekly trade magazine launched in 1978, is the source for proprietary charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay. CMJ.com harnesses the interactive and multimedia capabilities of the Internet to offer a rich music-discovery service, information resources, and community to new music fans, professionals, and artists. CMJ Events produces live music events and conferences, including the CMJ Music Marathon, the largest music industry event of its kind, which celebrates its 22nd anniversary in New York on October 30, 2002.

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