Alongside the competitions running in the United States, MTV will broadcast internationally a Global MTV VMA'06 Video Diary Competition on-air and online starting July 26 across 25 MTV channels reaching 90 countries from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The competition will give 25 pairs of winners the ultimate experience at the 2006 VMAs, marking the biggest ever competition around the VMA franchise on a global scale.
FREESTYLE 59 challenges MCs across the nation to show off their best rhymes in 59 seconds or less.
Beginning July 19 through August 21, contestants can post their videos for consideration at http://freestyle59.vh1.com/.
Posted by Clyde on July 26, 2006 in is looking for a new logo, I guess. The homepage says "Talib Kweli and Blacksmith Music Need A New Logo" but the clarify:
Participants in the Contest will design and submit artwork of a logo that will be considered for use in connection with the promotion, marketing, and other exploitation of Sponsor’s exclusive recording artist Talib Kweli.
I guess they're just hoping for something cool since there's not much else to go on.
PRIZE. One (1) grand prize winner (“Winner”) will be awarded roundtrip economy class airfare to and from a city within the continental United States to the attend a Talib Kweli performance on his upcoming tour prior to December 31, 2007, as well as standard hotel accommodations (room and tax only) for two (2) nights, transportation costs, a ticket to the Talib Kweli performance on his tour, and a VIP Backsta ge Access Pass at the performance (collectively, the “Prize”). Winner shall be responsible for all meals and other expenses not specifically mentioned above as part of the Prize.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the entire Promotion Period. Approximate value of Prize: approximately $1,500.00.
In related news, it's described as a but what you're actually doing is taking a Hieroglyphics acappella and adding a beat, so is that really a remix? Fill me in, oh enlightened ones.
In any case, here are the details:
Goldmic.
com is hosting a Hieroglyphics Remix contest sponsored by Berkleemusic.com. To enter this contest, producers should visit Goldmic.
com to download the Hieroglyphics acappela and then produce and mix in an original beat and upload the finished song back to Goldmic.com. The winner will be selected by the Hieroglyphics Crew and will receive a free 12-week online course from Berkleemusic.
com: Hip-Hop Writing and Production* ($895 value), a Hiero Prize Pack, one year of Artist Promotion on Goldmic.com and have the winning song featured in a Hiero Podcast, which gets 30,000+ downloads. The contest begins on May 8, 2006 and ends on June 7, 2006.
I'm not even sure I want to fully understand this but I feel it's my duty to share it with you, dear readers.
Update: regarding Moo Oink describing earlier commercials as having an upbeat, R B flavor and including details on specials in a combination that he describes as endearingly cheesy as opposed to annoying.
Although, I think I could get annoyed at these ads, I did find myself willing to listen to all of them most of the way through.
Partly I was fascinated by the details of available meats in the context of some fairly well crafted songs and I understand now that the writers were building off a tradition.
I'm going to hold off for the mixtape to make my final judgement!
Posted by Clyde on April 19, 2006 in Today is the last day to vote in the Verizon Wireless/MySpace competition that offers unsigned artists a chance to debut via Verizon's VCast service with a single, a video and ringtones.
Actually, it only goes till noon.
The will start taking hip hop film submissions on April 1st (no joke, ha ha). No, wait, reading down three paragraphs in the press release, there's an early submission period with a discounted application fee till the end of the month.
Visit the for more news.
Peep the details for . You've got till April 20th to remix a Rebel's Advocate song with the winner to be included on an upcoming 12 release plus other stuff.
20 runners up get love too. Found via .
Better start brushing up on your hip hop dance skills for the in late July in Los Angeles.
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