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Inaugural neXt2rock 2017 Garners 1,800 Submissions
RADIO ONLINE | Friday, October 20, 2017 |
Cumulus Media's neXt2rock 2017 competition -- a national and local grassroots search for the nation's newest rock star -- has begun with over 1,800 submissions, and thousands of fans weighing in on their favorites thus far. The winner of this four-month-long competition will receive a record deal with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records, as well as exposure, commensurate with a major label release, on Cumulus stations nationwide.
Emerging artists will first be rated by Cumulus listeners -- currently underway now and continuing through October 25. Fans are invited to listen and rate artists' submitted music, and then socially share their favorite(s). All those participating in the rating process will be automatically entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the neXt2rock 2017 finale at the Viper Room in Los Angeles on December 12.
Mentor Judges for the competition's finale include Big Machine Label Group President & CEO Scott Borchetta; Musician, Songwriter and Producer Desmond Child; Record Producer Bob Ezrin; Sex Pistols' guitarist and host of "Jonesy's Jukebox" Steve Jones; and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale.
Video messages from the mentor judges can be found at neXt2rock's Facebook page, and Rossdale just released a personal video this week extolling the virtues and importance of fans to the neXt2rock competition and to the artists they love and support.
In November, mentor judges Rossdale and Borchetta will host weekly Twitter Q&As to advise contestants and further engage fans, and details and dates will be announced soon.
"It's refreshing and exciting to see and hear the wide spectrum of entries we've received for our first neXt2rock competition," said Executive VP/Content & Programming Mike McVay. "It's especially encouraging to see how diverse the submissions are within the genre, which further proves that rock music is alive and well, and its future remains bright."
Sixty-one Cumulus stations in 47 markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Minneapolis, have conducted local grassroots searches, with additional national participation made possible by Cumulus' digital properties and syndicated rock shows.
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