MTV is rolling out a new platform for musicians dubbed Artists.MTV soon. The web site will give a new opportunity for musicians to promote themselves, while fans get access to lots of tunes and music videos and other artists’ related information in one place.
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MTV to Kick off the Local Produce Program to Support Emerging Artists from Australia and New Zealand
Non-music global brands primarily oriented at younger generation, such as Levi’s or Coca-Cola, often launch music-related projects to engage its cans and support younger talents in the field of music, which means a lot to teens and young adults. For example, Converse has launched its Rubber Tracks studio to provide emerging artists with an opportunity to record their tracks in a professional studio, and the red soft drink giant offered its fans a chance to help Maroon5 create a new song. If consumer brands do so much to support emerging musicians and songwriting talents, youth entertainment labels should go even further (or at least, be at the same level). And they do. MTV, the youth’s favourite music channel across the globe, launches its new program dubbed Local Produce to support local artists in Australia and New Zealand.
MTV Music Group announced yesterday that the O Music Awards (OMAs) will return by the end of the year. The revised award will present nominees that are crowd-sourced and the online audience will also vote for categories the OMAs cover. The date for the next OMAs hasn’t been announced yet but it is known that the event will take place before the end of the year.