Submit Music Now for Nomination Consideration for The 9th Annual Underground Music Awards 2011
(THE 9th ANNUAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS 2011)
URBAN THRESHOLD'S ANNUAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS IS THE BIGGEST NATIONAL AWARD SHOW FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, PRODUCERS & SONGWRITERS IN THE USA!!
THE ANNUAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS HAS RECEIVED MAJOR PRESS COVERAGE FROM MTV, THE SOURCE MAGAZINE, XXL, THE VILLAGE VOICE & MORE!
Past Underground Music Award honorees include Hip Hop Legends like Ice T, Naughty By Nature, EPMD, Slick Rick, DMC from Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, MC Shan, DJ Red Alert, DJ Kid Capri, Kool G. Rap, MOP, The Force MD's, Ralph McDaniels, Cormega, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Envy & More...
Past Underground Music Award winners include Mims, Nicky Minaj, Corey Gunz, Freeway, Lil Momma, Skyzoo, Killah Priest, Donny Goines, Esso, Stimuli, Torae, Big Lou, Serius Jones, Remy Ma, Styles P, Papoose, Saigon, Afu Rah, Lumidee, Emilio Rojas, Fred The Godson & Many more..
(PAST PHOTOS OF URBAN THRESHOLD'S UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS)
Rap Legends EPMD & DJ Scratch Receive The Impact Award @ The 2010 UMA's
The Legendary Ice T and His Lovely Wife Coco at The 2010 Underground Music Awards
Hip Hop Icons ( Vinnie & Treach) Naughty By Nature Electrify The Crowd @ The 2010 UMA's
The Legendary DMC of RUNDMC receives the Pioneer Award
The Legendary DJ Kid Capri receives The Vanguard Award
The Legendary Slick Rick receives The Legend Award
Hip Hop Titan Styles P receives The People's Choice Award
- Congrats to Nicki Minaj, winner of the UMA's 2008 Female Artist of the Year, for getting signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Label in 2009 & For her Huge Major label Debut "Pink Friday".
- Congrats to Skyzoo, Winner of the UMA's 2002 Best Male Rapper & 2008 Best Lyricist Awards, on his critical acclaimed CD "The Salvation"
- Congrats to Ju-Taun winners of the UMA's 02 & 09 Best Male R&B Group Award for being named one of MTV's "Top Pop Groups"
- Congrats to Matthew "M Dot" Finley, winner of the 2007 UMA Best R&B Male Award on his recent movie deal with Disney's "Camp Rock 2"..
- Congrats to Omar Wilson, winner of the 2009 UMA's Best R&B Male Award on his hit song "Get To Know You Better" feat R&B Diva Angie Stone
- Congrats to Ru1, winner of the '09 UMA's Buzz Factor Award, on smash single entitled "Nothing New" featuring rap superstar Fabolous
Congrats to SevDaProducer, '09 UMA winner for Best Emerging Producer, on his beat placement with LLoyd Banks
OVERVIEW OF URBAN THRESHOLDS UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS
Urban Threshold's Underground Music Awards is a national award show that breaks all of the rules of conventionalism. Unlike the Grammy Awards or the Billboard Music Awards, the Underground Music Awards were created to acknowledge and honor the achievements and contributions of unsigned and independent artists within the urban music scene. Every year there are incredible records released by independent labels and artists. Very rarely do the institutional accolades of the music industry reach or embrace independent music or the community of artists and fans who now represent 25% of all global music sales. Hence, the Underground Music Awards Program was born to fill that void.
Past winners and Honorees of Urban Threshold's Underground Music Awards include: Ice T, Naughty By Nature, EPMD, Lupe Fiasco, MIMS, Styles P, Kid Capri, MOP, Papoose, Remy Martin, Killah Priest, Afu-Rah, Kool G. Rap, Lil Mama, DJ Red Alert, Ralph McDaniels, Cormega, DJ Kay Slay, Saigon, Lumidee, and many more..
After 8 very successful years, Urban Threshold Enterprises Inc. continues to make it their top priority to bring together music professionals, artists, DJ's, fans, media outlets and more to network, build relationships and celebrate the culture of independent urban music. Urban Threshold's Underground Music Awards combines the elements of an award show, a music conference, an informational seminar, and an entertainment showcase into one lively event.
Moreover, It features and participants, from all over the world, representing the full spectrum of underground Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel, and Reggae music and fashion as a global phenomenon.
The 3 day event is packed with panel discussions, artist showcases, networking opportunities, product demonstrations and the awards ceremony.
The 2010 Underground Music Awards was held at the world famous BB Kings Concert Hall in New York City's Times Square. Last year's award show marked one of the year's most celebrated events in NYC. Special Awards were presented to Rap Pioneer Ice T, Hip Hop Icons Naughty By Nature and legendary Rap Duo EPMD. The 2010 UMA's received extensive coverage from Clear Channel's Power 105.1FM, the Source Magazine, and All Hip Hop.com. These media outlets have pledged to support the UMA's in 2011. The excitement and buzz of the 2010 awards show was only paralleled by its overall support and attendance. As the date of the 2011's show draws near, the same sense of anticipation is growing.
The 2011 Underground Music Awards Weekend is tentatively scheduled to take place in NYC on August 19th, 20th & 21st. The legendary BB Kings Concert Hall in the heart of NYC's Times Square will play host to the awards ceremony. The event will be a star-studded mega musical show with performances by the nominees, featured major label acts and appearances by film and fashion celebrities.
HOW TO SUBMIT MUSIC FOR NOMINATION CONSIDERATION FOR THE 9th ANNUAL UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS 2011
PHASE 1: SUBMISSION PHASE
In order to compete, contestants must submit 2 to 3 songs, a typed biography including a picture, and a non-refundable $50 processing/entry fee via email. In addition submissions will be accepted for models and graffiti artists. The models and graffiti artists must submit 2 photos of their work along with the $50 processing/entry fee.
PHASE 2: NOMINATION PHASE
The call for entries will close as of June 19th, 2011. A nominating committee appointed by the executive board will review the submissions. Once the committee has reviewed the submissions, they will choose no more than 4 artists per category for nomination. The nominations will be released on July 1st, 2011. The nominees will be contacted and notified of their nomination. An artist can be nominated for more than one category.
PHASE 3: FINAL VOTING PHASE
The winners of the Underground Music Awards are determined via Online voting by the general public.
A music clip and the name of each nominee within the individual categories will be placed on Underground Music Awards.com. On July 6th, 2011, the public will be able to vote for the winners of each category via online voting on Underground Music Awards.com. The voting process ends on August 8th 2011. The nominee who receives the most online votes will win for the category he/she is competing in.
In addition there will be special awards presented for: Lifetime Achievement, Community Give back, Best Website, Best magazine, Best DVD magazine, A&R of the year, Video director of the year, Best up and coming urban fashion designer, and Best underground DJ.
UMA CATEGORIES - THE UMA MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR - THE UMA FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR - MOST DYNAMIC RAP GROUP OR DUO - MOST DYNAMIC SOLO ARTIST - MOST EXCITING ARTIST OF THE YEAR - BEST PUNCHLINES - INDIE ALBUM OF THE YEAR - WEST COAST ARTIST OF THE YEAR - PRODUCER OF THE YEAR - BEST WEBSITE/ONLINE MAGAZINE - DJ OF THE YEAR - OUTSTANDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR - BUZZ FACTOR - THE UNDERGROUND'S #1 CONTENDER - BEST RADIO SHOW - BEST MALE RAPPER OF THE YEAR - BEST FEMALE RAPPER OF THE YEAR - BEST RAP GROUP OF THE YEAR - BEST RAP DUO - MOST ORIGINAL MALE ARTIST - ESSENCE OF HIP HOP AWARD
Below are additional rules and regulations:
--Each song submission must be an original recording . --Only a max of three songs or tracks can be submitted per artist or producer. -- The songs must be of superior sound quality. --No submission will be processed without the $50.00 non-refundable entry fee. --Rules and regulations are subject to change. --In order to preserve the integrity of this competition, family members and friends of the staff of Underground Music Awards.com and its subsidiaries are not eligible to participate.
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HOW TO SUBMIT MATERIAL FOR NOMINATION CONSIDERATION FOR THE 2011 UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS VIA EMAIL:
Inorder to submit material to be considered for the nomination pool for the UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS via email, first read the online submission disclaimer below.
If you agree with the discaimer, then proceed to make the $50 entry fee payment via Pay Pal.
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ONLINE UNDERGROUND MUSIC AWARDS SUBMISSION DISCLAIMER: By accepting this agreement, you are guaranteeing that: 1. You are 18 years or older, and if not, then you have received the appropriate consent from your parents or guardian. 2. Your music obeys all content laws (eg. not pornographic, defamatory, and does not violate any laws or statutes). 4. You give Underground Music Awards.com full permission to use your music on a non-exclusive basis with no payment to you. You will retain full ownership of your recordings while granting us certain non-exclusive rights. 5. Underground Music Awards.com has the right to allow access to third parties to listen to your music via downloadable technologies. 6. The material that you are submitting to Underground Music Awards.com contains no viruses. 7. Underground Music Awards.com will not be held liable for any claims, demands, losses, expenses, costs, or liabilities which you or your heirs may have in conjunction with your participation in this submission process. 8.You further warrant that you are the artist or authorized agent of the artist. 9. Underground Music Awards.com will not process any online submission without the non-refundable $50 entry fee paid via Pay Pal.
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