NASHVILLE |DT: FEBRUARY 26, 2008
FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/SHAZILA MOHAMMED
MSO
TEAMS UP WITH MICHAEL SHOWALTER AND DELL TO PROMOTE
‘LIVE FROM THE DELL LOUNGE’
ONLINE SIMULCAST FOR THE SOLD-OUT AWARDS SHOW AND CONCERT HAPPENING THURSDAY, MARCH 6 AT TERMINAL 5 IN NYC
LIONSGATE AND METROMIX PARTNER WITH PLUG AS SPONSORS
Tickets for the PLUG Independent Music Awards show and concert happening Thursday, March 6 at Terminal 5 in New York City sold out in minutes but fans will still have access to the event through DELL’s online simulcast through the Dell Lounge (www.DellLounge.com). In order to create awareness about the webcast of the PLUG Awards, three exclusive videos have been created–starring comedian Michael Showalter–and can be viewed only at www.delllounge.com/plugawards. The first two are available now; the third will be released this week.
Each video captures Showalter—a sketch comedy mastermind who’s credits include “I ♥ Huckabees” and “The Michael Showalter Showalter” for Collegehumour.com–humorously obsessing over archiving his mixtapes, so much so he opens a shop in his mother’s basement to sell them.
Winners will be announced exclusively at the PLUG 2008 Independent Music Awards show that’s being broadcast live online at the Dell Lounge March 6 at 8pm EST. Fans can register at www.delllounge.com to catch the show live (and free), hosted by Patton Oswalt with performances by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, St. Vincent, Dizzee Rascal, José Gonzalez, The Forms, DiVinci and guest DJ Sally Shapiro.
In other news, the PLUG Awards are pleased to announce that both Lionsgate and Metromix have signed on as sponsors of the event. As an entrepreneurial and diversified destination for premier music licensing and publishing, Lionsgate is proud to be forging a partnership with this year's PLUG Awards. Creating an alliance with the independent music community is an integral part of Lionsgate's consistent mission to broaden their roster of artists, push forward with their A&R efforts and continue to identify innovative opportunities for artist exposure. Dedicated to original, daring and quality music, Lionsgate has recently generated Marco Beltrami's Academy Award ® nominated score for the hit 3:10 to Yuma, provided songs from such prestigious acts as Bob Dylan, Miles Davis and the Andrews Sisters for the Golden Globe ® winning television drama “Mad Men,” innovative main title covers from Linkin Park, Randy Newman and Elvis Costello for the television comedy hit “Weeds,” the Flaming Lips' end title for the hit comedy Good Luck Chuck, and Dr. Dre's end title for the action film War. Since receiving an Academy Award ® nomination for Bird York's In The Deep, penned for Lionsgate's Best Picture Academy Award ® winning Crash, the company has doubled the asset value of its music publishing operations.
Be sure to visit Metromix New York—who teams up as a media sponsor–for exclusive interviews with PLUG Awards nominees, including Justice, Spoon, Les Savy Fav, Deerhunter and many more.
For more information on the PLUG Independent Music Awards, contact:
MSO
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Shazila Mohammed x238, shazila@msopr.com
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PLUG INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS TEAMS UP WITH MICHAEL SHOWALTER AND DELL TO PROMOTE ‘LIVE FROM THE DELL LOUNGE’ ONLINE SIMULCAST FOR THE SOLD-OUT AWARDS SHOW AND CONCERT HAPPENING THURSDAY, MARCH 6 AT TERMINAL 5 IN NYC
