More than just giving unsigned artists a chance at fame, more and more networks are coming up with ways to foster involvement from among their members in the form of talent search and competitions.
MySpace, once again, is creating buzz with Show Us What Ya Got, the newest online search for aspiring hip-hop and R&B artists, brought to you in partnership with XM Radio.
Interested parties must have a MySpace account and band profile to be able to submit their entries. Renown judges from the music industry (DJ Enuff, Bryan Leach, and Rene McLean among others), will select five finalist, which will then be trimmed down to 3 through members’ votes. These three finalists will be given a chance to perform at the 10th Annual Power Summit in the Dominican Republic come October. Mashable reports that “the grand prize is a mix tape created with a celebrity DJ and the opportunity to go on-air for an XM radio program and a two-week run on XM.”
Deadline is set on August 31. The contest is open to U.S. citizens with valid passports only.
Originally posted on August 15, 2007 @ 3:13 am