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Cosmopolitan launches music talent contest
09/09/2008 11:00 AM, Reuters
Cosmopolitan magazine has launched a talent show competition via YouTube, dubbed StarLaunch. The contest asks for entries from female-fronted bands and solo artists to be uploaded to youtube.com/cosmostarlaunch (http://www.youtube.com/cosmostarlaunch)by October 6. The entries will be culled to a top 10 on October 21. At that point people can vote at cosmopolitan.com/starlaunch (http://www.cosmopolitan.com/magazine/starlaunch_). The top three acts with the most votes will move on a to live battle of the bands competition at New York's Terminal 5 on December 5. Prizes include $10,000 cash, a three-track demo created with a hit-making record producer, up to 10 performances at Cosmopolitan-sponsored events and one-year memberships to SESAC and FanBridge, a fan list management service. Natasha Bedingfield and Solange Knowles will perform following the battle of the bands. Reuters/Billboard
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