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The Australian Music Prize is back for 2008 with a $30,000
cash prize.
Entries are now closed, Check back later in the year for submissions for the 2009 AMP!
Entries for 2008 are now CLOSED.
To check out who made the shortlist head to australianmusicprize.com.au
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THE AUSTRALIAN Music Prize (The Amp) is designed to encourage, reward and promote Australian music of excellence.
Now in its fourth year, The Amp has helped boost the careers of many Australian artists across every musical genre by encouraging them to submit original album-length works (released in 2008) to go into the running to win the cash prize, which this year has increased to $30,000.
Prize Director of The Amp 2008, Tracey Grimson, says: “The Amp was thrilled to offer an increased cash prize to its winner this year, thanks to the ongoing support of one of our principal partners, PPCA. PPCA has been with us since the word go. It’s a happy marriage and we’re grateful for their continued support.”
Stephen Peach, Chief Executive of PPCA, says all Australian artists can benefit by
becoming a PPCA member: “PPCA collects licence fees from commercial users of recorded music like radio, TV, retail stores, bars and nightclubs. We then distribute the net income we’ve collected direct to registered Australian artists and to their record labels.”
He adds that PPCA, which is a non-profit organisation, shares The Amp’s commitment to the promotion of Australian recordings: “We’re delighted to be continuing our partnership with The Amp in 2008.”
In the short years since its birth, The Amp has become Australia’s most prestigious music award, renowned for its objectivity and its integrity.
Like the UK’s Mercury Music Prize, The Amp is intended to encourage excellence and to
attract the broadest spectrum of entrants.
The winner and finalists (known as the Shortlist) will share in widespread media and retail exposure thanks to their association with The Amp 2008. And along with the Australian Music Prize itself, The Amp also awards an encouragement prize (supported by Red Bull), as well as including a public vote component. More details of the Red Bull Prize will be announced very soon, along with a couple of exciting developments which will make The Amp 2008 the biggest and best yet.
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