After the tremendous response and
support received in the inaugural year, Radio City 91.1 FM, India’s first &
leading radio network, proudly announces the 2nd Edition of Radio City Freedom
Awards. Entries are now open & Radio City invites all the independent
artists to submit their compositions on www.planetradiocity.com/rcfa.
Radio City Freedom Awards invites
entries from Indian artists across the globe in 8 categories viz. Best Hip-Hop
Rap Artist, Best Folk Fusion Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Rock, Best Metal,
Best Electronica Artist, Best Video, Best Album Art. The 2nd Edition of Radio
City Freedom Awards goes a step forward in encouraging fresh talent across
diverse music genres by adding 3 new categories! The new categories that have
been added are, ‘Best Young Indie Artist/Band’, ‘Best Indie Collaboration of
the year’ and ‘Indie Genius- Person of the year’.
Musicians can send in their
entries from 3rdNovember 2014 to 17th November 2014.Aspirants can upload their
entries on www.planetradiocity.com/rcfa or alternatively submit CDs of their
compositions at any of the touch points across the 8 cities of Mumbai, Delhi,
Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Shortlisted entries will be
judged by the esteemed panel of judges comprising of Atul Churamani, Yotam
Agam, Luke Kenny, Nandini Srikar, Subir Malikand Suneeta Rao. The winners will
be felicitated on the RCFA award night in December.
Speaking on the 2nd Edition of
Radio City Freedom Awards, Ms. Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City 91.1 FM says,
“Radio City Freedom Awards were instituted to celebrate the immense talent of
independent music composers.The awards epitomize the consistent integrated
effort to unveil the hidden talent that forms an important part of the Indian
music diaspora. Post the immensely successful debut last year, we are sure that
the 2nd Edition will see a much larger participation.Radio City Freedom Awards
is the breakthrough that independent musicians have deserved for longand we
hope that this initiative encourages tons of aspiring indie musicians to come
out and showcase their skills.”
Ms. Rachna Kanwar, Business Head,
Digital Business & New Media, Radio City 91.1 FM, articulates, “Radio City
Freedom Awards is more than just an award function. It is a celebration of
incredible talent that the bustling Indie scene in our country has to offer.
These awards bring forth this talent from across genres and provide a platform
for the much needed recognition. Radio City Freedom Awards lets fresh talent
rub shoulders with the industry stalwarts that includes the Awards Jury. After
an overwhelming response last year, we hope to see a BIGGER and BETTER 2nd
edition of Radio City Freedom Awards.”
The 1st Edition of Radio City
Freedom Awards saw over 700 entries across 8 categories vying to take home the
coveted trophy! Shankar Tucker and Benny Dayal were amongst the winners for
‘Best Folk Fusion Artist’ and ‘Best Pop Artist’ respectively. ‘Enkore’ and ‘Machas
With Attitude’, winners of the ‘Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist' category- People’s
Choice Award and the Judges Choice Award respectively, were given a chance by
Vishal Dadlani to showcase their singing prowess for the movie, Chennai
Express!
Radio City Freedom Awards is a
pioneering effort to applaud the independent singers & musicians, who have
pushed the boundaries to create musical breakthroughs in the independent music
diaspora.
Stay tuned to Radio City 91.1 FM
and log onto www.PlanetRadiocity.com/rcfa for more updates on Radio City
Freedom Awards as we celebrate talent!
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