Brit Music Scene

b5 Music Channel Launches! | Win an iPod!

by Dave Parrack on July 9th, 2007

Yes folks, this means we are now up and running! Brit Music Scene has officially gone live today and that means it won’t just be my friends and family reading from now on. There are already quite a few posts up for you to read so make sure you scroll down and see what we are all about. You may want to start with my introduction page.

Obviously, Brit Music Scene is your guide to what’s hot or not in the UK music scene today, but there are over 20 more blogs on the same channel as us which have all launched today, so please check them out. Here’s part of the press release, originally posted here…

b5media is extremely pleased to announce the launch of its new music channel featuring 20 blogs focused on a wide variety of genres and geographical locations.

This is b5media’s 14th channel and increases the number of blogs within the network to more than 230.

”Since b5media first launched in September of 2005, we’ve felt the left music scene was being vastly under-deserved by professional blogs,” said Jeremy Wright, b5media’s CEO. “We believe that by bringing together thought leaders in the music space, new music bloggers and plain old music phreaks that we can provide a real place where music lovers from around the world can find bands, music, reviews and content they’ll love!”

The music channel portfolio, headed by channel editor Mike Laba, features blogs about genres such as new age, metal, jazz, punk and crooner scenes as well as hotspots such as New York, Nashville, the U.K. and Australia.

“I’m a huge music fan, and I think music lovers are going to find our blogs to be rewarding places to discover new and exciting bands and artists within various genres and styles,” Laba said. “We’ve assembled a great group of passionate bloggers so whether it’s music discovery or re-discovery, this channel will rock all expectations.”

A Contest To Win An iPod!

To celebrate the launch of the brand spanking new music channel on the b5media network, there’s a great contest going on where you could win an iPod Shuffle and more! Read the details below, originally posted here…

What’s up for grabs?

• 3 iPod Shuffle
• 3 MP3 players with preloaded MusicIP software
• 3 iTunes Certificates (worth US$25 each)

How To Win:

Step One:
1 ) Check one or more of our new Music blogs and choose one topic that appeals to you. Create a 3-song playlist relating to that topic. For example, if you like the Crooners, pick your Top 3 Crooners songs and share it on your blog.
OR
2 ) Blog about one (or more) of our new Music blogs in your own blog. Do a review. Give suggestions. Write about the topic with tips, lists, etc. Or simply offer a welcome.

Step Two:
Submit the permanent link to your blog entry through the comments section of this blog entry (click the link) or email them to shai@b5media.com with the subject line: MUSIC CONTEST ENTRY. You will receive a confirmation of your email entry. If you don’t receive a confirmation email, please feel free to resend your submission. Deadline for entries: 20th July 2007.

Step Three:
Watch out for the list of eligible entries in the next few days. If your entry is eligible, then you will see your entry in one of our highlight posts.

Step Four:
b5media will hold a raffle draw. Prizes will be assigned randomly to those who get picked during the raffle. Winners will be announced on the b5media blog and each one will be notified accordingly.

Basic Rules/Guidelines:
1 ) Make sure you include the correct link/s to the b5media blog/s of your choice in your entry.
2 ) One blog is eligible for one entry only. If you have multiple blogs, you can enter each blog accordingly, but duplicate posts will not be permitted. You must create an original entry per blog.
3 ) Please make sure that you can be easily contacted via email. If you win and we can’t contact you within 7 days, you forfeit your prize.
4 ) Blog entries should be no less than 75 words. There’s no maximum length.
5 ) b5media bloggers and Channel Editors are not eligible to enter this contest. We have our own internal contest!
6 ) Gambling, adult, and illegal blogs will not be eligible to enter either. Sorry.
7 ) Winning entries are final and winners should claim their prizes by confirming their mailing address within 7 days. If there are unclaimed prizes, we will draw more names from the eligible entries list until we give all of them away.
8 ) b5media reserves the right to make reasonable amendments to contest proceedings and outcome.

NOTE: If you submitted an entry and you don’t find yourself in the ‘eligible entries list’, please make sure that you followed all the guidelines/rules above.

A total of nine (9) prizes will be given.
All winners will be announced on or before the 25th of July.

So there we go, we are here online and active at last, and we already have our first contest going on. I’d urge you to take part, and if one of my readers wins, I’ll be more than happy!

Now on to business… keeping you all informed about everything to do with the British Music Scene. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it, and I relish the challenge.

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