Nominations Open for GM Awards to Honor Regional and Youth Musicians in Georgia

Feb. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- ATLANTA, GA  -- Nominations are now officially open for the inaugural Georgia Music Awards show. Artists throughout Georgia will have an opportunity be recognized in a variety of music genres, such as: Country, Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, Jazz, Americana, and Alternative categories for best male, female, band and youth. There’s even a humanitarian award being sponsored by the Georgia Commerce Club. In addition, we will be awarding best model, best producer, and DJ of the Year! There’s an opportunity for almost everyone in the music industry.

The GM Awards will be accepting nominations for this year's competition beginning on Saturday, February 5, 2011 through the beginning of March. The 2011 prize winners will be announced live on-stage during the award show on June 18, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

We are excited to announce, we will have a representatives from BMI, Kimberly James of Bold & Spicy News, Jazz 91.9 WCLK, WTOC in Savannah, IndieHitMaker and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s legendary original drummer, Bob Burns, as a few of our presenters.” said Omar McCallop, the show’s executive producer.

Nominate your favorite artist if you see this icon on your favorite local and native Georgia musicians Facebook, Twitter, ReverbNation and MySpace pages.

“Musicians will be encouraging their friends, family and fans to nominate. Once the nomination period ends a panel of industry professionals will assist with nominee final selection in each award category. Once nominees are announced in mid-March, voting will begin” said Christi Chambers, GM Awards show director.

Full details on the Georgia Music Awards, a unique show recognizing regional and youth talent in Georgia, appear online at: www.GeorgiaMusicAwards.com

About Georgia Music Awards

The GM Awards show will be held on June 18, 2011 in Atlanta, Ga. Nominations are now open. Visit the official Georgia Music Awards website at www.georgiamusicawards.com to keep up with the latest award show news, venue information and ticket sales. Questions and sponsorship inquiries can be directed to info@georgiamusicawards.com.

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Georgia Music Awards is a regional music award show honoring native and local talented professional and youth musicians statewide throughout Georgia.