Loretta Lynn is Nominated for
the Short List Music Prize
August
24, 2004, Los Angeles: The Shortlist Organization has
revealed this year’s “Long List” of 73 initial nominations
for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, as selected by a panel
of 20 “Listmakers” including top recording artists and music
journalists. Nomination to the Long List is the first step
towards the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize, presented by XM
Satellite Radio and MTV2. The 10 Finalists for the coveted
award will be announced in late September, and the Prize
will be awarded during a multi-artist concert at the Wiltern
in Los Angeles on November 10th. The complete Long List and
the individual selections of each Listmaker can found on the
official Shortlist website,
ShorLlistofMusic.com.
Listmaker Norah Jones nominated unique singer-songwriter
Devendra Banhart, and a resurgent Loretta Lynn, who
is gaining a new generation of fans with an acclaimed album
produced by Jack White of alt-rock fave White Stripes.
Visionary female artists were also spotlighted by John
Mayer, who selected piano stylist Nellie McKay, and hard
rocker Serj of System of a Down, who nominated the legendary
Cape Verde singer Cesaria Evoria.
The Shortlist Music Prize culminates in a multi-artist
concert in Los Angeles in November. At the end of the
concert, the winner of the Shortlist Music Prize will be
announced, and presented with a check for $10,000 courtesy
of Shortlist Co-Presenting sponsor XM Satellite Radio
(NASDAQ: XMSR). XM also will present special
Shortlist-themed programming in the 10 weeks leading up to
the Shortlist Concert, featuring music nominated by this is
year's Listmaker panel, along with commentary from the
Listmakers. Co-Presenting sponsor MTV2 will, in September,
begin featuring interviews with this year's Listmakers
throughout its programming and will air regular updates on
the award in MTV2's underground music show "Subterranean"
airing on Sunday nights at 12am EST/9pm PST. MTV2 will air
its complete Shortlist Music Prize special later this Fall.
The annual Shortlist Music Prize was founded in 2001 by
industry veterans Greg Spotts and Tom Sarig to create
opportunities for emerging left-of-center culture, and is
presented by The Shortlist Organization.
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