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Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star 2016: Artist Submissions

Macy’s and iHeartRadio are launching their fifth annual new music campaign to find the next Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star. The program, designed to support unsigned and independent artists, will be featured on hundreds of radio stations across the country and includes exposure on all of iHeartMedia’s platforms including: on–air, digital, social, etc. This year, the competition is open to emerging country, urban, pop and rock artists.

The campaign runs for six weeks kicking off in May. Listeners vote on their favorite music, the Rising Star winner will be featured in a multi-platform campaign, delivering millions of impressions. To top it off, the winner will receive a performance spot at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival and Jingle Ball Pre-Events.

To submit an artist for consideration, please fill out the entry form at the following site by Friday, 4/8:

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http://ratethemusic.com/admin

Username: macys
Password: risingstar

Once you’ve logged in, select ‘Submit Audio’ (located on the left side of the page), and you’ll be able to enter and upload all information. If you have any trouble accessing the site, please reach out to [email protected]. Please note, due to the volume of submissions, you’ll only be contacted if your artist is selected for the competition. [/protected]

About A2IM:
A2IM is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade organization headquartered in New York City that exists to support and strengthen the independent recorded music sector. Membership currently includes a broad coalition of more than 700 Independently-owned American music labels. A2IM represents these independently owned small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) interests in the marketplace, in the media, on Capitol Hill, and as part of the global music community. In doing so, it supports a key segment of America’s creative class that represents America’s diverse musical cultural heritage. Billboard Magazine identified the Independent music label sector as 37.32 percent of the music industry’s U.S. recorded music sales market in 2016 based on copyright ownership, making Independent labels collectively the largest music industry sector.

Learn more about A2IM here.
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