New Sponsorships Will Place
Independent Music Award Winners
In Front Of 20 Million Music Fans

Entries Must Be Postmarked By Midnight August 17, 2007

The Independent Music Awards (IMA), an international program that
delivers major results for indie releases, recently added new
promotional programs that place IMA Winners and Finalists in front
of 20 Million music fans and industry decision-makers.

Submissions must be postmarked by midnight on August 17, 2007.

For the past 7 years, the Independent Music Awards has helped indie
artists, labels & releases worldwide overcome mainstream obstacles &
reach larger audiences & opportunities.

Supporting nearly 50 album and song categories in a variety of music
genres spanning Punk to New Age and design categories including
Music Video & Swag, IMA Winners benefit from yearlong promotion,
marketing & distribution programs via print, broadcast & online
initiatives.

Winners & Finalists credit the program with boosting their
visibility among festival bookers, club talent buyers, radio
programmers, distributors, industry insiders and fans. Past Winners
& Finalists include: Speech, Lacuna Coil, Mary Gauthier, Sugarcult,
Chris Whitley, Richard Julian, Eleni Mandel, The Mooney Suzuki ,
Girlyman, Dan Bern, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Bitter:Sweet and God
Forbid.


Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of The Musician's Atlas
& co-sponsored by mega retailer, Borders Books & Music; online
retail giant eMusic; radio promotion gurus, The Planetary Group;
digital networks, ManiaTV & HavocTV; Burnside Distribution; social
networking community, Trig.com and radio tracking service,
MediaGuide, IMA Winners are promoted to more than 20 Million music
fans & key industry players including Radio Programmers, Talent
Buyers, Film, TV & Gaming Music Supervisors and Music Press.

Judges For The 7th Annual IMA Program Include: Ray Davies, Suzanne
Vega, Les Claypool, Snoop Dogg, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers),
Mavis Staples, Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Angelique Kidjo,
Tim Pagnotta (Sugarcult), Duncan Sheik, Judy Collins, Rob Wasserman,
Chuck Comeau (Simple Plan), Charlie Musselwhite, Mobb Deep, Susan
Tedeschi, MickDeth (18 Visions), Martin Atkins (Public Image
Ltd./Nine Inch Nails), Ice-T, Carrie Hughes (MTV Music Supervisor),
Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone Contributing Editor), Kevin Lyman
(Vans Warped Tour Creator/Producer), Stefan Goldby (Mania TV Music
Programming), Chris Douridas (Tastemaker/KCRW DJ), Mike Errico
(Blender.com Editor).

Program Highlights Include:

• Winning songs and contact information are promoted to over 10
million Borders Books & Music customers in 12 consecutive
weekly "Shortlist" opt-in eNewsletters. The artist's own releases
will be available for purchase at the BordersStores.com site.

• The IMA Winners "Now Hear This" CD is promoted to more than
1 Million eMusic subscribers.

• IMA Jukeboxes feature artist music and contact info. All IMA
Finalists are included in the Vox Populi Jukebox which allows music
fans to vote for their favorite songs.

• The Winners of this Vox Populi Poll are also promoted to press
and industry.


• 10,000 copies of the IMA Winners CD compilation is distributed to
music fans & industry pros at international music conferences,
festivals, Spring Break & other events throughout the year.

• The sampler, promoted at 650+ US & Canadian college & public
stations by leading promotions company, The Planetary Group,
routinely places in the Top 1-25 CMJ charts.

• Winners & Finalists to be promoted to more than 9 Million viewers
at digital broadcast sites including ManiaTV.com & HavocTV.com.

• Winners & Finalists to be promoted to Trig.com, MySpace & other
social networking communities.

Entries must be postmarked by midnight August 17, 2007.

Go to www.IndependentMusicAwards.com
for complete program details, judges & entry forms.