SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA  [Wednesday Sep.7.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- Here's your chance to help propel a talented unknown band or artist into the spotlight.

The Los Angeles Music Awards and Mercora Inc. -- the world's largest and fastest growing legal user-contributed digital music sharing -- invite you to choose the Best Independent Artist or Band by listening and voting on the Mercora network beginning today (September 7th) through October 10th.

The winner will perform live at the 15th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards show, which takes place on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Within the music industry, the Los Angeles Music Awards are known as "the Grammies for independent artists." Previous nominees and contestants include Korn, Everclear, No Doubt, Sugar Ray, Black Eyed Peas and System Of A Down.

Mercora is a music service "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Here, DJs, artists and casual users webcast their music in real-time using Mercora's IM Radio application. Independent artists webcast on the network by downloading Mercora's IM Radio Artist Edition software for free, joining the program and creating their own "radio station" on the network. Once in the program, they are showcased and exposed to a large worldwide listening audience.

Listeners are able to discover new music on Mercora, as well as rate artists to help determine who will be chosen to perform at the LA Music Awards.

For additional details or to vote, visit Mercora at www.Mercora.com. For more information about the Los Angeles Music Awards, visit www.LAMusicAwards.com.

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