Eddie Meeks Named MP3.com Artist of the Year
February 01 2007 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
MP3.com (www.mp3.com), an online music resource fueled by an active
community of musicians and fans and a property of CNET Networks,
Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), today announced hip-hop artist Eddie Meeks as
the winner of the �MP3.com Artist of the Year� award. Voted on by
MP3.com�s vocal, influential audience of music enthusiasts, the
MP3.com Best of 2006 awards honor the year's most noteworthy
achievements in music. Meeks is one of the thousands of musicians
that have gained valuable exposure for their music through MP3.com.
�I now have fans all over the world that would have never have
heard my music without MP3.com,� says Eddie Meeks. �Gaining
exposure on MP3.com has helped me secure new bookers for more
performances and winning this award will open even more doors for
my music career.� A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Meeks has been a
veteran of the Southern alternative rap scene for more than 10
years, getting his start in the mid nineties with his first single,
�Larger than Life.� He is also currently a member of the
Atlanta-based group Prophetix. Meeks uses MP3.com to promote his
solo career and has been gaining popularity among MP3.com�s
audience, who are always on the hunt for undiscovered artists. �The
MP3.com Artist of the Year awards program is just one of the ways
we help up-and-coming artists build their fan base and gain key
industry exposure,� said Kevin Crouse, MP3.com site director. �Our
goal at MP3.com is to not only offer independent artists the
absolute best resources online for promoting and sharing their
music, but to also expose the top emerging artists to our valuable
community of passionate music fans.� Nominees for the MP3.com Best
of 2006 awards were selected by MP3.com�s staff, and the winners
were picked by the site�s users. The awards also recognize the best
(and worst) signed music artists of the year. Following is a
sampling of the award categories and their winners. To view all the
winners and finalists, go to:
http://www.mp3.com/feature/2006bestworst/ MP3.com Artist of 2006:
Eddie Meeks Best Album of 2006: Ghostface Killah - Fishscale Up and
Coming: Alice Smith Best Video of 2006: "Here We Go Again" by OK Go
About MP3.com MP3.com, a property of CNET Networks, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CNET) (www.cnetnetworks.com), is a comprehensive music Web
site that caters to artists looking to promote their material and
connect with listeners, and to fans that thrive on discovering new
music and expressing their opinions. Fueled by this vocal community
of musicians and fans, MP3.com offers thousands of free music
tracks, music videos, exclusive interviews, live sessions, daily
news, charts, forums, and more. MP3.com is part of CNET Networks
Entertainment division which includes TV.com, GameSpot, and
Metacritic.com. About CNET Networks, Inc. CNET Networks, Inc.
(Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com) is an interactive media company
that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate
about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business,
food, and parenting. The Company's leading brands include CNET,
GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic.
Founded in 1993, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US,
Asia and Europe.
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