Radio City will look out for the top independent music talent with the launch of the sixth edition of ‘Radio City Freedom Awards’ (RCFA 6.0) with six gigs across seven cities and one grand finale. The month-long indie movement, will kick start on 13th February in Pune and will move to five other cities and culminating with a grand finale in Mumbai.
Commenting on the launch, Rachna Kanwar, COO, Digital Media-Jagran Prakashan Limited said: “Over the years, Radio City Freedom Awards has become synonymous with independent music in India. Today, the property undoubtedly holds an aspirational value for the wave of budding independent talent in the country and we are proud to have helped lay the foundation for some of industry’s biggest talent. The growth in participation, listenership and voting is a testament to the equity RCFA commands in this space. We are thankful to everyone who has driven this success through the years and we look forward to yet another successful season ahead.â€
After the positive response and support received in the inaugural year, Radio City 91.1 FM has announced the 2nd Edition of Radio City Freedom Awards. Entries are now open & Radio City invites all the independent artists to submit their compositions.
Radio City Freedom Awards invites entries from Indian artists across the globe in 8 categories viz. Best Hip-Hop Rap Artist, Best Folk Fusion Artist, Best Pop Artist, Best Rock, Best Metal, Best Electronica Artist, Best Video, Best Album Art. The 2nd Edition of Radio City Freedom Awards goes a step forward in encouraging fresh talent across diverse music genres by adding 3 new categories! The new categories that have been added are, ‘Best Young Indie Artist/Band’, ‘Best Indie Collaboration of the year’ and ‘Indie Genius- Person of the year’.
Musicians can send in their entries from 3rdNovember 2014 to 17th November 2014. Aspirants can upload their entries on www.planetradiocity.com/rcfa or alternatively submit CDs of their compositions at any of the touch points across the eight cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Shortlisted entries will be judged by the esteemed panel of judges comprising of Atul Churamani, Yotam Agam, Luke Kenny, Nandini Srikar, Subir Malikand Suneeta Rao. The winners will be felicitated on the RCFA award night in December.
Apurva Purohit
Speaking on the 2nd Edition of Radio City Freedom Awards, Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City 91.1 FM says, “Radio City Freedom Awards were instituted to celebrate the immense talent of independent music composers.The awards epitomize the consistent integrated effort to unveil the hidden talent that forms an important part of the Indian music diaspora. Post the immensely successful debut last year, we are sure that the 2nd Edition will see a much larger participation.Radio City Freedom Awards is the breakthrough that independent musicians have deserved for longand we hope that this initiative encourages tons of aspiring indie musicians to come out and showcase their skills.â€
Radio City Freedom Awards is a pioneering effort to applaud the independent singers & musicians, who have pushed the boundaries to create musical breakthroughs in the independent music diaspora.
