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Thomas Zweifel

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DANCESTAR USA NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

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Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Christina Aguilera grab double nominations

MOBY to receive prestigious ‘Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music’ award

Miami, Florida - January 16th 2004: DanceStar USA - The American Dance Music Awards is set for Tuesday March 9th in Miami, and today has announced its much-anticipated nominations for the third annual music awards show.

Pop Divas Beyonce and Christina Aguileria together with Justin Timberlake capture the spotlight this year, each with nominations for ‘Best Chart Act’ and ‘Best Remix’ categories. PAUL VAN DYK is set to dominate the awards show with an amazing five nominations including ‘Best International DJ’, ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Use Of Music In A Commercial’, as a result of his global television ad campaign for Motorola. THE CRYSTAL METHOD continue to gain mainstream credibility and get five nods including ‘Best Album’, ‘Best Act’ and ‘Best Single’. UK act THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS scoop three nominations including ‘Best International Act’ and ‘Best Video’. A surprise entry comes from U.S ‘It-Girl’ Paris Hilton who receives her first music award nomination for ‘Best Celebrity DJ’ with Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Cameron Douglas, son of Hollywood actor Michael.

The prestigious award for Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music will be received by renowned dance music legend MOBY who said: "I am proud and honored to be accorded this recognition by DanceStar and the electronic music industry in America. I understand this is the most prestigious award at the annual event and that means a lot to me. I've been involved in Dance Music since 1984(almost twenty years!) and it's great that there is finally a TV event like DanceStar showcasing the music's continued development."

Public voting commences on January 20th online via DanceStar.com where over 1 million consumers and industry members are expected to vote. The show’s host, featured presenters and performances together with television broadcast details will be announced shortly.

Andy Ruffell, CEO and Founder of DanceStar said: “ The growth of DanceStar USA since we launched the show in 2002 has been incredible, and for 2004 we will be further crossing electronic music into the mainstream with a major focus on collaborations between chart stars and DJ’s / dance acts like last year with Bootsy Collins and DIRTY VEGAS. We are going full steam into the mainstream TV market and we will be announcing a significant US broadcast shortly”

DanceStar USA will launch the first annual magazine of The American Dance Music Awards to support this year’s show. The 100-page pocket-sized publication will represent the best in American dance music from the past year. The magazine is being produced by DanceStar’s Ben Turner – founder / editor of Muzik and Pacha magazines. Over 60,000 copies will be distributed free in Borders stores nationwide from March 1st. A further 20,000 copies will be distributed in South Florida during the annual Winter Music Conference week.

DanceStar USA 2003 saw leading UK act DIRTY VEGAS scoop multiple awards, and a live ‘world’s first’ TV debut by PAUL OAKENFOLD performing his massive hit ‘Ready Steady Go’ featuring Shifty from Crazy Town. Hip-hop superstar P. Diddy stole the show with a world premier performance of his first ever dance track ‘Lets Get Ill’ featuring Kelis, which has subsequently been reported as the most significant dance track in years.

Since the show in March, over 800 million people have viewed DanceStar USA 2003 in more than 54 countries around the world, with broadcasts on select European terrestrial channels as well as MTV Europe and Star TV Asia.

The US broadcast, in association with Music Choice, aired in September 2003 as a one-hour television special on over 160 cable systems in 75 markets reaching over 30 million households across the country courtesy of leading US cable operators including Comcast, AOL/Time Warner, and Charter.

Since it’s launch in London in 2000, DanceStar has become the world’s largest dance music awards platform, developed as the first globally televised dance music event with shows in London, the U.S and Asia. The shows were created to celebrate the achievements of the industry’s main players and born out of the need to recognize the significant impact of dance music worldwide and the expansion of dance music culture.

Ticket information and details on DanceStar / Gold Card Miami travel packages, can be found by logging-on to www.dancestar.com

[ January 16, 2004 ]

Written by Vannessa Amadi & Elliott Stares

Courtesy of DanceStar USA Media Office

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