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X-WR-CALNAME:6th Annual Southern Entertainment Awards www.southernenta
	wards.com in Tunica\, MS at Gold Strike Casino Resort - Eventful
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SUMMARY:6th Annual Southern Entertainment Awards\nwww.southernentaward
	s.com
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event on Eventbrite  THE 6th ANNUAL SOUT
	HERN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS\n“It Just Keeps Gettin’ Betta!”\n \nNash
	ville\, TN---Those who attended the 5th Annual Southern Entertainment 
	Awards (SEA) can certainly vouch for the fact that it was the best one
	 to date.  With approximately 3\,000 people in attendance over the th
	ree-day weekend event and close to 1900 attending the Sunday awards sh
	ow\, the urban independent music scene of the South definitely made th
	eir presence seen\, heard and felt at the Harrah’s Casino &amp\; Reso
	rt in Tunica\, MS.\n \nAs the SEA phenomenon continues to grow\, spon
	sors are signing up in show of their support including the Houston-bas
	ed BCD Music Group\, which gave the 2008 Indy Rap Artist of The Year a
	 $30\,000 package containing a cash prize of $5\,000\, an all expense 
	paid trip to their Houston facility\, and a recording and EP release b
	udget.  This being just another sign of what the SEA founders\, Janir
	o Hawkins II \, Jesse “DJ Infamous” Johnson and Brent “DJ Outlaw” 
	Buford believed back in 2003: that the independent hip-hop culture of 
	the South is lucrative\, powerful and not going anywhere any time soon
	.\n \nAs they gear up for their sixth year\, even greater things are 
	in store.  The first day will kick off with events honoring women in 
	the industry with female-focused pampering sessions\, workshops and pa
	nels.  There will be 18 new categories added to this year’s nominati
	ons ballot including DJ Crew/Family of the Year\, Photographer/Journal
	ist of the Year\, “Beat” of the Year\, Program/Music Director of the
	 Year (radio)\, Internet Hustler of the Year\, Slept On Model of the Y
	ear\, Community Activist of the Year and Role Model of the Year.  The
	 recipients of 2009 Impact Awards have also been announced: Tony Neal 
	(founder of Core DJs/Core DJ Retreat/Core Streets/Core Models)\, J. Pr
	ince (founder of Rap-A-Lot Records)\, Tony Draper (founder of Suave Ho
	use) and the legendary Luke (founder of 2 Live Crew and Luke Records).
	\n \n“The SEA Impact Award was created to give recognition to indivi
	duals who have contributed significantly to the growth and development
	 of entertainment in the South\,” says Janiro.  “We are excited to 
	present awards to these four men because we feel that they have been a
	n integral part of accomplishing this objective.”\n \nAs the SEAs of
	ficially inducts an additional state to their SEA delegate ballot (Ken
	tucky)\, in the effort to better serve the voting community\, they hav
	e also made some changes to the nominations process which begins on Th
	ursday\, May 1\, 2008.  For the first time\, there will only be onlin
	e voting (no paper ballots) and a “Power Ballot” will also be introd
	uced into this year’s voting process.\n \n“This special ballot will
	 be mailed out secretly to two people per (eligible) state\,” says Ja
	niro.  “These ballots will count for 30% of the overall vote\, while
	 the online votes will round out the remaining 70%.  While we want to
	 make sure that the voting process is fair\, we will always want this 
	to be an awards event where the people/fans have the final say.  That
	’s always going to be what’s most important to us.”\n \nAn awards 
	show that respects the power of the southern urban independent music s
	cene? If you’ve never made it the Mississippi way\, what are you wait
	ing for?  Make your plans now to attend the 6th Annual SEA Awards. Â
	 \n###\n \nFor more information on the SEA Weekend visit: \n http://w
	ww.southernentawards.com/events/weekend-lineup.htmlOnline Event Regist
	ration powered by Eventbrite
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