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PLUG INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS

ANNOUNCE 2008 NOMINEES

BATTLES, OF MONTREAL, JUSTICE, ARCADE FIRE, THE NATIONAL, SPOON, BAND OF HORSES, EL-P AND MORE RECEIVE MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS

PLUG BALLOT LIVE ONLINE FOR FAN VOTING THROUGH FEBRUARY 8

The PLUG INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS–founded to highlight outstanding accomplishments within the independent music community–are pleased to announce the nominees for the 2008 Awards. Voting is now open to fans everywhere online at www.plugawards.com and will continue until February 8, 2008. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony and concert Thursday, March 6, 2008 in New York City.

This year‘s selections throughout the 29 categories–ranging from ‘Best Female Artist‘ to ‘Album Of The Year‘ for indie rock, electronic, Americana, metal, hip-hop and avant releases, along with label, live music venue, festival and more–were chosen by the PLUG Advisory Board (a/k/a “PLUG Cartel”). The Cartel consists of key tastemakers recognized by the music community as those who fight most to raise the voice of independent artists and releases in every medium (complete list of 2008 PLUG Cartel members here: http://plugawards.com/cartel.php).

After a successful U.S. run of high-profile shows, UNKLE will make its TV debut as a live band on FUEL TV‘s “The Daily Habit” Tuesday, November 6. UNKLE will perform their second single “Hold My Hand” on the show, which airs today at 9:00pm ET (6:00pm PT), and repeats at 12:00am ET (9:00pm PT). For times and more information, visit: www.fuel.tv.