2008 USA4real Music Awards

Thanks to all who made the 2008 USA4real Music Awards a success: all the USA4real Artists, Upstream Radio Listeners, Clubplanet.com, Wantickets.com, Live Nation, Universal Music Group, Anomaly Entertainment, Sonicbids.com, & Skinnie Magazine.

Check out photos from the event on Clubplanet.com and Clubzone.com.

• 2008 Best Newbee
  The Best Newbee is an artist that is new to the USA4real community and has been accepted for Upstream Radio. The Best Newbee has a kick ass sound and shows talent early on in their career.
  
  Nominees:
  Black Diamond Love
  Escaping Zane
  Natural Incense
  Stars Go Dim
  The Faded
  The Sheds
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Best LIVE Performance
  The Best LIVE Performance is judged based on the artist’s ability to entertain on stage above and beyond what we can hear on their album.
  
  Nominees:
  1AD7
  Aroarah
  Kingsley
  Relax To Paris
  Shades of Day
  The Virgineers
  You Me and Iowa
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Best Music Video
  The Best Music Video is based upon overall artistic impression and the ability to convey a message using the visual medium in addition to the music itself to tell a story.
  
  Nominees:
  Fever Marlene "Red Fire"
  Superficial Saints "For You"
  The Hanks "Once Again"
  The Petes "Edith"
  The Sweet Kill "Kill"
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Most Promising Artist
  The Most Promising Artist is chosen based on the "IT" factor. This artist possesses the total package: talent, marketability, and desire to be successful.
  
  Nominees:
  Beautiful Criminal
  Grass Anatomy
  Impel
  Rejn
  Resident Hero
  The Sheds
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Single of the Year
  The Single of the Year is the song that inspires and catches the ears, hearts, and minds of the listener. Generous ratings from Upstream listeners never hurt and will help the cause.
  
  Nominees:
  After Midnight Project "Take Me Home"
  Kingsley "Imagination"
  Superficial Saints "For You"
  The Morning Riot "No Escape"
  The Sleeping Revolt "For Tomorrow"
  Tomorrows Bad Seeds "Rhyme & Reason"
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Indie Album of the Year
  The Best Indie Album of the Year will go to the artist that presents their music in one perfect collection from beginning to end.
  
  Nominees:
  Fever Marlene "Civil War"
  Kingsley "Choices"
  The Hanks "Distance"
  The Sweet Kill "Violently Beautiful"
  Tomorrows Bad Seeds "Early Prayers"
  World Wide Spies "Images of Black & White"
  
  
  
  
  
• 2008 USA4real Artist of the Year
  The Artist of the Year will go to the artist that has been a USA4real artist for at least six months and has shown great strides in their career toward becoming a success. This artist has also received top ratings from Upstream Radio listeners.
  
  Nominees:
  After Midnight Project
  Kingsley
  OneSideZero
  Resident Hero
  The Hanks