That’s the quest CBC Radio 3 is undertaking with the 2011 Searchlight competition. Submissions are now open at http://radio3.cbc.ca/. CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence wants your pick for the single best independent Canadian online source for music – websites, blogs, live performance sites, label or artist sites, photo blogs and video blogs.
“We’re really excited to be drawing attention to all the fantastic and inspiring music websites being created in this country. Every year the winner of Searchlight has been an unexpected surprise and we’re sure this year will be no different,” Lawrence said.
A Long List of nominees will be announced on Thursday, February 3 and voting will then be open to ultimately narrow the search to a winner – that announcement will be made on Thursday, March 10.
Fans can nominate their favourite Canadian independent music website by commenting on the Radio 3 blog or calling 1.877.955.6565 to leave your nomination, emailing searchlight@cbcradio3.com, or tweeting @cbcradio3 with the hashtag #searchlight.
All nominations must be received by midnight on Wednesday, February 2. Tune in to GRANT LAWRENCE LIVE on cbcradio3.com or Sirius 86 for continued updates.
“CBC Radio 3’s mission is to showcase the best in new Canadian music. Searchlight is a unique way for us to celebrate Canadian websites that share this mission,” said Steve Pratt, director of Radio 3. “This search will be a great way to help share and raise awareness of all the fantastic and inspiring music websites being created in this country.”
Searchlight is a yearly contest from CBC Radio 3 that seeks out the best of what Canada has to offer musically. Through thousands of fan votes, CBC Radio 3 has so far declared the Best Independent Record Store in Canada (Meow Records, Prince George BC, 2008), the Best Live Venue in Canada (the Phog Lounge, Windsor ON, 2009), and most recently, the Best Music Festival in Canada (Evolve, in Antigonish, NS, 20 10
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