The nominations have been revealed for this year's BT Digital Music Awards, which celebrate musical things which are in some way digital. The clue's in the name really. And well done in particular to Kylie Minogue and Bloc Party, whose digital endeavours have earned them three nominations each - the former for her previously reported Kylie Konnect service, the latter for the online promotion of their album 'Intimacy' and for their online fan community Bloc Party Marshals.
The shortlists were selected by a team of esteemed, knowledgeable, and, frankly, lovely industry professionals - yeah, OK, I helped judge one of the categories - but the overall winners for about half of the categories will be selected via a public vote (well, via some complicated combination of panel and public votes). Whether those members of the public will be esteemed, knowledgeable or lovely I don't know. You know what the public are like. The other half of the categories will be completely selected based on the judging panel's votes.
Anyway, a full nominations list for the BT Digital Music Awards is at the bottom of today's CMU Daily. But before that, I know you're eager to hear what BT Consumer Marketing Director Matthew Dearden has to say, I know I am. OK, brace yourselves. Here it is. BT Consumer Marketing Director Matthew Dearden told reporters: "Digital has established itself as a force to be reckoned within the music industry and the BT Digital Music Awards are reflecting this with one of our strongest, most exciting line up of nominees yet".