AMA/Sprint New Artist of the Year Free Download

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:44:02 GMT

When we were brainstorming about what we wanted to offer voters as a gift for voting, it was very obvious to all of us what we wanted to do. Lately, we here at ABC have been having songs written specifically for our shows. In a sense, they are our own “breakthrough artists” that we fully believe in. The songs that we are giving you have only been heard by the artist, the shows and us here at ABC. They aren’t available anywhere else. Eventually, you will be hearing all of them in your favorite ABC shows, but until then, we thought we’d let you in on the process with you. For this week, we’re giving you “Not What You Were Thinking” by Amy Stroup featuring iZLER. The song was written specifically for our show Revenge.

Here’s a note from REVENGE’s music supervisor Season Kent about the whole thing came about.

“We all loved our score theme for Emily, and also loved the idea of giving her character a voice through interesting haunting vocals. Our composer, iZLER, was instantly onboard with the idea of using his theme to write an original song. We were on the hunt for an unsigned artist with amazing songwriting skills, and Amy was at the top of the list. She came to ABC and put on an amazing showcase for myself, iZLER and the ABC music team. After iZLER and Amy met, we all knew it was a great fit. They worked together at iZLER’s studio and back and forth in LA to Amy’s studio in Nashville. We are all so happy about the collaboration – and hope to do more of it!” –Season Kent

Get the song now by voting for your favorite Sprint New Artist of the Year!

Melyssa Hardwick - Producer ABC Music Lounge

American Music Awards Performers & Nominees

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:33:07 GMT

Breaking News: The first list of performers has just been announced for this year's American Music Awards! Check back often for more breaking news. The American Music Awards airs SUN NOV 20 8|7c on ABC.

American Music Award Performers


David Guetta (Feat. Usher)	Jennifer Lopez

Justin Bieber	Katy Perry

Kelly Clarkson	LMFAO

Maroon 5 (Feat. Xtina)	Nicki Minaj

Also announced are the nominees for Sprint's New Artists of the Year. Vote for your favorite now and get a free download from an ABC Discovers artist that we think could be a contender for next year's award!

Sprint New Artists of the Year Nominees

Pop or Rock Music	Country Music
Hot Chelle Rae	The Band Perry
Foster The People	Thompson Square

Soul/R&B	Rap/Hip-Hop:
Marsha Abrosius	LMFAO
Miguel	Wiz Khalifa