November 10, 2009 (New York, NY) – Since the news of Lilith’s return has spread, the interest from emerging musicians to be a part of the tour has been astounding. Today, the Lilith 2010 tour is pleased to announce a new partnership with OurStage.com, the music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. Lilith and OurStage will run the “Lilith Local Talent Search,” an exciting contest to find the next best emerging female musicians across North America.

A winner will be chosen for each N. American city the tour visits, and that winner will have the opportunity to perform a set in their city on the Village Stage with other emerging artists. Ten years ago, that same stage featured artists like Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado and Tegan and Sara. Furthermore, the OurStage platform involves members of the local communities by allowing them to be a part of the selection process in their cities.

"We are thrilled to partner with the such an important and prestigious tour as Lilith Fair and to help deserving female artists earn regional and national exposure,” shares Ben Campbell, CEO of OurStage. “OurStage is in the business of delivering life-altering opportunities for worthy artists – so this is really exciting for OurStage and our whole community.”

Adds Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride, “We are really excited to be partnering with OurStage.com. It was extremely important to us to choose a partner that was artist friendly, had a strong platform for discovering regional talent, and had the ability to enable the fans to sort through the best music in a scalable and fair manner. Together, we provide an exceptional platform for discovering and promoting the best emerging female artists.”

At this time, 17 North American cities have been revealed for the 2010 Lilith tour, with more cities being announced soon. Artists should only enter if they live in or near one of the Lilith tour stops. Further details, rules and regulations will be announced at a later date. Interested female musicians should visit http://www.ourstage.com/go/lilith to enter the contest and create a profile.

Stay tuned for more information, including artist announcements and more cities!

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About OurStage.com
OurStage is a music discovery destination dedicated to new artist and new music discovery. On OurStage, artists, fans and industry professionals all come together – to discover, judge, & enjoy the best new music and the best new artists online – as ranked by the fans - using the company’s proprietary, game-proof judging engine. Users are able to discover top-ranked, categorized music without having to search through thousands of songs. Top-ranked artists receive significant career-building promotion and support from famous artists, fans, industry professionals and a broad assortment of partners, including MTV2, ABC Radio, Radio-One, AOL Music, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, PLUG Awards, Newport Folk Festival, JVC Jazz Festival Newport, Paste Magazine, CMJ, Noise Pop, and many others. OurStage also offers music research services to artists and record labels through its recently launched Track Validation Services, TRAViS, currently in beta. Founded in 2007, OurStage delivers music and related content to more than 3.5 million fans in 140 countries each month. www.ourstage.com

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Lilith press inquiries:
Danielle Romeo/Nettwerk Music Group
212-760-1540/romeo@nettwerk.com

OurStage press inquiries:
Lora Kratchounova/OurStage
lorak@ourstage.com