Season 2 of Sweden´s largest music competition, The Next Big Thing, is now up and running. Spurred on by the success of last year, The Next Big Thing are offering a new and improved platform, even bigger prizes, not the mention a wide range of opportunities for independent and unsigned artists to show their metal.

However, it not all about the artists - what makes Next Big Thing such fun is that music listeners play a central role. As Jury´s they can use their collective knowledge to demonstrate their ability to pick what hots from whats not and in turn win their own fantastic prizes. The Next Big Thing is the music competition where everybody wins.

To find out more about the competition, or become part of it, click here.

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The finals of Sweden´s largest music competition will be held tomorrow at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm. The finalists are being selected this evening, and tomorrow they will battle it our live in front of a large audience and a Jury for their shot at the title and the grand prize. It is going to be a fantastic evening of live music so if you are around Stockholm be sure to stop by and show your support. The night will be punctuated with a massive after party at Bergrummet which will include guest appearances from US band Yearling as well as a mystery guest as yet to be announced.  You can see who will be performing as well as the schedule for tomorrows event on the Next Big Thing website.

The “Next Big Thing” is gearing up to to be one of the biggest music competitions to hit Sweden in modern times. A music competition…with a twist. See, the Next Big Thing will not have a panel of “expert” music judges from the established music industry deciding who are the winners and losers. No no. In the Next Big Thing it is the fans and music fanatics who become the jury, and both fans and artists will have the chance to win some sweet sweet prizes. Even better is that this massive competition is targeted at unsigned artists.

Record Union have been selected as the official digital distributor of the competition and are firmly behind the concept. Not only does it offer aspiring artists and bands in Sweden a superb platform to increase their fanbase and promote their music to a new audience, but by putting the listeners at the forefront, it empowers fans and artists to a new level. Empowering artists and fans is what we are all about, too.

There are a crazy amounts of prizes on offer, festivals to play and cities to tour. If you are an independent and unsigned band in Sweden the Next Big Thing is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Head over their website for more info on how to enter.

Tomorrow, the competition begins!