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ADVISORY/From George to Fantasia! Musicland Offers `American Idol' Sweepstakes.


Entertainment Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday-Friday (April 28-May 14)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Grand prize is a trip to "American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. " finale For the music notation program, see .

A finale (italian word) is a closing part, act or movement of a dramatic or musical composition, or more generally any event or procedure with a dramatically concluding effect.
 


    WHAT: They vied for weeks to be the next "American Idol" and you
        can be there for the big finale! To celebrate the launch of
        the official "American Idol" phones at Sam Goody, Suncoast and
        Media Play stores, Musicland is offering a sweepstakes with
        the grand prize of an all-expense-paid trip to the "American
        Idol" season finale and opportunity to meet Simon Cowell
        before the show.

        From April 28 to May 14, "American Idol" fans can log onto
        samgoody.com, suncoast.com or mediaplay.com for the chance to
        win the grand prize and other prizes including
        Cowell-autographed t-shirts and Sam Goody gift cards.

        The official "American Idol" phones are special editions of
        Nokia's 3200 and 3300 models offering more than 100 exclusive
        text, photo and voice messages from Cowell and the
        contestants. In addition, the phone features exclusive content
        including a pre-loaded True Tone Idol anthem (ring tone that
        sounds like real music), custom greetings from judges, in-show
        wallpaper and front-of-the-line ticket offers and promotions.

        The official "American Idol"-branded Nokia 3200 phone retails
        for $69.99 (after rebates) and the 3300 is $49.99 (after
        rebates) and are available at select Sam Goody, Suncoast and
        Media Play stores nationwide.

    WHEN: April 28 to May 14

    WHERE: http://www.samgoody.com, http://www.suncoast.com or
           http://www.mediaplay.com


About Musicland
For the recording studio based in Munich, Germany, see Musicland Studios.


Musicland is an entertainment company which runs Sam Goody and Suncoast Motion Picture Company and ran the former Media Play Superstore Chain.
 

Musicland Group Inc. is a leading national specialty retailer of music, movies and games that appeal to trend-conscious, entertainment-focused consumers. The company is expanding and diversifying its key entertainment offerings to satisfy the changing needs of its consumers Musicland operates more than 900 retail stores and online under the names Sam Goody Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and formerly in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Musicland, which itself is owned by former rival Trans World Entertainment which also runs Suncoast Motion Picture Company and, until January 2006,  (samgoody.com), Media Play (mediaplay.com) and Suncoast
  • The Florida Suncoast (or Sun Coast), a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Pasco County to the north, and Naples to the south, and including the Tampa Bay area.
  • Suncoast Parkway, part of State Road 589 (Florida).
 Motion Picture Company (suncoast.com) in 48 states, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla.  and the Virgin Islands. In June 2003, Musicland was acquired by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., who recently received the 2003 Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor Award for Private Equity Firm of the Year.

About American Idol

Five-time Emmy-nominated AMERICAN IDOL was created by Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born May 17 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the the most powerful men in entertainment in the world. He is a British entrepreneur and creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK and over 100 other versions including American Idol,  and developed by FremantleMedia. Executive producers are Simon Fuller for 19TV and Cecile Frot-Coutaz for FremantleMedia North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick This article refers to Ken Warwick, the television producer and director. See also Ken warwick (disambiguation)

Ken Warwick is a television Executive Producer and director, most noted for producing the reality television series American Idol and
 are co-executive producers.

American Idol (R) 19 TV Ltd. and FremantleMedia North America, Inc. Based on the television program "American Idol" produced by FremantleMedia North America, Inc. and 19 TV Ltd. Licensed by FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide. www.fremantlemedia.com
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