Ok so the title here is a little over the top to describe what is occurring in SL at the moment but a couple of new ventures have caused a minor flutter amoung those in the SL music scene.

The deadline for entries to the Best Of Live SL competition came this week. Like many of the Best Of SL competitions (there have been best avatar amoung others in the past), this will compile a list of the top 10 music acts in SL and then pick a best from those. The competition is based on the best singer and nothing else is being judged. I have entered because I thought it looked like a bit of fun. I never entered SL on the basis of my singing but instead as an original songwriter. The way I figured it was that this would be a laugh and a little extra exposure wouldn't hurt. Not everyone seems to feel exactly that way however as some folks are against the idea of introducing any kind of competition into SL music.

I can see their point of view, it is up to SL audiences who they like and they show this by attending, tipping, buying recordings, howling etc. The fact is though that SL music is suffering a crisis through supposed lack of exposure and anything that can offer even a partial remedy to that situation has got to be good. If you are not up for it then there is no need to slate the organisers efforts, simply dont take part and dont attend.

Here is the website for Best Of Sl Live if you like to keep up with the competition. See you later :)

http://www.bestofsllive.com/

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