Live from the Dell Lounge... It's the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards

Register Now at the Dell Lounge to Watch the Exclusive Live Webcast of This Sold-Out Event March 6

ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Dell Lounge will webcast the 2008 PLUG Independent Music
Awards live from Terminal 5 in New York 8 p.m. (EST) Thursday, March
6.

    --  Begun in 2001, the PLUG AWARDS recognize outstanding
        accomplishments within the independent music community.

    --  Register now at the Dell Lounge.

    --  Legendary artists Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will headline,
        and the show is hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.

    --  Other featured performers include St. Vincent, Jose Gonzalez
        and Dizzee Rascal.

    --  Indie music fans and aficionados voted online for nominees in
        29 music and media categories. Voting closed Feb. 15, and the
        winners will be announced at the awards ceremony.

    --  View the nominees.

    --  Dell's presence at the PLUG AWARDS celebrates the personal
        computer as an enabler of creating, discovering, sharing and
        influencing music, and enhancing an entertainment lifestyle.

    --  Additional online buzz will spread through a Dell-sponsored
        blogger pit at the event.

    Links to:

    www.DellLounge.com/music/plugawards

    www.plugawards.com

    www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com

    http://comedycentral.com/comedians/browse/o/patton_oswalt.jhtml

    http://www.myspace.com/stvincent

    http://www.jose-gonzalez.com

    http://www.dizzeerascal.co.uk

    http://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php

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Source: Dell Inc.

Released March 3, 2008