Sufjan is NEW PANTHEON WINNER!
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NEW YORK, March 31st, 2006 – Sufjan Stevens' breakthrough album "ILLINOIS" has been named winner of the inaugural New Pantheon Music Prize. Sufjan Stevens' "ILLINOIS" emerged victorious from a field of formidable New Pantheon finalists, including albums by Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, M.I.A., Antony and the Johnsons, and others. In recognition for winning the first New Pantheon Music Prize, Sufjan Stevens will be awarded a cash prize of $5000 and the New Pantheon Music Prize trophy.
Ninety-one initial nominations for the New Pantheon Music Prize were announced in December, and then ten Finalists were announced in January, as selected by a special Panel that included important recording artists, actors, and music journalists. Among those who served on this year's inaugural nominating Panel were Beck, Keith Urban, Margaret Cho, Dave Matthews, ?uestlove, Ric Ocasek, and Shirley Manson. Most of the Nominators selected Sufjan Stevens as one of their Top 3 favorite records from amongst the ten Finalists.
Sufjan is exactly the sort of artist that the New Pantheon Music Prize was meant to honor. "ILLINOIS" is an incredibly ambitious and complex work, sophisticated in terms of melody and arrangement, and consistently surprising. Without a doubt, Sufjan is one of the most significant voices in music today.
NEW YORK, March 31st, 2006 – Sufjan Stevens' breakthrough album "ILLINOIS" has been named winner of the inaugural New Pantheon Music Prize. Sufjan Stevens' "ILLINOIS" emerged victorious from a field of formidable New Pantheon finalists, including albums by Arcade Fire, Fiona Apple, M.I.A., Antony and the Johnsons, and others. In recognition for winning the first New Pantheon Music Prize, Sufjan Stevens will be awarded a cash prize of $5000 and the New Pantheon Music Prize trophy.
Ninety-one initial nominations for the New Pantheon Music Prize were announced in December, and then ten Finalists were announced in January, as selected by a special Panel that included important recording artists, actors, and music journalists. Among those who served on this year's inaugural nominating Panel were Beck, Keith Urban, Margaret Cho, Dave Matthews, ?uestlove, Ric Ocasek, and Shirley Manson. Most of the Nominators selected Sufjan Stevens as one of their Top 3 favorite records from amongst the ten Finalists.
Sufjan is exactly the sort of artist that the New Pantheon Music Prize was meant to honor. "ILLINOIS" is an incredibly ambitious and complex work, sophisticated in terms of melody and arrangement, and consistently surprising. Without a doubt, Sufjan is one of the most significant voices in music today.
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