Rolling Stone Launches "Women Who Rock" Cover Contest to Feature the Next Great Female Music Star

  Rolling Stone Launches "Women Who Rock" Cover Contest to Feature the Next
                           Great Female Music Star

Winner Will Appear on Back Cover of Rolling Stone's "Women Who Rock" Issue;
Contest Presented by Garnier Fructis

Rolling Stone Announces the Six Finalists: Delta Rae, Dev, Karmin, Rita Ora,
Rye Rye, Sleeper Agent

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, June 22, 2012

NEW YORK, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a nod to the outstanding and
diverse array of female music artists who are dominating the music world,
Rolling Stone announced today the launch of a new national "Women Who Rock"
contest, in partnership with Garnier Fructis, that will award one aspiring
female artist the opportunity to appear on the back cover of the iconic music
magazine. Consumers will vote to determine the winner, who will be featured in
the "Women Who Rock" issue along with another female music legend on the
primary cover.

Starting today, the contest will kick off with six finalists, handpicked by
Rolling Stone editors, who represent a range of musical genres and are already
making an impact in the industry. The finalists will be introduced in the
magazine, and consumers will also be able to view videos, interviews and other
content at RollingStone.com/WomenWhoRock to get to know the artists better and
vote for their favorites. The top two finalists will go head-to-head on stage
at the Rolling Stone Rock Room at Lollapalooza in Chicago on August 3 and 4.
The performances will be posted on RollingStone.com and consumers will vote to
determine the winner. Throughout the contest, Us Weekly will feature the
finalists in the magazine; online at UsMagazine.com and in a "Rock Your Style"
section that will showcase style ideas inspired by today's hottest female
music artists.

"Rolling Stone has helped launch the careers of some of the greatest female
artists of all time, from Janis Joplin to Debbie Harry to Lady Gaga," says
Nathan Brackett, Rolling Stone Deputy Managing Editor. "With this competition
we've selected half a dozen acts who we think have real futures; the cool part
is that our readers are going to pick the winner. I'm excited to see what
happens."  

Garnier Fructis, a brand committed to celebrating self-expression and personal
style, is the sponsor of "Women Who Rock" cover contest. Garnier Fructis'
stylists will work with the acts during the competition to help them discover
and establish individual styles both on- and off-stage. Garnier Fructis will
also be instrumental in helping the acts become cover-ready.

"Music plays a central role in how Garnier Fructis connects with consumers to
celebrate personal style," said Kat Peeler, Garnier Fructis Senior Vice
President of Marketing. "Partnering with Rolling Stone on this contest that
puts new, dynamic female voices front and center was a natural fit. Fructis is
proud to bring great music from talented female musicians to new fans across
the country, and to help one of these acts become a part of rock and roll
history."

Rolling Stone editors selected the following six participants to compete in
the "Women Who Rock" cover contest:  

  o Delta Rae: Delta Rae hails from Durham, NC, and were recently signed to
    Warner Bros. Records by legendary A&R man Seymour Stein who is responsible
    for Madonna, Talking Heads and The Ramones. They are a six member band,
    with three siblings and four lead singers. The band's genre-bending sound
    is rooted in four-part harmonies. They've created their own Southern
    influenced version of Americana deep in passion, heart and soul. The
    band's debut album, Carry The Fire, was released June 19th.  
    www.deltarae.com 
  o Dev: Dev is an LA-based pop artist with 119.7 million YouTube video
    views.  Her latest singles include the platinum plus, dance-pop hit "In
    the Dark," and the duet with international superstar, Enrique Iglesias,
    "Naked."  Her song "Booty Bounce" was sampled on the Far East Movement's
    multi-platinum, Billboard #1 single "Like a G6," in which she can be heard
    on the infamous chorus.  
    www.devishot.com
  o Karmin: Karmin's "Brokenhearted" hit #1 on Billboard's Heatseeker's Chart
    and Top 20 on Billboard's Pop, Digital and Dance/ Club Play charts and hit
    the top ten at Top 40 Radio. Karmin took the internet by storm last year
    after posting a cover of Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" on YouTube. The
    clip instantly went viral and became one of YouTube's most viewed videos
    of 2011. The duo has since released their debut album Hello and racked up
    over a half of a billion views for their videos.  
    www.karminmusic.com
  o Rita Ora: Ora is London's newest sensation, signed by JAY Z to Roc
    Nation/Columbia.  This fresh face has two # 1 singles in the UK, over 16
    million YouTube video views and has been on tour this spring with
    Coldplay, Drake and DJ Fresh. 
    www.rocnation.com/ritaora
  o Rye Rye: Baltimore's premier dance-rap spitfire released her debut album
    GO! POP! BANG! May 15th.  Dubbed 'the voice of Baltimore,' 21-year-old hip
    hop dynamo is no stranger to the limelight.  She was the first artist
    signed to M.I.A's label N.E.E.T.  Records and past collaborations have
    included hits with mentors M.I.A., Diplo and Blaqstarr. More recently she
    teamed with Scandinavian dance queen Robyn for the summer smash, "Never
    Will Be Mine" and Far East Movement on their fall track "Jello." Her new
    single "Boom Boom" is out now. 
    www.ryeryemusic.com
  o Sleeper Agent: Sleeper Agent is a Kentucky-based alternative rock band who
    has received rave reviews and was hailed by numerous publications as a
    band-to-watch in 2011 and one of the top new acts at Coachella 2012.  
    www.sleeperagentmusic.com 

For more information on the "Women Who Rock" cover contest, please visit
www.RollingStone.com/WomenWhoRock

About Rolling Stone 
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its inception over 40 years ago. The magazine features the latest in music
reviews, in-depth interviews, hard-hitting political commentary and
award-winning investigative journalism. Rolling Stone provides all the news
that fits to 12 million readers every two weeks.

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