MUSIC NATION second week winners announced - Six more artists bumped to quarterfinals

Public Along With Industry Heavyweights Including The Game and Good Charlotte"s Madden Brothers Select Acts Burning Tree Project, ColdFusion, Sara Melson, Pink Stilettos, Geno & Skunk Boogie, Muddy Trenchez

Music Nation (www.musicnation.com), the artist development company, has announced the winners for the second week of its online multi-genre video music competition. Each week, the public, together with the Music Nation panel of judges, votes to determine which artists move on the quarterfinal round. Offering a chance for unsigned acts to have their music heard by some of the premier figures in the music industry, the panel consists of rock judges Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and producer Howard Benson, pop judges Charlie Walk, President of Epic Records, and producer Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, and urban judges Nelly, The Game and Mark Pitts, President of Urban Music at Jive Records. This week"s winners in the rock genre are Burning Tree Project and ColdFusion, Sara Melson and Pink Stilettos in pop; and in urban, Geno & Skunk Boogie and Muddy Trenchez.

These six winners now move on to the quarterfinals, beginning April 23rd, which will be followed by semifinal and final rounds. Three artists - one from each genre (rock, pop and urban) - will win the ultimate prize: a global recording contract with Epic Records. The winners will also be showcased on an episode of STRIPPED, Clear Channel Radio"s exclusive in-studio performance series.

Rock Winners

Burning Tree Project - "Stop Saying It's Over - Judges' Choice
http://rock.musicnation.com/v1c5

Burning Tree Project's "Stop Saying It"s Over" is a great combination of storyline - a girl's unexplained disappearance at a convenience store as a metaphor for a break-up - combined with high energy performance footage. The band (Enik Lin, Sean Gordon, Dave Kim, Andre Harris, Matt Marquez) is from Buena Park, CA.

ColdFusion - "Get Out" - Nation's Choice
http://rock.musicnation.com/vb5

Diamond Bar, CA's ColdFusion is a band that knows how to work. With four self-released albums already in stores, the band (Mike Oliver, 26, JT, 26, Taylor Ouellette, 23, Michael Detto, 21, Ryan Bishop, 25) obviously shares the same ferocity and tenacity as shown in their urgent and energetic video for "Get Out."

Pop Winners

Sara Melson - "Never Been Hurt" - Judges' Choice
http://pop.musicnation.com/v698

Sara Melson's "Never Been Hurt" video is as pretty and tender as the song itself. The Los Angeles, CA-based artist's songs have been featured on both the ABC show "Men In Trees" and as a Top Ten Pick on the Launch/Yahoo radiocast Cool as Folk.

Pink Stilettos - "Supposed To Be" - Nation's Choice
http://pop.musicnation.com/v671

Pink Stilettos is a pop/country/rock trio of three sisters (Allison, 20, Angela, 18, Marianne, 14) from Alpine, UT, all trained on the piano and classical instruments since age four. "Supposed To Be" tells the age-old story of perfect pop songs: young love and heartbreak.

Urban Winners

Geno & Skunk Boogie - "Life" - Judges' Choice
http://urban.musicnation.com/v690

This Bradenton, FL duo's video lets the song speak for itself. Shot in simple black and white, "Life" relies on their rhymes, sung chorus, and the genuine enthusiasm of Geno & Skunk Boogie's live performance in this compelling homemade video.

Muddy Trenchez - "The Area" - Nation's Choice
http://urban.musicnation.com/v58a

From Palmdale, CA, Muddy Trenchez is two MCs - Young Prophet and Verb Kent - and one producer, MaxMostly aka MoBeatz. "The Area," with its horns and steady beats, is as noble-sounding as its video"s storyline, where Young Profit and Verb Kent save a young woman from imminent danger. Who needs Superman when you have Verb Kent?