-- $10,000 cash -- A 3-track demo created with a hit-making record producer -- Up to 10 performances at Cosmopolitan-sponsored events -- One-year memberships to SESAC (a performing rights organization for music artists and publishers) and FanBridge (a premier fan list management service)"At Cosmo, we are all about empowering women to achieve their dreams, both personal and professional," said Donna Kalajian Lagani, Senior Vice President and Publishing Director, Cosmopolitan. "The StarLaunch talent search will do just that. By leveraging our partnership with YouTube and the support of our sponsors Nikon and Pantene, we will be able to give a deserving female artist the opportunity to be discovered by America -- something no amount of money can buy." For more information on StarLaunch and details on how to enter, visit www.cosmopolitan.com/starlaunch. Tickets for the StarLaunch concert on December 5th at New York City's Terminal 5 go on sale Friday, September 12 at noon. To purchase, visit www.ticketmaster.com. Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan (www.cosmopolitan.com) is the best-selling young women's magazine in the U.S., a bible for fun, fearless females that reaches more than 18 million readers a month. Cosmopolitan delivers the latest news on men and love, fashion and beauty, women's health and self-improvement, and entertainment. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Cosmopolitan mobile (m.cosmopolitan.com). In addition to its U.S. flagship, Cosmopolitan publishes 58 editions around the world. Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions around the world, including 18 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (75.6 million total adults, according to MRI, Spring 2008).
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