In February of this year, Amy Winehouse was named to mtvU�s �Freshmen Five,� a semi-annual list of emerging acts poised to ride college student support to mainstream notoriety, and a few months later she did just that � quickly becoming one of the biggest names in contemporary music. The acclaimed North London songstress will treat students to a rare U.S. performance at the �Woodies,� one of only two scheduled for the remainder of 2007. Also on hand to shake things up will be student favorites The Academy Is�, backed by mtvU since the release of their debut album, Almost Here. Since then the band has rocked mtvU�s �Campus Invasion Music Festival �07,� �Spring Break� and registered some of the most highly streamed video premieres in the history of mtvU.com. In addition, The Academy Is� is currently headlining a nearly 60 stop fall tour presented by mtvU and also featuring Armor For Sleep, The Rocket Summer and Sherwood. Philadelphia-bred hip hop group Spank Rock are getting noticed with their breakout first single "Rick Ruben," off of their experimental debut album YoYoYoYoYo, and with strong student demand, have found themselves in heavy rotation on mtvU. The group�s new release Bangers & Cash EP, released on Downtown Records, hit stores on October 9th.

Top nominees for the 2007 �mtvU Woodie Awards� include The Shins � with nominations in the �Woodie of the Year,� �Alumni Woodie,� and �Viral Woodie� categories � followed by Modest Mouse, Gym Class Heroes, Lily Allen, Justice, Linkin Park and The Academy Is�, with two nods each. Other prominent nominees include headliner Amy Winehouse, Arcade Fire, Lil� Wayne, Bright Eyes, The Knife, Common, Klaxons, M.I.A., Spoon, CSS, The Rapture, TV on the Radio, Thom Yorke and Paramore. Nearly fifty emerging and influential artists are nominated for the fourth annual �mtvU Woodies.� Additional �Woodies� performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

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