Billboard, Fluid develop music competition

May 19, 2008 Billboard has teamed with music-services company Fluid Music to develop a reality competition series, marking the publication's first venture into unscripted television. "Billboard Next" will combine a televised music competition and Web site specifically created to discover emerging artists across a range of music genres. Associated Talent Management will consult on the show's format, facilitate the search for a production team and handle licensing and distribution deals.

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