Competition for up and coming artists in Warwickshire

Live and Unsigned gives entrants the opportunity to display their talents and win performance slots at festivals across the world and £10,000 to spend on their development.

Other prizes include a UK tour, top of the range amplifiers and coverage on MUZU TV or YouTube.

An audition for the Midlands will take place at the NEC in Birmingham on Saturday January 28.

Judges will include Radio 1 DJs Annie Nightingale, Tom Deacon and Daniel P Carter, Kerrang’s Alex Baker and Bez from The Happy Mondays.

The competition is open to all genres and all types of unsigned artists including singers, bands and rappers.

The grand final will take place at the O2 arena in London later next year.

For more information or to register visit www.liveandunsigned.uk.com