Are You Burning To Be The Next Nashville Star?

Are You Burning To Be The Next Nashville Star?

Country Music Star Phil Vassar and Prilosec OTC Search for the Next Nashville Star

NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nashville Star and Prilosec OTC are joining "Country Music's Biggest Party(TM)," the 2005 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN, June 9-12, to find an aspiring Country Music star who burns to be a contestant on the fourth season of the show. Nashville Star hopefuls will perform and be judged by this season's runner-up Jason Meadows, and Nashville Star judges Phil Vassar and Anastasia Brown, for the chance to advance directly to the regional auditions for the next season of Nashville Star.

Aspiring Nashville Star contestants are invited to the Downtown Nashville Convention Center on Wednesday, June 8 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Contestants are asked to line-up at the Opry Place doors located on 5th Avenue. In this first phase of competition, judges will listen to the first 200 contestants in line sing a thirty-second a cappella piece. Of these 200 people, ten to twelve contestants will be called back for the final round of competition. The finals will be held on Thursday, June 9 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at CMA Music Festival's Family Zone which is in front of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Hilton Hotel between 4th and 5th Avenue. The Family Zone is a free area of CMA Music Festival, open to the public.

Prilosec OTC Goes Country

In an effort to get frequent heartburn sufferers back to the activities they enjoy, the marketer of Prilosec OTC has partnered with Nashville Star to raise awareness about frequent heartburn and treatment options among Country Music fans.

"Country Music is about having fun and sharing experiences with family and friends and Prilosec OTC helps people get back to having fun and doing what they love to do." said Kip Olmstead, Brand Manager of Prilosec OTC. Procter & Gamble has launched a new portion of the Prilosec OTC Web site geared toward the Country Music lover. The site includes free music downloads and Country Music related news and prizes.

"As a frequent heartburn sufferer who has discovered Prilosec OTC, I have partnered with Procter & Gamble to help educate people about the condition and how it can be treated effectively," said Phil Vassar. "My heartburn would often affect me during my performances making it difficult for me to sing. It was keeping me from putting my all into what I love to do most -- perform. Prilosec OTC made me realize that I didn't have to suffer, and I can now focus on just having fun on stage."

For more information on Phil Vassar and the singing competition at the CMA Music Festival including rules and entry form, please visit http://www.prilosecotccountry.com/. For more information on CMA Music Festival, please visit http://www.cmafest.com/.

About Nashville Star

Over 20 million viewers tuned into this season's Nashville Star to watch the live performances of the 10 finalists. Throughout the season, audience voting whittled the competition down as cameras captured the contestants' performances and the behind-the-scenes drama and humor that developed as they lived and worked together in Nashville. The winner of Nashville Star receives a recording contract with a major record label. Past winners include Buddy Jewell (winner - season one) and Brad Cotter (winner - season two), whose careers were both launched by Nashville Star.

About PRILOSEC OTC

PRILOSEC OTC is the #1 Doctor-(+) and Pharmacist-(++) recommended OTC acid reducer, the first of a new class of OTC heartburn medicines that works differently from every other over-the-counter heartburn medication. Prilosec OTC is the only OTC that can work for 24 hours with one pill a day by directly shutting down many acid pumps in your stomach *. In the two years since PRILOSEC OTC was launched, it has become the #1 selling OTC heartburn medicine** on the market. For more information about PRILOSEC OTC, visit http://www.prilosecotc.com/ . PRILOSEC OTC is available over-the-counter through an alliance between P&G and AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca continues to market and sell prescription PRILOSEC.

About Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)

Two billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the largest and strongest portfolios of trusted, quality brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Bounty(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Actonel(R), Olay(R) and Clairol Nice 'n Easy(R). The P&G community consists of nearly 98,000 employees working in almost 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About CMA Music Festival

CMA Music Festival has been a love fest for Country Music enthusiasts for more than three decades. Since it began as Fan Fair(R) in 1972, the event has drawn hundreds of thousands of fans to Nashville from around the world to see their favorite artists perform, to get that coveted autograph and to create lifelong memories. Now known as CMA Music Festival, the event drew 132,000 fans in 2004. Visit http://www.CMAfest.com for ticket prices and more information. 2005 CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA.

+ NDCHealth, NDC Physician Recommendation Audit (April 2004 - September 2004, Acid Reducer Category). Data on file. ++ Based on share of recommendations: Pharmacy Today 2004 OTC Survey, Acid Reducers. * Use as directed for 14 days for treating frequent heartburn. Not for immediate relief. ** Based on dollar sales. AC Nielson FD+ dollar share of heartburn (9/20/03 - 11/27/04).

Source: Nashville Star; Prilosec OTC

CONTACT: Crystal W. Harrell, Ph.D., P&G Health Sciences Institute, +1- 513-622-2880; Anne FitzSimons Unger, Manning Selvage & Lee, +1-614-933-8577

Web site: http://www.prilosecotccountry.com/ http://www.cmafest.com/ http://www.prilosecotc.com/ http://www.pg.com/

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