EMQ gives audience a chance to win pair tickets for performance for all three nights!

EMQ Network, (http://www.emqtv.com) the online network dedicated to the African American collegiate experience, is giving its audience a chance to join the excitement of the 16^th Annual 2010 ESSENCE Music Festival presented by Coca Cola in New Orleans, the Ultimate Party Weekend.  Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of ESSENCE Magazine with us.

Participants have from June 15th to June 19^th to enter and play EMQ’s “Txt Ur Way 2 EMF10″ trivia game for a chance to win a pair of tickets to enjoy the Essence Music Festival.  It’s simple, to play the trivia game “Who Said This Lyric” just visit http://emqtv.com/emf10 fill out registration form and guess who said that lyric! The winner for each day will be randomly selected the following morning at 10:00 am EST and will be alerted of their winning via text message.

Entrants will multiple chances to win!  Here’s a hint, all of the artists selected for the trivia will be performing this year AND we will are giving you 8 chances to guess the artist.  Trivia questions will be posted on Twitter and Facebook so you will not miss a beat, but participants have to regisister their answer online at http://emqtv.com/emf10 to enter the drawing.

This package includes a pair of tickets to get access to three nights of exciting performances on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at the Superdome courtesy of ESSENCE Magazine and EMQ Networks.

Known as the “party with a purpose,” ESSENCE Magazine is celebrating its 40th year anniversary at the nation’s largest annual gathering of African-American musical talent; The ESSENCE Music Festival features an unprecedented three days of cultural celebrations and empowerment seminars and three nights of performances by some of today’s greatest African-American artists. Performances this year include Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz, Monica, Gladys Knight, Charlie Wilson, LL Cool J, Rapael Saadiq, Jill Scott, ESSENCE Icons!, A tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire and many more.

Empowering, free daytime seminars feature guests Bill Cosby, Dr. Juanita Bynum, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Steve Harvey, and CNN’s Roland Martin. The contest ends promptly at 11:59 PM EST on Saturday June 19th, so HURRY for your chance to win!

The music does not stop with the contest; EMQtv.com is excited to launch BlackCollegeMix, www.blackcollegemix.com …

About EMQ Networks and EMQ (brand) EMQ Networks is an interactive media company that consists of Blackcollegemix.com, EMQtv.com, Blackgreek.TV, Youngsavedproud.com, and 9ine4our3hree.com.  EMQ is the first and only interactive media company that specializes in broadband content for and about current and perspective African American college students and alumni; centered on their lifestyle and their collegiate experiences in a highly entertaining and engaging format.  EMQ provides a new voice to this market and is dedicated to portraying a positive and accurate view of the African American collegiate experience and lifestyle.  To date EMQ’s web broadband video assets has generated over 10,000 Gigabytes in downloads and streams. EMQ positions itself for growth by expanding its college lifestyle concept into other platforms, live event management, brand licensing and its reach into other ethnicities and international opportunities.  EMQ Networks is a division of E-Mackqulent, LLC.

To celebrate the strength of women and Breast Cancer Awareness month EMQ Networks, the online network dedicated to the African American collegiate experience, has teamed up with ESSENCE to give away free registrations to the 2009 ESSENCE Empowerment Conference Friday, October 30th at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago from 9 am to 3:30 pm.

ESSENCE promises to deliver on an empowering conference women equipping women with the tools to live their best lives possible.   With key strategies needed for you to reach new heights in your career, finances, relationships and all aspects of life. The ESSENCE Empowerment Conference will feature breakout sessions and keynote addresses from renowned speakers at the height of their careers who will share their expertise and secrets to success with attendees.

The rules of the game are still the same. Today at 2:00PM EST we will ask 4 questions via txt blast, Facebook blasts, and at http://emqtv.com/empowermentconf09.  If you know the answer to any of the questions reply to essenceconf09@emqtv.com via text or email to enter for your chance to win a free registration for you and a guest to attend the 2009 ESSENCE Empowerment Conference. If you get it right, your be enter into a drawing to win. The more questions you answer right, the more chances you have to win!  Trivia questions will be about famous black women and their contributions to the world.  The game will start at 2:00pm EST, four questions will be posted, two every hour, ending at 4PM EST.  Once you know the answer text or email it to essenceconf09@emqtv.com. You will have until 6:00PM EST to submit your answers.  If you are a winner you will receive a text/email from us 8:00PM EST, asking for your contact information for you and a friend to attend the conference.

Grand Prize (1): Includes a registration for you and guest to the 2009 ESSENCE Empowerment Conference, plus ESSENCE Prize Package

General Prize (2): Includes a registration for you and guest to the 2009 ESSENCE Empowerment Conference