Time is running out, and you have until midnight on 31st January to cast your vote in the Songlines Music Awards. The BBC have withdrawn from the Awards for World Music and to fill the void Songlines magazine have stepped in. There's a full website area dedicated to the awards with handy drop down lists for each of the four categories, all potential nominees having had a cd reviewed in Songlines. Makes you realise how much good music there is out there. Read on ...

You have to give your name and email details, those canny people at Songlines know how to build a useful e list.

The categories are:

Best Artist
Best Group
Best Cross Cultural Collaboration
Best Newcomer

The group of artists with the most votes will form the core nominees to be voted on by a panel of Songlines staff.

Cast your vote at the Songlines Music Awards Website