CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- There are only days remaining
 for people to add their names to Justin Timberlake's Congressional petition in
 support of music education.  Thousands of people across the country have
 already gone online to join the cause at the urging of the popular recording
 artist, and the petition will close on Labor Day.
     Timberlake, whose Justin Timberlake Foundation has partnered with the
 American Music Conference (AMC) to promote quality music education for every
 student, first announced the petition during a phone appearance on MTV's Total
 Request Live on June 12.
     "Everyone knows how important music is to me, but this issue goes beyond
 performing and recording," Timberlake says.  "This is about an opportunity
 that every young person should enjoy, no matter what career they aspire to.  I
 want to do everything I can to make sure other people can benefit from music
 education."
     The petition is available on AMC's website (http://www.amc-music.org) for
 people to add their names.  Once it is completed, AMC will deliver it to
 Congress and report on the results.  The site also offers tips on writing to
 Congressional representatives and becoming active locally on behalf of music
 education.  In all, the site has received more than half a million hits since
 Timberlake's announcement.
     The mission of The Justin Timberlake Foundation is to promote music
 education as essential to a child's development.  "The Foundation is excited
 to play a role in encouraging people to become advocates on behalf of this
 important cause," says executive director Nina Biggar.  For more information
 on the Foundation, contact Biggar at (646) 437-3632.
     The American Music Conference is dedicated to promoting the importance of
 music, music making, and music education to the general public.  For more
 information about AMC and this new partnership, visit
 http://www.amc-music.org.
 
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SOURCE  American Music Conference