• February 1, 2011

Ram Truck, Chrysler's pickup truck division, is putting "Ram Battle of the Bands" on its Facebook page to find the next big thing in country music. The effort offers someone the chance to perform live at the 2011 Rodeo Austin in Texas, March 11 - 26.

Fans will vote on videos that performers upload to the brand's Facebook page and the top 10 bands or individuals with the most votes will move on to the Ram Truck panel of judges who will select their favorite top two videos.

The top two performers will play for some 25,000 people at the 2011 Rodeo Austin. The first-place winner gets $5,000. Second place gets $2,500.

Last year, Yahoo and the Ram Truck brand launched "Ram Country," a dedicated country music site on Yahoo Music.