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Rott Brings Bite with International Recording Contract
Female fronted Idaho Gothic Rock band Rott has landed an International recording and distribution contract with USA label Renaissance Records. Their album Out of Time will be released in May in the United States and Canada with international release by one of the largest independents, Koch Distribution. 2008-03-09

Tampa Bay Gets Its Own Biggest Music Business Conference and Award Show
The Biggest Music Biz Conference and Music Award Show hits the Tampa Bay Area in November. Top Industry Professionals will teach at the conference and celebrity's will walk the red carpet at the televised awards. Tampa Bay, FL is Arbitron ranked market number 19 and has a thriving independent music scene. 2008-03-09

The Paley Center for Media Presents a Forthieth Annivesary Salute to Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Wiliam S. Paley Television Festival with Special Guest Priscilla Presley
The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) will present a fortieth anniversary salute to Elvis Presley's'68 Comeback Special, kicking off the twenty-fifth annual William S. Paley Television Festival (PaleyFest08) on March 14, 2008. Priscilla Presley will join in the celebration which will include a screening of the special followed by a discussion with Presley, Steve Binder (Producer/Director), and Bones Howe (Producer). Tickets are available at www.ticketweb.com or 866.468.3399. For discount, please use access code: paleyfestfan1. 2008-03-08

Digital Media Wire Announces Agenda & Speakers for Future of Television in Los Angeles, March 24-25
The two-day event is the industry's only comprehensive television conference focused on the evolution and future of the space. 2008-03-07

Digital Media Wire and PassAlong Networks Publish Second Edition of "Project Millennials" Sourcebook
Book Distributed at Canadian Music Week Millennials Event and Available Online at www.dmwmedia.com 2008-03-07

Music Awards Show Begins Accepting Nominations and Votes for Indie Artists
Nominations for the 2008 Tampa Music Awards officially begins today. Fans will vote by sending an SMS text message through their wireless phone. The Awards will be held in November and are accompanied by Tampa's biggest music business conference. 2008-03-07

New Ray Brown Jr. CD: All-Star Duets Plus One With Mom & Dad   Ray Brown Jr., the son of legendary jazz performers Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, is being joined by some of his friends and other artists he has admired to create a truly unique album put out by SRI Jazz with veteran producer Shelly Liebowitz at the helm. All-star guests from the CD have also signed the "Green Piano" used in making the CD, which will then be sold at auction, the proceeds of which will help rebuild eco-friendly homes to musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. 2008-03-06

Armond Morales, Founding Member Of The Grammy & Dove Award Winning Group The Imperials, Issues Open Letter To His Son   Armond Morales, founding member of the Grammy & Dove Award winning group The Imperials, issues public statement in response to the story that broke last week at ChristianityToday.com. 2008-03-04

Writers Guild of America Strike Is Over And New Records Have Been Set
MAYO's clients earned a record number of media impressions, and it is not business as usual in Hollywood according to one of the entertainment PR agency clients, which earned a record 85 million media impressions during the WGA Strike. 2008-03-04

M. Loring Communications and MLC PR Synthesize Forming Innovative Music Promotion Firm
M. Loring Communications and MLC PR reach new heights in music promotion by offering both music publicity and radio promotion services within the same corporation. 2008-03-02

Exclusive Video Double Header at SingingFool.com: Presidents of the United States and Angie Stone   Double-platinum selling band Presidents of the United States and Grammy-nominted artist Angie Stone premiere their new music videos exclusively on SingingFool.com today. 2008-02-29

gb Leighton Announces National Tour with BoDeans Slated to Kick-Off March 21st in Dallas, TX
Minnesota's "Best Kept Secret" will tour nationally with legendary BoDeans beginning March 21st. Tour is scheduled to kick-off in Dallas, Texas and hit markets such as New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Nashville, Chicago, and more. Visit www.gbleighton.com for full tour information. 2008-02-29

Syleena Johnson Earns Own Imprint Under Universal Music Group Subsidiary
Syleena Johnson will reintroduce herself to the world of R&B with the launch of her own label, Aneelys Records (Syleena spelled backwards), through Federal/Universal Music Group. Federal, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, signed Aneelys Records to an exclusive world-wide distribution agreement and Johnson's fourth studio album, "Labor Pains," will be the label's first release. 2008-02-29

Nerf Herder Set To Return With New CD "IV" On Oglio Records. A New Hope For Punk Pop Nerd Rock Fun Begins   Nerd Rock favorites Nerf Herder will be releasing their fourth album entitled "IV" via their new deal with Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. "IV" includes odes to cassettes, orange backpacks, golf shirts, manatees, the awesomeness of Led Zeppelin, Santa Barbara, and high school all mixed with perhaps the album's greatest secret ingredient, unrequited love. 2008-02-28

The Best Bars in DC   DC City Blog Provides a list of the top 10 Washington, DC Bars to visit in 2008 2008-02-28

Vakero Partners With Sunflower Entertainment
Sunflower Entertainment signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with New York and Dominican Republic based record label Jeremy Records' recording artist, Vakero, the #1 Dominican Hip Hop artist and leader of the Rap Dominicano movement. 2008-02-28

BoDeans Announce Spring Tour, New Album Out March 4th
Roots-rock group the BoDeans are touring this spring in support of their new album "Still," which will be out March 4th. The disc was produced by T-Bone Burnett and the first single, "Everyday," is currently impacting Triple A radio. 2008-02-27

Gay Grandson of 'Scarface' Al Capone Tells His Story
Al Capone's Grandson Tells His Story of Personal Struggle to Confirm and Deal with Family Stigma and Childhood Trauma in book, Son of Scarface: A Memoir by the Grandson of Al Capone. 2008-02-26

Pop Your Panties With Paris, Nicole and Lindsey Music Parody Opens NY Film Fest   Music parody 'Pop Your Panties with Paris, Nicole and Lindsey' debuts at the New York Film Festival this week. 'Pop Your Panties' is produced by Itsi Atkins and Lisa Nusbaum from Parody 4 Charity Productions, who have dedicated themselves to generate public awareness for Media 4 Humanity. 2008-02-26

WiFi Film Conference Announces The Official 2008 Line-Up
We Have No Life Productions, presenters of the WiFi Film Conference, announces the official line-up of featured guest speakers from Los Angeles, New York, Tennessee and North Carolina. 2008-02-26

Studio City, California Based Alan Ett Creative Group Pacts with 44 Blue Productions to Become Production Company's Virtual Music Department
Studio City, California based Alan Ett Creative Group has announced a new pact with 44 Blue Productions To Become Production Company's Virtual Music Department. 44 Blue Productions is one of America's top suppliers of reality, documentary, lifestyle, and action-adventure programming. Under the terms of the new agreement, the AECG family of companies will become a Virtual Music Department for 44 Blue. 2008-02-25

Sonic Bear Music, Va. Beach, VA, releases "Vertigo" by Stephen Peppos, a Virginia Artist/Composer, Official Release Date February 1, 2008   Artist/Composer Stephen Peppos' Vertigo CD is receiving high accolades from music reviewers and industry insiders of the Contemporary Instrumental and New Age Genres. 2008-02-23

Geoff Westen's New Power Pop Collection Vidiots-TUNE IN!! Released March 25
Vidiots-TUNE IN!!, is Geoff Westen's fourth album, and the follow-up to The Pigs-OINK! on the indie Disturbing Music label. The Pigs-OINK! made the Hybrid Magazine list of "2006 Up and Coming Favorites," and was named in the Top 25 Indie CDs of 2007 by Indie-Music.com among armfuls of other stellar reviews for the joyful pop-rock collection. 2008-02-22

Jett Williams' Macon County Disaster Relief Benefit Saturday, MAY 10TH, 2008
Jett Williams helping tornado victims through music with friends. 2008-02-21

Mountain Mirrors to Launch Supernatural Dreadnought Voyage
Twisted and heavy acoustic rock band Mountain Mirrors to release their third LP, "Dreadnought", on Friday February 22nd. 2008-02-20

Child Prodigies Create Music Mania on Gamer Blogs   In less than a year since its release the Black Out Band's music video, "Video Games", has been viewed more than 250,000 times from the band's Web site at www.blackoutband.com , Gamer Blogs and video sharing sites. Its footage was shot inside a historic theatre with 75 screaming adolescent fans. 2008-02-19

Valencia Vas Gives Listening Advice and Wine Menus to her Music Fans   Providence Records releases 'Valencia Vas Vitamins,' interactive music supplements to accompany the soprano's debut album. The first two features are 'The Beginner's Listening Guide' and 'The Wine Song Pairing.' 2008-02-18

Benevento/Russo Duo and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Team Up for Spring Break
Two of the hottest young touring acts around, the Benevento/Russo Duo and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals team for 10-date tour in March. 2008-02-16

Fox Television Inks Deal with "Whittaker Bay" Moving To Prime Time
TV drama begins airing this Saturday night (Feb. 16, 2008) and stars Actor Timothy Woodward Jr. and the Dazzling Duo - Sabrina and Kelly Aldridge from MTV'S "8th & Ocean" and Christmas comedy hit "Deck the Halls" Movie on DVD last year. 2008-02-16

Jazz Pianist Eldar Wins $20,000 SPA Get-A-Way Package Courtesy of Perfect Earth Tours Eco Spa & Resort
Grammy nominated jazz virtuoso Eldar wins top prize at 'Green with Music,' the luxury eco gifting retreat and spa during the Grammys. 2008-02-15