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Power Pop Songstress Avril Lavigne Featured Artist of the Month on the Music Choice Multi-Platform Network Music Choice to feature Avril Lavigne hosting a hot video list & a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her “Girlfriend” video. - 2007-03-22

FameCast Unveils Season One Top 10 Finalists Online Artist Discovery and Entertainment Community Attracted Artists from across America to Compete for a Chance at Stardom - 2007-03-21

Music Industry Uncovers New Music and Fierce Competition in a National Singing Contest Riffstar.com announced a free and open online singing competition helping discover the next big musical sensation for the music industry, putting the future of tomorrow's stars in the hands of the fans. - 2007-03-21

7 Attachment Lynyrd Skynyrd Star to Rock with 'Scrap Metal' All-Star Rock Band: More Special Guests Added to Tin Pan South Festival Show Celebrity Rock Group Scrap Metal announces more special guests including Lynyrd Skynyrd star Artemus Pyle ("Sweet Home Alabama"); Matt Scannel of Vertical Horizon ("She's Everything You Want"); Jim Peterick of Survivor ("Eye of the Tiger") and CJ Snare of Firehouse ("Love of a Lifetime") scheduled to perform with them during appearance at 2007 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival concert in Nashville on March 28. - 2007-03-19

Ford Edge Music Fans Responding to Innovative Video Podcast Ford Edge and Rock River Music continue their series of downloadable full-length major label music video podcasts. More than 10,000 downloads have occurred. March's artists include Snow Patrol, Nelly Furtado, Peter Bjorn & John and La Rocca. - 2007-03-18

Doors Manzarek and Krieger Add Fuel Doors founding members Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger have chosen ex-Fuel lead singer Brett Scallions to front their project Riders On The Storm, filling the void created when The Cult's Ian Astbury departed the group last month. "Brett is on board and we are glad to have him, he has a great voice and a lot of charisma," states keyboardist Manzarek. Brett Scallions departed Fuel in early 2006 after fronting the multi-platinum act for over a decade. Scallions looks forward to working with Manzarek and Krieger. "Riders On The Storm" is managed by Tom Vitorino Management, and represented by The Kirby Organization. - 2007-03-14

1 Attachment Childhood Prodigies Release Music Video on Gaming 'Addiction' In just six short weeks since its release the Black Out Band's music video, "Video Games", has been viewed more than 9,000 times from the band's Web site at www.blackoutband.com and other video sharing sites. Its footage was shot inside a historic theatre with 75 screaming adolescent fans. - 2007-03-13

Modern Pop/Rock Latin-Crossover Artist "Carmireli" Reaches Beyond Unsigned Virtual Expectations Consistently appearing on the unsigned Latin Top 100 chart on Myspace.com™, Pop/Rock artist "Carmireli" is being embraced by mainstream radio in the U.S. and abroad. - 2007-03-12

6 Attachment Legendary London Label, Stiff Records, to Re-Release Five Thatcher-Era Classics Iconic punk-era independent label Stiff Records will open their vaults to begin re-releasing many of their unconventional classics, some never before available on CD in the U.S. Starting April 3rd in the U.S. (March 12th in the U.K.) releases include: Wreckless Eric -- Big Smash; Rachel Sweet -- Fool Around; Dirty Looks -- The Complete Stiff Years; Any Trouble -- Where Are All The Nice Girls?; Tracey Ullman -- You Broke My Heart in Seventeen Places. - 2007-03-12

Full Sail Graduate, Phil Tan, Wins GRAMMY Award for The Second Year in a Row Full Sail Real World Education is proud to announce that 1990 Recording Arts graduate, Phil Tan, was awarded a GRAMMY of his very own at the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards that aired live February 11, 2007 on CBS. Tan won for serving as a Mix Engineer in the Best Rap Album category for Ludacris' album, Release Theory. - 2007-03-07

3 Attachment "She's An Army of One" Set to Begin Production on March 12, 2007: TRA-STAR Entertainment and BMJ-Nashville Join Forces in the Production of this Inspiring Tribute TRA-STAR Entertainment, Inc. in association with BMJ-Nashville, to start production on a "She's An Army Of One". The project is centered on a new song written by Nashville songwriter and producer, Mark Carman, entitled "She's An Army of One". The song pays tribute to the women who have in the past and presently serve in the armed forces of the United States. Production is scheduled to begin in Nashville on March 12, 2007. - 2007-03-06

Music and Entertainment Industry Veterans Charles Attal, Paul Korzilius, Randy Phillips and Larry Waks Join FameCast Advisory Board FameCast, the first online talent contest designed to find America's best new artists, today announced Charles Attal, of Charles Attal Presents and C3 Presents, Paul Korzilius, manager of super-star rock group Bon Jovi, Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live and Larry Waks, partner at Jackson Walker LLP have joined the company's Advisory Board. - 2007-03-06

Music Choice to Feature Cartel, One of Today's Hottest Emerging Pop Punk Bands, on 'Fresh Crops' "Fresh Crops", the Music Choice Original Show Available on the Network's Free Video-On-Demand Service, Features Today's Hottest Emerging Artists - 2007-03-05

Schizophrenology Surpasses 20,000 Downloads Since Releasing Last Year Over 7,000 Physical Copies Of Their Debut Now Sold To-Date Schizophrenology, the second record by Indie rock nitwits The Majestic Twelve recently surpassed 20,000 downloads in February. The band self-released the record for free via download last July. Spurred by releasing their second disc for free, fans have come back and bought over 7,000 physical copies of their debut record direct from their website. - 2007-03-05

1 Attachment Celebrity Rock Group 'Scrap Metal' Adds Special Guests to 2007 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Show Celebrity Rock Group Scrap Metal featuring Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Mark Slaughter (Slaughter), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger) and Matthew & Gunnar Nelson (Nelson) scheduled to perform at the 2007 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville confirmed today special guest appearances by C.J. Snare of Firehouse and Stephen Pearcy of RATT. - 2007-03-04

1 Attachment Chicago-Based Beatfolk Band Releases 'The Hi-Jacked Generation' Hot Heels Records, the Chicago-based Beatfolk band that has been described as a cross between Jack Kerouac, Sonic Youth, and Bob Dylan, is releasing full-length album, "The Hi-Jacked Generation." - 2007-03-01

6 Attachment Singer, Kathryn Keats, Comes Bounding Back to Life After Torture, Captivity, a Trial, and the Fear of Hara-Kiri Holds Her Hostage for Twenty Years, Readers Digest "Possessed by Love, written by Ellen Sherman, brings singer/songwriter, Kathryn Keats, back to life, proving that nothing is insurmountable. Celebrate Kathryn's reclamation of life and music after surviving what very few live to tell. - 2007-03-01

4 Attachment The Journey to Evolution of the Blood Star has Transformed Norine Braun The mere listen to Norine Braun's new release "Evolution of the Blood Star" one will begin the expedition to self discovery, and as each song filters into the soul, your own fate is realized. Braun's music and lyrics are uplifting, kind and soft-spoken, as if an authentic conversation between two people. - 2007-03-01

4 Attachment Walrus' Classic Rock Album, "Uncovered," Now Indexed on Pandora.com The debut CD by the classic rock band Walrus has been catalogued by Pandora.com, an online streaming radio station powered by the Music Genome Project. Rock 'n' roll lovers can create a customized music stream on this music discovery service to hear songs from The Walrus CD, "Uncovered," and the music of other bands whose musical DNA is similar to The Walrus. Pandora.com has linked the Walrus musical DNA with that of Barenaked Ladies and Tim Reid. - 2007-02-26

1 Attachment Shoutmouth.com Launches Internet's Most Comprehensive Music News Community Community members gain access to daily coverage of nearly 1,000 artists. - 2007-02-22

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