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A&M Entertainment Offers Sponsorship Opportunities for Upcoming Tours National music entertainment platforms available for sponsorship; genres to include R&B, rock and urban music. - 2007-11-14

New Christmas Album, Tour from #1 Best Selling Christmas Artist in History, Chip Davis & Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas Song is the first new Mannheim Steamroller Christmas studio album since the multi-platinum Christmas Extraordinaire in 2001. Olivia Newton-John and Johnny Mathis appear as guest vocalists on the CD. Mannheim Steamroller's annual 12-city Christmas tour kicks off in Boise, ID. Also, Thomas Nelson Publishers to Release Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Gift Book entitled Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: The Season For Joy. - 2007-11-11

Gene Simmons Joins Gangster Big Band Royal Crown Revue at Hard Rock Casino for Family Jewels Filming Rock legend Gene Simmons of the band KISS will be performing live with big band Royal Crown Revue this coming Friday November 9th, at "The Joint" located in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. - 2007-11-08

Blue Scholars Announce Tour Dates that Include Midwest, New York & California Stepping Out of Seattle Once Again, Blue Scholars Hit Up the Midwest with Psalm One and Support New Digital EP "Joe Metro." - 2007-11-08

Jill Newman Productions Adds Two Shows To Sly & The Family Stone's First New York Visit In 32 Years First Family of Funk to perform November 20 and December 7 at 8:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill. - 2007-11-08

Jill Newman Productions Presents Sly & The Family Stone, Jimmy Scott, Bilal, Derrick Hodge and others Jill Newman Productions, renowned across the nation for high-quality, diverse music productions, announces an exciting calendar of events, including the United States premiere of the triumphant return of Sly & The Family Stone. - 2007-10-31

Jazz Vocalist Dexter Porter is on the Official 50th Grammy Entry List Jazz Vocalist Dexter Porter has been added to the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for the 50th Grammy Awards ballots. - 2007-10-29

TRIPNOTICA Presents New York's Exclusive Record Release/Listening Party for Seal's New Album, System TRIPNOTICA, in collaboration with Warner Brothers Records, presents the New York record release/listening party for Seal's thrilling new album, System (WB Release on 11/13/07), produced by Stuart Price and featuring the single, "Amazing". The official listening party and record release event will include promotional giveaways and will be held at The Delancey on Friday, November 16, beginning at 7:30pm. The night also features another installment of its unique monthly electronica/ downtempo concert event with live performances by five of the East Coast's most exciting indie bands--including international trip hop artist Costanza, (Tricky's vocalist on "Vulnerable" and "Back to Mine"); the stirringly jazzy and soulful Mudville; and Washington D.C.'s Jette Kelly of Jette-Ives, whose debut album, In the Deep, was proclaimed by Scotland's Is This Music? to be "an album not heard since Portishead went missing in action". - 2007-10-29

The Walrus Classic Rock Band Returns to Chuckanut Radio Hour The Walrus, one of the Pacific Northwest's premier classic rock bands, returns after a four-month hiatus to perform as the "house band" for the Chuckanut Radio Hour in Bellingham. The group will entertain a live audience Nov. 14 at the Museum of Radio and Electricity with several songs, including original songs from its CD, "Uncovered." - 2007-10-25

Glade Presents Mannheim Steamroller's Halloween on Ice Starring Nancy Kerrigan NBC Airdate: Saturday, October 27, 2007 (4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST) Glade presents Mannheim Steamroller's Halloween on Ice starring Nancy Kerrigan on NBC-TV Saturday, October 27, 4:00 p.m. EST. The Halloween show features a cast of Olympic, World and National Champions headlined by two time Olympic medalist and US National Champion Nancy Kerrigan, who was also the artistic director of the show. The skaters perform live with Mannheim Steamroller, which has released two Halloween CDs. - 2007-10-25

WoozyFly.com to Stream Live World Famous 'New York Village Halloween Parade' Simultaneously with the World Exclusive Premiere of LORDI's Sold-out Show at the Fillmore in New York City: WoozyFly.com's 48-Hour "HELL-oween Extravaganza" Begins at 1:00am, Wednesday October 31st WoozyFly (www.WoozyFly.com), the online music media company devoted to independent artists, is hosting its First Annual "HELL-oween Extravaganza" beginning at 1:00am Wednesday October 31st, featuring The End Record's LORDI (Finland's Monster hard rock band and winner of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest) playing their sold-out show at New York City's The Fillmore. At 7:00pm on Oct. 31st, utilizing its unique split screen technology, WoozyFly will begin to simultaneously stream live the 2007 "New York Village Halloween Parade", allowing users to see the parade and the world exclusive premiere of the LORDI concert at the same time. - 2007-10-25

Organic Booking Signs On Wildflower Artists Ali Eskandarian and The Saints "Organic offers creative solutions to booking artists in today's market. We are delighted that Ali Eskandarian and The Saints have found a boutique US booking partner that mirrors Wildflower's mission to nurture long term relationships with artists and their representatives. " Katherine DePaul, President of Wildflower Records. - 2007-10-24

Rose Moore Nominated For New Music Weekly's Best New Artist Award The New Music Awards announced its nominees earlier this month, where Rose Moore received one of the nominations for Best New Artist. Her single, entitled "All I Want is This" is climbing the AC/Hot AC STS Charts, while her entire CD also gains STS chart recognition with college radio, where Rose continues to move forward in front of such artists like Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles and Incubus to the number 16 spot. "Without a doubt, this is an essential album for anyone over the age of 17. Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant", states Mark Painter, at Quaywest FM radio station in London, UK. - 2007-10-23

Trackbacks Available Rick Denzien Heads To Hollywood For Awards Show Philadelphia-based recording artist Rick Denzien has been nominated in two categories for the 2007 New Music Awards, including Crossover Artist of the Year and AC/Hot AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Rick will be traveling to Hollywood this November to witness his nominated single release entitled Tsai (pronounced Sigh), be read over the microphone in front of the stars, music industry professionals, fans and indie artists alike. His single Tsai, which broke into the TOP 10 on the New Music Weekly Hot AC Charts, has already generated well over 14,000 radio spins alone. - 2007-10-23

Apogee Launches Programs in China and Provides Awards to Four of the Nation's Most Outstanding Musicians The Apogee Foundation, a philanthropic corporation dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performance arts, announced today that it is now implementing programs in China to identify, support, develop and promote elite performing arts talent. The Foundation kicked off its operations in the nation's capital by providing awards to the most gifted students and faculty of the Central Conservatory Music School. - 2007-10-23

Impact Mobile Launches Mobile Ticketing Technology -- JumpTXT ACCESS Mobile company uses next gen technology to become primary provider for entertainment industry. - 2007-10-22

Tampa Bay, FL Indie Pop/Rockers Radio Reset Enter Production Agreement with Winky Wright's, Pound 4 Pound Records Radio Reset, perhaps the best kept Indie pop/rock secret in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area have entered into a production agreement with Winky Wright's Pound 4 Pound Records that will be finalized this Saturday October 20th, 2007. - 2007-10-19

Crooner Brian Evans and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee Talk Politics in Austin Singer Brian Evans performed a private concert in Austin, Texas, and had the chance to discuss politics with various luminaries. - 2007-10-17

Jerry Harrison, Producer and Former Talking Heads Member, Produces Debut Album for SXSW Discovery -- The Black & White Years Twitchy art rockers from Austin to make their NYC debut during CMJ Music Marathon. - 2007-10-13

The Annual Battle of the Blues Bands, November 18, Presented by the Monterey Bay Blues Festival The Monterey Bay Blues Festival is proud to present its annual band competition, the Battle of the Blues Bands, Sunday November 18, 2007 held at the University Ballroom at California State University at Monterey Bay. Blues musicians will compete for performance slots at our 2008 Blues Festival in Monterey. Local and national blues bands are encouraged to apply for the competition through the Monterey Bay Blues Festival office or by printing the application from the website. - 2007-10-08

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