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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

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

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

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

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

Ringle, Shmingle: Ribkat & Josy B's "Red Rum" Single to Give Consumers What They Want -- One Ringtone, One Hit, One Instrumental, One Remix, One Video and Bonus Tracks Ribkat & Josy B will be debuting the first club smash hit single "Red Rum" on October 16, 2007. In response to the industry's "ringle," Ribkat chose to record wiht Josy B to test some of the latest technologies Josy B Music & Publishing's distributor iNTERTAINMENT.NETWORK is currently using, such as copyright protection, metadata, digital distribution, airplay monitoring and online tracking. Release party guests will receive an RSVP confirmation via mobile along with a complimentary Red Rum ringtone and wallpaper. Consumers can purchase the single / ringtone for $.99, but in November's re-release, at $6.98 they'll receive one ringtone, one hit, one instrumental, one remix, one video, and bonus tracks -- all online downloads or on a Made-To-Order CD shipped directly to fans. - 2007-10-16

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

Monterey Music Festival Debut Concert on October 20-21 in Beautiful Monterey, California With 25 Acts Confirmed: The Roots, Cake, Michael Franti, G.Love, Ozomatli, and more! The Monterey Music Summit is an interactive arts festival created to serve as a forum for new thought and inspired intervention regarding the critical political and social issues of our time. The Monterey Music Summit features some of the most relevant contemporary and historically important musicians from a variety of genres all in concert, including: Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, G.Love & Special Sauce, Cake, Ozomatli, Céu, Brandi Carlile, Colbie Callait and several others. Performers are invited to participate not for their talent and popularity alone, but also for their willingness to speak openly on current political matters, and for their commitment to positive social change. - 2007-10-04

SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas to Perform Benefit Concert to Help Young Cancer Patient Safari Sam's to host benefit concert on Oct. 7, 2007 featuring a performance by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants and his band, SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas - 2007-10-01

CollegeFest(R) 2007 to Take Boston by Storm, Whipping Students into a Fun Frenzy for the 22nd Year CollegeFest(R), the premiere back-to-school event in the U.S.A., returns to Boston for the twenty-second consecutive year on September 22nd and 23rd. Microsoft(R) Office Ultimate 2007 has signed on as the event's presenting sponsor, joining associate sponsors JetBlue Airways, SendUMobile, Jockey International, and RepNation. The event's media partners this year include Boston.com, The Boston Phoenix, WFNX Radio and Stuff@Night. - 2007-09-13

Anthill Trading Welcomes The Hives Anthill Trading welcomes The Hives to it's roster. Anthill will oversee all aspects of merchandising and licensing for the band. - 2007-09-06

Trackbacks Available All Star Experience Hendrix Tour Brings Jimi's Music to the Concert Stage Again Legendary rock and blues artists on tour performing the music of Jimi Hendrix. Participating artists include Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Robbie Krieger of the Doors, former Rolling Stones member Mick Taylor and Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. - 2007-08-24

Boombox ATX CD Release September 7 Austin TX Ivan Neville's favorite Austin band, Boombox ATX, the underground hip-hop phenomenon, is releasing their long awaited first CD "Feel the Boombox" September 7, 2007 at a CD release party at the Parish in Austin, TX. Boombox is a band of all-star musicians who play in other bands with notables such as Kelly Clarkson, Chamillionaire, Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, and Bob Schneider and the Scabs - 2007-08-23

Rock Fusion Pioneers the Phunk Junkeez Release 6th Cd "Hydro Phonic" on DMAFT/Fontana DMAFT Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label announce the release "Hydro Phonic" from rock fusion pioneers, the Phunk Junkeez. "Hydro Phonic" is slated to hit store shelves on September 25. Arizona's hometown heroes -known for fusing punk, funk and rock music styles are releasing their sixth and strongest album to date. - 2007-08-17

A&M Entertainment Unveils New Look International talent agency and entertainment corporation revamps company website. - 2007-08-08

YourMarbella.com becomes Marbella's fastest growing website. Six hundred new members and counting.: YourMarbella.com becomes the fastest growing website in Marbella. Users are joining from Puerto Banus, Andalucia and other parts of Spain. YourMarbella.com celebrated today as it became Marbella's fastest growing web site. The site launched in Marbella only a few weeks ago yet the user base is growing daily and has passed the six hundred mark. - 2007-07-31

3 Attachment Trackbacks Available Classic Rock Band Walrus to Tour Southern Oregon, Washington The Walrus (http://www.tusktusk.com), one of the Pacific Northwest's premier rock bands, will perform original songs from its CD, "Uncovered," as well as classic rock cover tunes while touring Oregon and Washington in late July. The band will bring rock 'n' roll music to the Myrtle Creek Summer Festival, Mia's & Pia's Pizzeria & Brewhouse in Klamath Falls and the Black Forest in Eugene. An appearance at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma, Wash., to play acoustic rock music will end the band's tour. - 2007-07-19

Acclaimed Viral Music Video 'We Will Not Be Silenced' Wins Progressive Source Award "We Will Not Be Silenced" has been viewed more than 6.0 million times since its launch less than two years ago, making it one of the most highly downloaded viral videos on the internet. That accomplishment was recognized at the 2007 Progressive Source Awards, where it was unanimously awarded Best Awareness-Raising Video by a panel of judges. - 2007-07-19

Trackbacks Available Mandy Moore Announces Co-Headlining Tour with Paula Cole Mandy Moore To Tour, With Select Solo Performances, in Support of New, Critically Acclaimed Release, Wild Hope. Tickets On Sale Saturday, July 21 - 2007-07-18

Nine New Artists Signed to Date Through Billboard Underground Showcase Performances Providing the opportunity for unsigned artists to debut in front of music moguls, tastemakers, and influential press, Billboard Underground leverages new talent for a possible contract with top industry labels. Proving highly successful, Billboard Underground's 40-plus shows to date have landed nine new artists with record deals. The shows are held on a quarterly basis with the next to take place in September 2007. - 2007-07-16

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