A Night of Louisiana Music to showcase Grammy nominees from across the Bayou State on Saturday, Feb. 9 at The Mint in Los Angeles
Performers will include C.C. Adcock, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, Roddie Romero & The Hub City All-Stars, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience and other special guests 2008-01-26

New 'Neo Eclectic' Music is Breakthrough Sound for Debut CD   'Color Purple' associate conductor Victor Simonson delivers jazz, classical, gospel, opera, smooth jazz and sacred music on one CD. 2008-01-25

Reverend Zen Named Artist of the Year at 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards
Reverend Zen moves into 2008 with Artist of the Year honors from the Los Angeles Music Awards. 2008-01-25

AIT Records Releases The Ethiopian Millennium Collection, a Six-CD World Music Compilation   AIT Records' Ethiopian Millennium Collection is a six-CD compilation of the most critically-acclaimed, all-time favorite tracks from AIT Records' best-selling world music albums featuring afro pop beat, ballads Chic-Chic-Ka (Iskista-Ethiopian rhythm), traditional, instrumental, and dance music. 2008-01-23

Lime Studios Launches Lime Music Sound
Santa Monica, CA-based Lime Studios announces the launch of a new music composition and sound design division, Lime Music Sound, featuring DJs from the International electronic dance world. 2008-01-23

BFM Digital Renews Partnership with APM Music and Expands Access to World's Largest Production Music Library
BFM Digital announces an expanded and renewed, strategic distribution agreement with APM Music. 2008-01-22

FameCast's Artist Discovery Engine Revs Up for New Season: Season 4 Launches with $120,000 Prize Pool and Awards from Top Entertainment Industry Movers and Shakers -- A Record 6,500 Artists Registered for the Online Talent Competition's Biggest Season Yet Acts Have until Jan. 21-Feb. 2 to Upload Submission Videos to FameCast.com   FameCast, hot on the heels of a previous season full of dynamic young artists, lucrative cash prizes and artists receiving once-in-a-lifetime career opportunities, is set to launch its record-breaking Season 4. Thanks to its successful first three seasons of competition, the Web's leading talent competition and fan entertainment community is now being utilized by the entertainment industry as an online artist discovery engine that collects, ranks and serves up the world's best emerging talent. FameCast's online platform (www.FameCast.com) continues to not only connect independent artists directly with new fans worldwide daily, but provides entertainment business tastemakers access to tomorrow's stars right from their laptops today. 2008-01-21

Indiewood Runs with Destiny in "Pushing Life"
57 year old man runs 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring awareness to the plight of single parent families. 2008-01-19

Time Life Presents It All Started With Doo Wop
Time Life Music will celebrate the many facets of doo wop with It All Started With Doo Wop, a nine-CD and one DVD box set, which will be presented in a half hour infomercial hosted by Dion, whose still vital career now spans six decades. 2008-01-17

Wolfgang's Vault Invests In Daytrotter
Wolfgang's Vault, the online home for live music, announced today a substantial investment in online indie music destination, Daytrotter. This partnership will enable Daytrotter to grow its audience for unique recordings from undiscovered indie rock artists, and continue offering the existing and new archive additions of recordings as free mp3 downloads. 2008-01-17

Introducing Blue Comet Cafe: The Premiere Virtual Music Venue
New virtual showcase venue offers exposure opportunities for emerging musicians and singer-songwriters. 2008-01-17

Wolfgang's Vault Adds New Concerts
Wolfgang's Vault, the online destination for live concerts, added 12 exclusive concert recordings today online at www.concertvault.com, including shows by BB.King, Grateful Dead, Richie Havens, Rory Gallagher, Jerry Jeff Walker, The Bellamy Brothers, Freddie King, Golden Earring, Bonnie Raitt and more. The concerts are available for free streaming, and select concerts are available for digital download. 2008-01-17

Music’s Biggest Stars to be Treated to Green Luxury Gifting Retreat
“Green with Music” Exclusive Showcase for Eco-Fabulous Products & Services; Portion of Proceeds to Benefit Music & Green Charities 2008-01-17

BoDeans To Release New Album March 4
Roots-rock group the BoDeans are back with "Still," their eighth studio album. The record was produced by T-Bone Burnett and features 12 new tracks. A spring tour supporting the release will follow. 2008-01-17

Nelsons to Headline 2008 Flower Power Concert Series - Matthew & Gunnar's 'Garden Party' at EPCOT® Festival for 6th Consecutive Year
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson to headline the 2008 Flower Power Concert series at EPCOT® in Lake Buena Vista, Florida April 1, 2, 3. The multi platinum recording artists and twin sons of rock legend Ricky Nelson will be performing at the EPCOT® International Flower & Garden Festival / Flower Power Concert Series for the sixth year in a row. The series features popular music from '60s and '70s. The Nelsons' shows feature a tribute to their late father's popular music including Ricky Nelson's famous hits like (appropriately), "Garden Party". 2008-01-17

Latin Music Will Never be the Same Thanks to Frank Unzueta and His Cutting Edge Band One World's New Release, 'Share My Love,' Set to Drop February 14, 2008
Latin music will never be the same now that One World is back on the scene, sharing its love with a cutting edge mix of jazz, pop and rock, a passion for traditional Mexican sounds and an deep, growing desire to bring these exotic rhythmic styles beyond today and into a bright, thriving future. Share My Love, the band's third album, is first and foremost a 15-track celebration of the rich heritage of Frank Unzueta, the group's founder, lead vocalist, keyboardist and acoustic guitarist. 2008-01-17

Introducing DC City Blog – An Insiders Guide to Washington, DC   DC City Blog provides insight into the clubs, restaurants, and bars in DC from people who know the city. 2008-01-16

Introducing "The Delivery Man," a Novel by Joe McGinniss Jr.   A story about the MySpace generation set in Las Vegas. 2008-01-15

So You Think You Can Pirouette: Wade Robson Choreographs First Ballet for San Francisco Ballet's 75th Anniversary
Popular dancer-choreographer Wade Robson creates his first ballet for San Francisco Ballet's 75th Anniversary. The world-premiere ballet will debut on Wednesday, January 23 as part of the company's 75th Anniversary Diamond Gala. 2008-01-15

Dirtbag Music Launches New Social Music Network with Major Artist and Industry Support   The current industry wide stalemate between music content providers who continue to control Digital Rights Management (DRM), on the one hand, and those who are calling for an all out open file sharing universe on the other, has done little in terms of moving the industry forward for the artists and fans caught in the middle. Music used to be about the interaction and connection between artists and fans, however, for nearly a decade both have been forced to buy tickets to an indefinitely postponed concert due to copyright issues. 2008-01-15

Independent Artist Sones De Mexico Ensemble Garners 2008 GRAMMY Award Nomination
Independent Artist Sones de Mexico Ensemble garners 2008 GRAMMY Award Nomination for "Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land)" in the Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album Category. 2008-01-14

Indie Record Label, One Eleven Records, Celebrates 111 Day With a New Website, New Bands, and Free Music
To commemorate 111 Day (1/11), One Eleven Records has launched a brand new sate-of-the-art website. In conjunction with the lauch, 111 has also announced the signing of three new bands - Canon, The Windupdeads, and Dearest Azazel. 2008-01-14

Unique Hip Hop CD 'In The Shadow of an Icon' Hits Stores 1-15-08   Grassroots record label Thug Life Army Records is set to re-arrange the urban hip hop landscape with the release of their highly anticipated hip hop project 'In The Shadow of an Icon' to hit stores January 15th 2008. 2008-01-14

Mission House Music Recording Artist Jim Murphy set to Release New Album   Jim Murphy's "Everything Changes," hits stores February 12th. 2008-01-13