 | The DnA Project Leaks Top Secret to the World
Released globally on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, Amazon, Lala, Shockhound and Amie Street; The Top Secret EP becomes the first step in changing the way the music industry conducts business. 2008-09-19 |
 | P. Miller Adds 'Miller Peaches,' Women's and Girls' Clothing Line to Growing, Affordable Lifestyle Brand and Announces 'Great American Girl' Talent Search
P. Miller and Romeo have taken it upon themselves to provide the budget-conscious consumer with high-fashion at low prices by adding an affordable women's and girls' line called Miller Peaches "Freshly Preserved" to their popular brand, P. Miller Designs. 2008-09-19 |
 | Rock Band Joan Red Inks Deal With Fuel Records
Memphis favorites Joan Red have rocked their way into a multi-record contract with Orlando's new concept Indie label Fuel Records. The band is scheduled to release their first album early next year. 2008-09-18 |
 |  Amy Poehler and Friends to Launch New Digital TV Show Aimed at "Smart Girls" and Their Parents : Show Features Girls Who Are "Changing the World by Being Themselves"
Digital media company On Networks® (ON) announces an original series aimed at young girls called Smart Girls at the Party. The show is created by and stars actor/writer Amy Poehler, and friends Meredith Walker, former senior producer for Nickelodeon’s Nick News, head of talent for Saturday Night Live, and Amy Miles, recording artist and performer, host of PBS children’s show LOMAX: Hound of Music. Smart Girls celebrates young girls who are changing the world by being themselves. The show aims to help girls find confidence in their own aspirations and talents. In each episode, Amy Poehler interviews a girl with a unique talent, community interest or point of view. The conversation ranges from the serious to the hilarious. Girls offer witty truths and show that you don’t have to be famous to be interesting or to make a difference in the world. 2008-09-18 |
 | Retailers Greet "Friends And Family"
Ray Brown Jr's new all-star CD, "Friends And Family" is now available at retail outlets. This long anticipated release has been embraced by radio, critics and fans. 2008-09-17 |
Sones de Mexico Ensemble Chosen to Represent The U.S. at The 2008 World Folk Song Festival in Beijing
Sones de Mexico Ensemble, 2008 GRAMMY Nominee for Best Mexican-American Album, chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2008 World Folk Song Festival at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing 2008-09-17
 | Cammarata Reaching for New Stars: Signs Actor Tyler Shamy
Michael Cammarata, Cammarata Management (CMI) signs Tyler Shamy after executives spend 3 days in Orlando with 16-year-old up-and-coming actor, singer/songwriter and actor's family. Michael Cammarata, successful Media entrepreneur says, "Tyler has proven consistently, that he has star appeal. We wanted to assess his raw talent…" Cammarata Management went to the same Orlando recording studio where *N SYNC and Backstreet Boys recorded their record-breaking albums. During the trip, Tyler and his father, writer Ed Shamy Jr., re-recorded "You", which will soon be released 2008-09-17 |
The Dirt Brothers Sign With Premier Nashville Icon Century2 Entertainment Following GAC Video Debut
Memphis based country/rock band The Dirt Brothers have signed with Nashville entertainment promotion company Century2 Entertainment for exclusive artist representation. Century2 will be arranging a national concert tour in support of the Dirt Brothers new album, single and video. In a pre-release debut on GAC network, the video of "Hotty Toddy" was selected as "Number 1 Fan Pick" and has so far been seen by an estimated twenty million viewers. 2008-09-17
 | NY Rockers, Sonic Bliss Release New Album "Loved to Death"
NY Rockers, Sonic Bliss' era-bending, emotion-spanning music has grown meatier yet more melodic, crunchier yet more beautiful on its sophomore effort "Loved to Death." The freshly released album is packed with hit-worthy material that demonstrates the band's ability to merge influences with nary a seam in sight.The release is currently available on i-Tunes and Rhapsody. 2008-09-17 |
 | National iStockphoto Survey Shows That Lack of Copyright Understanding Presents Potential for Misuse While Revealing 40 Percent of Americans Consider Photography, Videography or Music Creation Hobbies : Up to 38 percent of Americans see no legal violations in downloading images, videos or music for personal or professional use
A recent study of more than 1,000 people conducted by KRC Research and iStockphoto, the world’s royalty-free multimedia sales leader, revealed that 33 percent of Americans are using downloaded digital content, but nearly 30 percent are unaware that permission may be required for its use. This lack of awareness spikes to 38 percent among Americans in both the 18–24 and 65 and older age groups. 2008-09-17 |
 | SanDisk Launches Point & Shoot Film Festival on YouTube for Consumers to Show the World How 'Life Moves' : Video Contest to Award $10,000 and a Free Trip to Las Vegas to the Best Overall Entrant
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), today announced the debut of its first SanDisk Point & Shoot Film Festival1, an online video contest on YouTube to find and display the most compelling user-generated videos taken on consumer point-and-shoot digital cameras. Beginning today, entrants may upload their videos to YouTube by visiting www.youtube.com/sandisk. 2008-09-16 |
 | CollegeFest® 2008: A Boston Back to School Party Over 20 Years In The Making Is Back For Its Largest Event Yet -- Featured Artist Performances by Grammy Winner Chamillionaire and Grammy Nominee Soulja Boy Entertainment, Free Giveaways, Prizes and Celebrity Appearances Define Long-Running September Student Event
CollegeFest®, the premiere back-to-school event in the U.S.A., returns to Boston for the twenty-third year on September 27th and 28th. Microsoft has signed on as the event’s presenting sponsor, joining associate sponsors JetBlue Airways, and RepNation. The event’s media partners this year include The Boston Globe, and WAAF Radio. 2008-09-16 |
 | Shiny Toy Guns to Release Sophomore Album 'Season of Poison' November 4th : New album. New sounds. The return of their original female vocalist.
Universal Motown Records will release the highly anticipated sophomore album from the band Shiny Toy Guns entitled Season Of Poison on November 4th. The album is the follow up to their critically acclaimed Grammy nominated debut record We Are Pilots which was released in 2006. The band spent the better half of 2 years on and off the road progressing their dance/rock and electronic roots. Once again producing the album by themselves, founding members Chad Petree (vocals, guitar) and Jeremy Dawson (synthesizer, bass) used 2008 technology to marry dynamic late-70's style synthesizer programming with face-erasing stoner rock; gently spreading this over layer upon layer of ethnic and tribal rhythms. Not to mention their keen pop sense in lyrics and arrangement have collided with the legendary mixing abilities of super-engineer Andy Wallace to create a completely new color in the future-forward musical spectrum. The first single off of Season Of Poison is "Ricochet," a heavy rhythmic guitar laden song already being heard on radio stations across the nation including the highly influential KROQ in Los Angeles. 2008-09-16 |
 | Artist Airplay Advisors Provide Self-Released Artists and Digital Labels with Radio Service
Technology makes more Artist-releases possible, California start-up promotes them to Radio 2008-09-15 |
 | 3x Grammy Winner Nelly Hits Hard with 'Brass Knuckles' : Thirty Million-Selling Derrty Entertainment/Universal Motown Icon Pulls No Punches On Fifth Studio Album Television and Live Dates Announced
Superstar NELLY releases BRASS KNUCKLES, his fifth studio album on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 on Derrty ENT./Universal Motown Records. The rapper/actor/entrepreneur also kicks off his tour titled, “The Story of Brass Knuckles” today in Los Angeles. 2008-09-15 |
MAZEfilms, Inc., Taps MAYO Communications for Media Relations and National Publicity For New Horror Movie "CORNERED!"
Belgium movie company MAZEfilms, Inc. shot the horror movie in downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood and It Stars Steve Guttenberg and James Duval 2008-09-15
 | Grammy-Nominated Cuban Band-Leader/Flutist 'Maraca' Kicks Off 20-city U.S. Tour to Promote New Album 'Lo Que Quiero Es Fiesta'
Grammy-Nominated Cuban Band-Leader/Flutist 'Maraca' kicks off 20-city U.S. tour to promote new album "Lo Que Quiero Es Fiesta" 2008-09-12 |
 | Former U.S. Army Soldier Gets Dishonorably Discharged For Hip Hop
Former U.S. soldier, Martin Jackson a.k.a Muggsy Malone gets dishonorably discharged from the United States Army for hip-hop related reasons. 2008-09-11 |
Mayor Presents Black Man Clay with Award on Eve of Controversial Video Release
The Black Man Clay Show was honored by Mayor Bob Walkup and the Tucson City Council on September 3rd for winning the ACM Music Video Award. Today, a controversial new video featuring Black Man Clay's song "Stand Up!" has surfaced on youtube.com. The video features footage of Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman being unlawfully arrested by the St. Paul police as she and her producers were reporting from the 2008 Republican National Convention. 2008-09-11
Digital Media Wire Announces Agenda & Speakers for Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles, October 2-3
Senior Executives from MySpace, Pandora, EMI Music,
Warner Music and (RED) to Keynote at Top Industry Event. 2008-09-10
N.Y.'s Reverend Zen Receives Worldwide Accolades From France's 100% Song Contest In Paris, The U.K. Song Contest In London And The Australia Song Contest In Sydney.
Reverend Zen named Finalists in France's 2008 100% Song Contest, Semi Finalists in the 2008 U.K. Song Contest and the 2008 Australia Song Contest. 2008-09-10
Modern Drummer Magazine Announces All-Star Line-Up and New Location for 2008 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend - Limited Tickets Remain!!!
Modern Drummer Publications is proud to announce an unprecedented lineup of world-class drum artists, along with a new location just north of New York City, for the eighteenth edition of Modern Drummer Festival Weekend--the most prestigious, longest-running, and largest live drumming event in the world.
Modern Drummer Publications is proud to announce an unprecedented lineup of world-class drum artists, along with a new location just north of New York City, for the eighteenth edition of Modern Drummer Festival Weekend--the most prestigious, longest-running, and largest live drumming event in the world.
The event, which features established drumming legends as well as rising stars from a wide variety of popular musical styles, will take place on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2008 in the Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the campus of the State University of New York at Purchase, New York. Located about 45 minutes from the heart of New York City, SUNY/Purchase represents a new venue for the Festival, and was chosen for its excellent location, renowned acoustics, and intimate vibe, while also allowing for the event's continued growth and expansion. 2008-09-10
 | Emerging Music Label Releases Song and Video Featuring First-Ever Singer/Songwriter Cartoon on the Web
Cartoon character Betty McBethal and her canine sidekick Bongodog vent their frustration with the music industry in "Mad," a pop track that showcases the plight of the unsuccessful musician and the cynical nature of today's music industry structure. 2008-09-09 |
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