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Select Year >> 2007 >> May >> 16

1 Attachment AboveTheLine.TV To Offer Live Twitter Updates From The 16th Annual Music Video Awards Production Association Awards As Part Of "MVPA Awards Picks Contest" Sponsored By Gorilla Production Software  
Music video social networking site AboveTheLine.TV (www.abovetheline.tv) will be providing up-to-the-minute news on the 16th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards taking place on May 16, 2007 as part of their promotion with Gorilla 4.0 Production Software (www.junglesoftware.com). Members will be able to track the winners of the evening through a live Twitter (www.twitter.com) feed which is accessible on the homepage of AboveTheLine.TV. 2007-05-16

2 Attachment Reverend Zen Nominated for Best Song in the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards
Reverend Zen's "Dangerous Times" receives Best Song nomination in L.A. Music Awards. 2007-05-16

2 Attachment Your Songs - The Music of Elton John Releases on ObliqSound
Master jazz musicians Pietro Tonolo, Steve Swallow, Gil Goldstein and Paul Motian collaborate on surprising and delightful homage to Elton John. 2007-05-16

5 Attachment Electronic Pop Music Duo Partner with Current Nobel Peace Prize Winner in New Music Video  
Burgeoning British/Norwegian Electronic Pop duo The Green Children are teaming up in a music video released today with the current Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus. 2007-05-15

Mother of Twins Delivers in Studio
Psalmoetry births mainstream milk - spiritual soulfood. 2007-05-15

1 Attachment 2007 Billboard Touring Conference & Awards Returns to New York
Two-day event is the premier gathering for the concert industry. 2007-05-15

1 Attachment 'Talking Jazz:An Oral History': Jazz Greats Reveal Musical Secrets and Life Lessons in History-Making Interviews with Ben Sidran
Jazz legends talk with Ben Sidran about their music and their inspiration in a new 24-CD audio collection of 60 revealing conversations, culled from Sidran's public radio show. Talking Jazz is packaged in a keepsake boxed edition with an 82- page illustrated book. 2007-05-15

11 Attachment Master P, Romeo, Silkk the Shocker Release New Hip-Hop Album, Gutta Music All-Stars
Released today on all digital retailers, Gutta Music All-Stars contains hot singles from a full slate of artists under Master P's Guttar Music Entertainment label. 2007-05-15

1 Attachment Industry Giants Join Forces, Launch Groundbreaking Indie Artist Support Tool: The Virtual Music Publisher
Rainmaker's Rhonda E. Kelley, GoGirls Music's Madalyn Sklar, and Burn In Silence/3000K's Ben Schulkin shatter the cost/time barrier between independent musicians and critically-important media coverage. 2007-05-14

3 Attachment Master P Takes A Stand For Hip-Hop
Rapper-mogul Master P and son Romeo have pledged to clean up the notorious image and explicit lyrics often associated with hip-hop music through the formation of their new label. Take A Stand Records. The label will feature responsible artists, clean lyrics and a positive portrayal of the urban community. 2007-05-14

Tripnotica Creating Scene For Electronic, Downtempo and Chillout Music in New York
Tripnotica, in collaboration with Astralwerks Records, Filter Magazine and other media presents the June installment of the monthly event that is creating a scene for downtempo music in New York. The event will include promotional giveaways from Astralwerks Records featuring Digitalism, and will be held at Galapagos Art Space on Saturday, June 2nd, from 10:00pm - 4am. Admission is $10. Galapagos is located at 70 North 6th Street, between Kent and Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY. (718) 718 782-5188. 2007-05-14

1 Attachment Soulful Songstress Janiva Magness Celebrates Blues Awards, Wins Top Honors
Inspired by a Troubled Past, Magness Credits the Blues with "Saving Her" 2007-05-13

1 Attachment Maroon 5 Partners with Prodege Search Engines to Launch Branded Search (and Win) Engine; Every Web Search is a Chance to Win Autographs and Band Memorabilia
Maroon 5 has launched their own branded search engine with a unique twist: every web search is a chance to win prizes from the band. 2007-05-11

Country Music Hits the Runway for a Cause: Country Weekly Fashion Show Presented by Wrangler Proceeds to Benefit Musicians On Call
Country Weekly partners up with Wrangler and Hard Rock Cafe Nashville to corral some of Music City's hottest onto a runway. 2007-05-11

1 Attachment Games+Mobile Forum to Unite Social Media & Games  
The must-attend event, the 2007 Games+Mobile Forum, will be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt on May 21-22, and will focus on the relationship between social media, casual, and mobile games. 2007-05-10

1 Attachment Musicrypt Continues to Transform Digital Delivery in U.S.
Historic Digital Delivery of Linkin Park & Green Day Lead the Way 2007-05-09

1 Attachment Musicrypt Asserts Intellectual Property Rights
Musicrypt has recently asserted its intellectual property rights in Canada by advising certain Canadian users of Destiny Media Technologies' Play MPE that there is serious patent litigation in progress regarding the use of PlayMPE in Canada. 2007-05-08

The BusBoys Launch Summer Nights Online Video Contest: Fans Invited to Create Video for Single "It Must Be Saturday Night" Cash Prizes Offered for Top Three Spots
Iconic rockers The BusBoys launch online video contest for their current single release, It Must Be Saturday Night." Cash prizes offered for Top 3 winners. 2007-05-08

'CrowdRules® Announces Unique Unsigned Band Video Competition' Music Industry Consultant Grayson Brulte to Advise Winners
CrowdRules.com, a new do-it-yourself video contest site, is offering a competition for musical acts in Rock, Hip-Hop and Pop to land exclusive conversations with noted music industry consultant Grayson Brulte (formerly with Epic Records) of G|B Entertainment. 2007-05-07

Monster In The Machine's 'Butterfly Pinned' Due Out July/August On Korn Guitarist James 'Munky' Shaffer's Emotional Syphon Recordings
The debut album by the California band -- Shannon Crawford (vocals/keyboards/guitars), Doug Ardito (bass) and Josh Freese (drums) -- is due out July 10 (online) and August 21 (retail). It's one of two releases on Emotional Syphon Recordings (ADA Distribution), the independent label owned by Ko&#1071;n guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. 2007-05-04

Charlie Gracie to Play Rockin' 50s Fest III
"The planet's largest gathering of Rockabilly, Doo Wop, and Rhythm & Blues Stars" features the Philadelphia legend, Charlie Gracie. 2007-05-04

1 Attachment Clive Barker and Thomas Tull to Keynote Second Annual Hollywood and Games Summit
Top Industry Executives Discuss Creative Process at Two-Day Summit Presented By the Game Developers Conference and The Hollywood Reporter 2007-05-03

Opera Diva Teams Up with Rock Icon
Opera finally meets Rock/Pop? In a most unusual collaboration of musical styles two distinct artists come together to create an incredible collection of musical diversity. 2007-05-03

3 Attachment SafeMedia Corp Spotlights Filesharing Study: The Untold Dangers
The Dirty Little Secrets of P-2-P: What Internet Users Don't Know, is Detailed in a Government Study on Popular P-2-P networks 2007-05-02

'Go Away Paris Hilton' by Citizens for a Better America Available at iTunes The Accompanying Petition can be Signed at www.goawayparis.com
Rock band records song and collects signatures to make Paris Hilton "go away." 2007-05-02

2 Attachment The Cripple Lilies Release La Bête with Summer Tour in Support
The Cripple Lilies highly anticipated full length sees its release this week. Produced by David Barbe (Son Volt, Drive By Truckers) and recorded at Chase Park Transduction, La Bête will be supported with full summer tour. 2007-05-02

3 Attachment Award Winning Song Writers Announce Music Single and Video Release to Support Global Love Day - With Profits Going to Charity
Award winning song writers release music single "Corroboree" in honor of Global Love Day… a one day planetary event inviting people around the world to join together in celebrating and expanding Love. A portion of profits will go to humanitarian charities. 2007-05-02

5 Attachment Matthew & Gunnar Nelson to Release a 'Monster Christmas' Hit Song
Rock Singer/Songwriters Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announce deal with Razor and Tie Records to record and release a rock version of "Jingle Bell Rock" on the upcoming "Monster Christmas" album. The Nelson Brothers previously collaborated with the label on the hugely successful "Monsters of Rock" and "Monster Ballads" album series. 2007-05-02

1 AttachmentTrackbacks Available Bob Marley & The Wailers - Roots, Rock, Remixed to be Released July 24, 2007; First Bob Marley Remix Album to Receive Marley Family Blessing
Bob Marley is one of the most celebrated and beloved figures on the planet and the term reggae is synonymous with the musical legacy he left behind. Digging deeply into that sacred catalog, the dozen remixes of legendary songs on Roots, Rock, Remixed (Quango/rockr music) are taking the familiar and cherished and reintroducing them to sound systems worldwide. Featuring a crop of today's hottest producers, Roots, Rock, Remixed balances that fine line of being respectful to the inimitable artist Nesta was, and using the bass-heavy, digital technologies available to us today. Nothing of the gorgeous, analog originals is lost in translation. 2007-05-01

1 Attachment Brazilian Rockstress Reah Valente Makes US Album Debut With "My Way Home"  
Album Production By Legendary Producers, Paul Fox & Dave Cobb (10,000 Maniacs with Natalie Merchant, Sugarcubes with Bjork & Shooter Jennings) 2007-05-01

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