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Sunset Records Announces the Signing of Russia Rockers Zamza
Hailing from the eastern part of Russia, ZAMZA is a well-respected, major indie label signed, three-piece "Trip Hip Power Pop" band. 2007-05-26

Channel Announces US/Canadian Tour Dates
Indie rock band Channel launches 2nd consecutive US/Canadian tour on June 23rd in NYC at The Knitting Factor. The tour is in support of the band’s new album “Androgyny Is In” produced by Mario McNulty. Tour stops include returns to Brooklyn, Ottawa and Boston. 2007-05-25

10,000 Lakes Festival Confirms The String Cheese Incident for Headliner as Trey Anastasio Cancels Only Summer Performance   Colorado Sextet The String Cheese Incident fills Trey Anastasio's headlining spot at the 5th Annual 10,000 Lakes Festival. 2007-05-24

Byron Zanos' 'Secrets and Lies' an American Idol Finalist
Byron Zanos and Drew Yowell's song "Secrets and Lies" was selected out of 25,000 entries as a Top 20 finalist in the first-ever American Idol Songwriting Competition. 2007-05-24

City Canyons Records Releases New Valerian Album GUERILLA FIGHTING METHOD
Valerian takes on political corruption and social stupidity and rocks the listener's socks off while doing so in its new album, GUERILLA FIGHTING METHOD, released by Manhattan's acclaimed emerging independent label, City Canyons Records. 2007-05-23

Their First New Album in Three Years: deSoL Set 'On My Way' Album Release, First Track is 'Sing it All Night'   deSoL, the Asbury Park, NJ-based band that mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms is readying On My Way, an album of all new material sung in English, Spanish and "Spanglish" to be released August 7th through saZon Records/Two22 Music with distribution through ADA. The album release is preceded this month by the track "Sing It All Night" that is being serviced to Triple A radio stations next month. 2007-05-22

Production Company MusicAndVideo.tv Releases Two New Songs From Kansas Lead Singer and Keyboardist Steve Walsh
MusicAndVideo.tv announces the release of two new songs from Kansas lead singer Steve Walsh. The tracks will be released as hi quality MP3s without DRM. Players include Joel Kosche from Collective Soul, David Ragsdale from Kansas and studio veteran drummer Joe Franco. 2007-05-22

The BummKinn Band Brings Texas Twang to Kid’s Music Scene
Riding high in the saddle with festival bookings CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: Friday, June 8 at 2:45pm – Family Zone. 2007-05-22

How to Avoid Being A Target of Identity Theft, Fraud and Scams
SafeMedia Corporation, an anti piracy technology company, warns of the dangers of Identity theft and filesharing over Peer-2-Peer Networks. "I don't think parents would allow their children to download free music or movies if they knew who their kids were sharing files with," said Safwat Fahmy, CEO & president, SafeMedia Corp. 2007-05-22

Rosco is Releasing His Debut Album with Wide World Entertainment
The new single from Rosco "You Feel Me," featuring Akon and Jadakiss, is a song that is hot and combines the lyrics of two of the hottest lyricists in the hip hop game -- along with Rosco -- and makes this song a hit that everyone in every age group and music genre can enjoy. 2007-05-21

The Independent Video Show Rises to New Levels
Giving viewers a look into the independent world of Hip-Hop and R&B, including leading musical artists and breaking new independent acts. 2007-05-21

Fooling April, American Idol Underground band, releases "In The Now"
Fooling April - The band chosen to represent American Idol Underground; Billboard Underground choice & Philly Pop-Rock favorites - Release sophomore album, "In The Now" 2007-05-20

Fancorps.com Launches New Powerful and Interactive Street Team Management Community   Utilizing the best in Web 2.0 features, Fancorps provides countless communication tools for an artist or label to organize and manage a street team. 2007-05-18

LIVE Launches Summer Stadium Swing On "The Rock 'N Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour" Teams with Counting Crows, Collective Soul on 23-City Trek   Multi-platinum rockers LIVE swing for the fences this summer when they team with Counting Crows and Collective Soul for a six-week concert tour visiting 23 East Coast and Midwest ballparks, kicking off July 22 in Wilmington, DE and sliding home Sept. 2 in Fargo, ND. 2007-05-18

'The Road to Austin' Live Music Event Celebrates Austin as the Live Music Capital of the World; Kris Kristofferson Recipient of Inaugural 'Texas Legends Award'
This watershed event celebrates Austin and its musical heritage with a world-class free concert featuring thirty World-class Entertainers with Ties to the City. 2007-05-17

Sunset Records Group's Artists to Use SNOCAP MyStores to Make Music Available for Sale through MySpace
Sunset Records Group (SRG), one of the world's leading indie music companies, today announced that SNOCAP will include the label's digital music content from the entire Sunset Records Group catalog at MySpace. 2007-05-17

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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