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Musicrypt Reports Q1 Revenues Up 40%: US Deliveries Increase Over 700%   Musicrypt revenues for the first quarter of 2007 were 40% higher than for the same quarter last year. Revenues from the vibrant independent music sector grew by two-thirds, augmenting growth in major label customer billings. 2007-05-30

Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity & Bob Baker of TheBuzzFactor.com Present a Music Publicity Bootcamp for Musicians, Managers and Labels NYC Saturday June 2, 2007
Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity and Bob Baker of TheBuzzFactor.com are teaming up to give their first ever workshop. Artists will get four hours of personal PR training from veteran music publicist Ariel Hyatt and music marketing coach Bob Baker. This rare Music Publicity Bootcamp is designed specifically for for musicians of all levels, managers and labels. It will take place on Saturday June 2, 2007 in New York City. There are 7 seats remaining. 2007-05-30

Second Spring Wins Derby for LINER
Second Spring Music Publishing has signed UK alt rockers LINER to an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement. The band has been at the center of attention among bands out of the buzzing music scene in Birmingham, England. 2007-05-29

Austin TX Gets Ready to Get Funky at FunkFest 2007 Featuring Members of The Meters, Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson
FunkFest is focused on the special collaborations and side-projects of the musical greats of funk, soul, jazz and boogaloo that happen as late-night shows during the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The line-up includes Leo Nocentelli (The Meters), members of the Nevilles, Galactic, Karl Denson and more. The event will partially benefit Meals on Wheels and More in Austin Texas. While independent of Summer NAMM, FunkFest coincides with this music-industry event in Austin Texas. 2007-05-29

British Band THE THE Release 'Mrs Mac' - Their First Single in Over Five Years
New York based British band 'THE THE' have just released their first single in over 5 years. 'MRS MAC' is available only via download from the official site at www.thethe.com on the band's Lazarus label. 2007-05-28

Brazilian Guitar Master Marcos Vinicius Coming to Rollins College
Born in Congonhas Brazil, Marcos Vinicius is one of the most well known of Brazil's contemporary guitarists. He began his concert career at the age of fourteen and from that moment has obtained enormous success and acclaim. Vicinius has played in the most important cultural centers of Brazil and Europe, is President of the Classical Guitar Academy of Milan, and a prominent composer. Vinicius' unique sound, technique and interpretations are attracting more and more attention from composers, critics and fans. 2007-05-27

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