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Radio Reset to Perform Live at The Cutting Room in New York City on Tuesday, August 14th   Radio Reset, perhaps the best kept Indie rock secret in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area will perform live for one show only at The Cutting Room in New York City, Tuesday, August 14th at 9:30 p.m. 2007-08-04

Billboard Revamps Hot 100 Chart With Online Music Data From AOL Music and Yahoo!
Reflects growth of digital delivery in redefined music marketplace. 2007-08-03

American Idol Finalist Sabrina Sloan Signs Deal With Universal Records Motown
Sabrina Sloan signs with Universal Records Motown and will work on duet album with American Idol finalist Sundance Head 2007-08-03

Reckless Road Guns N' Roses The Making of Appetite for Destruction Now Available
One-on-One Interviews with Author Marc Canter, co-Author Jason Porath and Publisher Steven Slomkowski now available 2007-08-03

Nikki Diaz's Debut CD 'Nikki Diaz' Featuring the Hit 'Boy Toy', Set For Release: Artist is Nominated as Best Latin Vocalist at the Las Vegas Music Awards   Most likely you have seen Nikki Diaz in Down aka Kilo's "Lean Like A Cholo" video, "G's Need Love Too" video, or on one of her four tracks with the rapper/hip hop artist. Now she is ready to show you what she is made of on her debut album! 2007-08-02

Nielsen Business Media Announces Lineup for Marketing to Men 18--34
The Definitive Conference For Brand Leaders is targeting elusive male consumers. 2007-08-02

A 40-Year Musical Passion Leads to Collaboration with Grammy Winning Producer
The result of this reunion is a superb collection of songs written in the Country Blues Boogie genre. 2007-08-01

After the Silence - a Dream is Reclaimed
Readers Digest Store offers Kathryn Keats CD "After the Silence" as pick of the week allowing the singer to shine. 2007-08-01

Bandwidth Conference Announces Keynote Speaker Peter Standish of Warner Bros. Records
The Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference, which explores the evolving musical experience, announces that Peter Standish, Sr. VP of Marketing, Warner Bros. Records will appear as a keynote "conversation with" at the conference, which takes place in San Francisco August 17 and 18, 2007. The Bandwidth Conference features leaders from the music, technology and media worlds. 2007-07-31

Celebrity Rock SuperGroup 'SCRAP METAL' To Headline MelodicRock Fest
Celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL has been announced to headline MelodicRock Fest, the upcoming 10th Anniversary Concert for MelodicRock.com in South Bend, Indiana. 2007-07-31

Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2007 Presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, MA, featuring the best artists in jazz today. Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 2 in the Berkshires. 2007-07-30

"America's New National Security Risk - P2P Networks" General Wesley K. Clark Tells Congressional Hearing
"P2P Networks, in order to survive, requires that all users share files. If users are unable to share files to be downloaded, then P2P networks would be pointless and cease to exist," said SafeMedia CEO & Chairman Safwat Fahmy in written testimony to U.S. House Of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on the " Inadvertent Filesharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks Hearing " 2007-07-30

Passion Beyond Reason - Radio/Digital Single Release by SKD   SKD now currently signed to Safari Sound Recording Corporation will release his debut album “Passion Beyond Reason” in March 2008. 2007-07-27

Jerusalem Rocks!   International music festival to bring Black Eyed Peas, Arrested Development and The Commitments to Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem September 9, 2007. 2007-07-26

Leo Set to Give Fans 'Nightmares' October 9; U.S. Tour with Sick Puppies Starts August 8
Leo set to release debut album, 'Nightmares,' October 9 on DreamMakers Music. Tour with Sick Puppies starts August 8 in Clifton Park, NY. 2007-07-25

Award Winning Art Rock Band - APEYGA - Second Album Release
The new album "Forward" is here for 2007! This highly anticipated release, from the group that brought you genre-bending songs such as 'Futurelife" and "Am I Hip", is already receiving rave reviews. Documented as a main contributor to Jazz-Metal music, Apeyga's albums are a modern collection of original instrumental-electric compositions. 2007-07-25

Jude Johnstone's New Jazz/Blues CD, "Blue Light," on BoJak Records with National Distribution by Redeye Sets August 21 as Release Date
Singer-songwriter Jude Johnstone's new CD "Blue Light" on independent label BoJak Records hits the streets August 21 following her two critically acclaimed CDs "Coming of Age," and "On a Good Day." CD is dedicated to legendary engineer/producer Henry Lewy, who produced Johnstone early in her career. 2007-07-24

SafeMedia Corp. Tells House Hearing "There Is a Smokescreen of Misinformation About How Contaminated P2P Networks Operate"
"I applaud your committee for taking a hard look at how the redistribution and search features of many popular P2P file sharing networks pose serious privacy and security threats to consumers, students, businesses and the Government," said SafeMedia CEO & Chairman Safwat Fahmy. 2007-07-24

Legendary Session Players Join The Friend of Africa Song Project
The Friend of Africa, a World Music influenced Pop-Rock song co-written by award winning Biographer, Kevin Belmonte and Boston-based performing Songwriter Steve Kercher, will feature the participation of legendary bassist Abe Laboriel and popular session drummer John Robinson. The recording session is set for July 30 in Los Angeles. The song is scheduled for a September 2007 release through Kercher's Cartwheel Galaxy label. Song will benefit Africa aid organizations. 2007-07-23

Time Life Presents "Dick Clark's American Bandstand 50th Anniversary Collection"
Time Life Music to issue unprecedented new release celebrating American Bandstand's cultural legacy. 2007-07-20

Classic Rock Band Walrus to Tour Southern Oregon, Washington   The Walrus (http://www.tusktusk.com), one of the Pacific Northwest's premier rock bands, will perform original songs from its CD, "Uncovered," as well as classic rock cover tunes while touring Oregon and Washington in late July. The band will bring rock 'n' roll music to the Myrtle Creek Summer Festival, Mia's & Pia's Pizzeria & Brewhouse in Klamath Falls and the Black Forest in Eugene. An appearance at the Mandolin Café in Tacoma, Wash., to play acoustic rock music will end the band's tour. 2007-07-19

Acclaimed Viral Music Video 'We Will Not Be Silenced' Wins Progressive Source Award
"We Will Not Be Silenced" has been viewed more than 6.0 million times since its launch less than two years ago, making it one of the most highly downloaded viral videos on the internet. That accomplishment was recognized at the 2007 Progressive Source Awards, where it was unanimously awarded Best Awareness-Raising Video by a panel of judges. 2007-07-19

William Morris to Represent Celebrity SuperGroup 'Scrap Metal'
The William Morris Agency announces it has signed celebrity rock supergroup 'Scrap Metal'. WMA will represent the successful all-star band made up of #1 hitmakers including Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger, Eric Martin of Mr. Big, Gunnar Nelson and Matthew Nelson of Nelson, and Mark Slaughter of Slaughter. 2007-07-19

Master P's Teen Pop Sensation Forrest Lipton To Be Featured on Radio Disney's Incubator Program
Master P's 14-year-old teen pop sensation Forrest Lipton has been selected as Radio Disney's Incubator featured artist. Forrest recently starred with teen-rapper Romeo in her DVD movie, Crush On U. Forrest has also appeared on Star Search and is the winner of the Showtime at the Apollo on Tour competition. 2007-07-19

Mandy Moore Announces Co-Headlining Tour with Paula Cole
Mandy Moore To Tour, With Select Solo Performances, in Support of New, Critically Acclaimed Release, Wild Hope. Tickets On Sale Saturday, July 21 2007-07-18

Pop/rock Band Jag Star Wins 'Next Big Hit' Competition -- Now Featured Artist on iTunes Music Store
Pop/rock band Jag Star was just named the winner of the "Next Big Hit" competition. As a result, the band is now occupying the coveted front page feature on iTunes music store, where their winning song "Missed Out" is available for download. "This is priceless!" says lead singer and songwriter Sarah Lewis. "We are thrilled to get this kind of exposure and we've definitely worked our butts off to get here!" The band has racked up many accolades and television placements on their own, and have toured 15 countries including overseas for the U.S. Troops. 2007-07-17

ISPs Now Have A Cost-Effective Solution To Eliminate P2P Piracy and Reduce Bandwidth Consumption
SafeMedia provides the only solution on the market guaranteed by a hold harmless agreement from any lawsuits related to copyright infringement on a network where their products are properly installed," said Pasquale Giordano, President & COO, SafeMedia Corp., Boca Raton, Fl. 2007-07-17

Nine New Artists Signed to Date Through Billboard Underground Showcase Performances
Providing the opportunity for unsigned artists to debut in front of music moguls, tastemakers, and influential press, Billboard Underground leverages new talent for a possible contract with top industry labels. Proving highly successful, Billboard Underground's 40-plus shows to date have landed nine new artists with record deals. The shows are held on a quarterly basis with the next to take place in September 2007. 2007-07-16

Crooner Brian Evans Performs on 'So You Think You Can Dance' on Fox
Crooner Brian Evans' version of the song "It Had To Be You" will be featured on the hit show "So You Think You Can Dance" this Wednesday, July 18th, to millions of viewers. 2007-07-16

The LACS Release Lacademics Album
Side Ya Mouth Records is pleased to announce their new release by recording artist the Lacs, a CD for alternative and southern hip hop fans, titled Lacademics Back 2 School The Album. The Lacs produced it as the second album of the South on Fire Trilogy. The Lacs said, "We wanted the second album to have fun, be modern and have an alternative edge. The songs are refreshing but not redundant." The title of the CD comes from the idea that the Lacs are educating the hip hop world about their style of music. 2007-07-15