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YourMarbella.com becomes Marbella's fastest growing website. Six hundred new members and counting.: YourMarbella.com becomes the fastest growing website in Marbella. Users are joining from Puerto Banus, Andalucia and other parts of Spain. YourMarbella.com celebrated today as it became Marbella's fastest growing web site. The site launched in Marbella only a few weeks ago yet the user base is growing daily and has passed the six hundred mark. - 2007-07-31

2 Attachment 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

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

Joe Colledge Releases "Table For One" LP on OMS Records Label AAA/Pop-Rock Singer-Songwriter Joe Colledge has just announced the release of his long-awaited and highly-acclaimed LP, "Table For One", on producer Anthony Vitale's new independent label, OMS Records. The album is now available on CD Baby, Amazon, and iTunes, as well as most other digital distributors through Big Fish Media, LLC. - 2007-07-11

1 Attachment Hoodiny Entertainment Group and Billboard Form Strategic Alliance To Expand Digital Services to the Latin Music Industry Hoodiny to Leverage Nielsen Sales Organization and Billboard Content to Strengthen Online Music Destination and Develop Ad-supported Communities for Music Labels - 2007-06-28

1 Attachment Musicrypt Launches Digital Ad Delivery with Universal Music Group and The Gary Group Musicrypt announces the successful launch of its radio advertising delivery service with the support of Los Angeles based Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, and The Gary Group, the largest advertising agency to the recording industry in the United States. - 2007-06-11

Trackbacks Available Maroon 5 Fans Compete to Create Original Magazine Cover for the Band at Brickfish.com: Music Monitor Network and Maroon 5 Partner with Brickfish to Select Fan-Designed "Monitor This!" Magazine Cover Grammy Award winning band, Maroon 5 and Music Monitor Network have announced an online contest open to all fans to design the August 2007 cover of Monitor This! magazine. - 2007-06-06

1 Attachment Blend K-Pop, Brit-pop and American Rock to Get Seriously New Asian American Rock Band To Release Self-titled Debut EP June 5th. Los Angeles-based music content company / indie label, Chaos Theory Music is proud to announce the much-anticipated self-titled debut EP by the up- and-coming Asian American rock band Seriously. With producers Woody Pak and Gloria Lee, Seriously brings to you five songs that show off their talent for melancholy yet fresh songwriting, blending hints of K-pop (aka Korean popular music) and British pop within the context of an American rock sound and sensibility. - 2007-06-05

1 Attachment Trackbacks Available 40th Anniversary Summer Of Love Oral Archive By Former Grateful Dead Manager Rock Scully Now Available 55-minute audio book CD with photos, poster art and original music - 2007-06-04

1 Attachment 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

1 Attachment 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

2 Attachment The Alternative Pick Announces the Release of the 1st Edition of the Alternative Pick Deck The Alternative Pick, releases it's latest creative innovation, the 1st edition of The Alternative Pick Deck of Cards. Presenting the freshest and brightest talent in illustration, photography, and design, the 4" x 5.5" Deck of Cards puts the industry's best talent right at your fingertips. - 2007-05-12

NEA Chairman Dana Gioia and Actress Karri Turner Participating in 2007 SemperComm Gala National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia and actress Karri Turner of "JAG" and "Heroes" television series fame will be participants in the 2007 SemperComm Gala. The Gala, set for May 10 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, is the SemperComm Foundation's major annual fundraising event, featuring a black-tie dinner, a performance by country singer Chely Wright, and both a live and silent auction of several donated items. - 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

4 Attachment "A Guerilla in the Midst", a New Book by Award Winning Guerilla Filmmaker, Stan Harrington Released by The Sundance Media Group/VASST "A Guerilla In The Midst" is an exploration into the art of the no-budget film. From multi-award winning guerilla filmmaker, Stan Harrington, the book is an inspirational and insightful book that uses Harrington's first feature, "Bred in the Bone", as a blueprint. As an added bonus, the film is included with the sale of the book. - 2007-04-24

1 Attachment Former INVESCO/Chancellor/Citigroup Managing Director and Two Hollywood Veterans to Form New Film Fund $1 Billion Target for Private Equity New Film Fund - 2007-04-17

1 Attachment Small Webcasters Unveil Plans to Launch Industry Trade Group Online music community unites to represent independent internet radio. - 2007-04-16

Biography of Phil Spector to be Published by Knopf in June Biography Of Phil Spector To Be Published In June Book Written by Last Journalist to Interview Him Before the Death of Actress in his L.A. Mansion - 2007-04-13

1 Attachment Maya Angelou to Speak at Boston Opera House May 31 Dr. Maya Angelou will speak at the Boston Opera House on Thursday, May 31, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Angelou is a world renowned poet, playwright, author, actor, composer and director, has won three Grammy Awards and has been nominated for a Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Mentor to Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Angelou will share her inspirational message of hope, courage and survival. - 2007-04-12

1 Attachment Billboard Launches in Russia, Building on Blueprint of Turkey Edition Billboard continues international expansion with launch in Russia--On sale April 20, 2007. - 2007-04-10

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