MTV Taps Thumbplay to Enhance Mobile Content Store : New Online & Mobile Storefronts Bring Flexibility, Backup Features to MTV Mobile Subscribers
Thumbplay® (www.thumbplay.com), the #1 mobile entertainment destination in the U.S.*, today announced that it is working with MTV to enhance and manage its mobile personalization offerings for MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams and MTV Tr3s. 2008-08-11

Music! Technology! Cocktails! Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference Is This Week -- Bandwidth and Noise Pop to Announce Collaboration
The Bandwidth Conference, which takes place August 14 & 15 in San Francisco, explores issues of interest to the music and technology communities and the continuing fusion between the industries. 2008-08-11

Modern Drummer Magazine Announces All-Star Line-Up and New Location for 2008 Modern Drummer Festival Weekend
Modern Drummer Publications is proud to announce an unprecedented lineup of world-class drum artists, along with a new location just north of New York City, for the eighteenth edition of Modern Drummer Festival Weekend--the most prestigious, longest-running, and largest live drumming event in the world. 2008-08-10

5th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) Kicks Off
5th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) kicks off. Past winners include hit artists such as Charlie Dore (2007 Top Winner), Fertitta And McClintock (2006 Top Winner) and Jen Foster (2006 Top Winner). 2008-08-07

Who Needs a Record Label in the Modern Age?   HyperDiy are the worlds first 'Record label replacement service' allowing bands access to facilities traditionally associated with having a record deal, but for fixed, modest fees and taking not one % in royalties from the artist. Aimed at artists, bands and small labels. HyperDiy can handle anything from simple online distribution to a full campaign including Videos and radio plugging and a number of ever expending territories around the world. 2008-08-07

Interscope Artist, M.I.A., Exposed For Questionable Use Of Lyrics and Artwork   Ceylon Records' recording Artist, DeLon, questions Interscope recording Artist, M.I.A., on a remix music video of her song, "Paper Planes". "Paper Planes" has been extensively promoted by Universal Music Group in the upcoming movie, "Pineapple Express". The remixed video has garnered enormous support from the Sri Lankan and European communities. This controversial video can be viewed on the Ceylon Records' homepage at www.ceylonrecords.com. 2008-08-06

BFM Digital Releases "Jamtse: Love And Compassion" A Benefit Album in Support for The Tibet Fund
BFM Digital announces the album release of "Jamtse: Love and Compassion - An Offering to The Tibet Fund". Proceeds from the digital sale of Jamtse will benefit the full range of outreach, assistance and educational services The Tibet Fund provides. 2008-08-06

Universal Music Group and Music Choice Celebrate the Success of Lil Wayne's Lollipop - The Most Popular Music Video on Music Choice Ever! : With over Ten Million 'Licks' to Date, Lil Wayne's Lollipop 'Tastes Great' to Millions of Music Choice Viewers   Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, and Music Choice, the award-winning, multi-platform video and music network, today announced the record-breaking success of Universal Motown Recording artist Lil Wayne’s Lollipop video on Music Choice. The video had been viewed an unprecedented one million times two weeks in a row. Lil Wayne is the first artist ever to achieve this milestone since Music Choice launched its free Video On Demand Music Network in late 2004. With over ten million views to date, Rentrak, an independent media measurement and analytics company, confirms that Lil Wayne’s Lollipop holds the ALL-TIME RECORD as the most popular music video on Music Choice EVER! 2008-08-05

H.R. of Bad Brains Set to Release Two New Singles from Upcoming Solo Album 'Hey Wella'
Bad Brains' H.R. releases new song "Did I Tell You" off his new album "Hey Wella" on August 5, 2008 following with a release of title track "Hey Wella" on August 19th. 2008-08-02

Chart-topping Soprano to Perform at Head Start Benefit Concert   Crossover-classical vocalist Valencia Vas returns home for a series of concerts in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware including a deeply personal benefit concert for the Monroe County Head Start program. 2008-08-01

Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival; August 29-31 to Take Place in Lenox, Massachusetts
Featured performers include Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Eliane Elias, Nnenna Freelon, Jane Monheit, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Donal Fox, Christian Scott, Edmar Castaneda, Joe Locke, Marian McPartland, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day, Aaron Parks, Kate McGarry, Jason Palmer and Alex Brown 2008-08-01

Parry Gripp From Nerf Herder Asks "Do You Like Waffles?", Millions Agree!
Parry Gripp's YouTube phenomenon "Do You Like Waffles?" hits the big time with it's very own album, a collection of 24 deliciously mad and 100% kid friendly jingles on Oglio Records, A Fontana/Universal distributed label. The video for "Do You Like Waffles" (animated by Nathan Mazur) has become one of this year's true YouTube viral sensations. 2008-07-31

Atlanta Rising Star Leah DeVon Releases Hot New Dance Single 'What Does It Take'   Indie/pop recording artist Leah DeVon is set to release her new dance single "What Does It Take". She has joined forces with Atlanta film company 410FILMS under the direction of Paulo Diaz to shoot the accompanying music video. "What Does It Take" comes on the heels of the singer/songwriters smash album "Come Over". Download Leah DeVon's album at iTunes and leahdevonmusic.com and her single "What Does It Take" at emusic.com. 2008-07-31

Digital Music and Music Industry Leaders Set To Gather at the Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference in San Francisco
The Bandwidth Conference gathers professionals from the music, media and digital music industries, and explores the evolving musical experience. Bandwidth 2008 takes place August 14 and 15 in San Francisco. 2008-07-31

BIgBang Set to go 'From Acid To Zen' on their First U.S. Release for Grand Sport/Oglio Records
BigBang cross the Atlantic from Norway for their first ever official Stateside full album release, "From Acid to Zen", through their own label,Grand Sport, in conjunction with Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. 2008-07-30

Electronic Music Pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey Is Still Recording And Rocking At Age 80
Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman release their new CD, "Destination Space" for Oglio Records., during September, 2008. "Destination Space" features Perrey's trademark crazy tape loops and Moog-filled melody lines, featured in 17 brand-new tunes. 2008-07-30

David Newbould Assembles All-Star Line-up For Live Film Event
David Newbould, whose songs have appeared on TV shows like "Dawson's Creek" and "Criminal Minds," has an all-star team of musicians set to perform for a live CD/DVD recording August 20th in Austin, Tx. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Humane Society of Williamson County. 2008-07-29

IMC Records is Celebrating a Fiesta Quinceañera Macarena   IMC Records is celebrating a Fiesta Quinceañera Macarena with Los del Rio, Jon Secada, Oscar D'Leon, Dyango and introducing new artists Barullo and Myra among others. 2008-07-28

The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference Announces Speakers and Panels for 2008   The Bandwidth Conference gathers professionals from the music, media and digital music industries, and explores the evolving musical experience. Bandwidth 2008 takes place August 14 and 15 in San Francisco. 2008-07-24

Peter Maybarduk to Perform at The Space July 30   The event will benefit Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, a nationally-recognized nonprofit that works to increase access to life-saving medicines in developing countries 2008-07-23

Emerging Singer-Songwriter WAZ To Release "The Secret" EP On July 28th, 2008
LA-based singer-songwriter WAZ will be independently releasing "The Secret" EP exclusively on iTunes on July 28th, 2008. "The Secret" EP was mixed by Jamie Candiloro (REM, Ryan Adams) & produced by Will Golden (Gary Jules, Meiko, Jay Brannan, Joe Purdy). 2008-07-22

Danilo Perez-Claus Ogerman Collaboration Due from Emarcy Records August 26
"Across the Crystal Sea" features Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez in an orchestral setting, with the stellar production team of producer Tommy LiPuma, arranger Claus Ogerman, and engineer Al Schmitt. The ravishing results are a tour de force for Perez, and for his producer, "one of my personal favorites" from his own distinguished discography. 2008-07-22

Steven Himmelfarb Becomes Newest Agent At The Billions Corporation
The Billions Corporation is pleased to announce that Steven Himmelfarb, formerly of Paquin Entertainment in Toronto, has followed Trey Many and Andrew Morgan of the former Aero Booking to the internationally recognized independent booking agency. 2008-07-21

Sunset Live Entertainment Announces Five (5) More eCasts this Summer at Venues Featuring High-Def Concert Simulcasts
Sunset Live Entertainment has added five more venues for its eCasts will beam its live, high-definition concert broadcasts this summer, announced Sunset Records head Don Lichterman, along with lineup of music artists that include Blackbird, The New Surreal, Blackwell, Dirk Quinn Band and two (2) solo acoustic shows by Dirk Quinn. 2008-07-19