PRWeb: Entertainment Entertainment Business http://billboardpublicitywire.com Latest news releases for Entertainment Entertainment Business en Billboard Publicity Wire via PRWeb http://billboardpublicitywire.com/images_v4/billboard/logo_billboard.jpg billboardpublicitywire.com 160 55 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles Features Top Digerati http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1414124.htm What's Buzzing Online Tomorrow Determined by Thought Leaders at DMFWSenior Executives from MySpace, Pandora, EMI Music, Warner Music and (RED) to Keynote at Top Industry Event (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)

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]]> DROWNING POOL Revamps Fan Experience : Texas Rockers Offer Tour VIP Packages, New Website, Merchandise and Fan Club Management by PAID, INC. http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/drowning_pool/tenth_street/prweb1417314.htm Multi-platinum Texas hard rock band DROWNING POOL will, for the first time, offer interactive VIP packages that elevate the fan’s concert going experiences. VIP packages include meet & greets and photo opportunities with band members, early entry passes, special merchandise, autographed collectibles and more. VIP packages are available at www.DrowningPool.com. PAID, Inc. makes this announcement as the band readies for its new co-headlining tour with Saliva beginning on October 17 (see itinerary below). This wide variety of new opportunities and online content is designed to strengthen ties directly with the fans and comes as DROWNING POOL’s latest single, “37 Stitches,” is advancing up the active rock charts. Drowning Pool’s CD, Full Circle is attracting new listeners and has ignited longtime followers through its extensive radio play and the live touring experience. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008)

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]]> CMI: Prodigies of Influence: Michael Cammarata http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1409594.htm The "New Kid on the Block" is breaking out of the Orlando, Florida entertainment scene. Michael Cammarata, the President and Founder of (CMI) Cammarata Management, is a successful entrepreneur who is increasing the opportunities of young, talented musicians and actors. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)

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]]> Rally Your School to Rock With Menudo On Campus! : School with Most Entries in Menudo's Back To School Contest Wins Menudo Concert http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/school_contest/menudo_concert/prweb1411974.htm Transport the phenomenal boy band Menudo out of your iPod and into your school/hometown to perform a concert that is being given away as part of the Menudo Back to School Contest that starts Wednesday, October 1, 11:00 a.m., ET. It’s not a science project – the school with the most Menudo fans who enter the contest at www.menudo.com or www.myspace.com/menudo wins a live concert by the new Menudo band which was chosen in 2007’s dramatic MTV & MTV Tr3 reality TV series “Making Menudo.” (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008)

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]]> MusiK1.net Officially Launches Record Campaign Solutions in Support of Music Independence http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/MusiK1_Launch_PR/9-30-2008/prweb1398024.htm Kingdom One Entertainment Group, LLC and its music division housed at MusiK1.net has launched new service departments for the indie artist and label community. Within these service departments include new partnerships with IODA, Jamendo and PR Web, while forming label and publishing arms to provide label support and co-publishing programs for distributed artists and sub-labels. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008)

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]]> Phoenix Based Band Broken Poets Signs Licensing and Distribution Deal with Magnatune Records http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1382464.htm Phoenix based band Broken Poets signs licensing and distribution deal with Magnatune Records. Magnatune Records was founded by John Buckman in April, 2005. Time Magazine named Magnatune one of the TOP 20 Music Sites To Watch in 2006. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008)

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]]> KIDZBOP.Com's "Be a KIDZ BOP Star" National Talent Search Garners Nearly 2,800 Submissions; 15 Semi-Finalists Announced http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/kidz_bop/talent_search/prweb1368254.htm KIDZ BOP’s “Be A KIDZ BOP Star” talent search, the only such search that seeks the most talented kids in the country, announces its 15 semi-finalists. Chosen from nearly 2,800 entries to the kids’ destination website KIDZBOP.com, the search received far more submissions than recent high-profile online contests sponsored by major national brands. The second annual “Be a KIDZ BOP Star” National Talent Search also received more than double the amount of submissions from last year’s inaugural contest (1200). (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Best Buy Presents Elton John ''The Red Piano'' Show on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and Vinyl : Set Features Las Vegas Stage Show and Exclusive Documentary Footage with Complete CD Soundtrack; Collection Available in October -- Only at Best Buy http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/best_buy/elton/prweb1369274.htm Following the success of 2004’s definitive Elton John DVD set, Dream Ticket, the legendary Sir Elton John and Best Buy announce the Oct. 28 release of The Red Piano collection. Thousands of fans have traveled to Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas to see over 200 shows, helping The Red Piano break records and set new standards for musical entertainment. This DVD/CD set available only at Best Buy and www.BestBuy.com/EltonJohn promises to bring this amazing entertainment experience to Elton John fans across the continent. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> Music, Retail and Tech Leaders to Offer "slotMusic™": High Quality, DRM-Free MP3 Music on microSD™ Cards http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/music/group/prweb1366824.htm Leaders in music, retail and flash memory technology today announced they’re bringing consumers an innovative, new physical music format, dubbed “slotMusic™.” microSD™ cards will soon be made available with pre-loaded, high quality, DRM-free MP3 music of top artists from EMI Music, SONY BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. A selection of slotMusic cards will first be available at brick-and-mortar and online stores throughout the U.S., including Best Buy and Wal-Mart, with Europe to follow. A complete list of slotMusic albums, availability and pricing will be announced in time for the coming holiday season. SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), inventor of the ubiquitous microSD format, is leading the technology development behind slotMusic. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2008)

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]]> Cammarata Reaching for New Stars: Signs Actor Tyler Shamy http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1343204.htm Michael Cammarata, Cammarata Management (CMI) signs Tyler Shamy after executives spend 3 days in Orlando with 16-year-old up-and-coming actor, singer/songwriter and actor's family. Michael Cammarata, successful Media entrepreneur says, "Tyler has proven consistently, that he has star appeal. We wanted to assess his raw talent…" Cammarata Management went to the same Orlando recording studio where *N SYNC and Backstreet Boys recorded their record-breaking albums. During the trip, Tyler and his father, writer Ed Shamy Jr., re-recorded "You", which will soon be released (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008)

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]]> CollegeFest® 2008: A Boston Back to School Party Over 20 Years In The Making Is Back For Its Largest Event Yet -- Featured Artist Performances by Grammy Winner Chamillionaire and Grammy Nominee Soulja Boy Entertainment, Free Giveaways, Prizes and Celebrity Appearances Define Long-Running September Student Event http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/boston/september/prweb1342044.htm CollegeFest®, the premiere back-to-school event in the U.S.A., returns to Boston for the twenty-third year on September 27th and 28th. Microsoft has signed on as the event’s presenting sponsor, joining associate sponsors JetBlue Airways, and RepNation. The event’s media partners this year include The Boston Globe, and WAAF Radio. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008)

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]]> Shiny Toy Guns to Release Sophomore Album 'Season of Poison' November 4th : New album. New sounds. The return of their original female vocalist. http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/shiny_toy/toy_guns/prweb1342364.htm Universal Motown Records will release the highly anticipated sophomore album from the band Shiny Toy Guns entitled Season Of Poison on November 4th. The album is the follow up to their critically acclaimed Grammy nominated debut record We Are Pilots which was released in 2006. The band spent the better half of 2 years on and off the road progressing their dance/rock and electronic roots. Once again producing the album by themselves, founding members Chad Petree (vocals, guitar) and Jeremy Dawson (synthesizer, bass) used 2008 technology to marry dynamic late-70's style synthesizer programming with face-erasing stoner rock; gently spreading this over layer upon layer of ethnic and tribal rhythms. Not to mention their keen pop sense in lyrics and arrangement have collided with the legendary mixing abilities of super-engineer Andy Wallace to create a completely new color in the future-forward musical spectrum. The first single off of Season Of Poison is "Ricochet," a heavy rhythmic guitar laden song already being heard on radio stations across the nation including the highly influential KROQ in Los Angeles. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008)

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]]> Artist Airplay Advisors Provide Self-Released Artists and Digital Labels with Radio Service http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1316254.htm Technology makes more Artist-releases possible, California start-up promotes them to Radio (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> Asian-Canadian Music Sensation Elise Estrada Has 5 Canadian Mediabase Mega-Hit Singles With A Whopping 295 Million Listeners & Growing http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/eliseestrada/unloveyou/prweb1332554.htm Elise Estrada's debut CD in stores September 16th. Fan Based eTeam growing rapidly. Fans love Elise Estrada. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> 3x Grammy Winner Nelly Hits Hard with 'Brass Knuckles' : Thirty Million-Selling Derrty Entertainment/Universal Motown Icon Pulls No Punches On Fifth Studio Album Television and Live Dates Announced http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/nelly/brass/prweb1337434.htm Superstar NELLY releases BRASS KNUCKLES, his fifth studio album on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 on Derrty ENT./Universal Motown Records. The rapper/actor/entrepreneur also kicks off his tour titled, “The Story of Brass Knuckles” today in Los Angeles. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> MAZEfilms, Inc., Taps MAYO Communications for Media Relations and National Publicity For New Horror Movie "CORNERED!" http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1330074.htm Belgium movie company MAZEfilms, Inc. shot the horror movie in downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood and It Stars Steve Guttenberg and James Duval (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008)

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]]> Former U.S. Army Soldier Gets Dishonorably Discharged For Hip Hop http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/Hip_Hop/Muggsy_Malone/prweb1316224.htm Former U.S. soldier, Martin Jackson a.k.a Muggsy Malone gets dishonorably discharged from the United States Army for hip-hop related reasons. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008)

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]]> Mayor Presents Black Man Clay with Award on Eve of Controversial Video Release http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1310934.htm The Black Man Clay Show was honored by Mayor Bob Walkup and the Tucson City Council on September 3rd for winning the ACM Music Video Award. Today, a controversial new video featuring Black Man Clay's song "Stand Up!" has surfaced on youtube.com. The video features footage of Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman being unlawfully arrested by the St. Paul police as she and her producers were reporting from the 2008 Republican National Convention. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2008)

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]]> Digital Media Wire Announces Agenda & Speakers for Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles, October 2-3 http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1313894.htm Senior Executives from MySpace, Pandora, EMI Music, Warner Music and (RED) to Keynote at Top Industry Event. (PRWeb Sep 10, 2008)

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]]> Emerging Music Label Releases Song and Video Featuring First-Ever Singer/Songwriter Cartoon on the Web http://billboardpublicitywire.com/releases/C-Tracks/Betty_McBethal/prweb1293824.htm Cartoon character Betty McBethal and her canine sidekick Bongodog vent their frustration with the music industry in "Mad," a pop track that showcases the plight of the unsuccessful musician and the cynical nature of today's music industry structure. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008)

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