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New Music from the Able Mobile Recording Lab: "For the Warm Up" b/w "Pull the Plug" by Jay Sherman-Godfrey
"For the Warm Up" b/w "Pull the Plug" is the first in a series of six "virtual vinyl" singles to be released in 2010 by Jay Sherman-Godfrey and available for download exclusively at jayshermangodfrey.com. 02/09/2010

Adonis Puentes Invited To Perform At One Of The Biggest Jazz Festivals In The World, The Jakarta’s International Java Jazz Festival
Puentes is bound to entice and leave you asking for more… join us at one of the world’s best Jazz festivals on March 5, 6, 7, 2010. 02/09/2010

Giorgio Releases New Album: ‘Party of the Century’   New album features 10 original songs as well as an Elton John cover called “Friends.” 02/08/2010

Rick Monroe Releases His New Single, Get UR Country ON -- Begins 2010 Jägermeister Country Tour w/ Eric Church & Josh Thompson
Country Music Sensation Rick Monroe Releases His New Hit Single, Get UR Country ON (www.geturcountryon.com) As He Embarks on the 2010 Jägermeister Country Tour With Headliner Eric Church and Supporting Artist, Josh Thompson. The Track is also available for Radio on the Play MPE Player and at plaympe.com. And Catch Rick on Tour all week to win prizes at on Digital Rodeo at www. digitalrodeo.com 02/08/2010

Philadelphia Singer Songwriter Taylor Bright Continues her Billboard Dance Chart Success After a Sensational UK Tour
US teen pop star, Taylor Bright continues her 11 week Billboard dance chart run with the remixes of her debut single “Striped Socks” after returning from an outstanding reception by her fans during her UK tour dates. She returns amidst global media news coverage of a press mix up between herself and Grammy winner Taylor Swift by a UK regional newspaper. 02/07/2010

Roman Miroshnichenko's Single "Unforgiven" Wins the IMA's
President - Kimberly Bjorklund of K&B Entertainment and our Global Partners - Congratulates Mr. Roman Miroshnichenko On Winning the 9Th Annual Independent Music Awards - In the Category of World Traditional Song. This award is a very prestigious award and a huge honor for both Roman and K&B Entertainment. The song nominated was "Unforgiven" From his top selling CD "Temptation" Please read below ... Congratulation to Roman Miroshnichenko! 02/03/2010

Rock Icon Andy Fraser Champions Global Warming Issue with Powerful Song “This is the Big One”   Songwriter of “All Right Now” by Classic Rock Band ‘Free’ - Continues to Rally Support Against Catastrophic Climate Change with Powerful Anthem and Music Video 02/02/2010

Ricky Nelson Remembered 25th Anniversary Tour Kicks Off - Matthew & Gunnar Nelson to Perform 3 Special Shows in L.A
Celebrity entertainers Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announced the kick off of the Ricky Nelson Remembered 25th Anniversary Tour in the Los Angeles area March 4-6 with 3 special engagement shows at the BriXton South Bay, The Canyon, and The Coach House. . This year 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of rock'n'roll icon Rick Nelson's passing in a tragic New Year’s Eve plane crash. 02/02/2010

DSN Music Leads New Business Model in Music Industry
Rise of Independent Music in a Digital Landscape 02/01/2010

Heather Youmans Rocks Radio World
Recording Artist Heather Youmans is the one to watch in 2010 as her debut single "Girl To Change Your World" has taken flight. In its first week at radio the single has bolted into the Top100 at Mediabase on the Top40 charts, ranked #1* "most added" at New Music Weekly and Top 5 "most added" at FMQB. The single is released by the indie label Caption Records headed by music veteran producer brothers Larry Weir (National Record Promotion) and Grammy® Award winning Mixer/Producer Tom Weir (Studio City Sound). 01/26/2010

Big Noise's Al Gomes and A. Michelle Congratulate Their Artist Jim Brickman on his Grammy Nomination   Independent A&R firm Big Noise celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a Grammy announcement. 01/25/2010

Kara Suzanne - "Parlor Walls" CD Release - Jan. 26 - Joe's Pub   Singer-songwriter Kara Suzanne self-releases her sophmore album 'Parlor Walls' with a theme of warning against modern-day distractions. With her unpredicted love of sci-fi, Kara's album title was inspired by the 'TV Parlors' Bradbury envisioned controlling humankind in the not too distant future. 01/21/2010

Ian Carey Quintet to Release Second CD, "Contextualizin'," on February 16   The Oakland-based jazz trumpeter Ian Carey has made composing and performing original music with his quintet his primary focus. Carey's striking compositions, performed by his forward-thinking ensemble on their new CD "Contextualizin'," are sure to turn heads in the direction of this gifted improviser and bandleader. 01/21/2010

Music Producer Will Ackerman Scores Three Artists for The Independent Musician Awards Best New Age Album of the Year   Grammy Award Winner and Music Producer Will Ackerman tallied a triple play by producing three artists nominated for the Independent Music Awards Best New Age Album of the Year. Kori Linae Carothers, Lawrence Blatt, and Rocky Fretz all recorded their nominated albums at Ackermans Imaginary Road Studios. www.independentmusicawards.com 01/21/2010

Teen Phenom Wins USA Songwriting Competition, 2010 Competition Begins   Teen Phenom Sarah Lonsert Wins Overall Grand Prize of the 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, making her the youngest winner ever at 17 years old. 15th Annual USA Songwriting Competition accepting entries. 01/20/2010

Crucial Music Taps ARMM and Expands Successfully Into Advertising Placements
Crucial has recently secured substantial music placements for its artists in major ad campaigns for Royal Caribbean, Toyota Camry and more. 01/20/2010

Rising Celebrity DJ and Master of the Mix Signs on with New York Based National P/R Firm   California’s wildly popular celebrity dance club DJ Mix Master Miguel prepares to dispense his own unique blend of Hip Hop to the celebrity night club and night life scene as he embarks on a national venue and media tour in 2010. 01/19/2010

Band1420 and their Exit Visa From Pottersvile   “Way You Do” single scheduled to launch to radio January 19, 2010. 01/16/2010

Porto Franco Records to Release New CD by Mitch Marcus Quintet on February 16   "Countdown 2 Meltdown," the third CD from the progressive jazz band led by saxophonist/composer Mitch Marcus, highlights the group's fiercely innovative sound and collaborative bravura. Founded in San Francisco in 1999, the quintet has been called "one of the Bay Area's most riotously swinging young jazz groups." Now that Marcus has moved back to his native New York, the group is officially bicoastal -- and still swinging. 01/14/2010

Counterpoint System Boosts Digital Music Distribution with FUGA Integration
Counterpoint Systems, the leading provider of software solutions for rights management, royalty accounting and licensing agreements, has developed a new feature for its Record Maestro product that allows labels to export song data in a format directly compatible with FUGA, a leading digital music distribution platform. 01/14/2010

Miss Kristin Proves She's "In It To Win It" With New Music Release, "FREE"   These days Miss Kristin is counting her blessings and thankfully crafting genuine uniqueness, as she creatively shines on her new music release for Big Fuss Records titled, “FREE” due in stores February 9, 2010. 01/12/2010

Gooding Announces New Release and 50 State Tour   Touted musician Gooding is proud to announce the release of his highly anticipated new album “The Return” as well as a 50 state tour kicking off in March 2010 01/11/2010

Palette Productions: Frontiers Records releases "From The Vault – (A Collection of works by Rick Springfield & Jeff Silverman)"   FROM THE VAULT consists of 13 tracks, originally recorded between 1986 and 1999, that have been digitally re-mastered by Jeff Silverman, giving the audience an entirely new listening experience. Release date scheduled on February 26th, 2010. 01/09/2010

All You’ll Ever Need to Know About Electronic Press Kits or EPKs for Book Authors, Music and Movie Marketing
Entertainment Publicists in Hollywood hear from the experts in music, movies, books and entertainment industry the inside story of how to produce an electronic press kit (EPK) and how relevant they are in today's changing technology 01/09/2010

Stella Launches Major U.S. Tour Featuring Tracks from their Debut Release “ A Moment to Reflect ”   In support of their acclaimed debut EP “A Moment to Reflect” Stella has launched their highly anticipated U.S. tour of over 40 U.S. cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. The Surrey quintet will be performing tracks from their debut release A Moment to Reflect. 01/08/2010

Guitarist Sheryl Bailey's "A New Promise" CD to Be Released February 2 by MCG Jazz   Sheryl Bailey was 18 when she first saw guitarist Emily Remler perform and, as a result, was inspired to take her own guitar studies seriously. On her sixth CD, "A New Promise," Bailey keeps alive the memory of the trailblazing Remler, who died tragically in 1990 at age 32. Now a jazz guitar stylist of the first order, Sheryl Bailey collaborates with Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Jazz Orchestra and producer Marty Ashby on this gorgeous tribute. 01/08/2010

Headwind Media and CMI Exclusives Team Up   Headwind Media and CMI Exclusives team up in 2010 and 2011 to host over 100 music concerts, comedy performances and movie premier events. 01/07/2010

Artist Managers to Discuss Threats and Opportunities in Shifting Music Landscape at Inaugural Conference   Artist Managers, along with Self-managed Artists and other music industry professionals, are expected to gather at the inaugural Artist Management Conference on October 14-15, 2010 in New York to discuss ways in which a shifting music business landscape presents threats to – as well as new opportunities for - their respective businesses. 01/06/2010

"Redneck Cheer" Spreads Across the Country with Floyd Tolston's New Album and Single Release
Country singer/songwriter Floyd Tolston’s new single "Redneck Cheer (Fall Down Drunk)" launches to radio January 21, 2010. 01/06/2010

"The Audience," New CD by Tenor Saxophonist Ralph Lalama and His Working Quartet, Due Jan. 26 from Mighty Quinn Productions   Though Ralph Lalama has been a mainstay of the New York jazz scene since the mid-1970s, working steadily with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Joe Lovano's Nonet, 2008's "Energy Fields" was surprisingly his first U.S. recording as a leader. Coming on the heels of that well-received date is "The Audience," which features Lalama's working band, his muscular tenor, and his uncompromising yet tradition-grounded approach to melodies and improvisation. 01/05/2010