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Recent Headlines - Music Genre: R&B/Hip-Hop

Musicians and Artists Rely on MySpace to Market Music; Even Baby Boomer Bands Should Get on Board MySpace for Musicians book shows artists how to promote music online. Now that adults account for almost 70 percent of MySpacers, "It's not just for major labels and teenagers," says author Fran Vincent. "MySpace is a must for all indie musicians." - 2008-01-03

Seattle Hip Hop Group Releases Acclaimed New EP With their new EP, Cancer Rising is climbing to the top of the Northwest hip hop scene. - 2007-12-30

Impresarios, Insiders and Artists Turn Out to Celebrate with Producer Bryan-Michael Cox Men's Vogue and W Hotel sponsored Bryan-Michael Cox's 30th Birthday Party in New York City on December 18, 2007. A host of celebrities and entertainment elite turned out to celebrate with the Grammy Award winning producer. The night was chock-full of networking, delectable treats, libations and pulsating beats. The event was a hit -- exactly what Bryan-Michael Cox is known for. - 2007-12-22

Reggae Pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry's Latest Album, The End of an American Dream Nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album Category Reggae Pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry's Latest Album, The End of an American Dream Nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album Category - 2007-12-21

L. Myers Debuts at Sunset Urban with "Infinity," in Stores Nov. 13 Embracing an effortless eloquence and smooth persona of a top Hip Hop artist, the music of L. Myers has defined the true meaning of American soul. - 2007-12-14

The Blue Scholars Set the Stage to Prove Viability & Depth of the Northwest Hip Hop Scene in a 5-Day Celebration of Urban Culture and Local Music Hip Hop has continued to draw trends from regional pockets; "Crunk" from Atlanta, "Hyphy" from the San Francisco Bay Area and "Screwed and Chopped" from Houston, Texas. "The Program" introduces Northwest Hip Hop to the national scene. - 2007-12-02

Mike Jones' The American Dream Exclusive Internet Stream on YeboTV Mike Jones has teamed up with YeboTV to tell the world his story in the film "The American Dream". The film will be available on Yebotv.com from November 20 to December 20, 2007. The movie, which details this struggle toward success against insurmountable odds, is not only the story of Mike Jones but also an ode to Southern rap and hip hop as a whole. - 2007-11-16

Singer, Songwriter & Dance PoP Artist Arnold G Received Two Entries in the Official Grammy Awards Balloting Southern California based singer, songwriter, dancer & performer Arnold G has been placed on the Official Ballot for the 2008 Grammy Awards with 2 entries in the following categories "Record Of The Year" and "Album Of The Year"! - 2007-11-16

Blue Scholars Announce Tour Dates that Include Midwest, New York & California Stepping Out of Seattle Once Again, Blue Scholars Hit Up the Midwest with Psalm One and Support New Digital EP "Joe Metro." - 2007-11-08

Music Mogul Goldtoes Releases Album, The Gold Rush Smash single featuring Baby Bash burning up the airwaves on San Francisco's premiere radio station, KMEL 106. The Gold Rush in stores now. - 2007-10-17

Ringle, Shmingle: Ribkat & Josy B's "Red Rum" Single to Give Consumers What They Want -- One Ringtone, One Hit, One Instrumental, One Remix, One Video and Bonus Tracks Ribkat & Josy B will be debuting the first club smash hit single "Red Rum" on October 16, 2007. In response to the industry's "ringle," Ribkat chose to record wiht Josy B to test some of the latest technologies Josy B Music & Publishing's distributor iNTERTAINMENT.NETWORK is currently using, such as copyright protection, metadata, digital distribution, airplay monitoring and online tracking. Release party guests will receive an RSVP confirmation via mobile along with a complimentary Red Rum ringtone and wallpaper. Consumers can purchase the single / ringtone for $.99, but in November's re-release, at $6.98 they'll receive one ringtone, one hit, one instrumental, one remix, one video, and bonus tracks -- all online downloads or on a Made-To-Order CD shipped directly to fans. - 2007-10-16

The Annual Battle of the Blues Bands, November 18, Presented by the Monterey Bay Blues Festival The Monterey Bay Blues Festival is proud to present its annual band competition, the Battle of the Blues Bands, Sunday November 18, 2007 held at the University Ballroom at California State University at Monterey Bay. Blues musicians will compete for performance slots at our 2008 Blues Festival in Monterey. Local and national blues bands are encouraged to apply for the competition through the Monterey Bay Blues Festival office or by printing the application from the website. - 2007-10-08

Indie Gospel Label RedeemedSoul.com Wins "Best Album" Award New gospel label RedeemedSoul.com's debut CD "The New Soul (Various Artists)" was named 2007's "Best Compilation Album" at the En Sound Music Awards. This is yet another industry honor received by the fledgling "indie" record label. - 2007-10-06

Two Songs in Top Ten, E-Dee Starts "Revolution" International Dancehall/Reggae Artist E-Dee lands two songs simultaneously in the Top Ten Charts and looks to US release. - 2007-10-05

Steve Rifkind Officially Secures Loud Name, Plans Return With The Wu - Loud Records is Back Steven Rifkind, CEO of SRC Records (Street Records Corporation) and former Loud CEO, returns with Wu-Tang for a new album. Hip-Hop pioneer talks about his success with Akon and the recent album "Konvicted." Akon had one of the most successful spans any entertainer has ever had with eleven songs in the Billboard Hot 100. - 2007-10-05

Monterey Music Festival Debut Concert on October 20-21 in Beautiful Monterey, California With 25 Acts Confirmed: The Roots, Cake, Michael Franti, G.Love, Ozomatli, and more! The Monterey Music Summit is an interactive arts festival created to serve as a forum for new thought and inspired intervention regarding the critical political and social issues of our time. The Monterey Music Summit features some of the most relevant contemporary and historically important musicians from a variety of genres all in concert, including: Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Roots, G.Love & Special Sauce, Cake, Ozomatli, Céu, Brandi Carlile, Colbie Callait and several others. Performers are invited to participate not for their talent and popularity alone, but also for their willingness to speak openly on current political matters, and for their commitment to positive social change. - 2007-10-04

SafeMedia Corporation To Install Anti-Piracy Business Solution Clouseau™ On FL. Atlantic U. Campus; One ISP & Seven Other Campuses To Start Pilot "Clouseau 500™ will be used as a research platform at Florida Atlantic University. Two computer science and engineering professors have agreed to conduct a research on the P2P traffic and its impact on the network communication bandwidth," said Pasquale Giordano, President/COO, SafeMedia Corp - 2007-10-04

Master P and Romeo Want You to Create A Clean Hip-Hop Video for 'My Life' Master P and Romeo join forces with Animoto.com to let fans create a clean hip-hop music video. Beginning October 3rd, fans can log in to Animoto.com and create a free 30-second music video to "My Life." A contest will run alongside this promotion and selected winners will copies of "Miller Boyz: Hip-Hop History," P.Miller merchandise, and Animoto video credits. - 2007-10-03

Week of Chart-Topping Music Video Premieres on SingingFool.com SingingFool.com premieres music videos by Dropkick Murphys, Omillo Sparks and High On Fire in first week of October. - 2007-10-01

Dave Mullen & Butta CD "Mahoney's Way" Jazz/Funk/Soul Releases on October 1 CD entitled "Mahoney's Way" by Boston's own Dave Mullen & Butta for re-release Oct 1st. The CD features such musical heavyweights as, Nile Rodgers, Marc Ribot, Mark Egan, and Victor Jones. - 2007-10-01

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