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

1 Attachment AirSpun Announces First Official AirGods Winners: Top Indie Artists Receive Free Radio Showcase Spots and Premier Homepage Placement at airspun.com Airspun, Inc. (www.airspun.com) announces the first winners of its AirGods new music polls. Top artists in the AirGods polls receive free commercial radio airtime to promote their music on AirSpun affiliated radio stations. AirSpun specializes in offering independent artists and labels high-profile marketing and promotional services, such as legal 60-second radio showcases and online viral marketing tools. - 2007-04-03

1 Attachment Marc Broussard to Release New CD S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on June 26th Louisiana's own Marc Broussard will unveil his dynamic new record S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on Vanguard Records, June 26th, New Recording Marks Vanguard Records Debut - 2007-04-03

FameCast Kicks-off Season Two of its Nationwide Online Competition Season Two includes six new stages and a three city roadshow to aide artists in competing on FameCast. Season Two adds six new stages for a total of 12, including Metal, Spoken Word, Singer/Song Writer, Dance, Animation and Short Film. With a total of 12 stages that now means a total of 12 FameCast F&#275;noms and 12 grand prizes, each worth $10,000. - 2007-04-03

2 Attachment Chatter Warns of Impending Kryme Wave to Hit East Coast 4/18/07 The Kryme Wave is set to hit targets throughout New York and east coast 4/18/07. Chatter has been rampant for several months but has reached a frenzy in the last month. While the terror alert level may not be elevated for ordinary citizens, the threat level has reached red at all industry headquarters, radio stations and media outlets as they scramble to figure out how to prevent real hip-hop from resurfacing. Many insiders believe "The Kryme Wave" has the potential to sweep the world with an up-swelling from the bricks to the hills, as people everywhere have been waiting for reality rap to rise once again. - 2007-04-02

4 Attachment Emerging Reggae-World Music Artist Selasee Hits #80 on Internet Radio Mainstream Charts Running Dream Records recording artist Selasee reaches #80 on the published RadioWave Monitor Top 100 Mainstream Internet radio charts with the help of a successful Online Marketing Campaign executed by MusiK1. Campaign elements also include online street team and video promotions to synch up with P2P digital distribution and press release services through Billboard Publicity Wire. - 2007-03-29

5 Attachment Released Today, Macy Gray's New Album, BIG, Features "Glad You're Here" - A Soulful Collaboration with Long-time Writing Partner Joe Solo Songwriter and Producer Joe Solo has once again collaborated with Macy Gray on a song for her new album Big, released by Geffen Records today. The song they co-wrote -- "Glad You're Here" -- is a groovy mid-tempo track that is destined to be a classic. Produced by Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am and featuring Fergie on background vocals, Gray's soulful voice delivers a powerful message that taps into the universal need for human reconnection. - 2007-03-27

4 Attachment Veteran Music Group Riot Life is Set to Deliver Their New CD and DVD With a New Groundbreaking Open Digital Distribution Technology Music group to release CD and DVD using a new open digital distribution technology. - 2007-03-22

1 Attachment J Xavier, Hip-Hop's Young Prince of the South, to be Featured On the Music Choice Network Music Choice, the leading multi-platform music network, announced today that J Xavier, the gifted 14-year old hip-hop artist known as the 'Young Prince of the South', will be featured on Music Choice Originals through April 15th on the network's free video-on-demand (VOD) music service and online through Music Choice's free broadband music service. J Xavier will be the star of three Music Choice Originals. - 2007-03-21

FameCast Unveils Season One Top 10 Finalists Online Artist Discovery and Entertainment Community Attracted Artists from across America to Compete for a Chance at Stardom - 2007-03-21

Music Industry Uncovers New Music and Fierce Competition in a National Singing Contest Riffstar.com announced a free and open online singing competition helping discover the next big musical sensation for the music industry, putting the future of tomorrow's stars in the hands of the fans. - 2007-03-21

New Hip Hop Label Debuts with Release from Binky Mack 'Held Hostage' EP on 3-27-07 The debut release of new hip hop record label Thug Life Army Records (TLA Records) is ready for release with the 'Held Hostage' EP from west coast hip hop luminary Binky Mack on March 27th for free download. - 2007-03-19

New York Speaks Up - First Nas Told Us That Hip Hop Was Dead... Now REBEL Tells Us Who Killed It And How To Resurrect It New York Speaks Up. First Nas Told Us That Hip Hop Was Dead…Now REBEL Tells Us Who Killed It And How To Resurrect It. Former Roc-a-Fella Records Artist REBEL Outlines The Downfalls Of The Music Industry And gives His Solutions For A Cure. - 2007-03-15

Full Sail Graduate, Phil Tan, Wins GRAMMY Award for The Second Year in a Row Full Sail Real World Education is proud to announce that 1990 Recording Arts graduate, Phil Tan, was awarded a GRAMMY of his very own at the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards that aired live February 11, 2007 on CBS. Tan won for serving as a Mix Engineer in the Best Rap Album category for Ludacris' album, Release Theory. - 2007-03-07

Music and Entertainment Industry Veterans Charles Attal, Paul Korzilius, Randy Phillips and Larry Waks Join FameCast Advisory Board FameCast, the first online talent contest designed to find America's best new artists, today announced Charles Attal, of Charles Attal Presents and C3 Presents, Paul Korzilius, manager of super-star rock group Bon Jovi, Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live and Larry Waks, partner at Jackson Walker LLP have joined the company's Advisory Board. - 2007-03-06

1 Attachment SRC and BeatPhone Broadcast Exclusive Hip-Hop Music Over the Telephone Hip-Hop "Hotline" lets fans preview new tracks with a local phone call. - 2007-03-06

1 Attachment Media Tip Sheet - Sunday February 25th - Children Uniting Nations Awards Viewing Dinner Celebration and After Party Hosted by Lil' Kim, Billboard and CUN After-party to feature performances by Ruben Studdard, Lil' Kim, Diana DeGarmo, DMX, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and more. - 2007-02-23

1 Attachment Shoutmouth.com Launches Internet's Most Comprehensive Music News Community Community members gain access to daily coverage of nearly 1,000 artists. - 2007-02-22

1 Attachment Billboard & Children Uniting Nations Present 8th Annual CUN Academy Awards Celebration, February 25; Oscar Viewing Celebration and After Party Hosted by Lil' Kim Special performances by Ruben Studdard, DMX, Diana Degarmo, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and more. - 2007-02-18

1 Attachment Leah DeVon to Perform at Heal Breast Awareness Gala & Awards February 22, Beverly Hills KAZ Records Recording Artist Leah DeVon Selected to Perform at Pre-Oscar Gala & Awards for Breast Cancer Awareness - 2007-02-17

3 Attachment LowDown Records Proudly Presents, 'Shell: Black Pearl Of the Ghetto': It's Not Just an Excellent Audiobook, it's More Like an Audio Movie "Shell: Black Pearl of the Ghetto", is an exciting MP3 audio book that is sure to captivate the listener from start to finish. In this raw urban thriller, Stanley McShan a.k.a Stan Money tells the tragic tale of a young girl who is the victim of a brutal rape. After a childhood friend and two drug dealing street hustlers come to the young girl's rescue, revenge isn't far behind. - 2007-02-12

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