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Former Three 6 Mafia Member Mr. Del Releases THRILLA Mr. Del, former member of the multi-platinum, hardcore rap group Three 6 Mafia, released his third solo album, THRILLA, on June 30th. The highly anticipated project is the first release through Holy South's new major distribution partnership with Universal Music Christian Group. - 2009-07-01

North Carolina Rockers THE FIFTH Combine Sex, Drugs and Rock n' Roll for Upcoming EMG/Universal Debut The Fifth has signed with EMG/Universal and will release their debut album Confessions of Man on July 28, 2009. The band has also signed an exclusive long-term management agreement with partners Ricky B. Rogers & Ray Ware of Nashville-based Fused Management. - 2009-06-30

USA Songwriting Competition Winner Kate Voegele Hits Top 10 On Billboard 200 Albums Chart Kate Voegele went from unknown to her star status, started her claim to fame by winning first prize in the 2005 USA Songwriting Competition with her song "Only Fooling Myself" in the Pop category. Her new ablum finally hit Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Albums charts. - 2009-06-25

It Was All A Dream: A Major Music and Film Deal Stars Confidential' client's ability to reach a massive number of fans through hard work pushing Internet strategies developed by new media strategist Richard Victor Mahee has companies and advertisers are backing its growing marketability. - 2009-06-14

Hollywood Actor Jeremiah David Turner To Attend the 11th Annual CineVegas Film Festival For Premiere of feature film ETIENNE! 2009 CineVegas Festival to honor Actors Jon Voight and Willem Dafoe, two directors and two video game design pioneers at the six-day Las Vegas industry event - 2009-06-10

Trackbacks Available ArtistRise.com Launches Free Online Community for Concert Industry First of its kind, allows bands to book shows through profiles, venues to promote, industry to network and fans to be heard. - 2009-05-28

Veteran Music Producer and Songwriter Matthew Hager Releases Highly Anticipated Debut EP 'Peace Love and Animosity' After over a decade working behind the scenes with such notable acts as Duran Duran, Mandy Moore, Mindi Abair, Simply Red and Scott Weiland, Matthew Hager reveals himself as a formidable pop/rock recording artist in his own right and stakes rightful claim to center stage by using his seasoned songwriting and production skills to create a personal album that is cohesive, reflective, and eminently listenable. - 2009-05-26

Nine Year Old Pop Star Skylar May Takes Over Waldorf Astoria for Record Release Party The young prodigy of influence, Skylar May started by doing benefit shows at child cancer centers. Twelve (12) -time Grammy Award winner Ron Saint Germain produced Skylar May. Saint known for working with Living Colour, Creed, 311, Duran Duran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix (amongst others). - 2009-05-22

Saint Blesses Streetkind Stars Confidential caught up with Super Producer, Ron Saint Germain on STREETKIND after a jazz session in New York City starring percussionist Will Calhoun. Ron Saint Germain is currently working on Living Colour's new album. - 2009-05-21

Stryper to Preview New Album 'Murder By Pride' at iTunes BIG3 Records has announced plans to "preview" Stryper's upcoming studio album Murder by Pride at iTunes.com, allowing fans to purchase the album song-by-song, one week at a time, until the album's release on July 21, 2009. Stryper will embark on a 50-city 25th Anniversary Tour this fall, with an international tour planned for early 2010. - 2009-05-07

Award-Winning Director Ash Baron-Cohen Hits Hollywood with Two Big Projects this Summer Oliver Stone called director Ash Baron-Cohen "a young British filmmaker who has undoubtedly flourished to become one of the most gifted directors of his generation." Some people know him as the brother of Simon Baron-Cohen, professor of Autism at Cambridge University, and first cousin of Sacha Baron-Cohen ("Borat", "Bruno"). But most people know him as a provocative, on-the-verge, award-winning director who has two prestigious Hollywood projects underway this summer. - 2009-04-30

The Sam Gary Band Lands in the Top 20 charts, Gets Picked by CMA as 'Who New To Watch in 2009' Popular Christian/Country group, The Sam Gary Band new single, "Looking For Answers" moves up more than twenty spots into the TOP 20. Additionally, the Country Music Association selects The Sam Gary Band as "Who New to Watch in 2009" - 2009-04-22

Rott Brings Bite with new International Recording Contract Female fronted Idaho Gothic Rock band Rott has landed a new International recording and distribution contract with UK label Ravenheart Music Records. Their album Out of Time will be released April 29, 2009 and fans can pre-order the album in the UK and Europe immediately through Ravenheart Music Records. International release will follow by distribution in the UK through Plastic Head and Code 7 Distribution. - 2009-04-11

Neurotic Media Launches Variable Pricing MP3s DRM-Free MP3s from all major labels now offered to Neurotic Media's client network with variable retail prices. - 2009-04-07

20-year-old Called "South Asian Music Mogul" by the Washington Post Releases Music from the Motion Picture, "The Lifting of the Veil" Music from the motion picture, "The Lifting of the Veil", comes live on iTunes and other online digital stores. The soundtrack is released by 2 Republic Music Group, which controls 5% of Pakistani Music on the digital platform. 2 Republic is managed by 20-year-old "South Asian Music Mogul" as called by the Washington Post, Raakin Iqbal. - 2009-04-06

The Syn Launch Digital Pre-Sales of New Album Big Sky: Special Packages are Available Now at Umbrello Records Now The Syn are back with a fantastic new line-up featuring founder member Steve Nardelli on vocals, Francis Dunnery of It Bites and Robert Plant fame on guitars and vocals, keyboard whiz Tom Brislin (Spiraling, Yes), Paul Ramsey and Brett Kull (both of progressive rock band Echolyn) on drums and guitar respectively. Also prominently featured on the Big Sky CD is female vocalist Miss Dorie Jackson. - 2009-03-30

Philly Chase Got His Major Deal: "So Stellar" Picked for a Movie Soundtrack Newark, Delaware based recording artist Philly Chase is capitalizing on his Internet market position. Philly Chase had 2.1 million widget downloads in 2008-9 on reverbnation,com. Now Philly Chase's single "So Stellar" is Number 1 on the Stars Confidential Most Popular Music Chart, which is completely based on artists' popularity online. Stars Confidential has also teamed up with IDJ Pool to publish a monthly music charts from several genres monthly. IDJ Pool founded by David "Chicago" Casto in 1985. The Chart is created by major and independent label submissions which reaches 6500 DJs in 23 countries worldwide. - 2009-03-26

State Property & Wu-Tang Give Jersey Artist 'Bizz' A Colossal Boost On The Debut LP, 'Prince of Jersey' State Property, Wu-Tang, and Q-Parker from 112 join forces in support of the forthcoming debut release "Prince of Jersey" slated to drop this July underneath Blakglobe records via Colossal Entertainment. - 2009-03-13

The New Macarena is Cash Money Records Artist T. Lopez She's the newest face of Cash Money Records, a house built on hip hop artists like Lil' Wayne and Birman. T. Lopez, the first ever Latina artist at Cash Money Records is the featured vocalist in the new remix of the Macarena, the biggest Latin selling single ever on the pop charts, now celebrating its Quinceañera. - 2009-02-09

New Mandy Moore Album, Amanda Leigh, Available May 26 To Be Released on Storefront Recordings via RED Music - 2009-02-05

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