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For the milestone 10th season of American Idol, we just couldn’t stay away from Idol’s hometown, Los Angeles, CA. In fact, this is the show’s sixth time holding hometown auditions in L.A. The goal during hometown auditions is to get a ticket Hollywood, and successful singers in L.A. won’t have to travel very far [...]

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HARMAN International Industries Incorporated , today announced the arrival of the Quincy Jones Signature Line by AKG. The premium headphone collection represents a momentous partnership between AKG and one of the most accomplished musicians of the 20th century – Quincy Jones.
Musician, artist, humanitarian – Quincy Jones is an American icon. His productions, which include [...]

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Sonicbids, the website that helps bands discover and book gigs, announced today that its Founder and CEO, Panos Panay, has been selected for two industry awards. Panay is the Internet category winner for the Mass High Tech’s All-Star Awards and 2010 honoree for the Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Award.
Panay, 38, was selected [...]

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Music is as diverse as the people who listen to it. With this in mind, Ultimate Ears, a product unit of Logitech, today introduced the Ultimate Ears 100 Noise-Isolating Earphones in five music genre-inspired designs. Whether your MP3 player is filled with electro beats or urban funk, the Ultimate Ears 100 allows you to [...]

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Today, The Echo Nest and 7digital announced a partnership that brings together The Echo Nest’s intelligent music application development platform with 7digital’s open API, extensive MP3 catalogue and comprehensive international rights. The combined offering will give developers instant access to The Echo Nest’s one-of-a-kind music intelligence APIs based on 7digital’s catalog and the [...]

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Today Paste Media Group announces, with deepest sadness, the suspension of the Paste magazine print product. Struggles with mounting debt were made public last year when our readers responded with generosity to save the magazine. But the prolonged downturn of the ad market has forced a hiatus. All subscribers have access to the digital [...]

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If you ever wanted to sign up for CdBaby, they are now offering coupon code: SEPDISC.
The offer is valid for valid 9/2 & 9/3 only. CD Baby is the largest online distributor of independent music
Current Stat Numbers:
278,510 albums being sold on CD Baby
5,339,025 CDs sold online to customers
$107,769,092 paid directly to the artists
http://www.cdbaby.com

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Livewire Mobile, Inc. introduces MediadromeTM, a new online and mobile service that allows recording artists and record labels to sell digital media including full-track music, ringtones, graphics, and videos – as well as physical merchandise – to their fans.
Mediadrome’s first launch is planned for legendary recording artist Guided By Voices in conjunction with [...]

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Starting today and continuing for four weeks, artists of all genres can use tools provided by Indaba Music to submit their tracks for inclusion in Booyah’s Nightclub City, a new but already popular Facebook game. Nightclub City is looking for the hottest upbeat tracks to feature in a special Indaba playlist. Submit an original [...]

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John A. LoFrumento, CEO of ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), today announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, a new app for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. The app provides ASCAP’s songwriter, composer and publisher members with 24/7 access to their membership, catalog, performance and royalty information via ASCAP’s secure Member [...]

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uPlaya is looking for a band to play at FutureMedia Fest 2010, a three-day event hosted by Georgia Tech to highlight technology advancements in the state of Georgia. The band will play in the Music Mix portion of the event, which will be held in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, beginning around 6 [...]

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iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 30, 2010:
Singles:
1. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
3. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
4. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
5. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
8. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” [...]

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In the male driven business of music, a woman has risen to the top of the pyramid. Lavon Coleman, Lavon Music Publishing’s CEO and managing director, is the kind of woman others admire, pulling off deals without a hitch while juggling her personal and family life has landed music mogul Rick Hendrix catalogue of [...]

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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
1. (1) [...]

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Now hiring interns for the fall semester info@irisdistribution.com and info@blinkeractive.com
two spots left!
IRIS Distribution (Independent Recording Industry Services) is a digital music distribution and marketing firm based in San Francisco, CA and New York City. Co-founded by Matt Laszuk (CEO) and Bryn Boughton (CMO) in 2003, IRIS distributes digital music, ringtones, and video [...]

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The wakeup song has been a part of the space program since the days of the Apollo missions, and now NASA is giving you two chances to be a part of this history! We need your help selecting wakeup songs to be played during the final missions of the Space Shuttle Program!
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Multi-Platinum Producer Dame Grease Secures an A&R Position with distribution company with 101 Distribution. Multi-Platinum Producer has a new position in the Music Industry, he has secured an A&R position with the 101 Distribution Label to spearhead their A&R Division. Dame Grease will have the signing power to sign indie projects directly to his [...]

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The Final Frontier is the band’s fourth U.K. #1 album. They first hit the top of the U.K. album chart in 1982 with The Number of the Beast, then scored another #1 for Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in 1988. Their third #1 album came in 1992 for Fear of the Dark.
The current [...]

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BMI has filed an appeal of the DMX decision issued by Judge Louis Stanton, BMI’s rate-court judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the company announced today. BMI’s appeal on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers will seek reversal of a court decision that, according to DMX’s [...]

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The nation’s independent music industry has received a major marketing boost with spirit brand Jagermeister signing a three-year deal to partner with the re-launched independent music awards and independent music charts. Also coming on board as official media partners are the XYZ Networks’ Channel [V], national radio station Nova and social networking site MySpace, [...]

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Disney.com, the No. 1 ranked community-family and parenting destination on the Web*, has launched an all new music site (Disney.com/Music) that, together with Disney Music Group and Radio Disney, offers the latest and greatest in music for Disney fans. To kick off the new music hub Radio Disney’s Jake Whetter will give guests a [...]

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Marc Mysterio and his Stockholm-Based management Joia Records, are seeking up to $6,000,000 for “Breach of Contract” from Brandy Norwood for breaching a deal to feature on ‘Shout It Out’, the lead single from Marc’s forthcoming album ‘Redemption’.
Papers were filed this morning at The Central District of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
For over 10 [...]

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The Soundgarden reunion could not have come at a better time for bassist Ben Shepherd, who confessed he’s broke and “technically homeless”. In an interview with Spin magazine, Shepherd admits he has been sleeping at friends’ homes after breaking up with his girlfriend. He tells the publication, “I’ve been sleeping on studio couches and [...]

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Online content provider, Guvera was named in this week’s Billboard Magazine’s “10 Best Digital Music Startups.” Acknowledgment for Guvera CEO, Claes Loberg and his team, as the site pushes past 100,000 users, announced several new additions to the site, including millions of tracks from the biggest labels and artists on the planet including [...]

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A survey conducted by Norstat on behalf of Aspiro Music shows that the use of streaming services make people listen to more music. The survey also concludes that the range of music listened to increases, while users discover more artists and bands than they did before. It’s natural that music habits change when people [...]

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About Comcast Entertainment Group: Based in Los Angeles, Comcast Entertainment Group operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment, and E! Online; the Style Network, the destination for women 18-49 with a passion for the best in relatable and inspiring lifestyle programming; G4, offering the last word [...]

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Following its successful debut at CRS 2010, Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® has announced artist registration for its CRS 2011 digital liners program is now open.
The all-digital process replaced the Artist Radio Taping Sessions at CRS 2010 and provides artists with more flexibility to record liners at their leisure. Artists will receive the liner [...]

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The international urban music industry will yet again be making major breakthroughs in 2011. New Skool Rules, the biggest international Hip Hop and R&B conference in the world will be back in April next year. The global scene will yet again be represented on April 1st through 3rd, and once more make way for [...]

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Epitonic.com, one of the Web’s first and most beloved editorial music sites, is excited to announce that it is relaunching with the original founders back at the helm.
First launched in 1999, Epitonic posted free and legal MP3s, working directly with artists and labels. All of the music was selected, written about and posted by [...]

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MOG Inc., a next-generation music media company and owner of MOG Music Network (MMN), today announced the launch of MOGMusicNetwork.com, a new editorial hub showcasing the best content from its publishing network comprised of over 1,300 music blogs. MMN provides the most up-to-date and highest quality music content, and offers premium brands a unique [...]

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Top 8 Companies such as Universal, Sony, EMI and Warner Account for 80% of the $15 Billion Annual Industry Revenue Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Music Production and Distribution” report to their offering. The US music production and distribution industry includes about 3,700 establishments with combined annual revenue of about [...]

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‘Katy’s Project: Pop Video’ campaign will recruit her biggest fans to be apart of her official video for upcoming new single ‘Firework’. Campaign activities to involve eight European DeutscheTelekom markets. Campaign reinforces Deutsche Telekom brand claim ‘Life is for Sharing’ by providing memorable moments for fans to share
Today Deutsche Telekom announces an exciting [...]

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“Thank you for being a customer of Open Labs products. As you probably heard, there are new owners of Open Labs. The primary reason we acquired the assets was the outstanding relationship that the artists and producers had with the old company.
We want to assure you that we are committed to you and the [...]

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ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will honor country music superstar Alan Jackson with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award during its 48th annual Country Music Awards, taking place on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville. The invitation-only event will also honor the songwriters and publishers of [...]

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Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will present the BMI President’s Award to will.i.am during the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Friday, September 10. Staged at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, the invitation-only event salutes the creators and publishers of the most-performed urban songs of the previous year. BMI President & CEO Del Bryant will [...]

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ANATIX DIGITAL DEAL - Fanatix Agency has a digital partnership through the official online distributor of Universal Music Group , VP Records & Metal Blade Records. To promote the company launch, Fanatix is sponsoring an all genre contest - Fanatix will sign & register one lucky artist label for exclusive digital distribution and [...]

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “2010 Trendology: U.S. CD, Record & Tape Stores” report to their offering. The 2010 Trendology report on the U.S. CD, Record & Tape Stores industry characterizes the industry in three descriptive methods: qualitative analysis, quantitative data and lists of major industry players. The written analysis [...]

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The Coast 2 Coast New Music Industry Convention is a professional music networking event focused on the new music industry taking place this August 27th-29th in Miami, FL at the Newport Beachside Hotel and Resort. The event is hosted by J Hatch of iStandardProducers.com and will feature presentations on marketing, promotion, new media, industry [...]

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After 20 years in the music business, producer Kaydean is helping a new generation of artists by debuting as a radio show host. His first Internet radio show, Indie Artist v2.0, will air Tuesdays at 11 pm on Blog Talk Radio beginning August 17.
On Indie Artist v2.0, Kaydean will offer insight and advice for [...]

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TheIndie.biz launches today its contest to find “The Ultimate Social Artist” and a chance to win up to $25,000 in prizes. “The Ultimate Social Artist” Contest invites bands and musicians from all over the world to take part and bring their fans along for the ride. The band that signs up the most [...]

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Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE), the world’s leading Latin music company, today announced that it has expanded its lineup of mobile offerings for consumers with the launch of MOVIHITS, a new ringtone subscription service that it has created in partnership with m-Wise (OTC Bulletin Board: MWIS), the innovative mobile content technology company. [...]

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OPEN LABS, INC. MUSIC PRODUCTION EQUIP. Notice is hereby given that substantially all of the assets of Open Labs, Inc. will be sold at a public foreclosure sale to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, at the offices of Open Labs, Inc., located at 3701 Drosset [...]

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Digital music and the growth of illegal sharing platforms are driving revenues for budding artists into ground. Artists are finding it progressively more difficult to get record deals as most of the major labels are struggling to find the answer to illegal downloading. The only answer is for bands to deliver an exhilarating live [...]

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ReverbNation, the leading Marketing and Promotion Platform for over 800,000 Musicians, Labels, Managers and Venues and Ernie Ball, the world’s premier guitar string manufacturer, today announced their co-sponsorship of a Music Showcase at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. No submission fee is required from Artists seeking the opportunity to play at [...]

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MidemNet Lab highlights the best Start-ups & App Developers in the digital music space - in 3 categories:
* Mobile applications
* Industry Services (B2B)
* Consumer Services (B2C)
* Submissions & pitch sessions are free of charge
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