Charts / Awards (22/05/2012) Eurovision 2012: The First Semi-final From Baku Tonight, the First Semi-Final of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast LIVE from the Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan, where 18 countries will compete for just 10 places in the Grand Final
The broadcast will be hosted by Nargiz, Eldar and Leyla who are all eager to welcome the millions of viewers to Baku for tonight's show!
The 18 acts competing in the First Semi-Final ...
Metal / Hard Rock (22/05/2012) Jack White's Concert at Roseland Ballroom in New York City On May 22 To Air Live On SiriusXM Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Jack White's concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Tuesday, May 22 will air live on SiriusXM's SiriusXMU, channel 35.
The concert, in support of White's debut solo album, Blunderbuss, will air live at 9:00 pm ET on North America's indie rock channel, SiriusXMU. The concert will be rebroadcast on several SiriusXM music channel...
Tour Dates (22/05/2012) The Villains Set To Release Second Single "Cadillac" On June 11, 2012; Tour Dates Confirmed With Little Feat! THE VILLAINS - Sean McNally (drums and vocals), Dan Call (bass and vocals), Magno (guitars, keys, and vocals), Michael Wilkes (guitars), Jimmy James "JJS" Schmitt (guitars and vocals) - is gearing up for the release of "Cadillac," the second single from their sophomore album, VELOCITY, which is out now via Toucan Cove Entertainment/Universal Republic. The song will be serviced to AAA stations nat...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Sleepy Turtles' ''Summer Hither' EP, Available Digitally Worldwide On May 29 , 2012 Atlanta's Sleepy Turtles have revealed the cover art and track listing for their upcoming Summer, Hither debut EP release, available digitally, worldwide on May 29 via Autumn + Colour Records. The EP features a remixed version of the first single "Natures Hymn."
Autumn + Colour will then release a limited edition vinyl version of Summer, Hither on July 10.
Summer, Hither tracklist:
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Tour Dates (22/05/2012) Megadeth Kick Off Co-headlining Tour With Rob Zombie Metal icons MEGADETH are delivering volcanic performances and earning rave reviews on their co-headlining tour with Rob Zombie, which marks the first time the two bands have toured together. The trek kicked off Friday, May 11 in Holmdel, NJ and will include two high-profile rock festival appearances including Rock On The Range and Rocklahoma, where the tour wraps on Saturday, May 26. A list of con...
Movies (22/05/2012) Soundtrack By J. Peter Robinson: Best Of "Charmed" Available At Perseverance Exclusively The best scores from the "Charmed" TV series (1998 - 2006) are now available at Perseverance Records. The label is going to release a two-disc-collection with a running time of 134 minutes, featuring 68 tracks composed by J. Peter Robinson. The release is available at a price of $ 19.99 and available at Perseverance exclusively.
Robin Esterhammer, owner of Perseverance Records, says: "We are ...
Music Industry (22/05/2012) New At MSO - BEATPORT Dear media friends,
MSO has recently joined forces with BEATPORT, the largest music store for DJs in the world, to serve as its press representative.
Launched in 2004, BEATPORT (www.beatport.com) is headquartered in Denver, CO with offices in San Francisco, CA, Berlin, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. It has more than 3,600 licensing deals with suppliers who represent over 20,000 labels. BEATPORT ...
RnB (22/05/2012) KC Jockey Releases New Hit "Girl You're Free" KC Jockey is a pop/r&b artist from Brooklyn, New York. Having been born in Jamaica and moving to New York at a young age must have done good things for his creative side, as his music seems to effortlessly unite the dance hall/traditional party music of Jamaica with the urban pop/club scene of the United States. You can call him many things, but one thing you can't call him is lazy. The man has ap...
Alternative (22/05/2012) Fall From Grace To Embark On Summer Tour With Saving Abel Seattle rock band Fall From Grace is gearing up to hit the road with Saving Abel for a Summer tour kicking off May 31st at The Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, CO. The tour will hit select cities across the US through July 20th.
Fall From Grace was born in the musical bed of Seattle, Washington. Fall From Grace, an alternative rock quintet, are a living, breathing outcome of the indie pop cu...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Holy Ship!! Returns To The Bahamas Jan 4-7, 2013 With Justice, Boys Noize, Knife Party, Major Lazer HARD Events, Cloud 9 Adventures and The Bowery Presents have today announced the line-up for HOLY SHIP!!, the second annual electronic music cruise taking place Friday, January 4, Saturday, January 5, Sunday, January 6 and Monday, January 7, 2013. JUSTICE (DJ set), BOYS NOIZE, KNIFE PARTY, MAJOR LAZER, DIPLO, A-TRAK, SKREAM & BENGA and many more are confirmed for the three-night cruise.
HOLY ...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Recording Artist/Songwriter Sir Ivan Releases New Single And Video "La La Land" Electro-pop recording artist Sir Ivan has officially released his new single and video La La Land on May 21st on his Peaceman Music label. The song was produced by the LA based team of Russell Ali and Jason Evigan, who also created the melody, while Josh Skinner and Sir Ivan are credited with writing the lyrics. The new single features mixes by Grammy nominated Midi Mafia (50 Cent, Justin Bieber, ...
Country (22/05/2012) Ronnie Dunn And Cracker Barrel Ready To Serve New Music Offering Country music icon Ronnie Dunn's newest solo CD debuts today through the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® exclusive music program. The CD, Ronnie Dunn - Special Edition, is a powerful collection of 12 songs that Dunn first released in 2011, and includes an additional two previously unreleased bonus tracks. And because Ronnie Dunn and Cracker Barrel support America's military personnel, a portion...
Country (22/05/2012) Montgomery Gentry Set To Kick-Off Fox & Friends "All American Concert Series" On May 25, 2012 Average Joes Entertainment's high-powered country duo, Montgomery Gentry, will kick-off FOX & Friends "All American Concert Series," this Friday, May 25, during the 8:00am EDT hour. This free live performance is the first of the 14-week outdoor concert series held in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, directly outside the FOX News studios (48th & 6th). The concert is open to the public with free food...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Underground 102 - 9 June 2012 @ The Live House, Kowloon, Hong Kong 'Cause it's another Underground show coming up, and the line-up's as good as ever. It's gonna be a particularly varied show, as we pull out some gems from the local music scene. Indie-folk with Double Malt, followed by Frunge rock from Papancha (you'll have to be at the show to know what that means), the powerhouse of prog that is Jukator and Say You Care's electric indie to cap it all off.
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Alternative (22/05/2012) Save The Date: Erez And The End, Debut @ Rockwood Music Hall Join Erez and the End for their Rockwood debut. Erez and the End's music combines the elegant intensity of Classic Rock with the rich lyrical tradition of singer-songwriters. Together they create a unique emotional journey that excites the ears and mind and captures the heart.
Erez And The End will perform songs from their new EP "Silent Mountains" (which is available for free download at Er...
Country (22/05/2012) Bamajam 2012 Adds Herrick To All-star Line-up Herrick, has been added to the roster of stellar performers for the 2012 edition of BamaJam, arguably the South's most spectacular outdoor entertainment extravaganza. The Nashville based band recently pocketed the prestigious Country Song Award in the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) for "Cry Memphis" from the band's 2012 debut album NEW DANCE.
Herrick makes a triumphant return to B...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Free Music Education Event Featuring Rock Star Drummers Woodshed Percussion presents second annual Shedfest on June 16, 2012 at 1 pm at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. This unique event is free for all ages and brings together three nationally-touring drummers for an afternoon of music education and motivation.
Shedfest offers attendees of all ages a rare glimpse into the music industry. The event gives attendees the chance to watch pro...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Innsbruck Records Presents Joe Caro & The Met Band Featuring Andy Snitzer, Anton Fig, Randy Brecker & Friends In the New York City underground scene, Joe Caro led an allstar band which included trumpeter Chris Botti, saxman Lenny Pickett, Late show drummer Anton Fig, bassist Will Lee, trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxman Andy Snitzer among several other notables performing every Tuesday night at the NYC club, The Metropolitan Café. What started out as a 2 week gig, continued for 8 years and became the home...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) ICPM's End Of Year Showcase At Renowned London Venue 'Proud Camden' The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is delighted to announce their End of Year Showcase event will this year be held at the renowned Proud Galleries in Camden on Tuesday 5th June.
Proud Camden is located in the 200-year-old Grade II Listed Horse Hospital in the Stables Market, Camden. Adorned by images of rock royalty throughout, the venue has been systematically designed and pain...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Could Hebden Bridge Blues Festival Be The Best In The Country? Could Hebden Bridge Blues Festival be the best in the country?
This certainly seems to be what some of the thirty-strong industry professionals on the panel of the British Blues Awards think after nominating it for the "Best Festival" award.
After only one year of operation, and running on a shoestring budget, Hebden Bridge came out ahead of over thirty other Blues festivals to receive a ...
RnB (22/05/2012) Africans Connecting With Karamanti! Jamaican based, Reggae/Dancehall recording artist, Karamanti is enjoying success in a few African countries with songs that are being well received in their respective territories.
For several months now, her song entitled "West Africa" has been somewhat of an anthem for certain communities in parts of West Africa. The song, which has received well over 15,000 you tube hits and counting, spea...
RnB (22/05/2012) Tha Wizard Releases New Single "Hollywood Loungin" Hollywood hip-hop artist Tha Wizard is releasing his newest single, "Hollywood Loungin'," to introduce his up-and-coming self-titled LP on Miraculous Records. This will be Tha Wizard's first full-length release since he began his professional music career in 2005.
Danny Lee Thomas grew up in Kingsville, south Texas. It didn't take long for his natural talent at laying beats and penning lyrics...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Singer-Songwriter Boheme Re-emerges With Soulful New Album 'Follow The Freedom' Singer/songwriter Cassidy, former lead singer and main songwriter of hit-making rockers Antigone Rising and now known as solo act Bohème, is gaining growing buzz on a new single, "Blind Spot," from her debut solo album, FOLLOW THE FREEDOM. Radio stations have jumped on the song, with impressive airplay in Baltimore, Norfolk, Tampa, St. Louis and growing. The companion video, directed by Dave Wars...
Rock (22/05/2012) Karen Clancy Releases Self-titled New Album Karen Clancy, a blues singer/songwriter from Florida, has released her first LP, self-titled. "The album, Karen Clancy, is a culmination of a life that has always had a soundtrack," says Clancy.
The record showcases her adroit, tender handling of traditional blues tenets while remaining a modern interpretation of classic, deep-south undertones. The album is markedly comprehensive, boasting r...
Country (22/05/2012) Corey Wagar Takes Ya Back With A New Single This Summer Country music's latest rockin' phenomenon, Corey Wagar, is ready to Take Ya Back, with the release of her brand new single that will hit radio Monday, June 4th.
Corey, who is known for her 'sweet and sassy' sound is ready to give her fans and radio folks a song that may bring back memories of listening to their favorite artists on the radio.
"Growing up, artists like Shania Twain and Tim...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Phil Hamilton Scores His First No 1 Single "Bad" Phil Hamilton has joined the number one club in the competitive Texas/Red Dirt music scene! His second single, "Bad," from one of most talked about new albums of the year, RENEGADE ROCK N' ROLL, reached the top of the charts this week on the Texas Regional Radio Report. Phil worked long hours with producer, Beau Bedford formally of Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights, to give each song their ve...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) My Empire Of Sound Cover Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The Scandinavian electropop duo My Empire Of Sound have recorded their own version of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club track Howl and it´s streaming here:
http://soundcloud.com/warsawrecordings/my-empire-of-sound-howl
My Empire Of Sound are releasing their debut EP on May 28.
My Empire Of Sound are very excited to announce the release of their mini album debut For The Lovers You Left B...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Tune In To Lana's Performance On NPR's World Cafe! Lana's performance on NPR's World Cafe will be broadcast on Friday, May 25th from 2pm to 4pm EST. National Public Radio's World Cafe with host David Dye can be heard on over 200 stations nationwide. Check here (http://lnk.ly/IN1) to find your local station and broadcast time... or fans worldwide can connect to the WXPN Philadelphia stream (http://www.xpn.org/music-artist/xpn-stream) Monday through...
Tour Dates (22/05/2012) Wintersleep Video Feat. On MTVu "The Freshman," Tour Kicks Off Next Week! Nova Scotia's Wintersleep is featured on MTVu "The Freshman" this week with their brand new video for "In Came The Flood." Check out the video here: http://lnk.ly/AyF
The upbeat track from the forthcoming album Hello Hum (June 12) showcases the band's melodic vocals atop a densely layered foundation of guitars and driving percussion. Voting will run through Friday, 5/25 @ 2pm EST, be sure to ...
Pop / Rock (22/05/2012) Jesca Hoop Releases "Born To" Video Approaching the release of her eagerly anticipated album The House That Jack Built (due out June 26th via Bella Union) Jesca Hoop releases the video for her first single from the album "Born To," which premiered on Interview. The video features two versions of Jesca and illustrates the "what if?" "Born To" asks a question we've all asked ourselves "how is it that I was born into the circumstances ...