Eli "Paperboy" Reed : Come And Get It

"On his major label debut, Come and Get It, Eli Reed proves to be the life of a soulful, sweaty party in which everyone eventually gets dragged onto the dance floor. As a performer, Reed approaches each song with nothing less than utter conviction; he's as authentically gritty as he is ingratiatingly sexy. Reed incorporates the feel of classic R&B and soul into a largely self-penned, 12-song set, produced with Mike Elizondo, the bassist-turned-producer whose credits include, among others, Eminem, Pink, Gwen Stefani and Fiona Apple. Admirers have likened Reed to such luminaries as Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett; the Boston Herald called him "Boston's answer to Sam Cooke." But he's not merely trying to recreate a sound; Reed is channeling his influences and inspirations into making something all his own."
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Pledge Music

Pledge Music provides fans and artists the opportunity to work together to make new records and raise money for charity. By combining new social networking technology, old school music biz know how and an irresistible menu of exclusive incentives, fans can visit the site to hear great new music, enjoy and share unique experiences with the artists they love and actively participate in the release process
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Elton John & Alicia Keyes do Idol charity gig

The normal Idol competition took a break on Wednesday replaced by a two hour telethon. Called American Idol Gives Back with the help of big names and moving videos about 15 millions US dollars was raised. Other stars who took part included The Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keyes and Annie Lennox. Now in it's third year for Idol Gives Back, which has raised more than 150 million U.S. dollars for charity to date. American Idol is a spin-off of the U.K's "Pop Idol", a reality program where competitors vie for a chance to win a recording contract. American Idol is nearing the end of its eighth season
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Record Store Day - April 17, 2010

The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April. Record Store Day is currently managed by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Melanie Nipper, and Carrie Colliton
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Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2010

Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2010 - 16-18 April, 2010 - California
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Whitney Houston world tour crashes into UK - Daily pop gossip

Whitney Houston was booed by fans as she played her first live date in the UK in over a decade. The US pop superstar belatedly kicked off the European leg of her comeback world tour at the LG Arena in Birmingham last night. But the show has come under fire over the quality of her vocals and an extended costume change which saw the singer leave the stage and her brother take over.
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Roger Waters taking "The Wall" on tour

Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters is taking "The Wall" on the road this fall for a historic 36-date North American tour starting September 15 in Toronto. The trek will wrap December 13 in Anaheim, California
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Songr

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Jill Scott fights record label back

Jill Scott is counter-suing her record label after executives accused her of breach of contract. Hidden Beach Recording bosses filed legal papers against the "Gettin' in the Way" singer/actress in February, alleging she quit the label after finding fame and owes the firm three more albums
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The Shizz set to launch record label

Over the past decade, The Shizz has gradually grown into one of the most popular local music websites in the Valley. This month, The Shizz is launching its own record label, starting with a 17-track compilation of songs from Arizona bands called The Shizz Presents: AM or PM? I Don't Know...
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WaTunes signs Warner Music, opens store inside Facebook walls

Atlanta-based digital music company WaTunes has come to a licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, the third major record label to sign a deal with the startup after Universal and EMI. Warner has licensed its full catalog of music for use in WaTunes’ brand new Facebook application, which essentially lets people purchase digital music through a full-fledged storefront without the need to leave the popular social networking site
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Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren dies

Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk band the Sex Pistols, has died. The music impressario's spokesman Les Malloy said the 64-year-old died on Thursday morning at a hospital in Switzerland. He had apparently been suffering from cancer for some time. His body is expected to be flown back to the UK shortly
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iMusicTweet

iMusicTweet is the innovative way to share and stream music for free. Share and stream songs or full playlists on twitter and facebook
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Audiotool

Audiotool - Start making music today - right in your browser. We provide all the tools to get you started
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Herb Ellis dies

Jazz guitar legend Herb Ellis, best known as a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and soloist alongside greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, has died. Ellis, 88, died Sunday at his Los Angeles home after having suffered from Alzheimer's disease, according to his son, Mitch Ellis. "The jazz world has lost a great musician and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and all who enjoyed his work," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the U.S. Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammy Awards. The guitarist, who won a pair of Grammys while with the Oscar Peterson Trio, was "devoted to playing what he called straight-ahead mainstream jazz," Portnow said in a statement.
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Billboard debuts digital sales charts for 21 music genres

Billboard magazine has launched a new series of digital music sales charts, which will track the top songs in 21 specific genres based on Nielsen SoundScan data. "The digital genre rankings are a great way to drill down beyond the overall top-selling download titles to see which songs and artists are the hottest in a multitude of specific genres," said Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard's director of charts
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Music group EMI in dire straits - AP

Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists to Universal Music Group or Sony Music. EMI, which has the Beatles, Coldplay, Lily Allen and Pink Floyd on its books, had hoped to raise around 200 million pounds ($304 million) by offering its rivals a five-year licensing contract. A source close to both sets of talks, who requested anonymity because the discussions were private, said Thursday that they fell apart after a failure to agree on price. EMI declined to comment. The collapse of talks leaves EMI battling to raise 120 million pounds by mid-June to meet its commitments on loans from U.S. bank Citigroup.
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Summit gives music insiders chance to discuss challenges

After covering country music for 66 years, music industry publication Billboard announced plans this week to launch its first Country Music Summit in 2010. Set for the Hermitage Hotel on June 7-8, the Monday and Tuesday of CMA Music Festival week, the summit is set up to cover the many facets of doing business in country music, from record labels to recording, publishing, management, artist development, touring and new media.
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mflow

mflow, the social music service that pays its users commission for recommending tracks to each other, has hooked up with big-name DJs in a new promotion
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Elton John concert to go ahead despite Mayan anger

Organizers said a concert by Elton John in the ruins of Chichen Itza would go ahead Saturday even after the stage collapsed injuring three workers and complaints from indigenous Mayans it was irreverent and out of place. Thursday's accident, caused by a collapsing 80-meter (262-foot) metal tower, left one worker with serious leg injuries. The announcement rankled local Mayan leaders and officials, who pointed out that perhaps the accident was the work of "aluxes," the Mayan culture's equivalent of fairies, who were upset because their gods' permission for the concert was lacking
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Net Radio UK

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