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Bon Jovi Performance
One of the World's Biggest Rock Bands and Current GRAMMY® Nominee to Make Debut Performance on the GRAMMY Awards and to Offer Fans the Opportunity to help Select Which of Their Hit Songs They Will Perform on Music's Biggest Night® Live on CBS Jan. 31 SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time ever, current GRAMMY® Award nominee Bon Jovi will perform on the GRAMMY telecast and participate in a special interactive fan vote on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards. As part of the band's performance, fans will have an opportunity to decide which Bon Jovi hit the band will perform during their segment. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Jan. 31, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon. For GRAMMY coverage, updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy®'s social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, www.facebook.com/thegrammys. Beginning this week, viewers can log on to www.cbs.com/grammys and vote for one out of six of their favorite hit Bon Jovi songs: 1. "Always" There is no registration to vote, and fans may vote as often as they wish. Additionally, a 30-second clip of each song may be viewed. The deadline to vote is Sunday, Jan. 24, 11:59 p.m. ET. On Jan. 25 the list will be narrowed down to the top three songs and fans may continue voting at www.cbs.com/grammys for which hit song the band should perform as part of their segment. Voting will continue until Bon Jovi's performance on the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 31. GRAMMY winner Bon Jovi is up for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "We Weren't Born To Follow." Bon Jovi joins previously announced performers and nominees Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, the Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Maxwell, P!nk, Taylor Swift, and the Zac Brown Band. All five Album Of The Year nominees — Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band, and Taylor Swift — are set to perform on Music's Biggest Night®. As previously announced on "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" on Dec. 2, music fans can upload a 20-second video of themselves singing along to a portion of the Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling" for a chance to have their video appear as part of the Peas' performance on Music's Biggest Night. Videos may be uploaded to www.cbs.com/specials/grammys/upload/ through Jan. 15. The 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Louis J. Horvitz is director. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of
musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is
dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for
music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the
preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most
credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for
groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy,
education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on
its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the
well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of
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and a YouTube channel subscriber at www.youtube.com/thegrammys. Achieves status as the #1 Mixed Martial Arts app on Facebook SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital Chocolate, a quality leader in original and high quality games on all platforms, today announced that its recently launched game MMA Pro Fighter™ is already the #1 mixed martial arts application of any kind on Facebook. This top ranking includes MMA games, news apps, fan apps, video apps, quizzes, and trivia apps on the leading social networking site. The app can be played at: http://apps.facebook.com/mmaprofighter/ “We’re glad to bring MMA followers a whole new level of experience as they throwdown with their Facebook friends.”
Created specifically to take full advantage of Facebook, players can build and develop their fighter and compete with friends to reach the top of the ranks. Players can also customize their character’s look, gear, fighting styles and more, as well as meet the MMA Pro Fighter Ring Girls. MMA Pro Fighter features an in-depth fighting engine that realistically simulates fights, blow by blow, using actual MMA moves and attributes. The game offers the opportunity to have your fighter learn up to 300 different bone-crushing fighting moves as you level-up in the game. MMA Pro Fighter provides stunning 3D graphics and high production values to deliver the best executed fighting game on Facebook. Facebook users can add ‘Johnny Facebreaker’ as a friend on Facebook for news, tips, and inside access to the game. MMA Pro Fighter is available to play for free on Facebook. Digital Chocolate will be implementing enhancements and upgrades for MMA Pro Fighter in the coming weeks so check back often to see the updates: http://apps.facebook.com/mmaprofighter/ About Digital Chocolate Digital Chocolate is a leading publisher of original, high-quality Omni games - games that reach mass market consumers across all platforms and are driven by social value, convenience and instant gratification. Consumers can "Seize the Minute!" with a catalog of more than 80 award-winning Digital Chocolate games available for Apple iPhone, smartphones, the web, Facebook, Xbox LIVE and thousands of different mobile phones in more than 80 countries. Recently Digital Chocolate had 4 different games chart at # 1 in the App Store in 4 consecutive months including Crazy Penguin Catapult, 3D Brick Breaker Deluxe, 3D Tower Bloxx Deluxe and Mini Golf 99 Holes Theme Park. The company has major offices in San Mateo, Helsinki, Bangalore and Barcelona and was founded in 2003 by Trip Hawkins, who was also the founder and CEO of Electronic Arts. Digital Chocolate partners with major mobile and media companies including Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, Fox, Paramount, HBO, Google, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony/Ericsson. Leading competitors include Electronic Arts, Gameloft, I-Play and Glu Mobile. For more information, please visit www.digitalchocolate.com.
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their respective owners. “Art of the Audition” February 5-7, 2010; Win Passes on Twitter PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Idol might be underway but that won’t stop its vocal coach and associate music director Dorian Holley and LA Music Academy College of Music (www.lamusicacademy.edu) from hosting the first of many seminars for the college’s Workshop Series. Holley is a 20-plus year music industry veteran who joined the school’s staff in November 2009. He is best known for his impressive resume including singing on each of Michael Jackson’s solo tours including “This Is It,” where Dorian was also the Vocal Supervisor. The school’s Twitter followers will have a chance to win a free pass to the workshop if they include “@LAmusicacademy” in tweets about why they should win. The workshop is open to the public; registration is open now. “Dorian has worked with Stevie Wonder, Cher, The Eagles and Rod Stewart among many other top artists. His experiences and tips will certainly benefit vocalists who want to sing professionally”
All students will sing the group song together and The Dorian Holley Band will perform to close out the weekend. The seminar is $995 but the school is giving away free passes leading up to the event. Simply follow the school on Twitter – tweet why you should win and include “@LAmusicacademy” in the tweet. The school is selecting winners based on creativity, passion and potential. For more information about LA Music Academy, visit www.lamusicacademy.edu. Contact Iris Alba in admissions at 626-568-8850 or email iris@lamusicacademy.edu. LA Music Academy is located at 370 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, CA 91105. Facebook fans: www.facebook.com/LAmusicacademy. Follow the school on Twitter: @LAmusicacademy About LA Music Academy LA Music Academy in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, CA, offers an
intimate and friendly, yet serious and rigorous contemporary music
education to male and female students 18 and over through its vocal, drum,
bass and guitar programs. Founded in 1996, the Academy is accredited by
the National Association of Schools of Music and has provided a solid
musical foundation for more than 1,000 international and domestic
students. LA Music Academy’s 35 instructors immerse students in practical
courses. The Academy offers a significant number of real world playing
situations with professional musicians, not just peers, setting the school apart from other prestigious music
institutions. LA Music Academy gives its students the skills necessary to
apply their learning in a wide variety of professional situations in
the music industry.
On Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday, Smithsonian opens celebratory exhibit in LA, DC
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - Denver, Colorado (CaymanMama.com) — On the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday, the Smithsonian Institution has opened an exhibit in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles to showcase the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. “One Life: Echos of Elvis” opened its doors to the public on Friday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. The exhibit occupies one small room that is entirely devoted to the influence of Elvis’s image after his death. According to the Associated Press, “It features portraits, a gold bust of Elvis as Julius Caesar and a 1993 stamp with his likeness that became the most popular U.S. postal stamp of all time.” Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum featured the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer.” The exhibit’s photojournalist took the promotional images of a young Elvis Presley when he was just a new recording artist prior to becoming the icon he is today. New DanceOur dancer does the new dance, it's called doing the vampire, she shows you where to take that stake and stick it. Try it for some good exercise, as you play some music. Give that booty a shake or to or three. Shake that groove thing!
Monster and Gibson Join Forces to Demonstrate Clear Leadership in Music Technology at CES 2010 Innovative Consumer-Friendly New Products to Be Offered by Both with a Focus on Advanced Music, Cable, Power, Networking and Audio Performance-- Lifestyle-Enhancing New Monster And Gibson Guitar Products To Be Showcased at Booth # 13306 Central Hall -- 2010 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monster, the world's leading manufacturer of cables, AV accessories and power conditioning products, and Gibson Guitar, the world’s premiere musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, will showcase their broad range of industry leading innovative new products at CES 2010 in Central Hall Booth # 13306. At CES, the comprehensive line of new products from both companies will be brought together by a shared corporate philosophy that can be summed up in the phrase: “Because the Music Matters.” Hoax Press Release The following story has been denied by Van Morrison. Music Legend Van Morrison Announces the Birth of a Son LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GiGi and Van Morrison are very proud to announce the birth of their first born son George Ivan Morrison III today, named after Van Morrison and his father before. According to the family, “Van III is the spitting image of his dad and is a dual citizen of both Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States of America.” “Van III is the spitting image of his dad and is a dual citizen of both Northern Ireland/United Kingdom and the United States of America.” Out of respect for the child’s privacy, the exact time and location of the birth has been kept private. Aerosmith singer enters rehab
Steven Tyler has reportedly checked into rehab for an addiction to painkillers. Los Angeles (WiredPRNews.com) – Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has reportedly checked into a rehab center. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the singer entered the facility due to a painkiller addiction to a medication used to treat previous performance injuries. Tyler, 61, is quoted by the AP as releasing the statement Tuesday regarding his enthusiasm about being able to return to work with his band members, “I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith. I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of.” As noted in the report, Tyler previously dealt with drug and alcohol addiction earlier in his career, for which he completed a rehab program in the mid-1980s. This news is brought to you by Addiction Rehab Center. Chatsworth Pavilion is a Canada addiction rehab facility that offers Closed Group” residential addiction rehabilitation/recovery program. Country singer Garth Brooks suing mad at Oklahoma hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas (CaymanMama.com) — Popular country music star Garth Brooks is downright angry — so angry, in fact, that he’s going to sue. The “Unanswered Prayers” singer is alleging that his efforts to memorialize his mother’s name at an Oklahoma hospital has gone unfulfilled, and he’s suing the medicall center for $500,000 for breach of contract. In 2005, Brooks, 47, donated Integris Canadian Valley Regional hospital in Yukon, Okla., the $500,000 dollars to finance a building that would carry on his mother’s name, Colleen Brooks, who lost her battle to cancer in 1999. However, according to a court filing, Brooks says hospital failed to include the building in a $27 million expansion project, thus leaving CVR in breach of contract. “Garth’s heart is broken over this,” a source close to Brooks said. A hospital spokesman insists there was a misunderstanding in the matter and that they look forward to a “swift and amicable end.” Brooks disagrees; his rep said: “This deals with his mother, the home town and the people he grew up with and is deeply personal.” Exciting News The Moody BluesAre Coming To Florida, Atlanta, Then UK!Moody Blues Debuts “Story Tellers” VIP Experience Packages for Select US, UK Concert DatesImagine being able to ask the Moody Blues band members a question you’ve always wondered about or hearing them describe their most crazy concert experiences … At select upcoming concerts, MOODY BLUES fans will hear more than just “Your Wildest Dreams,” they’ll hear some of the legendary band members’ wildest stories as they share personal accounts from decades of international performances.
‘Twilight’ fans create fury of screamsSan Diego, California (CaymanMama.cm) — There are no two ways about it: “Twilight” has officially become a cult classic with millions of fans in every part of the world. The Nov. 20 premiere of the newest installment of the series, “New Moon” has taken the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles by storm. Thousands of screaming, hysterical fans crowded the streets near UCLA, some coming from as far away as New York, with high hopes to see and even take a picture with their favorite “Twilight” actor. According to the Associated Press, “Some “twi-hards” — as they call themselves — arrived as early as Thursday afternoon to secure a place in line for tickets allowing them to watch the stars’ arrivals on the red carpet. The 800 available tickets were all distributed by Monday morning.” Some of the fans - mostly young ladies - donned “Twilight” gear including t-shirts showing their preference for Team Jacob (Taylor Lautner) or Team Edward (Robert Pattinson). One such fan wildy displayed a sparkly, homemade sign declaring, “We love Robert and Taylor they rock our socks.” Radiohead, MTV EXIT, and USAID Music Video Collaboration to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking WIns Asia-Pacific Child Rights AwardHighly Successful Music Video For Radiohead's Song All I Need Has Now Garnered 16 Awards Internationally Taylor Swift a big winner at CMAs
(WiredPRNews.com - News, music news)-2009-11-13- The young singer made history with her multiple wins at the awards ceremony. Nashville, Tennessee (WiredPRNews.com) – Country music superstar Taylor Swift was a big winner at the recent Country Music Awards that aired on Wednesday night. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Swift won four awards, one for each category in which she was nominated, and made history as the youngest person to win entertainer of the year. Swift is quoted by the AP as stating during her win for the highest honor of the night, “I’ll never forget this moment because in this moment everything that I have ever wanted has just happened to me.” The experience was a change from a previous award show in which Swift was bombarded on stage by another musician during her acceptance speech, which she and others joked about during Wednesday’s ceremony. As noted in the report, another popular country music star, Darius Rucker, also made history at the awards show, becoming the second African American to win in a major individual category at the CMAs.
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Blue October Announces the Cancelation of the Pick Up The Phone Tour
“Mental health diseases are unpredictable,” says Furstenfeld. “And on the eve of this tour in support of a cause that means the world to me, I am in need of time to heal from a setback in my own personal life, which is severe enough for me to seek hospitalization Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers to Release Multiple Disc, Career-Spanning The Live Anthology 
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New York based singer-songwriter Joanna Mosca made a big leap this week on the FMQB AC Chart with her new hit single “Keep On Going” off of her forthcoming debut album of the same title
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Sound Records: Seattle's Innovative Indie Label Obtains a Vast Array of Talented Established and Emerging Artists SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle—best known musically as the birthplace of such iconic groups as Nirvana and Pearl Jam—remains a creative wellspring. In fact, the latest chapter in the city’s musical legacy is currently being written by Sound Records. Launched 18 months ago, Sound Records (www.soundrecordsmusic.com) is the vision of partners/principals—and music fans—Kenny Stumbo and Noah Hartkopf, who serve as president and VP, respectively. The independent startup already sports a roster of established and emerging artists from the rap to pop/rock worlds, including Keith Murray and Canibus (AKA The Undergods), Bronze Nazareth, Project Lionheart and Bekker. Sound Records is focused on delivering music from all genres. The mission: to build a mutually beneficial haven for talented and hardworking artists whose music resonates with many. Hartkopf declares, “Seattle is ready to explode again.” Murray, Canibus and Project Lionheart will appear on Sound Records’ Sept. 29 inaugural digital and physical release, The Academy. Also featuring fellow Sound artists Bronze Nazareth and 60 Second Assassins, the stellar compilation boasts guest appearances by Grammy award winner RZA of the legendary rap group Wu-Tang Clan, Planet Asia, DJ Immortal and Killah Priest. Distribution for the project is through 101 Distribution. The Sound foundation took shape two years ago. Hartkopf—business development manager for Stumbo’s successful property management collection agency IQ Data—ran into members of the Wu-Tang Clan at his hotel lobby. After talking music with them, Hartkopf suggested the group get in touch when they visited Seattle the following week. A random call came later from Wu-Tang affiliate to possibly invest in a recording project which prompted Stumbo and Hartkopf to follow through on something discussed in the past: launching their own record label. Deriving its moniker from Seattle’s nearby Puget Sound and tying in as well with the city’s storied musical legacy, Sound Records was born. As for the downturn in the economy as well as the record industry itself, Stumbo notes, “We viewed the timing as an opportunity instead of a bad sign. New artists are looking for the right independent labels to help them distribute their albums and established artists are searching for different ways to deliver music to their fans as the major labels tighten their purse strings and trim their rosters.”
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Madonna’s hotly anticipated new video for her “Celebration” single will have its exclusive world premiere on the iTunes store as a free download for two days beginning Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Madonna is a multi-award winning visionary in the realm of video performance. The “Celebration” video, which contains mind-boggling dance moves, reaffirms yet again her reputation as the master of the “short movie.” ....................
Mo Wiley: Gearing up for the Fall Release of Her First Kut Debut ‘Major League Ballin’
The Bay Area Based Female Gangsta Rapper Gets into the Apparel Biz and Launches Two Children’s Charity Foundations LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Contrary to the old adage that we’ve all heard a million times, it’s IMpatience that’s the virtue—or at least it is with Bay Area female gangsta rapper Mo Wiley, who’s keeping busy with a ton of exciting entrepreneurial activities as she awaits the upcoming release of “You Can’t Touch It,” the club groove driven first single from her highly anticipated debut Major League Ballin’, due to drop this fall on Kent Entertainment’s First Kut Records. In August, the multi-talented performer (www.myspace.com/missmowiley) was down in L.A. shooting a video for the track with director Ian Fletcher, whose credits include the clip for DJ Quik’s “Tonight’s The Night.” She is also planning a tour centered on performances for U.S Troops for later this year. Though she cleaned up her act and went straight a while back now, Wiley brings a gritty vibe and real street cred to Major League Ballin’ and is already a popular club draw in Northern California with a huge fan base in Oakland (where she made Club 17 her home base). She’s matching her lofty ambitions with action, starting her career with big time players in the rap biz. Not only is she working with the “Godfather of Rap” (and Kent owner) Morey Alexander (who launched the careers of rap legends like N.W.A, Easy-E, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre), but her album was produced by one of First Kut’s most popular artists, Slick (from Slick and the Shock Mob). In 2008, the artist incorporated with several partners the Mo Wiley Children’s Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to feeding, sheltering and educating our youth. Inspired by the negative media attention received by Oakland in the wake of the March, 2009 shooting of four OPD police officers by a single assailant, Wiley recently launched a second community based organization called For The Streets, by The Streets Youth Foundation; its mission is to serve the needs of at-risk inner city kids. “Even though the media’s coverage of the tragedy made many people out there think we’re all at war with each other, there are many good things going on in Oakland,” says Wiley.
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