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Earlier today, H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow announced the formal release of his first album "Country Goes Global." The project, four years in the development, focuses on "Sharing a message of hope and inspiration with a world in need."

Pop singer and published author Manika is giving away an iPad on TeenSpot.com to promote the release of her new single, "Boyz R Dumb".

The November edition of the Direct Buzz, AirPlay Direct's monthly digital magazine, showcases rising stars Grace Potter & the Nocturnals on the cover. In a candid and revealing interview, their charming front woman, Potter, talks about the history of the band, the meaning behind some of her sexually-charged songs, and why she wants to make it to the top with every bone in her body.

Acoustic folk rock singer/songwriter Jimmy of April announced that his debut album, The Voice Of Your Soul, was released today through Sound Mind Records, LLC.

The 20th annual Los Angeles Music Awards and its sister productions the Hollywood F.A.M.E. Awards, and the Phoenix Music Awards are all rolled into one event on Thursday, Nov. 18th, 2010. The red carpet event is on the lot at Paramount Studios inside the historic Paramount Theater.

Beatallica, that other band on the run, keeps the Masterful Mystery Tour on the road with a set of midwest and west coast tour dates throughout November and December. Continuing their infamous bash-up of Metallica and The Beatles, Masterful Mystery Tour is Beatallica's second full length studio album and features the hits "Hero of the Day Tripper" and "Fuel On The Hill" as well as the fan favorite "I Want To Choke Your Band". The official Beatallica catalog now includes the studio albums, Masterful Mystery Tour and Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band, over 40 speech tones, All You Need Is Blood and the Holiday EP, Winter Plunderband, featuring the debut of the first ever Beatallica originals.

Join the Piano-Yoga® team in which GéNIA will demonstrate methods and exercises from her latest Piano-Yoga® book

MP3 is today, the most common and popular digital audio format. www.mp3-cutter-joiner.com is a website where you get the most powerful, efficient and user friendly mp3 cutter and mp3 joiner to easily edit your digital media files. Unlike others where you need to buy different software for different editing, it provides single tools to cut or join your mp3 files. Besides mp3 format, it will also support your .wav files as well. It will join your multiple small digital audio clips into one single big audio track.

Rick Rucker, CEO of Bringing The Ruckkus Live Entertainment, announced that Pop/R&B sensation Maclyn Lucille's latest single was released on October 26, 2010.

Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the European release on December 3rd of two (2) NELSON albums: "Before the Rain" the demo collection of songs that secured their recording deal with Geffen Records in 1990 and "Perfect Storm - After the Rain World Tour 1991" live concert album. A North American release will follow in February 2011, as a complement to the release of NELSON's brand new original album "Lightning Strikes Twice".

Sonicbids, the website that helps bands discover and book gigs, and the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference are looking for the best independent artists out there. Every March, Austin, Texas plays host to the SXSW Music Conference where independent artists, music industry professionals, and fans meet for five nights of live shows, panels, parties and more. For the third year in a row, Sonicbids is the exclusive online submission platform of the 2011 SXSW Music Festival. Independent bands can submit through Sonicbids for the chance to play at the famed festival.

The Recording Academy (internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards) has partnered with RocketHub to organize and present an expert panel discussion on crowdfunding. This innovative event will empower musicians with the knowledge necessary to understand how to leverage their existing network of friends, family and fans for funds, awareness, and authentic feedback.

Many music lovers want to record and write their own tracks, but just don’t know where or how to get started. Now, music making hopefuls with no previous music or studio experience can record and mix their tracks online at Soundation.com.

Alessandro Bottura is back with a brand new release after enjoying great success with his debut album, Morning Grooves, which was released in March 2009 to rave reviews by both critics and fans. Bottura's latest track, "Spaccacuore" is a medium tempo groove that speaks of unrequited love and the pain that accompanies it. The constant "wah wah" on the guitar pedaling into a syncopated piano figure is a good backdrop for Bottura's vocals which have a great smoky (and I might also add "sexy") sound. In fact, this particular vocal performance reminds me of Phil Collins.

Charlie Ward introduces his new single, "I Wanna (After Dark)" featuring Flo Rida. The collaboration came about after the pop rapper, whose latest hit includes "Club Can't Handle Me," featuring David Guetta, heard Ward's original version playing on the radio. It has been released and is currently playing on Top 40 radio. "I Wanna (After Dark)" is the first single off of Charlie Ward's follow-up EP, scheduled to be released in January of 2011.

Acclaimed Backing and Session Vocalist takes center stage on her inventive tribute CD melding Contemporary Jazz, R&B and World Music influences to breathe life into classic songs.

The STR3EM Team announces a joint licensing program for the STR3EM software development kit (SDK) and the PDMAS specifications for developers delivering access-anywhere consumer electronic products. The SDK provides a Java application library that offer processing of the STR3EM binary formats for web streaming providers and custom applications. PDMAS offers a set of published patent pending specifications for electronic media developers to implement the features of STR3EM in their emerging ecosystem designs comprising:

Myspace has developed a new website to better serve it's users, including the hip hop generation. With more than 15% African American members, Myspace has become a hub for African American youth and culture. As a result, Rap/Hip-Hop has been propelled to the top music genre on the website. Myspace is creating a rich, highly-personalized experience for people to discover content and connect with other fans who share similar interests.

Outlaw country singer, David Allan Coe, is releasing his first country studio-recorded album in almost a decade, DAC's Back, containing 17 never-before-released originals by Coe and three live recordings of songs co-written with Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker.

MarilynMusic unveiled their new website at, which includes plenty of user friendly features that are designed to help visitors become familiar with the composers and their music to the fullest extent possible.

THOR Multi-Media Tour. Concert And Preview Of New THOR Film “Rock ‘N Roll Nightmare-Son Of Thor”. Dates In Canada, UK And More TBD, Plus New Release Of “Only The Strong” CD

Soul music gets a boost on November 3rd when The Soul Prince – Calvin Richardson launches The Soul Safe a two hour radio show on WBAV Charlotte, NC. The North Carolina native who cut his teeth on Gospel quartet music had dedicated his career to Soul music, only recently gaining recognition this year for his commitment to the genre with two Grammy® nominations for his work in tribute to Bobby Womack, and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Award for “There Goes My Baby”, a #1 hit for Charlie Wilson. The Soul Safe airs 9 to 11PM EST on WBAV and can be streamed via the internet at v1019.radio.com.

Secret wish are an electronic duo from Belgium. This band been nominated for the MMA Awards 2010 for their debut single "Flick of a switch" in the category House/Dance/Trance

Composer/Producer Ruslan Bozhok announced that the debut album from Synth-Dimension, Dreams Of Electronic Mind, was released by Synth-Dimension Studios on January 1, 2010. The ten track album was released on the Avalanche Music Consulting Label (Minneapolis, Minnesota). The first single was "Synthesized Ghost of 80's".

Digital Music NY is proud to present its next session "Breaking Into International Markets - from China to MIDEM" with three very special speakers. Digital Music NY host and MusicDish*China founder Eric de Fontenay will open the discussion with Mathew Daniel, Vice President at R2G, which developed the first centralized music distribution platform in China promoting the consumption and monetization of legitimate digital content - will be discussing the emerging music industry in China and how US artists and labels can position themselves to break into the world's largest music market. He will be joined by Steven Masur, a Senior Partner of MasurLaw who has over 15 years of experience working with digital media and entertainment companies on their corporate and intellectual property transactions and day-to-day operations.