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With support from colleagues and friends, Debbie Allen is determined to make a difference in the lives of young people through Arts Education. "I am truly humbled by my friends, Mariah Carey who is allowing us to use a song in the production from her new album entitled "This Christmas II You", Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Denzel and Pauletta Washington who are sponsoring student shows which will bring thousands of young people to see our production and Raven Symone, Jaleel White and Carlo Imperato who are donating their time and talent to help me create magic onstage as the "New Rat Pack", says Ms. Debbie Allen.

All 16 songs create a special ambiance in a variety of musical genres that span the range from a dreamy and highly imaginative universe, to a universe filled with excitement and emotion.

The scope of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) associated with combat, combined with the social challenges of a national economic emergency have pushed many U.S. Soldiers to suicide.

Now signed on Universal Records, Michael Barber is making noise with his Motion Picture Mayhem series put out independently. The two part movie based series has hit the 250,000 download mark. Michael released his first installment in 2008 and part two in 2009. Part two featured the first ever recording of artist Akon, a rare unheard song that Michael obtained while working inside different studios over the years.

Free iPhone ringtone maker is available during Halloween, just hurry up to get one to set your spooky Halloween music as iPhone Halloween ringtone with this free yet powerful iPhone ringtone creator.

Over 50 bands entered the 2010 Global Battle of the Bands in Hong Kong and competition has been fierce - rumours of bass guitars at 20 paces and drummers clashing symbols are just part of Hong Kong's competitive nature - but friendly. New bands and talented musicians have emerged while old favourites have upped their acts as the quality of performance and original songs gets white hot in the heats of GBOB.

Big Mama Digital Entertainment, Inc. producers of the Chartbuster Karaoke brand, and Invicion, Inc., publishers of industry-leading hosting software CompuHost, have announced a strategic partnership that will strengthen both brands.

This past weekend, from October 15-17, 2010, Sunny Isles Beach hosted jazz lovers from across Florida and the United States to their Third Annual Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest. The Jazz Fest was a three day, multi-venue event that featured an international line-up of jazz stars. Produced by the City of Sunny Isles Beach in partnership with the Sunny Isles Beach Tourism and Marketing Council, the weekend brought the extraordinary and diverse sounds of jazz for all attendees to enjoy while benefiting Joshua’s Heart Foundation and the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation

IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is currently accepting entries. It promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include Fingerstyle Guitar magazine, D'Addario Strings, New Music Weekly, Loggins Promotion, AirplayAccess.com, Sonicbids.com, Broadjam.com, Kari Estrin Management, Acoustic Cafe Radio Show and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

Two albums in one year is stretch for many artists, but not for Ryan Farish. The electronic artist/producer came out with Bloom in March and released Opus this week. The 19-track, 90-minute-long CD is available digitally on all major sites like iTunes and Amazon.com.

The spotlight will be on France at the 45th edition of MIDEM with a series of "French Vibes" events specially created to promote the French music indu

Minh, a rising artist-producer based out of the DC area, has released Layers under Jayden Records on October 14, 2010. The self-produced album marks the beginning of his aggressive push into the industry after the release of his "primer" album, Dreamgirl's Heart, earlier in February 2010. Incorporating a blend of pop, r&b, and electro, Layers is concept album that depicts the journey of finding love, losing it, and self-realization in the process. Displaying his ability to do it all, Minh wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered this entire album over the course of four months in his home.

Lightening Entertainment's CEO/Celebrity Manager Jinev Geena Anac and VP/Networking Manager Natasha Anac, attended to 2010 Bill Grant Atlantic City Classic over the past weekend at Trump Taj Mahal hotel and casino. Always V. I. P. at all the events, the Anac sisters were so happy to see everyone in attendance. Natasha Anac is also a professional fitness instructor with a high following & Jinev Geena Anac has MMA as part of her daily training.

As grassroots America confronts the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, "The American Way" by Country Music Association Artist H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow relays a message of hope and revival of the spirit that drove our founding fathers. Reflections on U.S. and international advocacy initiatives include exhausted efforts to prevent the devastation that today touches all of our lives:

Manila-based French pop singer/songwriter Julien Drolon announced the release of the video "No More Divisions" today. "No More Divisions" follows the release of "Peace Through Music," the debut single and video from Julien's upcoming EP album "Free To Love" which is expected to be released in December 2010.

SongVest, the company that reinvented the music memorabilia business by offering the ultimate fan collectable - the songs themselves - has announced their next major online auction will take place Nov 6-20 at http://www.songvest.com and will include 'Consciousness', the new album from Jay King's classic pop band, Club Nouveau.

Sue Horowitz has just released her latest CD entitled “In The Water.”

Sonicbids, the website that helps bands discover and book gigs, has always prided itself on understanding what an artist and a promoter want most from each other. This year at the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010, Sonicbids Founder and CEO Panos Panay will be moderating a panel, “The Mindset of the Venue Booker.”

Moses Gaines General Manager/Operations Liaison of Lightening Entertainment (A celebrity management, booking and concierge company established in 1995), will be relocating to Miami FL to take on the Florida operations of Lightening Entertainment and also will be running his own real estate property investment business.

Live Performances, the new album from Vienna-based Filipino tenor Abdul Candao, has arrived. This live compilation is a collection of 11 of his show-stopping arias performed in various opera houses and concert halls around the world, brought together on one CD for the listening pleasure of classical music lovers.

Hip hop artist Pitbull shared advice and inspiration with Hip Hop Kidz dancers in Plantation, FL while they were rehearsing for Miami Dolphins season opener half-time performance.

Global Battle of the Bands continues in Hong Kong with Heat 5 happening this Friday, 15th October at Makumba.

The Pimp Slap Song is comedy satire. The lyrics might be offensive to some, but that is not the artist's intention. "I'm not endorsing violent behavior," Ron explains. "It's meant to be in good fun. I read somewhere that Johnny Depp once said and forgive the paraphrase, 'If there's not a little truth in it, then it wouldn't be acting. It would just be lying'."

G A conflagration of proportions unimagined, Distortion, Reverb, Echo, and Gain, Concrete noise engulfs, the synapse petrified, Forest of patched body-casts talking sunshine, And breathing fire, ...And sweating puss, And punishing liars, And grinding rust, A crunch of gravel engulfed in a palm, Encroached upon by a fist comes long, Upwards to the face of God, Boss, and Man, Past the bodies clenched together but still a, Man apart a man a part a man a part, Of the cell, And as the arm reaches its summit, It speaks for the eyes, hips, and toes, The unlikely and indomitable: °TRASH A GO-GO!

RocketHub, a grassroots crowdfunding community developed for Creatives by Creatives, will descend upon CMJ 2010 to spread the crowdfunding revolution and empower musicians with the knowledge needed to master this new fundraising method. Crowdfunding establishes a web-based event that harnesses a musician's network and audience for funds, awareness, and authentic feedback. RocketHub Co-founder and CEO, Brian Meece sums it up as "a new spin on an established idea: Beethoven + Social Media = Crowdfunding for the modern musician. Welcome to the re-birth of patronage."