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Indie folk/rocker Matthew Ryan will celebrate his twelfth release Dear Lover on a U.S. tour coming to Club Passim in Boston on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010. Currently available digitally, Dear Lover will be available in-stores on February 16, 2010 via Dear Future Collective, with distribution through Junketboy/CIMS. Recorded at his home studio The Lerkim, it…

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Due to the recent bus crash involving Rivers Cuomo, and per doctor’s orders the following WEEZER shows are cancelled. Citing doctor’s orders, band nixed three stops in California and a tour-ending gig in Phoenix, Arizona in January 2010. Three December Weezer shows were immediately canceled after the accident.   12/7/2009 — Agganis Arena — Boston,…

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After bursting onto the scene in late 2007, Poe Boy/Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida has claimed a digital first. The Miami-based rapper’s debut smash single “Low,” from his debut album “MAIL ON SUNDAY,” has been named the top-selling digital song of the decade with over 5.2 million digital downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In…

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BEYONCE TOURS IN SOUTH AMERICA Beyonce has reportedly extended her I Am… world tour into parts of the Caribbean and South America. The entertainer will invade major cities in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru as well as Trinidad. According to SingersRoom.com, Bey’s upcoming concerts will kick off February 4th in Brazil and run until February…

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Only days after completing a tour across Canada, Swollen Members’ tour bus was destroyed in Colorado Springs, CO on Monday night after it was hit by an oncoming train. The accident happened just after midnight when the group’s bus got stuck on a railway crossing. Minutes later the railway barrier went down signaling a train…

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Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars returns to the album charts this week with the debut of their highly anticipated third album This Is War (EMI/Virgin), landing in the #2 spot on both the Alternative Album Chart and Digital Album chart, selling nearly 71,000 copies in the first week.   Alternative Press Magazine praised…

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On December 18th, Warren (“Warren G”) Griffin III, west coast rapper, hip-hop producer and Long Beach native will be honored with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach Image Award for his commitment to the youth and community of Long Beach. The event, which will be held at the John C. Wallace/Petrolane Club, is…

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The Universal Music Store is auctioning several items on Ebay. All of the proceeds for these auctions go to The City of Hope. The City of Hope is an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution. They are dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, guided by a compassionate patient-centered…

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Grit PR & Consulting represents artists in music and performing arts from across the world. The Company specializes in diversity, and works with only two artists per genre at a time; a unique approach and philosophy that has set Grit apart from many companies in the Publicity, Promotion and Marketing fields. Grit’s expertise spans such…

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McCARTNEY WANTS TO TEAM UP WITH LUDACRIS AGAIN Jesse McCartney teamed up with Ludacris for the rapper’s remix of Jesse’s song “How Do You Sleep?” off the Departure album. The duo also collaborated on the video for the track.     With McCartney heading back into the studio to work on the follow-up LP, he’s…

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Beck.com   has unveiled the virtual art gallery Colorspace as the newest of the site’s expanding array of exclusive features. Colorspace will serve as an online showcase for new visual talent, featuring new artists every month, and also making available limited edition T-shirts, prints, posters and more. The first artist to be featured at Colorspace…

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Michael Buble has been all over the national airwaves these days, making appearances on Oprah, the Today Show, Regis & Kelly, and Dancing with the Stars. And last night, he had another stunning performance, this time singing a duet with the talented Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson, who starred in her very own ABC Christmas special.…

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Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen recording group The Academy Is…have unveiled details for a special hometown performance.   The show, set to take place at Metro in Chicago, IL on February 6th , will commemorate the 5-year anniversary of their breakthrough debut “Almost Here.” TAI will be joined by friends Sing It Loud, as well as other…

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Gucci Mane’s The State vs. Radric Davis is the #1 rap album in the country with 89K units sold in its first week of release, making it the #10 album overall according to Billboard’s Top 200.   The album features Gucci’s first single “Wasted” featuring Plies, a #1 song at urban mainstream radio, and the…

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Celebrating the overwhelming success of his smash single, “I Look Good,” Battery/Jive Records’ Chalie Boy is proud to announce the launch of the official I Look Good Contest. With the help of partners Puma Clothing, Battery Records, and leading Southern rap-focused hip-hop site, KeepItTrill.com, Chalie Boy will give fans the opportunity to win exclusive gear…

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James Mercer and Brian Burton a/k/a Danger Mouse have completed work on the first album by their new and ongoing band Broken Bells. The album, also titled Broken Bells, will be released by Columbia Records March 9, 2010. The   album features 10 melodically seductive and psychologically provocative songs co-written and performed by Mercer and…

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Metallic rock titans THE SWORD have announced January, 2010 U.S. tour dates.   The headlining run will launch on January 23 in Corpus Christi, TX.   The celebrated quartet will preview brand new songs from its as-yet-untitled third record over the course of the short tour.   A full listing of upcoming THE SWORD tour…

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Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist Christofer Drew, has sold out all eight shows on his December tour, which begins December 16th in Philadelphia, PA, and runs through December 30th. With each venue holding between 500 and 1,100, Never Shout Never will perform for more than 5,000 fans by the end…

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After simmering down from the buzz garnered from their smash single “I’m On”, Bay Area pioneers of ‘Town Techno’ League510 are preparing themselves for a massive invasion of fan’s auditory senses in 2010. The group, which consists of emcees TK, MONT, Mr. Knowitall, and DJ Blacksmith, has a busy year ahead of them consisting of…

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Columbia Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of Year of the Black Rainbow, the heavily anticipated fifth studio album from Coheed and Cambria, the 21st century’s premier progressive rock band.   Year of the Black Rainbow is slated for release in April 2010. Year of the Black Rainbow will be made available in…

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Tokio Hotel have just premiered the highly anticipated video for “World Behind My Wall.”     Head over to the homepage of TokioHotel.com now to be one of the first to see the brand new clip directed by Daniel Wolfe (Duffy, Take That).   “World Behind My Wall,” the powerful new single from Tokio Hotel,…

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The TRUCK festival in Oxfordshire, UK has run for the past 13 years on the same basic principles of independence and ethically minded and cooperative production, with a passion for introducing cutting edge music as well as a reverential nod back to the classics. Full to capacity every year thanks to a loving word of…

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The incomparable Joe Henry will be performing some select dates in support of his moving and critically lauded new release Blood From Stars. A review of the album in Spin observed “These soulful laments and menacing gospel rumbles don’t really demand attention as reward it,” while Billboard declared, “the new album is a testament to…

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! J-Love “Back In NY”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Gearing up for the highly anticipated release of the long awaited Statlanta in early 2010, Stat Quo is keeping fans happy by releasing another mixtape, this one in conjunction with DJ Black Bill Gates. The Status Report which features production from the likes of Focus, Sicknotes and Sha Money XL and more, is a collection…

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Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist Christofer Drew, will release a digital four song EP through all online service providers today as well as through www.shockhound.com and www.nevershoutnever.com.   This is a digital version of the physical EP that was released exclusively through clothing retailer Hot Topic on December 8th. A…

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Since the release of the Grammy nominated song (and music video) “I’m On a Boat” by The Lonely Island feat. T-Pain, Andy Samberg & T-Pain have not been seen together…until now. The two superstars have been talking via mobile phone and one of those very conversations has now found its way on to Funnyordie.com @…

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Up-and-coming rockers Sugar Red Drive want to offer their fans a free download of their single “One More Time.” To get the song, simply click “Download Mp3” inside the band’s new widget, which also showcases the “One More Time” music video, and fill in the prompts.

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THQ Inc. today announced the company has partnered with EMI / Capitol Music Group recording artist Sick Puppies to offer consumers the opportunity to connect with the band using WWE ® SmackDown ® vs. Raw ® 2010, the critically acclaimed addition to the renowned fighting videogame franchise.   On Friday, December 18 at 8:00 p.m.…

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It’s been a great year for singer-songwriter Angel Taylor, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Love Travels, has just been named iTunes Best Pop Album of 2009. Love Travels has been called “one of the top debuts of the year” by the Associated Press, and received three-out-of-four stars in People magazine, which announced Taylor as, “fresh…

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Three Days Grace will headline three shows with Chevelle and Flyleaf starting on February 4th in Erie, PA at the Tullio Arena. The additional shows will be: February 5th               Albany, NY                               Washington Avenue…

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The New Music Seminar (NMS) and OurStage.com announce the “Artists on the Verge” Winter New Artist Search.   Enter to win this once in a lifetime opportunity aimed to help break aspiring artists’ careers in the music industry though direct exposure and personal mentoring from some of the most influential and connected industry leaders of…

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Starting Thursday, through TuneCore, bands are sharing in advertising revenue from MySpace Music streams, creating a new way for artists to monetize their music. It’s another way that TuneCore is serving bands and continuing to change the way bands make money in the present and future. TuneCore – the world’s largest distributor of labels, artists…

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! AZ “I’m ILL”: SKOPE IT HERE!

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Orianthi can shred with the best of them (and has, performing in the past with the likes of Michael Jackson, Steve Vai, Carrie Underwood and Carlos Santana), and now wants to give one lucky fan the chance to start shredding on their own PRS electric guitar, custom-made and signed by the guitar goddess herself.  …

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Kittens Ablaze “Gloom Doom Buttercups”: SKOPE IT…

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Sean Garrett ft. Gucci Mane “UP IN…

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’NSYNC SCORES TOP ALBUM OF THE DECADE Billboard magazine have announced what they think was the top album of the decade and it belongs to ’NSYNC.   The group’s 2001 album No Strings Attached was released at the band’s height and set a record that still stands selling over 2.1-million copies of the album in…

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We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! PLIES Feat Keri Hilson “MEDICINE 2”: SKOPE…

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