New York hip-hop trio Blestenation has released their video for the track “Blackout” featuring Blink 182’s Travis Barker online. The track will be featured on Blestenation’s debut album “Mbugout City”, which hits stores on February 23rd, 2010 through Suburban Noize Records. [youtube t5JTV0nY48c nolink] www.MySpace.com/Blestenation
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Masspike Miles “Nasty”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: MILLYZ “WHITEBOY LIKE ME” MIXTAPE
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STORY OF THE YEAR NEW ALBUM OUT IN FEB
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After a decade of world-wide touring, charting singles and three fan-cherished albums selling over a million copies to date, St. Louis’ hardest rocking band, Story of the Year have returned with an explosive new album, The Constant, which is set for release on February 16 via Epitaph Records. Fan’s can listen to the hot…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: O.B. “LAST FLO”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: ROBIN THICKE ft. LUDACRIS – “SEX THERAPY (REMIX)”
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SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Bekay “2009 Year In Review”
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NUKE THE SOUP MAKE A SPLASH IN NYC ON JANUARY 20
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The ocean-inspired pop/rock band Nuke the Soup will make their way to New York City on Wednesday, January 20 at 4 p.m. for a performance at the Best Buy store in Manhattan. The appearance is part of the Live at Best Buy series where they will perform songs from their full length debut recording, Make…
BOSTON INDIE ICONS “THE NEATS” RELEASE REMASTERED CATALOG
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Ace of Hearts Records today announced the release of “The Neats, 1981- 84, The Ace of Hearts Years”. Re-mastered by legendary indie producer Rick Harte from their original studio recordings, the effort is a journey through a period fans and critics alike agree were the bands’ most expressive years. With this release, tracks only available…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: DEADLY HUNTA, REDS, DPF & LYRICAL T “Stand Up”
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DJ GQ HEADS TO Y100 IN MIAMI
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Clear Channel’s only Top 40 CHR station in Miami, FL (Y100) has officially hired DJ GQ as their newest member and On-Air DJ. His debut broadcast will be live from Off the Hookah in Downtown Fort Lauderdale on New Years Eve from 10pm thru 2am on New Years Day. This can possibly be more…
VYBZ KARTEL ANNOUNCES SPLIT WITH LISA HYPE
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Portmore Empire Leader Vybz Kartel has officially announced that the Portmore Empire is parting ways with Dancehall deejay Lisa Hype. Kartel issues the following statement: Lisa Hype is no longer a part of the Portmore Empire. The members of the Empire have unanimously agreed to end our professional relationship especially in light of certain ‘developments’…
MARKY RAMONE IN NYC FOR NEW YEARS EVE
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Ring in 2010 with Marky Ramone, special guest DJ of the night at the Hudson Hotel in NYC on West 58th St. Marky will be spinning tunes in the Ramones fashion from 11:00pm to 1:00 am EST. Marky Ramones Blitzkrieg’s first new song with Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) “When We Were Angels” made its debut…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: COOP “Swagga Jacka”
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HOUSE OF PAIN REUNITE FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY TOUR
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Hip-hop icons House of Pain have announced a series of dates in March 2010 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The group will celebrate their Irish-American heritage by performing tracks from their classic hit filled catalogue with dates scheduled in Buffalo, Atlantic City, New York, Hartford, and Worcester for March 2010. HOUSE OF PAIN TOUR…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Termanology “3AM (Freestyle)”
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GIBSON ACOUSTIC ANNOUNCES THE KEB MO SIGNATURE BLUES MASTER MODEL
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Gibson Acoustic, the world’s premier maker of renowned acoustic guitars located in Bozeman, Montana, announced the availability of the long awaited Keb Mo Signature Acoustic Blues Master guitar. No other musician embraces the blues like the legendary Keb Mo. His post modern playing blues styling stretches to fully electric blues, jazz, and R&B while…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Jah Cure ft Alison Hinds “Call on Me”
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KEYSHIA COLE GIVES AWAY XMAS DINNERS IN OAKLAND
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Keyshia Cole was born and raised in Oakland CA. She has released three multi-platinum selling albums and has garnered numerous award nominations. She also made history with her #1 rated reality TV show, The Way It Is, on BET. KEYSHIA COLE IS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND WILL GIVE AWAY XMAS DINNERS TO THE ONES…
TAKING BACK SUNDAY’S ‘NEW AGAIN’ CHOSEN AS ALBUM OF THE YEAR BY ALTERNATIVE PRESS
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Taking Back Sunday’s album New Again has been chosen by the editorial staff of Alternative Press as the Number One Album of 2009. The editors’ picks for the 10 Best Albums of the Year appear in AP’s February Year In Review issue, out January 5, 2010. The magazine, which Taking Back Sunday graced…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Mary J. Blige ft. Jazmine Sullivan “Gonna Make It”
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NIELSEN BDSRADIO UNVEILS DECADE TOP 500 AIRPLAY REPORTS
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Nielsen BDSradio’s exclusive Decade Top 500 Reports are now available, featuring the Top 500 releases spun in every format. These reports are accessible to BDSradio subscribers and reflect radio detections from January 1, 2000 – December 17, 2009. Non-BDSradio subscribers can request reports by sending an email to bdsradio@bdsonline.com. Nielsen BDS charts…
MARILYN MANSON CRUSHES 20 MILLION CLAIM BY EX BANDMATE
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Marilyn Manson’s insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff’s attorney, a lawyer for the goth rocker said today. Stephen Bier, better known by the stage names Pogo and Madonna Wayne Gacy, brought his…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd, 2009
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TAYLOR SWIFT TO PERFORM AT GRAMMYS It was just announced that Taylor Swift will be performing at the 52nd annual GRAMMY awards. The country star, who garnered eight nominations, will also be a presenter at the show as well. Only Beyonce got more nods than her with ten, and she will also be…
KICKBEND HOLIDAY VERSION OF “CHRISTMAS LIGHTS” VIA BROADJAM.COM
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Chicagoland blues-rock band KickBend recently recorded “Christmas lights” with guest musicians Mario, Joe, and Steve. The free download is available on KickBend’s Broadjam page: SKOPE IT HERE! KickBend is also giving away a free album to the first ten new fans who… 1) Add KickBend as a friend on MySpace – www.myspace.com/KickBend 2) Listen…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: YUNG HAZARD “DANGER”
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P.O.S ANNOUNCES “EVERY NEVER IS NOW” TOUR
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It’s been quite a year for Rhymesayers recording artist P.O.S – Never Better marked the third album from this Minneapolis rapper, which appeared on multiple year end lists including Spin’s “Top 10 Best Album You Might Have Missed” and MySpace’s Top 50. After four videos (Drumroll, Optimist, Purexed, Never Better), a cover of Pearl Jam’s…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Darrin James Band “The Lovely Ugly Truth”
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JASON CASTRO KICKS OFF 2010 WITH “THE LOVE UNCOMPROMISED EP”
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Atlantic recording artist Jason Castro has announced the upcoming release of a new five-song collection, entitled “THE LOVE UNCOMPROMISED EP.” The set will be released online via all digital retailers – including the former American Idol’s own www.jasoncastromusic.com on January 12th. Physical CDs will be available at venues on Jason’s upcoming tour, which begins on…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2009
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LADY GAGA TO CHANGE UP HER TOUR If you have a chance to catch Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour in 2009, you better do it, because it could be completely different in 2010. The pop star wrote on her Twitter that she is “already redesigning” it for the New Year. We’ll keep you…
WEEZER FRONTMAN RIVERS CUOMO INVITES INDABA MUSIC COMMUNITY’S HELP TO FINISH HIS NEW TUNE
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As first announced over the weekend on Weezer’s A.P.E. Radio station “Radio Weezer,” fans and fellow musicians can now visit Indaba Music, the top destination for online music creation, to work with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. The singer-songwriter’s solo recording session was announced during an on-air health update given by his long-time friend, webmaster and…
RAKIM COMES BACK WITH “EUPHORIA”
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Rakim, the legendary GOD emcee of Hip Hop, flourished after over a decade of silence and careful planning to reaffirm his throne with the release of “The Seventh Seal” last month. Rakim offered the opportunity to earn bonus material for any fans that registered online along with purchase of the album. “Euphoria” is presented as…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Fella Feat Plies “Buddies”
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DEFTONES BENEFIT SHOWS FOR ‘CHI LING CHENG SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST’ A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
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On November 19 and 20, 2009 hard rock pioneers DEFTONES hosted two special benefit shows at the intimate Avalon in Hollywood, CA for their bassist, Chi Cheng. Joined by a handful of their peers from near and far, both shows featured entirely unique sets with DEFTONES performing songs from all five of their prior…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: USDA Featuring BIGGA RANKIN “NO PROBLEM”
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BETTE MIDLER CELEBRATES 2010 WITH SPECIAL NEW YEAR’S EVE PERFORMANCE
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Bette Midler is ringing in the New Year with a fun-filled, special Thursday performance of The Showgirl Must Go On at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Fans can celebrate 2010 with Soph, Delores, the Caesar Salad Girls and Bette’s most memorable and crowd-pleasing songs and jokes. Limited packages for the Showgirl’s signature “Smug Mutha” experience,…
BELUGA HEIGHTS/WARNER BROS. RECORDS JOINT VENTURE CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF TWO BREAK THROUGH POP ARTISTS TO TAKE #1 SPOT BACK TO BACK ON BILLBOARD TOP 40
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This year, Warner Bros. Records teamed up with Beluga Heights and celebrates an instantly successful joint venture, with the launch of two groundbreaking artists who have both reached #1 on the Billboard charts within weeks and have taken on pop music by storm. Miami native, 20 year old pop star, Jason Derulo quickly soared…
MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 2009
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LEONA PUTS ATTACK “BEHIND” HER Leona Lewis’ attacker was finally sentenced to time in jail last week after punching the singer at an October book-signing. Lewis spoke about the incident on British TV show Live From Studio Five, saying that at first it was very “shocking,” but now that it’s over, she wants to…
NEW FREEWAY VIDEO FOR “KNOW WHAT I MEAN”
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New video for “Know What I Mean” just released today from Freeway & Jake One’s forthcoming album The Stimulus Package out 2/16 on Rhymesayers! Director: Rik Cordero, Producer: Mike Fox, Cinematograper: Ryo Murakami, & Prod Co: Three/21 Films. Freeway & Jake One – “Know What I Mean” video: [youtube lbHKBN_S0WE]
NEVER SHOUT NEVER TO HEADLINE 2010 AP TOUR IN MARCH 2010
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Emerging band Never Shout Never, the brainchild of 18-year-old singer-songwriter Christofer Drew, has been chosen to headline the 2010 AP Tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Cleveland-based magazine Alternative Press. The line-up, which also features Joplin, The Cab, Hey Monday, Every Avenue and The Summer Set, has been handpicked by the AP staff.…
