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M.I.A. is looking to Oprah to help her fight a cause. The “Paper Planes” singer wrote on her MySpace page about meeting the talk show host at an event honoring Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. M.I.A., who was born in London but is of Sri Lankan descent, is asking Oprah to help draw attention…

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It looks like Kanye West’s Air Yeezys just might have some friendly competition this season. Hip hop mogul Jay-Z is looking to drop a new sneaker just in time for the summer. Hova is currently promoting his new shoe collection called R+ from Rocawear. The kicks are due to hit stores June 1st. SKOPE IT…

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Pop artist Eye’z has placed her first single “Dedicated” for sale for $.99 through www.Thebizmo.com. She is also offering a limited edition CD cover with your purchase. CLICK HERE TO SEE EYE’Z ON THEBIZMO.COM   CLICK HERE TO SEE EYE’Z ON SKOPED OUT   Thebizmo.com is the ultimate online selling tool for musicians. Thebizmo.com lets…

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Skope just got the Miley Cyrus / AOL Sessions that she did, and it is really authentic. She does a couple duets with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, and performs “The Climb”, “Full Circle”.  

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After treating club goers across the world to his crazy, twisted, deep underground future music from behind the DJ decks for the last decade, Damian Lazarus finally capitulated to the calls to step into the producer’s chair. His debut album ‘Smoke The Monster Out’ is released by Get Physical Music in June in the US,…

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New York’s post-hardcore outfit SWEET CYANIDE will kick-off the summer with the release of their self-titled debut CD, Sweet Cyanide on July 7th on Break Down Lane Music. SWEET CYANIDE has a knack for blending the energy of more abrasive bands with great pop hooks, spiked with hair-raising guitar solos. The first single aptly titled…

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“Don’t Trust Me,” the first single from Photo Finish recording group 3OH!3’s full-length debut, “WANT,” has been certified platinum by the RIAA for digital sales now exceeding 1.1 million.   The single has proven a top 10 sensation, currently standing at #9 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” as it bullets its way up the top 15…

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MySpace Music, the world’s premier music portal, is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of country superstar Kenny Chesney’s new video “Out Last Night.” Beginning Friday, May 1, fans may view the music video in its entirety from Chesney’s highly anticipated Greatest Hits Vol. 2. The album is set for release May 19 on BNA…

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Fueled By Ramen/Photo Finish/The Party Scene recording group The Friday Night Boys have revealed details of their eagerly awaited full-length debut.   “OFF THE DEEP END” arrives in stores and at all online retailers on June 9th and is available for pre-order now at http://store.fueledbyramen.com. www.myspace.com/thefridaynightboys

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The Warlocks new LP, The Mirror Explodes, speaks and whispers from all of these places. But where the band’s last long player, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover, tweaked time in an icy-cool, white-noise swirl that evoked a decadent lysergic night, The Mirror Explodes is disorientation through a longer lens-pictures of luck, longing, losing, moods and fever…

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THE DEFIBULATORS have made available a new MP3 for downloading and posting from their stellar debut, Corn Money out now through City Salvage Records.     Emerging from the thriving roots scene in New York City, this septet wields an arsenal of instruments (upright bass, banjo, fiddle, backhills harp, Telecaster, and junkyard percussion) with relentless…

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Dying Star, the most recent 7” single from Nickel Eye, includes a Mark Ronson remix of “Brandy of the Damned,” featuring a guest performance by underground rap sensation Wale.   For the “Brandy of the Damned” remix, Ronson adds a complete horn section on top of a hypnotic drum beat, while Wale’s verse ups the…

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Universal Music is proud to present Elton John: The Red Piano on DVD.   Now available everywhere for the first time, this concert (available on DVD or high-definition Blu-ray format) contains the 14-song performance of The Red Piano show, including fan favorites such as “Candle in the Wind,” “Your Song,” “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer.”…

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Pea’s production, complete with guitar loop, vocal chops, and swinging drums. Blu jumps off and Von Pea, Ilyas, and Donwill follow suit with stream-of-consciousness flows, flexing their lyrical dexterity and each displaying their unique styles. With Brooklynati Tanya Morgan takes listeners into their own world of rhymes, fun, and classic hip-hop, and “Morgan Blu” is…

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5-5-9 representative Fashawn chops it up with iHipHop about his upcoming album entirely produced by the infamous Exile, “Boy Meets World,” with features from Blu, Planet Asia, Evidence, Bravo, J Mitchell, and possibly Mistah F.A.B. SKOPE IT HERE!

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It is a given, that frequent exposure to loud music can lead to hearing loss.   For musicians who spend their entire life constantly exposed to high sound-pressure levels, this constitutes a very real and very permanent risk.   While many musicians try normal ear plugs to help protect their ears, they are often left…

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Canadian Invasion recently played a cover of Vampire Weekend’s “Mansard Roof” at an in-studio performance at Philadelphia’s WXPN. SKOPE IT HERE! Recorded Live at WXPN!

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As CDs and mp3s serve more as a promotional tool than a revenue stream, The Motion Sick are adding themselves to a rising number of bands looking at innovative ways to distribute music. Recently inspired by a Digg interview with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, the pay what you can initiative available allows fans to…

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The Academy of Contemporary Music, a trailblazing music school, is set to create a new model for music education as it opens it first U.S. campus at the University of Central Oklahoma in 2009. The new school, known as the ACM@UCO, will provide unique educational opportunities and targeted, innovative classes for U.S. students who aspire…

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Leona Lewis has had a scary run in with a stalker.   According to British paper The Mirror, the “Bleeding Love” singer was followed home from the store to her new Hollywood Hills home, and was so freaked out that she actually decided to go back to her native London while she has security beefed…

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Want to open for Aerosmith?   Well soon you can.   When the rockers head out on tour with ZZ Top next month, as an opening act, they plan to bring up two worthy fans to rock out on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith onstage.   One winner from online and one winner from radio will be…

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Do you think you can write a song that furthers the message of peace?   If so, there is a new contest you should enter.   It’s called the Peace Song Challenge and the winning entry will be selected by a prestigious panel of judges which includes Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf), producer Bob…

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Bob Dylan’s latest album, Together Through Life, will debut on top of the Billboard album chart after it sold over 125-thousand copies.   It marks Dylan’s fifth number one album and gives him back-to-back number one records, as 2006’s Modern Times also bowed in the top spot.   The soundtrack to Hannah Montana: The Movie…

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During MTV’s live finale of Making The Band 4, Donnie Klang stated — once again — his camera time was cut short due to the drama with Day26 and the remaining members of Danity Kane. LiveSteez.com reports Day26 has officially washed their hands of Donnie, explaining that his comment “was like a slap in the…

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Daughtry recently revealed that the first single off of their highly anticipated sophomore album was going to be the song “No Surprise” and now the guys have just released the title of the new effort.   It’s going to be called Leave This Town.   Chris and the band sat down with Entertainment Tonight to…

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The Devil Makes Three quite possibly are the best band that you have never heard of. Constantly on tour, selling out dates across the country and in their neck of the woods on the West Coast, this band is busy packing their shows night after night, largely thanks to word of mouth. Feature in SF…

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Comcast is providing exclusive, advance access to live performances from Green Day’s first new album in nearly five years, “21st Century Breakdown” due out on Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th, as well as more than 30 of the band’s videos and concerts in HD, the company announced today.     Comcast Corporation, (Nasdaq: CMCSA,…

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‘BEAUTIFUL FUTURE’ is Primal Scream’s ninth studio album. The bulk of the album was produced by Björn Yttling [Peter, Björn and John] and Paul Epworth (Bloc Party). The album features guest collaborations from Lovefoxx of CSS, Josh Homme from Queens Of the Stone Age and folk legend Linda Thompson. As you would expect from one…

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Previously On Lost is a band of dreamers. Jeff Curtin and Adam Schatz who met in New York City on simple musical terms, but soon felt it was time to up the ante. From the ashes of their fiery collaborations birthed the new pop genre “Recapitulation Rock” and in turn, their band Previously on Lost.…

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America’s bloodiest band of heavy metal hellions, SCUM OF THE EARTH, is bringing the world of tattoos and piercing to this seemingly tranquil area of the country.   On April 26, the band’s singer/songwriter/guitarist RIGGS opened the doors to RIGGS’ MONSTER TATTOO parlor.   The new business venture is sure to overwhelm local residents and…

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With Kero One’s recently released sophomore LP Early Believers receiving high acclaim and great reviews, the Bay Area-based rapper and producer is staying busy. Already back at work in the studio, Kero, whose production skills are featured throughout Early Believers, was hit up by DJ Deckstream to remix Talib Kweli’s “Keep It In The Pocket”…

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Mick Jagger, Bono, Joss Stone and Bob Marley’s kids, Damian and Stephen, are all working on a charity album for the United Nations.   However, according to British paper The Sun, it isn’t all going smoothly.   Apparently Mick and the Marleys are clashing over when they should be working.   A source told the…

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Iron Maiden are suing a company for naming a comic book Iron and the Maiden.   The band claims that the title is “confusingly similar” to their heavily trademarked name and that calling the comic Iron and the Maiden is just a ploy to profit off the group’s fame.   According to TMZ.com, the British…

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It looks like David Banner can blame Samuel L. Jackson for his new found passion in acting.   Afer teaming up with Sam for Black Snake Moan, the “Get Like Me” rapper told XXLMag.com that he spent his money on acting classes instead of bling-bling.   Banner admits that he really enjoys diving into different…

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Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody has two solo projects in the works.   According to NME.com, the Irish singer is working on a solo album titled Listen Tank with producer Jacknife Lee, as well as a country album titled Tired Pony. About Listen Tank, Lightbody says, “I call it Russian submarine music.”   He also…

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No Doubt’s reunion is official and we are learning more about the band’s tour everyday.   Singer Gwen Stefani says that the band will be bringing their families out on the road this time, which means a lot less daytime sleeping for the gang.   Drummer Adrian Young jokes that they have a bet to…

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American Idol has been sending their love and sympathies to David Cook after news broke that the 2008 Idol winner’s older brother, Adam, died of cancer over the weekend.     According to MTV News, 2008 Idol runner-up David Archuleta released a statement saying, “I know they had been struggling with it for a while,…

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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger might be in a little bit of trouble.   According to TMZ.com, furniture sales representative Noah Morse filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of British Columbia, claiming that the rocker “punched (him) forcefully in the mouth” outside a bar in 2007.   Morse, is upset because he thinks Kroeger “expressed…

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311’s new album Uplifter hits stores June 2!   Uplifter, produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Simple Plan, Veruca Salt), features 12 new songs, including the hit single “Hey You”, which is currently #3 at Alternative Radio and playing on radio stations nationwide!   Tune in to catch the band perform on Jimmy Kimmel on June…

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“MUSIC FOR COUGARS,” the long-awaited new cd by multi-platinum rockers Sugar Ray, is set for release on July 21st.   The band will debut the music for new label home Pulse/Universal/Fontana. This is the sixth release for the Southern California-based quintet whose career has been marked by sales of over 12 million cds and a…

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