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Artists In Music Awards Executive Producer Mikey Jayy announced this morning that Dr. John Carvalho, former Harvard University scholar, has received an AIMA Nomination for 'Best Literary Writer' for his newly launched opus The Crisis Of Our Time (published by AuthorHouse). Jayy stated that he will present the nomination to Carvalho at a marquee, red carpet event for the new book, which is scheduled to take place on August 10th, 2014 at the marvelous Bugatta in Hollywood.

KCDC, a new collaborative project by Bay Area songwriter/musicians Kwame Copeland (KC) and Deborah Crooks (DC), announce the release of Your Own Reaction, September 16, 2014.

A California native, Crooks' lyric driven and soul-wise music draws on folk, rock, Americana and the blues and is often compared to Lucinda Williams and The Cowboy Junkies. Wyoming-born-and-raised songwriter/guitarist Kwame Copeland was reared on folk and steeped in Dylan before heading out to California to forge his own brand of Americana. Born of a songwriting challenge, KCDC will release its debut CD "Your Own Reaction" a 10-song collection of original alternative rock and Americana music.

Belvidere, NJ – Bongo Boy Rock n’ Roll a television show spotlighting indie music videos, interviews and more heads into its fourth successful season now with a different format of their halfhour TV shows. The increasingly crowded field of new media outlets available to music creators, which is considered to be the best vehicle to get your music to the masses like Radio, Twitter, MySpace or Facebook, made BBRRTV focus all their resources in good old reliable Broadcast TV the last three years.

A few days ago, the UK's Co-Operative supermarket chain made the decision to play music only from unsigned artists. In what seemed like a positive step forward for the unsigned music community, was greeted by many negative comments from the staff of Co-op stores.

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NORWAY - After a period of six years in the wilderness, Norway's exponent of groove-laden black metal, Khold, is back with a new album, Til Endes, set for release on September 30 via Peaceville Records.

IAMA promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition.

The 11th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) kicks off. IAMA promotes excellence in Acoustic Music performance and artistry, it is geared towards today's best up-and-coming music acts. Together for an exclusive, once-in-a-year event. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Win a Top Prize of US$11,000 worth of Prizes.

After swiftly climbing its way up to #7 on Beatport's Top 100 and #5 on the Progressive House chart, Project 46 and BYNON's collaboration "Eyes" is out now on all digital retailers, including iTunes, Spotify and Beatport. The three Canadians have delivered an infectious, high energy track chock full of blissful piano melodies and festival-ready beats perfect for making memories on the dancefloor. With support from major influencers like Afrojack, Tritonal, Gareth Emery, Quintino, Max Vangeli, John Dahlback, Marcus Schossow and more, "Eyes" is the icing on the cake for your summer playlist. Get it now through Ultra Music.

SEATTLE, WA - Mike Johnston, American drummer, award-winning educator and founder of the world's largest educational website for drummers, Mikeslessons.com, will host a CreativeLive class next month, "Becoming a Music Teacher: The Art of Sharing Your Talent." The seven-hour course, covering everything from delivering information and engaging students to the business end of teaching, will livestream on August 14 beginning at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT. Head over to: https://www.creativelive.com/courses/becoming-music-teacher-art-sharing-your-talent-mike-johnston for more information and to enroll for free today.

Renman Music & Business, the music mentoring website founded by industry veteran, Steve Rennie (aka "Renman"), will welcome Elektra Records President, Jeff Castelaz, to the Renman Live couch this week on Wednesday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT. With over 90 episodes to date featuring interviews with the smartest, most talented, most successful people in the music biz, the upcoming episode of Renman Live with top record label executive, Jeff Castelaz, will stream live on Wednesday at: http://www.renmanmb.com/live/renman-live-with-elektra-president-jeff-castelaz. A teaser video for the show can be seen on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/JfByL2z6IyI.

CreativeLive will broadcast a free course on the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx, "Using the Axe-Fx," on August 5 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. EDT. The class will be hosted by world-renowned songwriter, music instructor and creator of the YouTube sensation SoloAWeek™, Cooper Carter. Carter will show viewers the tricks he has mastered while working with the Axe-Fx in countless sessions and on stages across the country. Head over to: https://www.creativelive.com/courses/using-axefx-cooper-carter for more information and to enroll for free today. 

Take 6 stars along with award-winning artists Clint Holmes, Nnenna Freelon, Kirk Whalum

with special guests The Las Vegas Mass Choir and Las Vegas All-Star Big Band, September 18 through October 29

White Empress, the new band founded by former Cradle of Filth guitarist Paul Allender, has teamed up with Bloody-Disgusting.com to launch a music video for the track "Darkness Encroaching" at: http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3304839/white-empress-darkness-encroaching-music-video-premiere-exclusive/. The song comes from the band's debut album Rise of the Empress, out this fall on Peaceville Records.

Los Angeles, CA - Meet indie-pop band DWNTWN - a band that is sure to be your next obsession. You’re welcome, in advance.

SWEDEN - Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band, Nightrage, has signed a record/publishing deal with Swedish music company, Despotz. The band's sixth studio album will surface in February 2015 with a new video/single to be unleashed this fall.

SEATTLE, WA - Eyal Levi, acclaimed producer at the world-famous Audiohammer Studios (The Black Dahlia Murder, August Burns Red, Whitechapel), will return to the CreativeLive stage this week for back-to-back courses, "Metal Drum Programming" on July 24 and "Composing Metal Melodies and Harmonies" on July 25. Levi will be joined in studio by special guests Andy Marsh from Thy Art Is Murder ("Metal Drum Programming") and Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter ("Composing Metal Melodies and Harmonies"). Head over to CreativeLive.com/audio at: https://www.creativelive.com/courses/metal-drum-programming-eyal-levi to enroll in "Metal Drum Programming" and: https://www.creativelive.com/courses/composing-metal-melodies-and-harmonies-eyal-levi for "Composing Metal Melodies and Harmonies." Additionally, anyone who purchases "Metal Drum Programming" in advance will receive the entire midi prior to the class to follow along in their DAW in real time. As always, both classes are free to watch live.

Ron Marks, veteran singer and songwriter, and frontman for the rock group SUBSONIC, has announced the global release of his new album "Honeycomb" early this spring on DSN Music.

Grammy-nominated producer BT and triple platinum singer-songwriter Christian Burns have revealed that their new supergroup, All Hail The Silence, will open for legendary synthpop group Erasure on The Violet Flame North American tour this fall.

MIAMI, FL - Florida's 21st Century rock outfit, Message To Venus, has teamed up with Revolver to launch a brand new song, "Hollow," from the band's upcoming debut album, Victims & Villains. Stream "Hollow" today exclusively at: http://www.revolvermag.com/?p=63122.

S Club 7 have started fresh rumours that they are reforming after they met up earlier this week.