The Annual URBAN NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT-MARKETING SUMMIT Continues its 20th Anniversary Celebration in Houston, TX

Presented By: URBAN NETWORK & DIAMAX PROMOTIONS

The Urban Network continues it long legacy of Music-Entertainment & Marketing Conferences in Houston, Texas, September 24 - 27, 2008 at the Hilton Americas Hotel & George Brown Convention Center. The publication, an industry leader in dispensing music and entertainment information, will present a monumental conference bringing in consumers, music enthusiasts and professionals from the entertainment industry. The continuation of the Summit will expand upon the notable groundwork that was laid in the previous Urban Network Conference in Newport Beach, Calif. earlier this year.

Already a number of top music industry professionals have signed on to participate, including Kevin Black, Office of the Chairman, Warner Bros. Records; Big Jon Platt, President, West Coast Office, EMI Music Publishing; Interscope Geffen A&M Vice Presidents, Shawn Holiday & Troy Marshall; members of the Go DJs Coalition; local Music Retailers; Gospel recording artists such as Phil Tarver, and Cynthia Jones (with more TBA); as well as executives from MySpace, Beta Records, Music World, Universal Music, KOCH Records, Rap A Lot, the Warner Music Group, Concord Music, ASCAP, SESAC; and artists and execs from the worlds of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Gospel. Urban Network will honor Music World President Mathew Knowles (Beyonce, Solange Knowles) and Rap A Lot Records CEO James Prince at its Saturday evening Awards Presentation.
Grammy-winning artist Yolanda Adams will be honored at the Thursday evening Gospel Music Dinner & Celebration. Urban Network will host a special screening of the Stax Film "Soul Man," starring Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, who ironically past away within a day of one another. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson. www.urbannetwork.com/houston

Urban Network CEO, Miller London has chosen Houston based Diamax Promotions and Management Corporation founded by Carletta Shepherd, CEO to co-host the event. The company's staff, led by its President, Paris Eley, a veteran entertainment and music industry executive, has joined with the distinguished Urban Network team to present a comprehensive and detailed conference focused on networking, careers in music, broadcasting, theatre, fashion, film and the basic "How to be effective" in the industry.

URBAN NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT-MARKETING SUMMIT – Houston 08 is open to industry professionals and consumers from throughout the world. Hundreds of registrants, attendees and vendors are expected to come together with corporate and individual sponsors. Early registration is advised. A schedule of Events is enclosed.

For more info, contact Urban Network 213.388.4155 x111 visit www.urbannetwork.com/houston or Indie Music Festival Performance Opportunities 619.334-5796

Artists-First Entertainment LLC has just launched its online promotional website for emerging artists, producers and songwriters

(www.artistsfirstent.com)

The website will give upstart artists a Ringtone Deal, Access to DJ's worldwide, a chance to be on the Radio, as well as a chance to network with other artists.

Artists-First Entertainment LLC's CEO, Don K. Taylor, has forged relationships with various tastemakers and industry movers and shakers to provide services for artists, producers and songwriters at affordable rates.

In addition to launching www.artistsfirstent.com, Artists-First Entertainment LLC and Marble Ice Entertainment has just released two singles from Artists-First Entertainment's rap artist, LC (www.myspace.com/lcontop).  The club smash hit "Never Done" and the thought provoking track "Are You There?" are the first two singles released on the forth coming compilation CD entitled Future Volume I.  The singles are currently being marketed and promoted by Moses Media Inc.

Also set to be released in October 2008 on Artists-First Entertainment/Marble Ice Entertainment is R&B sensation AQUIA (pronounced Uh-Kwee-Yah), who also will have two singles on the forth coming Future Volume I CD.

In September-October 2008, Artists-First Entertainment LLC will be launching its one-hour Unsigned Artist mix show on Urban Network radio (www.urbannetwork.com).

Artists-First Entertainment CEO, Don K. Taylor, was recently named Entertainment Consultant for Webb Marketing & PR (www.webbmarketingprinc.com).

Artists-First Entertainment LLC will soon be launching its record label, AFE Records, with the early 2009 releases of LC's and Aquia's CD.

For more info contact:

Don Taylor
Office: 347.271.1532
Email: info@artistsfirstent.com
Web: ArtistsFirstEnt.com

CEO of CRUNK CLOTHING pays tribute to Million DJ March with launch of his signature mixtape series

Las Vegas (August 28, 2008) Maurice "ENY$E" Rutledge, 29, Owner/CEO of CRUNK USA™ clothing and former Radio DJ pays tribute to The Million DJ March with the launch of his signature "Hustlers Pair-A-Dice" mixtape series.  In today's sluggish economy, ENY$E, thinks outside the box and embraces unconventional marketing efforts to connect with consumers and specialty retail outlets via the creative skill-set he learned as a On-Air personality/DJ.  When asked about his influences ENY$E states, "I was on the same radio station as Jack "The Rapper" Gibson (widely known as the Godfather of Black Radio) before his passing and he opened my eyes to the responsible use of the power and influence that comes with being a successful DJ.  I spent many hours in the studio with Jack "The Rapper" and he always motivated me to set high goals, which is why I am encouraging all DJ's to pursue their own ventures as owners and not as employees for hire." ~ENY$E

HSTLERS PAIR-A-DICE:
Hustlers Pair-A-Dice is a Las Vegas based mixtape series featuring an Iconic line-up of national hip hop artists and producers that communicates the attitude and swagger of Las Vegas ' emerging youth culture market.  The mixtape incorporates artists with tremendous Star-Power from the West, East, and the South.  The series has a quarterly release schedule and highlights current and up-coming releases from major artists while sharing the spotlight with prominent Indie rap acts. "Vegas is definitely West Coast, but we've always maintained a neutral lane in the music industry which is what makes this mixtape series unique and the only one of its kind." ~ENY$ E

CRUNK CLOTHING:
Founded by Maurice "ENY$E" Rutledge in 2001, CRUNK USA™, is the cornerstone of fashion when it comes to CRUNK culture.  CRUNK USA™  is a denim streetwear brand that targets active tastemakers ages 18-26 and is available in finer retail/e-tail outlets.  CRUNK USA 's tagline Culture. Energy. Triumph, encompasses the philosophy and mission of the brand.  Our mantra is simple; Do U, Take Action, and Live Triumphantly.  "We are a collective of champion athletes, artists, dj's, and tastemakers that draw upon the energy in CRUNK music for inspiration."~ENY$E
*CRUNK® and CRUNK USA® are registered trademarks of Red Clae, Inc

===========================
Official Track List ***

HUSTLER'S PAIR-A-DICE

   1. BLOODRAW f/ YOUNG JEEZY & ROCCETT – LOUIS BAG (CTE RMX)
   2. B.G f/ MAGNOLIA CHOP – KEEP IT 100
   3. CNN f/ SHAWTY LO – MONEY
   4. NAS f/ GAME - MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
   5. ROCKO – TOMORROW (PROD. BY DRUMMA BOY)
   6. BUSTA RHYMES – LIKE THAT
   7. GUERILLA ZOE f/ SEAN KINGSTON – ON THE CORNER
   8. JAY-Z – A BILLIE (RMX)
   9. ROCCETT f/ AKON – ALL I KNOW
  10. CROOKED I – DEAR PAC
  11. LIL WAYNE f/ DAVID BANNER & BUSTA RHYMES– LA LA RMX
  12. ALFAMEGA – UUUH HUH (PROD. BY NITTI)
  13. BLADE BOYZ f/ C.P, WINK BAIN & ACE – HUSLTERS PARADISE
  14. BUN B f/ YOUNG BUCK & LYFE JENNINGS- IF I DIE TONIGHT
  15. THE OUTLAWZ – WE WANT IN
  16. SHAWTY LO – EASILY I APPROACH
  17. WOLFGANG ENT. F/ SIR BUMPKINS – FU*# BEIN' BROKE

Contact:
WWW.CRUNKONLINE.COM
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CRUNKCLOTHING

pr@crunkusa.net

Maurice "ENY$E" Rutledge
e-mail: Maurice@crunkusa.net
mp3:  eneezy@gmail.com
c: 702.327.4471

Interscope Recording Artist Charles Hamilton Creates New Innovative Way Of Touring

THE HAMILTONIZATION PROCESS

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Already critically-acclaimed debuting Interscope recording artist, Charles Hamilton, joins forces with the top hip-hop and urban music blogs on the web along with leading social media network imeem.com, to create "The Hamiltonization Process." "The Hamiltonization Process" is a 3-month, 8-site tour that begins on Tuesday, September 2nd on okayplayer.com and ends on Tuesday, December 9th on onsmash.com. An insightful trailer for "The Hamiltonization Process" can be viewed at http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/.

"The Hamiltonization Process" is designed to demonstrate Charles Hamilton's prolific musical talent as well as showcase his versatility and creativity. The tour will travel in cyberspace instead of the conventional on-the-road style of touring in an effort to reach close to two (2) million unique visitors combined instead of thousands potentially going city to city. New music from Charles Hamilton will be premiered exclusively on each site for two weeks using embedded imeem playlists to give the listener a steady flow of what's new with Charles Hamilton. After the two weeks the music will be circulated to the other participants of the tour. Fans can use imeem's embeddable widgets to stream Charles Hamilton's playlists on their own blogs and social networking profiles.

The new music for the tour will be provided by DJ Skee, Charles Hamilton's official DJ, who will mix and present the music to the participants. In addition to new music being released, Charles Hamilton will provide the visitor a peak into his daily life.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Charles Hamilton was exposed to music at an early age. "My mother was an entertainment journalist for the Cleveland Call and Post, so she would take me with her to events when I was just a baby." His mother always made sure he had an instrument around him. She put different kinds of instruments in the basement of their Cleveland home, but he naturally gravitated to the keyboard. "At first, I was just playing the rhythm of the songs I would hear," says Hamilton. "The older I got, the more proficient I got at hearing the notes." For most of his life, he was self taught, picking up the lead and bass guitar in his teenage years, as well as the drums and harmonica. He says listening to other genres of music, being exposed to different cultures and experiencing life helped mold his musical sound.

His upcoming debut solo album will illustrate his ideas for the future of music. "It is, without question, a hip-hop album," says Hamilton. "At the same time, I embody different genres of music to express different feelings and emotions that I feel in my everyday life. My music is ALWAYS based on my life. My happiness, my sins, my heartbreak, my anger, my quirkiness, my everything is given in my music. The music I grew up listening to told a story. So I'm taking the music I grew up with, as well as my story, AS WELL as my musicianship, to bring about a new sound. I don't want to sound redundant and talk about myself all the time, but I hope my story can help someone else's life. If my life were to be a movie, it would be the Antoine Fisher story all over again, but with a killer soundtrack and without a military background."

  Early praise on Charles Hamilton:
  XXL:  Charles Hamilton "is not a typical rapper ... "

LA Times: "Hamilton's progressive production style, mixed with witty compound punchline raps, is earning him a following in the music industry."

The Source: "The label doesn't want me to change and I'm honored that they want me to continue doing what I do and just polish it."

The Fader: "I'm more of a blogger than a rapper and just a musician who just happens to rap."

  You can see for yourself by visiting sites on these tour dates:

  Tuesday, September 2, 2008               okayplayer.com
  Tuesday, September 16, 2008              youheardthatnew.com
  Tuesday, September 30, 2008              nahright.com
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008                2dopeboyz.com
  Tuesday, October 28, 2008                xclusiveszone.com
  Tuesday, November 11, 2008               thesmokingsections.com
  Tuesday, November 25, 2008               realtalkny.com
  Tuesday, December 9, 2008                onsmash.com

For additional music, video and photos from Charles Hamilton, visit his imeem profile at http://www.imeem.com/charleshamilton.

Source: Interscope Geffen A&M Records

CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy, +1-310-865-7934, Dennis.dennehy@umusic.com, or
Tresa Sanders, +1-212-841-8272, Tresa.sanders@umusic.com, both of Interscope
Geffen A&M Records

Web site: http://www.imeem.com/charleshamilton
http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/

SEIU's Rock Concert to Take Back Labor Day at RNC

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) will hold their first Take Back Labor Day Festival September 1st, at the foot of the Republican National Convention. The festival will celebrate workers and promote a new vision for the 21st Century.

Events begin at noon at Harriet Island Regional Park with a family area and other activities. The concert, from 3-7 p.m., will feature The Pharcyde, Mos Def, Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Atmosphere, Billy Bragg, and Tom Morello & friends. SEIU leaders Andy Stern and Anna Burger, progressive syndicated talk show host Thom Hartmann, and others.

There will be a 2 p.m. press conference with performers and SEIU members and leaders who will be available for interviews until 3 p.m.

Tickets are available for $10 through Ticketmaster or on site the day of the concert for $15.

  Go to http://www.takebacklaborday.com/ for updated information.

  About the Artists:

  --  Allison Moorer is an Academy Award and Grammy Award nominated singer
      songwriter whose 2008 album, Mockingbird, was released to critical
      acclaim.

  --  Atmosphere is a Minneapolis Hip-Hop duo. Their recently released album
      is, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.

  --  Billy Bragg, a British rocker and Grammy-nominated folk musician set
      new music to unrecorded Woody Guthrie lyrics, recorded with Wilco.

  --  Mos Def is an actor and Grammy-nominated musician most recently seen
      alongside Jack Black in the film, Be Kind Rewind. With 5 rap albums,
      he is renowned for popularizing Hip-Hop that stresses socially
      conscious themes.

  --  Steve Earle's Washington Square Serenade in 2007 earned him his second
      Grammy Award. He hosts the Sirius Satellite Radio program Hardcore
      Troubadour Radio, and was featured in HBO's, The Wire.

  --  Tom Morello recently spent a day as a child care provider working with
      SEIU members. He appears with Bruce Springsteen on a new live EP
      performing "Ghost of Tom Joad."  His solo album, The Fabled City, will
      be released this September.

  --  The Pharcyde is a legendary alternative rap collective from Los
      Angeles. This performance will feature all the original members:
      Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, and Fatlip.

With 2 million members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the Americas. Focused on uniting workers in healthcare, public services and property services, SEIU members are winning better wages, healthcare and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers, not just corporations and CEOs, benefit from today's global economy.

PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Aug. 29

Source: Service Employees International Union

Web site: http://www.seiu.org/

CONTACT: Elissa Strauss, +1-310-909-9250

Diddy to Headline eTalk Festival Party, Sept. 5

- Hot-to-trot celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson lights up the turntables and keeps the block party grooving -

- eTalk hosts TIFF's hottest red carpet; constellation of Canadian and international stars, celebs, and VIPs deliver megawatt glamour and drama to thousands of fans lining Queen Street -

- Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim host the red carpet live broadcast; Lainey reports live from the eTalk streetfront studio -

TORONTO, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Puffy, Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Sean Combs. Known by many monikers, CTV announced today the inimitable hip hop mogul, hit-maker, and fashion impresario headlines its eTalk Festival Party. To be held at CTV's legendary Queen Street headquarters on Friday, Sept. 5, Diddy dazzles with a live, open-air performance as thousands of fans and party-goers enjoy the biggest free block party and red carpet extravaganza of the year. As well, CTV announced today that Hollywood's favourite DJ-du-jour, Samantha Ronson, will transform CTV headquarters into an all-out dance floor where fans and partiers groove into the twilight hours.

The most-watched Canadian entertainment newsmagazine, eTalk welcomes the entertainment world to celebrate Canadian and international film and filmmakers during the Toronto International Film Festival. The centrepiece of the night is eTalk's live-to-air red carpet show. As the undisputed red carpet leader in Canada, eTalk delivers the hottest celebs in a parade of non-stop style, captivating fans who are just an arms-length from the action.

eTalk's Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, along with reporter Lainey, host the event while a vast array of CTV media properties cover all the action along with throngs of international media gathered for TIFF. The one-hour, star-studded eTalk Festival Party red carpet arrivals show and Diddy performance airs live across Canada on Star! on Friday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. ET, later that night on CTV at 1 a.m. ET, and the next day on CTV (Saturday, Sept. 6) at 7 p.m. in all markets.

  **Media Note: Download photos of the hosts of the eTalk Festival Party
  at ctvmedia.ca.

"eTalk gives fans what they want most during the festival: capital-A access to one of the biggest nights in Canadian entertainment," said Jordan Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CTV Entertainment Group. "Happening in the heart of the entertainment district and just blocks from major Festival venues, the eTalk Festival Party places fans in the front row and celeb guests in the heart of the action."

CTV's legendary Queen Street headquarters is widely known for hosting celebrity filled events -- and the eTalk Festival Party is no exception. Diddy opens the red carpet spectacular with a live performance, dominating the open-air stage with his sexy blend of hip hop pop that has garnered millions of album sales, multiple Grammy Awards(R) and nominations, and numerous chart-topping hits. The host of I Want To Work For Diddy (premiering on MuchMoreMusic this fall) delivers an explosive live performance, amplifying the hype for the stars on the red carpet stroll, the thousands of fans and guests lining Queen Street, and those watching from home.

As the excitement reaches a crescendo, the eTalk Festival Party rocks on with a show-stopping DJ set performed by popular A-list DJ Samantha Ronson. The coolest block party for miles, Ronson keeps the turntables blazing with the hottest party tracks as celebs, fans, and revelers groove into the night.

  About eTalk
  -----------

Hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, eTalk is the most-watched Canadian entertainment newsmagazine. From the Oscars and the Emmys to the JUNO Awards and The Giller Prize, eTalk is front-and-centre delivering up-to-the minute news in film, television, music and more. Celebrating both homegrown talent and international stars, eTalk became Canada's first daily Canadian entertainment newsmagazine when it launched in 2002. eTalk airs weeknights at 7 p.m. ET (check local listings) on CTV and at 8:30 p.m. ET on Star!

  About CTV
  ---------

CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca

Source: CTV Inc.

CONTACT: Patricia Garcia, CTV Inc., (416) 591-7400 x2645 or
patricia.garcia@ctv.ca; Amber Nasrulla, CTV Inc., (416) 591-7400 x 3004 or
amber.nasrulla@chumtv.com

Global Music Group, Inc. of Delaware Makes Offer for Assets of Death Row Records

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Music Group, Inc. a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware (GMG Delaware) today submitted an offer to the Trustee in the Death Row Records bankruptcy proceeding in Los Angeles, California to acquire the Assets of Death Row Records for the sum of $24 million if the bid of Global Music Group of New York (GMG New York) is deemed terminated by the Court. Last week, the Trustee for the bankruptcy estate filed to terminate the rights of GMG New York because they had not yet successfully completed the transaction.

On June 24, 2008 the Court awarded the winning bid in the bankruptcy sale of the assets of Death Row Records for $24 million dollars to the party that applied to bid for the assets on June 10, 2008. GMG Delaware has contended it was the rightful bidder but the Court identified GMG New York in error.

After GMG Delaware filed suit against GMG New York, the parties reached a settlement on August 6, 2008 which contemplated GMG New York financing the acquisition and sharing equity with GMG Delaware.

Michael J. Collesano, Esq., GMG Delaware's General Counsel and Senior Vice President explained, "Until today, GMG Delaware has been content to await GMG New York's funding of the deal and has not exercised its rights directly. At this time, however, GMG Delaware is not confident in GMG New York's ability to finance the transaction, GMG New York has denied GMG Delaware any access to information concerning their alleged financing, and the Trustee has moved to terminate GMG New York's rights to the acquisition."

"Independent of GMG New York, GMG Delaware has obtained a solid Funding Commitment for the full purchase price and has shared its funding commitment with the Trustee," Collesano said.

"We have every belief that GMG Delaware can and will fund the acquisition if provided the opportunity by the Trustee and with consent of the Court, and we feel that our original bid was misidentified in good faith. We hope GMG New York raises the funds necessary to close the deal. However, in lieu of the Trustee's present position and without information from GMG New York, GMG Delaware has our own funds to close and are offering to purchase the Assets for the same price if GMG New York's rights are deemed terminated."

"GMG Delaware is confident that it can complete the purchase and that its bid represents the best return to the creditors of the bankruptcy estate for the Trustee."

GMG Delaware and Alliance stand ready to satisfy the Trustee and the Court that its funds are available and deliver them within a commercially reasonable and limited period of time.

Source: Global Music Group, Inc. of Delaware

CONTACT: Michael Collesano, Esq. of Global Music Group, Inc. of
Delaware, +1-646-221-2284, mcollesano@gmail.com

MTV Marks its Return to Los Angeles for the '2008 MTV Video Music Awards' by Unleashing 25 Years Of Pent-Up Music and Entertainment Power on the City

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The first week of September is going to feature some of entertainment's biggest stars in Los Angeles as MTV kicks off the events surrounding the "2008 MTV Video Music Awards," which will air live from the Paramount Lot on Sunday, September 7th at 9pm ET/PT. The week will feature events across L.A., where artists such as Ne-Yo, Colby O'Donis, Calle 13, Panic At The Disco, Plain White T's, Fabolous and T-Pain will perform in advance of Sunday's big bash. 944 magazine and MTV Tr3s will prime the weekend with star-studded events on Wednesday and Thursday, and the TAG Records premiere party on September 5 will kick the weekend off with the first ever live performance from TAG Records artist Q Da Kid at an invite-only event. Getting the party started on Saturday night, Rock Band 2 will come together with LIFEbeat to celebrate the game's forthcoming release and raise awareness for HIV/AIDS education, while Rhapsody brings out more top talent just before VMA weekend reaches its peak with Sunday's show.

Tickets for the Rock Band 2 Party to Benefit LIFEbeat, an all ages event, are $50.00 for General Admission, with proceeds going to LIFEbeat. Tickets can be purchased at House of Blues Box Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

  The "2008 MTV Video Music Awards Weekend" schedule is as follows:

  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2008

  944 LA IS 2: VMA Week Party
  The Kress, Hollywood
  Press Call Time -- 8:00pm
  Red Carpet Arrivals -- 8:30pm
  Live performance by Ne-Yo

  PRESS CONTACT:
  Carly Harrill
  944 Magazine
  619.817.5066 (mobile)
  carly@944.com

  Anastasia Lee
  MTV
  310.752.8082 (office)
  818-929-7729 (mobile)
  anastasia.lee@mtvstaff.com

  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2008

  MTV Tr3s Pre-VMA Party 2008
  Level 3
  Red Carpet Arrivals -- 8pm
  Doors Open -- 8pm
  Live performances by Colby O'Donis and Calle 13 - 10pm
  Hosted by -- Sucker Free Latino VJ L Boogs

  PRESS CONTACT:
  Anastasia Lee
  MTV
  310.752.8082 (office)
  818-929-7729 (mobile)
  anastasia.lee@mtvstaff.com

  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2008

  TAG Records presents: History in the Making -- The Official VMA
   Kickoff Party
  Avalon, Hollywood
  Red Carpet Arrivals -- 10pm
  Live performances by Fabolous and TAG Records' premiere artist Q Da Kid,
   with his first ever live performance -- 11:30pm - 12:30am
  Hosted by -- Jermaine Dupri

  PRESS CONTACT:
  Tom Biro
  212-846-6406
  862-485-0711 (mobile)
  tom.biro@mtvstaff.com

  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2008

  Rock Band 2 Party to Benefit LIFEbeat
  House of Blues
  Doors Open -- 9pm
  Red Carpet -- 9:30pm
  Show Begins -- 10pm
  Special short performances by Panic At The Disco, Plain White T's

  PRESS CONTACT:
  Noelle Llewellyn
  212-846-7166 (office)
  646-296-7139 (mobile)
  noelle.llwellyn@mtvstaff.com

  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2008 (cont'd)

  Rhapsody Rocks the VMAs
  The Roxy
  Red Carpet Arrivals -- 11pm
  Doors Open -- 11pm
  Appearances by DJ Stretch Armstrong, T-Pain

  PRESS CONTACT:

  Ryan Luckin
  Rhapsody
  206-892-6330 (office)
  206-661-5306 (mobile)
  rluckin@real.com

  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2008

  The Official 2008 VMA After Party
  Presented by Pepsi and Nikon
  Paramount Backlot -- Immediately following the VMAs
  Live performance by the Ting Tings

  PRESS CONTACT:
  Janice Gatti
  MTV
  212-846-8852 (office)
  201-424-0482 (mobile)
  janice.gatti@mtvstaff.com

TAG Records and MTV are offering an opportunity to win tickets to the Official VMA Kickoff Party and the VMA Viewing Party at tag.mtv.com.

Tickets can also be won through a national online contest at mtvvmatrip.com through August 29. Additionally, radio promotions for tickets are running in major markets across the country, and local listeners in Los Angeles can win tickets through the Ryan Seacrest show on KIIS-FM or on KPWR and KROQ through Friday, September 5.

This year, one lucky viewer will get the chance of a lifetime trip by joining "Do Good. Go to the VMAs." Think.MTV.com, MTV's online community for youth activism, is hooking up one young activist and shipping them off to Los Angeles to attend the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the biggest stars in the industry. Find out more by visiting think.mtv.com/Groups/DoGoodGoToTheVMAs/.

The "2008 MTV Video Music Awards" will feature one night only performances by Lil Wayne, Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Paramore, Pink, T.I. and Rihanna.

The official sponsors of the "2008 MTV Video Music Awards" are GM, Pepsi, TAG Body Spray, Taco Bell, Rhapsody, Verizon Wireless and Nikon.

About MTV

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.

Source: MTV

CONTACT: Tom Biro of MTV, +1-212-846-6406, tom.biro@mtvstaff.com

Web site: http://www.mtv.com/

Kottonmouth Kings Considered Obscene By Citizens Of Vail, CO

Kottonmouth Kings' Tenth Studio Release, "The Green Album", Featuring X-Clan and Tech N9ne Due In Stores October 28th, 2008

Despite their efforts to spread a message of peace and positivity, California rip-hop hybrids the Kottonmouth Kings were slammed by citizens of Vail, CO who filed complaints to the town of Vail's Commission on Special Events after the group performed at the city's Spring Back to Vail concert back in April along with rapper Snoop Dogg.

In a recent story entitled "Keeping Vail's Concerts Clean" published by the Vail Daily newspaper the Kings were cited for condoning illegal behavior, while promoters were urged to "take another look at who they allow to perform during both ticketed and free concerts in city limits." The Vail Special Events coordinator Sybill Navas was also quoted as saying, "We would prefer that they were not brought back under the town's sponsorship," when asked if the town of Vail ever allow the Kottonmouth Kings back.

In an open letter addressed to the Vail Daily, Kottonmouth Kings frontman Brad "Daddy X" had the following response:

"God bless America! In 2008 and we are still talking about censoring artists. I bet these right wing zealots have quite a porn collection stashed in their closets. While we are at it let's ban dirty dancing, lock up the TV and close down the movie theaters. Let's ban Olympic athletes from competing if they protest the Chinese government, let's cover women with veils from head to toe in garments so they are not provocative. I understand a free community production and family entertainment (I even have a young daughter of my own), but the Kottonmouth Kings concert had a cover charge to get in; we didn't force anyone to be there."

"Come to think of it church is free, maybe we should put censorship stickers on bibles, because in the pages seems to be a lot of rhetoric about war violence, rape, incest and sex, so I hope they don't let their children hear that stuff."

"It's funny how people get upset about a group like the Kottonmouth Kings (who spread a message of peace and good vibrations), yet when we were in town there was a bar on every corner and more drunk idiots roaming the streets then I can count. Goes to show you that alcohol is America's drug of choice."

Peace,
Brad Daddy X
Kottonmouth Kings

The Kottonmouth Kings currently preparing for the release of their tenth studio release, "The Green Album." The album is slated for a October 28th release through the group's own label, Suburban Noize Records, and will feature guest appearances from Strange Music's Tech N9ne and Brother J from hip-hop legends X-Clan. In an effort to continuously spread their message of peace and positive vibrations the group will be donating a percentage of profits from the sale of album to various environmental causes.

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OR TO ARRANGE INTERVIEWS PLEASE CONTACT:

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EVERYTHING IS BORROWED OUT OCTOBER 7 ON VICE RECORDS

Mike Skinner, aka The Streets, will be delivering his fourth album, everything is borrowed October 7th on Vice Records. Never one to take the same approach twice, Skinner is contemplating the impermanent nature of life this time around. Skinner has made a record to console the lonely and bring a smile to the saddest visage. Applying his homespun hip-hop sensibility to real instruments, Mike comes up with sing-a-long musings on such unconventional subjects as religion ("Alleged Legends"), evolution ("The Way of the Dodo"), biological destiny ("On the Edge of a Cliff"), and male friendship ("The Sherry End"). From the first time people heard The Streets' Mercury Prize-nominated debut Original Pirate Material, they couldn't make their minds up whether the person making this music was black or white, from London or the Midlands, serious or a joker. Having given the world plenty of time to get acclimated, Skinner now rediscovers his old irrepressible buoyancy and takes his trademark stop-start lyrical flow to entirely new places.

Watch "The Escapist" video and receive a free download of the track:

http://vicerecords.com/thestreetseib/

"British MC Mike Skinner is a pale-faced poet laureate Š the geezer is so real it hurts." - SPIN

"Mike Skinner is to hazy slacker downtime what Hunter S Thompson is to Americana: a shrewd chronicler, a dizzying blurrer of creative forms." - INTERVIEW

"It's important to note that Mike Skinner (aka the Streets) is pop music's rarest commodity: a singular talentŠimplausibly imaginative." - ESQUIRE

"Skinner's ear for language and detail is vivid and hilarious. Call it Zen Hooliganism - ROLLING STONE

Skinner, though, is life's real deal, an artists who knows that, if rendered honestly, even mundane experiences can produce the most powerful music." - NEW YORK MAGAZINE

Arnbjorn Marklund
Vice Records
97N 10th st. #202
Brooklyn, NY 11211
USA
p: 718-233-6519
e: arnbjorn@vicerecords.com

NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 13 WITH OLYMPIC PHENOMENON MICHAEL PHELPS & MUSICAL GUEST LIL WAYNE

New York, NY – August 27, 2008 – "Saturday Night Live" makes its 34th season premiere on Saturday, September 13 featuring two of the biggest names of the summer – Michael Phelps and hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne. US Olympic swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps will make his acting debut hosting the season premiere hot off his record-shattering performance in Beijing. The SNL season premiere kicks off four live shows in a row, a rare practice that generated momentum for the show this past spring when the show returned after the WGA Strike-imposed hiatus.  All told, seven all-new SNL's will air on Saturdays prior to the election.

Phelps went a perfect 8-for-8 in Beijing, breaking Mark Spitz's single-Games record for most gold medals won.  In addition, Phelps broke another Olympics record, becoming the most decorated Olympian in history, winning a stunning 14 career gold medals.  Phelps currently holds seven world records in swimming.

Unprecedented millions tuned in to watch Phelps in action, from the US Swim Team's explosive victory over the French in the 4x100m freestyle relay, by just .08 of a second; to Phelps' record-demolishing performance in the 4x200m freestyle relay breaking the record by more than four seconds and his seventh gold medal win, beating Serbia's Milorad Cavic by the slimmest and most dramatic margin imaginable – one-one-hundredth of a second. Joining Phelps and also making his SNL debut is hip-hop superstar Lil Wayne. Not only one of the best rappers of his generation, Lil Wayne is arguably the biggest story in music for 2008.  His sixth album "Tha Carter III" sold over 1 million copies in its first week of release, a feat not achieved since 2005's "The Massacre" by 50 Cent.  "Tha Carter III" has blazed up the singles charts as well with three top-five singles in "Lollipop," "A Milli" and "Got Money."  In addition to the platinum debut numbers for the CD, Wayne is a tireless performer so prolific that in 2007, Vibe magazine ranked and graded songs to which Wayne contributed and the list was 77 songs long.  Wayne is a constant presence on the internet, releasing his own mixtapes for free on a regular basis.  He has been one of GQ's "Men of the Year" for 2007 and was named the "Best Rock Star Alive" by Blender magazine (2008).  Rolling Stone may have said it best: "The self-proclaimed greatest rapper proves he wasn't kidding."

In addition to the revved-up Saturday schedule, "SNL" is ready for primetime with "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday."  Three LIVE primetime half-hours beginning October 9 at 9:30pm ET.  These primetime special editions will be anchored by the show's signature "Weekend Update."  This marks a return to the NBC Thursday night lineup for "SNL," which produced similar live "Update"-centered broadcasts in 2001. "Saturday Night Live" is from SNL Studios in association with Broadway Video.  The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.  Steve Higgins produces.  Marci Klein and Mike Shoemaker are producers.  Seth Meyers is head writer.  Don Roy King directs.

Members of the media can get more information about NBC and its programming on the NBC Media Village Web site at www.nbcumv.com.

Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Project Manager
ICED Media
415 W. Broadway, Ste 2N
NY NY 10012-3737
Ph: 646-753-6402
AIM: SowmyaK23

BET's 106 and Park dj, DJ L Takes it to the Top with his new song featuring...Junior Reid, Sheek Louch, Cassidy, Harlem's Cash and Joell Ortiz

Dj L - BET 106 and Park's official in house dj, celebrity nightclub dj, world tour dj, mixtape dj and model.

For some, it might seem extraordinaire  a work ethic quite like his, DJ L "The Master Key" personifies struggle, hard work and success! In 2002, the multi-talented young dj began his musical journey -interning at Def Jam records as well as entering the mixtape circuit -- and has been climbing up the ranks ever since. To date, L has become a popular fixture in the New York City nightlife, where he built a reputation, which had him spinning all over, making stops in Orlando, Texas, Chicago, Atlanta, LA, Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Antigua, Switzerland, Germany, Japan just to name a few. Not to mention, L is an awarded mixtape dj, one of the leading mixtape purveyor in US as well as internationally. 

His latest project has evolved Dj L, from a mixtape dj to an executive. He is heavily in the streets and in the clubs and knows what is missing in music -- by contributing to his second love. L wants to create music that will speak to the people, give hope and motivate people to "Take it to the top!"  L has enlisted the talent of east coast heavyweight rappers to unite under one song, "Take it to the Top."  The song features reggae legend, Junior Reid, popular rappers, Sheek Louch and Cassidy; as well as, up and coming popular lyricist, Harlem's Cash and buzz worthy Joell Ortiz. "Take it to the Top" is produced by no other, Dre Knight -- Dre has worked with the likes of Teairra Marie, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Freeway, Kim Davis, Sizzla just to name a few. "Take it to the Top" is sure to become the next siren song of the streets.

You can catch DJ L "The Master Key" weeknights on  BET's number  1 show, "106 & PARK" the livest countdown on television; as well as at  www.myspace.com/djlmasterkey

For Bookings: ron.hunter@sprint.blackberry.net  347.273.0304
For Press: Kerstyn@GlowConnection.com

DMC World DJ Championships 2008 - Full Line Up Announced

DMC World DJ Championships 2008
26th & 27th September @ Indigo2

Full Line Up Announced

BATTLE FOR WORLD SUPREMACY & WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Friday 26th September
PERFORMERS: Million Dan with Full Live Crew & Jungle Drummer Vs DJ Fu (Live)
Doors: 6pm - 11:30pm

DMC WORLD DJ FINAL - Saturday 27thSeptember
PERFORMERS: Killa Kela (Full Live Show), DJ Rafik (DMC World Champion 2007) & DJ Vajra (4 X DMC USA Finalist) performing a special VJ set
Doors: Saturday: 7pm -11.30pm

Hosted by MC TRIP, KILLA KELA, BILLY BIZNIZZ

The DMC World DJ Championships 2008 are being held on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September at IndigO2 in London. International heats are taking place now, across the globe, and if the UK competition was anything to go by, once again standards have been ramped up a notch this year.

This year's UK heats are done and dusted; the finalists travelled to Islington Academy on 17th July for the DMC UK DJ Championships and after a hard fought competition, DJ Skully was crowned the winner. Placing first in the competition means Skully is now set to represent UK turntablism in the solo DJ category and will compete against the cream of the global DJ crop at this year's competition.

Representing the UK in the Battle for Supremacy - a head to head scratch battle of wits, techniques and braggadocious ability - is DJ Switch. This young turntable wizard has stood up to the competition and emerged victorious for 3 years in a row now, retaining his dextrous deck dominance since 2006. Needless to say we're expecting big things from him this September!

The World Finals mark the culmination of months of fierce competition in countries across the world including Japan, USA, Australia, Canada, across the whole of Europe and all the way out to China, Brazil and even Bulgaria – the winner here in September is the best of the best, period.

RSVP for guestlist - Competition tickets are available

www.dmcdjchamps.com
www.dmcworld.com

For more information contact Outpost Digital on 0207 684 5639
or email oli@outpostmedia.co.uk

HARLEM RAPPER E-SHY FOLLOWS WIDELY VIEWED OBAMA DISS VIDEO WITH RELEASE OF DEBUT MIXTAPE

"Why So Serious" hosted by DJ KaySlay redefines the conventional mixtape

New York, NY (August 28, 2008) – If controversial lyrics were a sport at this years Olympics, then Jewish rapper E-Shy would have definitely taken home the gold medal. As the author of hot topic and equally debatable raps such as "Blacks and Jews" and "Obama Diss", the Harlem born and raised MC takes his message to the streets with the DJ Kayslay mixtape, "Why So Serious", that debuted Tuesday, August 26th to much anticipation.

The mixtape is sure to be regarded as a cinematic and musical saga that fearlessly melds together an entertaining compilation of classic hip-hop beats as well as new records to include the recently leaked single "Paper Bag." The controversial track is one that E-Shy knows will be a catalyst for conversation and dispute among many groups. "Paper Bag is sure to spark some controversy with women's organizations for its reference to placing a paper bag over the heads of females with attractive bodies and less then attractive facial features," says E-Shy. "There are times when I like to write about things that people think about on a daily basis but are too afraid to say. This record just so happens to be a manifestation of one of those times" says the rarely apologetic MC.

With the industry co-sign of hip hop veteran, DJ Kayslay, the "Why So Serious" mixtape is sure to extend the buzz created by the April 2008 issue of The Source Magazine in which E-Shy was featured in the highly coveted Unsigned Hype column where he was described as being, "a dope lyricist with an infectious flow who also happens to be white."

As E-Shy explains, "Why So Serious is in a sense a tribute to the Joker in the Batman film, The Dark Knight and the character's interpretation of the Chaos Theory, his art of disruption.  Hip-hop has become watered down and way too serious from my perspective. Things need to lighten up a bit and the entertaining side of the art-form needs to make a comeback. I have nothing but respect for Kayslay and his history in the game and hope that this mixtape is enjoyed by all who get a chance to hear it in its entirety, and understand that it is meant to entertain and for people to ask themselves, why so serious?"

E-Shy will release his debut album, "Misfit", this fall.

For more on E-Shy please visit www.myspace.com/eshyonline or contact:

Andrew Eisenberg  andrew@anichris.com

Press and media inquiries please contact:

Kasey Woods
Director of Publicity & Marketing
Digiwaxx Media
917-213-9497
Kasey@digiwaxx.com

A LIST ARTISTS FROM AKON TO T-PAIN COMING TO CORE DJ RETREAT IN MYRTLE BEACH

Myrtle Beach, SC - With just a week and a half to go until Tony Neal's 9th Core DJ Retreat in Myrtle Beach, the list of confirmed attending artists is off the chain - Akon, Big Boi, Rick Ross, Jim Jones, T-Pain, 3-6 Mafia, Sean Garrett, Trina, Flo Rida, Farnsworth Bentley, Pitbull, Rocko, Maino, Sean P, BG, Glasses Malone, Dem Franchise Boyz, Certified, Triple C's, Rock City, Myko, Under Servalince, Diamond, Rob G and the list goes on and on.......

Well into their 5th year as a DJ coalition, Tony Neal's Core DJ's have much to look back on and celebrate as they approach their 9th Core DJ Retreat event. Set to kick off on September 5th and run through the 8th at Myrtle Beach's Hilton Hotel, the event continues to garner its usual roster of A List label and talent support; Atlantic, Def Jam, Jive, Sony BMG, J Records, Bad Boy, Cash Money, Polo Grounds, Warner Bros., Asylum, Konvict, Nappyville, and Grand Hustle to name a few. With artist meet and greats, listening sessions and informative discussion panels and seminars featuring some of the industry's best and brightest executive talent, Core DJ Retreats are not only entertaining for anyone who loves Urban music but educational for those wishing to step their game up in this ever-changing whirlind we call the record business.

Past retreats have been graced by the knowledge and presence of some of the very best making, promoting or distributing Urban music today. The list is far too long to name them all but includes people like Sylvia Rhone, Mike Caren, Chaka Zulu, Kevin Black, Akon, Wendy Day, Young Jeezy, Kevin Lyles, Sean Combs, Steve Rifkind, Chamillionaire and David Banner. Media coverage for the Core DJ retreats has always reflected well on the knowledge and professionalism of their publicity staff who have brought in everyone from MTV 2 and BET's Rap City to Ozone, The Source and both XM and Sirius satellite radio.

With the firm knowledge that they will be both educated and entertained, close to 500 DJ's, both Core and non-Core have pre-registered for the Myrtle Beach event with many more walk-ups expected.

To get involved in the 9th Core DJ Retreat in Myrtle Beach , SC click the image at the top of this email or go to - http://shadowboy.com/coredjs/contact.php Registration for DJ's is always free and the Core's are the first to have offered that love.

For further information, kindly contact Nancy Byron, OGPR (832) 220.6071 or nancyb@ogpr.net and Donata Ellis, Core DJ's Worldwide (877) 333.9940 ext. 2 or donata.coredjs@gmail.com

Flipmode Squad, C.O.E. & H.A.T.E. Klub Presents: Reek Da Villian & U.R.B.Z. - The Super Saiyans Of Rap Mixtape - Free Download!

New York Area Hip-Hop (and quality Hip-Hop Music in general, period) will be in full force on the "Flipmode Squad, C.O.E. & H.A.T.E. Klub Presents: Reek Da Villian & U.R.B.Z. - The Super Saiyans Of Rap" mixtape!

Most people are already familiar with Roosevelt, New York & Cash Out Entertainment (C.O.E.) MC Reek Da Villian (a.k.a. Playboy Reek a.k.a. Prince of Flipmode Squad) as one of the latest talented members of the Flipmode Squad Hip-Hop collective. – His most recent appearance has been on the latest successful Busta Rhymes single "Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em) RMX" with Spliff Starr, The Game, Lil Wayne, Nas and Big Daddy Kane.

Reek Da Villian has been also on the grind heavy with a series of mixtapes for the streets (the Pharmacy Parts 1, 2 and 3 series; For Da Goons And Gangstas; The Remixes Part 1 and 2), his appearances on B.E.T.'s 106 & Park and Rap City along with song features on other artist's releases (including a few on the upcoming "Blessed" album from Busta Rhymes) and mixtapes.

Rhyming since 7 years old and recording music since he was 15, there is nothing but a bright future for Reek Da Villian as a talented Hip-Hop MC and businessman (who along with his partners Brian Gilmore and Ike Tyson founded C.O.E. in 2002).

Fellow H.A.T.E. Klub and C.O.E. collective member U.R.B.Z. (a.k.a. Mr. U Gotta Hate It) is also from Roosevelt, New York and has been representing Hip-Hop for all of his life as part of various groups (GNA, HA.T.E. Klub, etc.) and as a solo music artist.

He has made various appearances on independent releases and mixtapes hosted by every one from DJ Kay Slay to DJ Mighty K. The "Mr. U Gotta Hate It" mixtape from U.R.B.Z. will be dropping in the very near future to be one of many barometers and showcases of the talent this young man has to bring to the table with Hip-Hop & quality music at large.

The "The Super Saiyans Of Rap" mixtape, which is hosted and mixed by DJ Fusion of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast and BlackRadioIsBack.com, is just a sample of what both Reek Da Villian and U.R.B.Z. are capable of on the mic with songs dealing with the multifaceted issues of life on the streets (the real deal, no glorification) from dealing with the everyday struggle to the ladies to crazy scenarios that just seem to pop up in life.

Besides the "The Super Saiyans Of Rap" being available for free download everywhere on the internet on its official drop date of Tuesday, September 2, 2008 on Reek Da Villian's official website (http://www.reekdavillian.com) and BlackRadioIsBack.com, it there will also be a special edition of the mixtape released with extra music material for sale available as well.

H.A.T.E. (Hardworking And Talented Entrepreneurs) Klub, Cash Out Entertainment and Flipmode Squad have a lot more projects on lock in the future with Reek Da Villian and U.R.B.Z., so definitely be on the lookout!

Mixtape Podcast Link/Preview: http://wwacn.podomatic.com/entry/2008-08-26T05_10_51-07_00

Mixtape Download Link for Website/Blog Posting (zip file w/ separate songs and cover): http://www.zshare.net/download/177417666309cf64/

First of 2 Limited Edition Covers Artwork:
Front - http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/fuseboxradiousa/SuperSaiyansofRapFrontcover.jpg
Back - http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/fuseboxradiousa/SuperSaiyansofRapBackcover.jpg

Second of 2 Limited Edition Covers Artwork: Front - http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/fuseboxradiousa/?action=view¤t=saiyan.jpg Back - http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i30/fuseboxradiousa/saiyan_back.jpg

Flipmode Squad, C.O.E. Entertainment & H.A.T.E. Klub Presents: Reek Da Villian & U.R.B.Z. - The Super Saiyans Of Rap

Hosted & Mixed By DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio Broadcast/BlackRadioIsBack.com)

Tracklisting:

1. Super Sayian Intro 2. U.R.B.Z. - Super Saiyan Freestyle 3. Reek Da Villian - Eyes on the Son 4. U.R.B.Z. - Look 5. Reek Da Villian - I'm So Gangsta 6. U.R.B.Z. - Out On The Streets 7. Reek Da Villian - Paper 8. U.R.B.Z. - Bitch About It 9. Reek Da Villian Feat Legend & E N J - Reload 10. U.R.B.Z. - One of the Best 11. Reek Da Villian - Be About It 12. U.R.B.Z. - No More 13. Reek Da Villian - Let That Bitch Breathe Freestyle 14. U.R.B.Z. - Inside Outside 15. Reek Da Villian - Don't Push Me 16. U.R.B.Z. - Be Together 17. Reek Da Villian - Switch

Reek Da Villian MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/reekdavillian URBZ MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/urbzgna DJ Fusion (FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com) MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/fuseboxradio

Singles from the Mixtape:

Reek Da Villian - I'm So Gangsta Dirty Version - http://www.zshare.net/audio/176556018297ca61 Clean Version -http://www.zshare.net/audio/1765563935d3eb6d

U.R.B.Z. - Inside Outside Dirty Version - http://www.zshare.net/audio/1765547552f437ef/ Clean Version -http://www.zshare.net/audio/17655691bffdc307/

Contact Information:

** Bloggers, Print Publications, DVDs, Radio Shows, DJs, etc. - Feel free to reach out for interviews, drops, collaborations, etc. for Reek Da Villian and U.R.B.Z. by contacting their manager Pretty Blaak at tale_hatez@yahoo.com or 516-223-6756. **

** Music Artists/Labels/Companies - If you would like to work on a future mixtape project, album or podcast (mixing and/or hosting) with DJ Fusion of the syndicated FuseBox Radio Broadcast & BlackRadioIsBack.com, have music considered for radio airplay and/or future mixtape projects or other inquires, feel free to contact DJ Fusion at fuseboxradio@gmail.com or 347-252-4032. **

Gold Dust Label Sampler Mixtape Mixed by Large Pro

(Gold Dust, 2008)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/17793268de9c1227/

1. Zion I- Rush
2. People Under The Stairs- Step Bacc
3. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- 9mm (feat. B-Real)
4. Large Pro- Hardcore Hip-Hop
5. Brooklyn Academy- What's The Buzz
6. DJ Muggs & Planet Asia- Drama
7. Zion I- Juicy Juice
8. 40 Cal- On My Shit (feat. Sudaboss)
9. People Under The Stairs- The Wiz
10. Brooklyn Academy- Raise Ya Hands (feat. Jean Grae)
11. 40 Cal- Shooters On Deck
12. Outlawz- What About Us
13. Large Pro- The Hardest (feat. Styles P & AZ)

To celebrate the first set of releases on Gold Dust, we're presenting the Gold Dust sampler, mixed by the legendary Large Pro.  The mix features brand new music from current and upcoming releases on the label, flipped, doubled, and cut by Extra P himself.  Just a taste of what's new and what's next from the folks at Gold Dust.
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MICHAEL PHELPS, MILEY CYRUS, LINDSAY LOHAN, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 CAST, CIARA & TWILIGHT CAST TO PRESENT AT "2008 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS"

DJ AM And Travis Barker Will Provide The Soundtrack And Pay Tribute to 25th Anniversary With Katy Perry, T-Pain, Lupe Fiasco, The Ting Tings & More

Set to Air Live From Paramount Pictures On Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM SHARP (ET/PT)

The stars will be presenting at the VMA's as Michael Phelps, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johannson, Ciara, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Christopher Mintz-Plasse have been confirmed to present at the .  In addition, DJ AM and Travis Barker will rock the party by mixing live drum beats to scratched records throughout the show.  The duo will collaborate with Katy Perry, T-Pain, Lupe Fiasco, The Ting Tings and additional special guests to perform new and past hits to celebrate the past 25 years of music.  Rihanna,
Pink, T.I., Kid Rock, Paramore, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers have already been added to the list of powerhouse performers at this year's show.  As previously announced, MTV's 25th annual Video Music Awards will be hosted by comedian/actor Russell Brand and will air live and only one time in its original incarnation, on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9PM SHARP (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT).  Presenters and additional performers for the "2008 Video Music Awards" will be announced at a later date.

Official sponsors of "2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS" are GM, Pepsi, TAG Body Spray, Taco Bell, Rhapsody and Verizon Wireless and Nikon.

This year, one lucky viewer will get the chance of a lifetime trip by joining "Do Good. Go to the VMAs." Think.MTV.com, MTV's online community for youth activism, is hooking up one young activist and shipping them off to Los Angeles to attend the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the biggest stars in the industry.  From July 24th through August 22nd, all Think.MTV.com members who join the "Do Good. Go to the VMAs" group, at http://think.mtv.com/Groups/DoGoodGoToTheVMAs/, can enter to win two tickets to the VMAS on September 7, 2008 along with travel and hotel accommodations when MTV takes over Los Angeles for this year's show. 

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Press:
Lauren Sammak
Manager, Online Publicity
Fanscape, Inc. - http://fanscape.com/
lsammak@fanscape.com
IM: lauren1607

Award-Winning Romantic Comedy Short "Akira's Hip Hop Shop" Premieres Online and on DVD

Short film about a Black-Asian interracial couple starring James Kyson Lee ("Heroes") and Emayatzy Corinealdi ("The Young & The Restless") premieres on the internet and DVD.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 28, 2008 -- "Akira's Hip Hop Shop", the award-winning short film written and directed by Joe Doughrity, is currently premiering on the Internet as part of the 5th Annual Con-Can International Film Festival. An audience-interactive online short movie festival which aims to discover hidden creative talent from all over the world, the Con-Can winners receive cash prizes and meetings with Japanese film executives in Japan.

"Akira's Hip Hop Shop" is an interracial romantic comedy about a Japanese guy with a Jones for rap music who falls in love with a Black girl with a passion for culinary arts. Can they overcome prejudice from family, friends and society to find true love? The 22-minute "film festival cut" can be streamed for free during the month of August. The direct link is: http://en.con-can.com/watch/preview.php?id=20081206 For more information on the Con-Can movie festival please visit: http://en.con-can.com

"I'm happy the film is being seen by so many people," gushed Doughrity. "A worldwide audience is exciting and a bit intimidating. I've gotten comments from people in Japan, Korea and France so far. It seems like with a mixed race man running for President of the United States, people are more accepting of interracial themes right now."

On September 14th, Writer/Director Joe Doughrity and star James Kyson Lee, one of the stars of the NBC series "Heroes", will appear at the Los Angeles Comic-book and Science Fiction convention at the Shrine auditorium to promote the DVD release of the film. The DVD includes the online cut as well as the 37-minute Director's Cut and bonus features. The Director's Cut won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Best Director student film award in 2007 and has been featured at film festivals throughout the country. The release date for the DVD is September 16th. The film will be available exclusively from the films' website www.akirashiphopshop.com and retail for $9.95 plus shipping.

Doughrity hopes to expand the short into a feature in 2009 following on the heels of short films such as "Eve's Bayou", "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Sling Blade." "I hope people watch and take the time to vote. Fans of Heroes, fans of hip hop and people who like a good love story. My ultimate goal is to expand Akira and Daphne's story to a full length feature film."

Joe Doughrity's first film was the documentary "Seven Days in Japan" which won Best Documentary at the 2005 San Diego Comic-con Film Festival and went on to air on the BET network. He's worked as a screenwriter and editor for many years in Hollywood, but only recently began making his own films. "Akira's Hip Hop Shop" also stars Emayatzy Corinealdi ("The Young & The Restless") and Cordele Taylor ("Epic Movie"). Voting for the Con-Can contest ends August 31st, 2008.

Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjxM37-qpk

Con-Can Film Festival:
http://en.con-can.com/watch/preview.php?id=20081206 Watch & Vote

Official site: www.akirashiphopshop.com

About Joe Doughrity
Joe Doughrity is a screenwriter, director and documentary filmmaker. He began his career as an assistant to Oscar nominated director John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood). Signed by Creative Artists Agency in his early 20s, Joe enjoyed a successful career as a professional screenwriter. After watching many of his scripts languish in development, he decided to make his own films. His first effort, "Seven Days in Japan", won Best Documentary at the San Diego Comic-con International Film Festival in 2005. Joe is a graduate of Columbia College and a member of the Writers Guild of America. He is currently developing a feature length version of "Akira's Hip Hop Shop."

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Global Entertainment's Del Pens Theme for VH1 Hit Reality Show

Music Division Head Writes Single and Theme Song for Rapper Legend Luke Skywalker

BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(Marketwire - August 27, 2008) - Global Entertainment Acquisition Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GEAC) announced today that its music division chief and lead songwriter and producer Del has written and produced the theme song for VHI's new hit reality series starring Luke Skywalker, the former lead singer of controversial rap group 2 Live Crew. Global's Del anticipates contributing many more songs for the legendary singer/rapper's upcoming album, as yet untitled. The single and music video is currently airing on many mediums including VHI and YouTube.

"I am honored to have had the chance to work with Luke," says Global's music division head Del. "He is a legend, a trailblazer and I am grateful that he chose our tune as the opening theme for his show, which I think is great and is looking like a big hit for VH1. The first episode aired this past week."

The news comes on the heels of several positive movements by the company to jump start its music division by acquiring rights to hundreds of original songs and commercial jingles. The company has hinted of major new business expansion plans, and has announced its intention of bringing on a new CEO and of becoming a fully reporting 34 Act company. The company also expects to announce its new name in the coming days.

ABOUT GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

Global Entertainment Acquisition Corporation is an emerging film production company headed by Maurice Smith, a veteran filmmaker who has produced many successful and memorable films such as "Screwballs," "Totally Blonde," "Alien Predator," "Recruits 1 and 2" and many other films over his distinguished 30 year career. His films have been distributed in virtually every country in the world and he has distribution on several films currently with some of the largest film distributors in the world.

The company will focus on producing small budget films in the Comedy and Sci Fi genres while searching for and developing emerging talent including writers, directors and actors to work on their films. In an era of expanded outlets of distribution, content is in higher demand than ever. It is Global's mission to become a leading content provider of entertaining, high quality films to feed the global demand.

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This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms as "believes," "looking ahead," "anticipates," "estimates" and other terms with similar meaning. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions.

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MTV Tr3s and Calle 13 Partner to Unveil the Grammy Winning Duo's New Album 'Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo'

Calle 13 to Give Live Debut of 'Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo' at Sept. 4 MTV Tr3s Pre-Party That Will Kick-Off the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Weekend

MTV Tr3s Will Also Feature Calle 13 in Extensive September Programming and Present the Five-Time Latin Grammy Winner's Limited Engagement Fall Tour

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Tr3s and five-time LATIN GRAMMY winners CALLE 13 are teaming to give fans a triple dose of exclusive and first-ever experiences in anticipation of the duo's new album, "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo" ('The Ones Left Behind Are Coming With Me'), set to drop on October 7th.

Declared "the most musically adventurous group in Latin hip-hop, maybe in hip-hop, period" by The Los Angeles Times, Calle 13 will perform at the first MTV Tr3s Pre-VMA Party on September 4th in Hollywood -- marking the first-ever performance by a Latin act at a Video Music Awards event. Party guests, who will include fans, music executives and celebrities, will be treated to the live performance premiere of songs from "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo." This event signals the channel's commitment to both established and emerging Latino talent. Fans across the country can catch all the action when MTV Tr3s streams the party performances on September 5th on MTV.com http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/video.jhtml. Portions of the performances will also appear on MTV Tr3s and Los Angeles affiliate KBEH-Channel 63 on the night of the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7th at 9PM SHARP (ET/PT).

Following the MTV Video Music Awards pre-party performance, Calle 13 will be featured in the channel's award winning "Artist Speaking Tr3s" campaign starting September 15th. The campaign is a creative collaboration between the channel and Calle 13 and will take advantage of the creativity and unique sensibilities the duo always bring to their work, while also showing off the irreverent side of their personalities. Calle 13's "Artist Speaking Tr3s" features vignettes that challenge perceptions and stereotypes. Fans get to watch as the circumstances of four ordinary Latinos are transformed, destroyed and/or changed, and will also have the opportunity to see exclusive performances. The campaign will also include exclusive specials such as "Qui and Ey," where fans get to have their questions answered directly by Calle 13, and "Tr3s or False," an interactive special.

Finally, MTV Tr3s will launch its TR3SPASS CONCERT SERIES with Calle 13 as the headlining artist and Kinky as the opening act. The TR3SPASS CONCERT SERIES is the most important expression to date of the channel's commitment to deepen the connection its viewers have to their favorite artists. TheTR3SPASS CONCERT SERIES dates featuring Calle 13 are:

         October 9th - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
                  October 10th - Miami, FL - La Covacha
                   October 30th - Chicago, IL - Volkan
               October 31st - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
    November 14th - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom at the Grand
               November 15th, Los Angeles, CA - Club NOKIA

"MTV Tr3s Pre-VMA Party 2008 is one example of how MTV Tr3s is now fully integrated into MTV's broader strategy," said Jesus Lara, Senior Vice President, Music and Talent, MTV Tr3s and MTV/VH1 Latin America. "Calle 13 is one of the most exciting, provocative and innovative artists in the Latin music today. We are thrilled to be working with them on so many levels."

MTV Tr3s provided early support to Calle 13 by featuring the duo in its first-ever live performance of "No Hay Igual" with Nelly Furtado in New York's Time Square when the channel launched in 2006. Calle 13 was also named as one of the first MTV Tr3s Artist of the Month selections in 2007. Recognizing Calle 13's commitment to social justice, MTV Tr3s also featured vocalist Residente as a panelist during its "Beyond Borders" immigration forum last year.

About MTV Tr3s

MTV Tr3s (mtvTr3s.com) is in 6.4 million Hispanic TV households and 34 million total TV households, making it the most-widely distributed TV network dedicated to superserving today's bicultural Latino youth. MTV Tr3s programming is rooted in the fusion of American and Latino music, cultures, lifestyles and languages. Music programming is at the core of MTV Tr3s and the channel features hitmakers, emerging artists and new sounds that resonate with young U.S. Latinos. In addition to music programming, the MTV Tr3s programming slate also features lifestyle series, news, documentaries and other long-form programs that celebrate US Latino hybrid identity and culture.

Source: MTV Tr3s

CONTACT: Emma Carrasco, MTV Tr3s, +1-305-751-7171, ejcarrasco@yahoo.com,
or Ariana Urbont, MTV, +1-310-752-8079, Ariana.Urbont@mtvstaff.com; John
Reilly, of Rogers & Cowan for Calle 13,
+1-212-445-8440, jreilly@rogersandcowan.com

Web site: http://www.mtvtr3s.com/
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Oddisee Inks Two Project Deal With Mello Music Group

Hip-hop super-producer and emcee Oddisee has signed a deal to produce and record songs for two projects with Mello Music Group.

Washington, DC (Billboard Publicity Wire/PRWEB ) August 28, 2008 -- Hip-hop super-producer Oddisee has inked a deal to produce and record songs for two new projects with Mello Music Group. The first project is a double disc compilation titled "101" & "102" slated for release on CD & Vinyl in early November of this year. The second project is titled "Mental Liberation" and will be released in the first quarter of 2009.

"People are calling Oddisee the new Dilla of Hiphop," said G-13 Media spokesperson Gabriel Arteaga. "So these new projects are big news that a lot of people will be checking for."

Mello Music Group brought in a special team of artists to create a unique series of art for these projects that includes famed Los Angeles graffiti artist Mear One, HVW8 art collective member Gene Pendon, and Japanese legend Tokio. "The concept is to bring back the amazing music & artwork that made the classic albums of the 1970's so memorable, only this time it's Hip-hop," said company owner Michael Tolle, "I think people are getting tired of seeing their favorite musicians pretend to be models; people want artwork that trips them out as much as the music."

Oddisee, who has produced songs for such Hip-hop legends Kenn Starr & Talib Kweli, as well as Little Brother and worked for DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Touch of Jazz" studio, describes the "101" and "102" projects as introductions to what he has been doing in the past year. The album also features songs the famed producer made at last year's Red Bull Music Academy with Warp Record's Flying Lotus. Additional guests include Phonte Coleman, Kenn Starr, M.E.D. (Stones Throw), Georgia Anne Muldrow (Stones Throw), Dudley Perkins, and Black Milk (Fat Beats).

The two projects will be distributed internationally by Groove Attack, Fat Beats, and Ultra-Vybe.

About Mello Music Group:

Founded by educational entrepreneur Michael Tolle in 2007, Mello Music Group is an internationally distributed record label that promotes Hip-hop, Jazz, Space, Soul & fOnk.

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MILLION DJ MARCH TAKING OVER D.C.'s CAPITAL LAWN THIS WEEKEND

Washington, D.C. - This Friday, August 29th will see the beginning of the two days of activities that make up the inaugural Million DJ March event. Consisting of a day of panel discussions and an evening celebrity basketball game on Friday at the D.C. Boys and Girls Club, and ending with the March itself on the lawn at National Mall on Saturday, August 30th, the 2 day event is expected to attract DJ's from all over the nation. Saturday's schedule, which begins at 11AM will consist of a day of speeches by the likes of The Wondertwinz, Jazzy Jay, Jeannie Jones (WKYS), Superstar Jay, Chuck T, CL of Digiwaxx, B Mack of Foundation Magazine, DJ Nabs, DJ Reg West, Roger Toussaint, the owners of RapMullet.com, members of the D.C. City Council and KRS One, tailored to issues pertaining to the DJ community with intermissions of live performance by artists and DJ's such as KRS One, Dirty Harry, Joell Ortiz, Saigon, Keith Murray, Cory Gunz, Bang Bang Boogie, DJ Famous, Kia Shine, Gillie Da Kid and Nina B.

The entire event will be broadcast live on XM Satellite's 66 Raw station (Million DJ March Mixmaster Weekend) and webcast live on http://www.thatshiphop.com

March founder, A. Shaw, wishes to thank all of the sponsors that generously donated funds, media or product, in order to make this event happen. That list includes MySpace, The Mixcast Network, Rane, Numark, Vitamin Water, iCard, Kashi Kicks, Foundation Magazine, ThatsHipHop.com, HoodPromo.com, Washington City Paper and Rock and Soul.

MILLION DJ MARCH TIME TABLE

Friday, August 29th - The Boys and Girls Club (2500 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20019)

4PM Panel Discussion with DJ Leggs

6PM Insurance Dinner with DJ Roz

7PM Celebrity Basketball Game

8PM - 3AM Official Million DJ March Red Carpet Media Kick Off @ The Felix (2406 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009)

Saturday, August 30th - National Mall (on the lawn), Washington D.C.

11AM - 8PM Main event with special performances by: KRS One, Kia Shine, Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, Cory Gunz, Saigon, Gillie Da Kid, Nina B, DJ Geometrix, Chuck T, DJ Self, Jazzy Jay, DJ Nabs, DJ Aaries, Joell Ortiz, The Dey with special unannounced performances planned.

Media should RSVP their coverage intentions to me via email at nancyb@ogpr.net. I will be on site beginning Saturday morning and available via cell at 213.709.1056.

LUDACRIS CHALLENGES PETE WENTZ OF FALL OUT BOY TO A RAP BATTLE

New York City (August 27, 2008) – It's not every day that you hear Ludacris challenge someone like Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy to a rap battle. Celebrity DJ Clinton Sparks is the mastermind behind this unusual encounter.

Fall Out Boy teamed up with Clinton Sparks for their new release Citizens FOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration. This was a change of pace for Clinton, considering his past mixtapes were with artists such as Kanye West, P. Diddy and Eminem. On this project, Sparks combined the rock world with hip-hop by scratching, blending and mixing the songs as if they were rap songs. The mixtape features everything from Ludacris challenging Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) to a rap battle, to a tribute track entitled "We Believe in Obama."

Citizens FOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration features unreleased tracks from their upcoming album The Return - "Folie a Deux" debuting on November 4, 2008. The mixtape has a guest list that includes Seth Green, Ludacris, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is, Panic @ the Disco, Tyga, Cobra Startship, The Cab, Hey Monday, as well as artists from Fall Out Boy's label Decaydance. MTV and The E! Channel will be airing segments of Clinton Sparks and Pete Wentz in the studio creating the mixtape. Welcome to the New Administration is available for download at http://www.sendspace.com/pro/nv8chy

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Tracklist for Citizens FOB Mixtape: Welcome to the New Administration

01. Guy Ripley (intro)

02. Ludacris (interlude)

03. Fall Out Boy - ALPHAdog and OMEGAlomaniac (demo)

04. Fall Out Boy - Lake Effect Kid (demo)

05. Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care (27) (featuring Clinton Sparks & Seth Green) (interlude) (demo/snippet)

06. Fall Out Boy - Catch Me if You Can/Proclamation of Emaciation (featuring Travis from Gym Class Heroes) (demo mashup)

07. The Cab - Bounce (snippet)

08. Tyga - First Timers (featuring Evan from the Black List Club)

09. Panic at the Disco - Northern Downpour (snippet)

10. The Paul Revere Jumpsuit Apparatus - Nearly Witches (demo)

11. Cobra Starship - I Kissed a Boy

12. The Academy isÉ - Automatic Eyes - Suave Suarez remix (featuring Tyga)

13. Hey Monday - Homecoming (snippet)

14. The Cab - Take My Hand - Machine Shop Production (featuring Cassadee from Hey Monday)

15. Tyga - California Girls (demo)

16. Gym Class Heroes - Cookie Jar (snippet)

17. A Rocket to the Moon - Oh, Dakota (acoustic demo)

18. Four Year Strong - Bada Bing! Wit a Pipe!

19. Text Fall Out Boy: FOB to 66937 (interlude - signup and instant betterment)

20. The Academy isÉ - About a Girl (snippet)

21. The Hush Sound - We Believe in (Barack Obama)

22. The Hush Sound (interlude)

23. Butch Walker - Mixtape (snippet)

24. Cobra Starship (interlude)

25. Fall Out Boy - America's Sweethearts (demo/snippet)

26. Clinton Sparks & Pete Wentz (outro)

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Pop Star Magazine and Take Ovuh Records Present: The Lil Kev and Alivia Annette Show Album Launch Party

Red Carpet hosted by Manny from the Streets
(Ryan Seacrest/Kiss FM) and Lil C-Note of  NBC's Heroes

(Studio City, Ca, August 26, 2008)

Pop Star magazine celebrates teen star power as they help kick off the Lil Kev and Alivia Annette Show album launch party. The new teen pop stars are celebrating the release of their album with an all teen party to be held Saturday August 30, at the Platinum Live club in Studio City, Ca. Lil Kev and Alivia Annette  have invited all of their friends on the teen scene in Hollywood to come party with the next plateau of young entertainers in the business. Manny from the streets (Ryan Seacrest Show) will get the party started by hosting live from the red carpet and introducing the event's teen host Lil C-Note from the popular NBC series Heroes.

The release party will set the stage for the duo's debut project which features the individual, and collaborative  efforts of the talented teens; including the smash single's "The Joker" and "Just You". With a vocal range  and maturity that is vastly beyond her years, Alivia Annette is making it fun to be young and in love with the  new anthem for teenage first love, "Just You". Early believers at radio are already buzzing about the young  talent that has been compared to Mariah Carey.   Lil Kev adds his spunky swag to the compilation with his hot new dance song, "The Joker" inspired by the character in the box-office hit "The Dark Knight". The duo, who happen to be co-owner's of their record label Take Ovuh records, want to make a change in the way young artists are looked at in the business, first by creating quality music and secondly by creating their own lane. The teens will begin hosting monthly teen showcases at the Platinum Live venue, which will give other  tweens a place to showcase their talent and network with other working artists/actors and young movers and shakers. Director of Operations for Take Ovuh records Elizabeth Moore say's "The kids have worked so  hard on their craft and in putting together this label, that its so good to see all the hard work come to  fruition, and the fact that Pop Star Magazine jumped on board to show support further validates it for the kids."

The party is bringing out some of the freshest new faces in music/film and television as the teens gather to support each other for the launch, the list of confirmed attendees include BlHightower (Everybody Hates Chris, Be Kind Rewind and Int'l Rapper),Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris), Nate Carter (Kidz Bop), Kwame Boateng ( Norton Ave All Stars), Kofi Siriboe (The Long Shots) Kwesi Boakye (Days of Our Lives), Nick Nervies (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Parker McKenna Posey (My Wife and Kids)SG3/Sims Girls (Christol, CaShawn, Carynn) (Hip Hop group) CAMIA MARIE,WILLIAM MAY (" BRATZ MOVIE") Deja Riley (Janet Jackson's upcoming  reality show) Small Change (PJ, PAYTON, & CAMERON SCOTT), Scooter (Interscope Artists), Raven Goodwin (Just Jordan, Nickelodeon) Roshon Fegan (Camp Rock) ,Jordan Francis (Camp Rock), Paige Hurd (Beauty Shop, Everybody Hates Chris), Dallas Lovato (Demi Lavatos Brother, As the Bell Rings),  Sarah Francis (Camp Rock), Tiffany Cruz, Landon Brown (Rock the Cradle, Singer),Matthew Timmons (Suite Life on Deck, Disney Channel), and Destinee' Soliel Original G.girl... Pop Star Magazine's Fresh Face Sept and many more!

The single's "The Joker" and "Just You" are available for download at iTunes and amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Lil-Kev-Alivia-Annette-Show/dp/B001DBLF54/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?
ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1219870052&sr=8-1

or check out more at www.myspace.com/thelilkevandaliviaannetteshow

Media: please send red carpet requests to Octavia at thawrite1@gmail.com
Publicists: rsvp talent at thawrite1@gmail.com

Contact:
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(714) 808-2840
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