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Beyonce Big Winner at MTV Europe Awards, US Broadcasts Announced

PR reports: Beyonce was the big winner at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), held at the O2 World in Berlin, Germany. She walked away with three of the night's biggest awards-- Best Female, Best Song, ("Halo") and Best Video, ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)."

She had been nominated for four EMAs, including Best Live Act. The win for Best Video repeats her win at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), held in New York last September 13. Beyoncé used the occasion in Berlin to thank her husband, Jay-Z for "putting a ring on it."

The audience at Berlin's O2 World was treated to a performance of "Sweet Dreams," by Beyoncé and television viewers across Europe tuned in to the live telecast. MTV US channels, mtvU and MTV2, will air a one-hour version of the Awards on Sunday, November 15; 12:00 AM on MTV2 and 8:00 PM on mtvU. MTV Tr3s will also air a one-hour version on Saturday, November 21 at 2:00 PM and the full show will air on Palladia on Saturday, November 28 at 9:00 PM with a repeat at Midnight. All times are Eastern Standard. - more on this story

Jay-Z Announces 2010 Tour

PR reports: In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation "DJ Hero: Renegade Edition," the unstoppable JAY-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010's BP3 tour.

The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 22nd in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center with more dates to be announced soon. JAY-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour. Tickets go on sale beginning November 13th at LiveNation.com in select markets.

JAY-Z's BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more. Additional day of show and on sale information will be announced shortly for stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit. - more on this story

George Carlin's Last Words

PR reports: Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., is proud to announce that on November 10th it will publish LAST WORDS, the memoir of legendary comedian George Carlin written with the help of best-selling author Tony Hendra. The book will be a poignant and hilarious look at Carlin's extraordinary 50 plus year performance career, his body of work, and his personal life story.

For the last 14 years of his life, the brilliant and hilarious George Carlin, who died in June of 2008, worked on his autobiography. When Carlin died, Hendra approached Carlin's family about releasing the book. Based on hours of taped interviews, drafts, and polished chapters from their sessions, LAST WORDS is George Carlin's life story as it has never been told before. Even after his death, Carlin is apt to prove, he is still one of the funniest men who ever lived.

The voice in this book is pure Carlin with all the wit, charm, and mischievous insight that made him one of the most iconic and admired comedians of all time. The book is an irreverently funny, yet deeply honest, story about George's life, from birth to his childhood in Manhattan to life on the stage, blending his signature humor with never-before-told stories from his life to give us an honest look at a true genius at work. - more on this story

XTC: The Complete And Utter Dukes

Howlin' Wuelf reports: The Complete And Utter Dukes is a special LIMITED edition release of XTC's pseudonymous output as "The Dukes of Stratosphear" being released domestically November 30 on XTC mainman Andy Partridge's Ape House label, distributed by ADA.

This LIMITED EDITION purple cloth-covered box set completes even the completist's collection with everything the Dukes ever recorded presented in a variety of formats.

This includes the vinyl versions of 25 O'Clock and Psonic Psunspot are faithful to the original in their content and were remastered especially for these vinyl pressings. Both come in gatefold sleeves and newly designed inner bags. There's also a 7 inch single featuring Andy Partridge's "Tin Toy Clockwork Train," a track written for a psychedelic Euro Star ad campaign and Colin Moulding's demo of "The Affiliated." - more on this story

Ocote Soul Sounds Remixed and Expanded

PR reports: Ocote Soul Sounds' latest psychedelic epic Latin-funk album 'Coconut Rock' gets the deluxe package treatment with five exclusive new remixes, a full digital booklet and a music video added to the original album.

In addition to the original album music, 'Coconut Rock Deluxe' includes a new electro funk version entitled "Electric Cockroach," a honey dipped hip-hop rhythm remix of "Vendendo Saude e Fe" by Adrian Quesada himself, a swinging reggae remix of "Cara de Yo No Fui" by label mates Ancient Astronauts, and other remix exclusives by DJ Obah and Grant Phabeo.

In the original album, musician / producers Martin Perna and Adrian Quesada step out from the shadows of their big bands; the legendary Antibalas and the Grammy nominated Grupo Fantasma, to lead us on another journey deeper into their trademark tropical psychedelic sound. - more on this story

Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour

PR reports: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and that means music legend Kenny Rogers will once again be embarking on his highly acclaimed annual holiday tour, bringing his exceptional talent and signature sound to stages across America.

The 2009 edition of the Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour featuring Rebecca Lynn Howard will launch on November 27th in Bossier City, LA at the Horseshoe Casino Riverdome. The 20-city tour will wrap two days before Christmas on December 23rd in Westbury, NY at The Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury.

Rogers' annual Christmas Tour has become tradition over the course of the artist's storied career. Always a highly anticipated treat for the whole family, the production will feature performances of heart warming traditional and original holiday songs from Rogers — many that can be found on his numerous holiday recordings — such as "Let It Snow" "White Christmas" and "O Holy Night" as only the Grammy Award-winning artist can deliver, with the help of local choirs and children chosen to be part of the production in each city. Rogers will also perform classics such as "The Gambler," "Lady," "Islands In The Stream," "Lucille," and "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town." - more on this story

DJ Hell teams up with Bryan Ferry

rephlektor reports: It was only a matter of time. Two genre-defining artists together…pop music and dance music's most famous arbiters of taste, collaborating at last. DJ Hell's "U Can Dance" is an interpretation of an unreleased Bryan Ferry song, but it's one that reflects a perfect melding of two distinct personalities, a record that sounds as if the voice and music were made for each other.

Hell, of course, has been riding high on the success of Teufelswerk, his masterpiece of a double album, a journey replete with fruitful experiments and club bombs. One that has yielded both massive hits and not a tiny bit of controversy along the way. Ferry, meanwhile, has been as busy as ever—recording a new album, performing in places as far afield as Siberia, opening up the Cannes Film Festival...basically just being Bryan Ferry.

And now here they are together...It all started in 2006 when Hell dropped in to meet Ferry at his West London studio. At first they discussed Hell remixing an old Roxy Music track, and then it turned into something else - something new (U Can Dance). - more on this story

Marrow Go Soph

PR reports: If John Denver believed sunshine on your shoulder would make you happy, then electronic dance group Marrow is convinced they'll deliver even greater joy by pumping some UV dBs where the sun don't shine. Sunshine Enema is the follow up to Marrow's debut, Quiet Desperation, which fueled a two-coast tour, built a national fan base, and inspired the fan-remix album, "Remix Us Miserable".

Called a "local band, but more so, an experience," by the San Francisco Chronicle, and "Band of the Week" by the Contra Costa Times, Marrow is shipping Sunshine Enema in both CD and collectable Marrow-monogrammed 'posterior pill-shaped' 1GB USB flash drives, both replete with dance beats guaranteed to flush out any impurities in your system. While Marrow's limited edition Sunshine Enema CD includes "special audio surprises", it's the USB version of the Sunshine Enema Master Cleanse kit that's bound to blow the most sonic smoke up your soon-to-be-dancing derrière.

The Sunshine Enema Master Cleanse kit, shipped in prescription bags with daily dosage aural ingestion instructions, contains eight original tracks in digital formats, smartphone and desktop wallpapers, along with other goodies that are perfect for brightening you up from the inside out. Other Sunshine Enema merchandise, such as t-shirts, buttons, baby clothes and Flip camcorders, are available through the band's website. - more on this story

Eban Schletter To Deliver A Spaced Out Christmas Album

PR reports: Because Christmas is a time of tradition, it is only fitting that this year's crop of holiday music offers a look into "Christmas Past" with classic artists such as Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond interpreting old standards. And, of course, there are re-releases of quintessential yuletide fare such as the Jackson 5 Ultimate Christmas Collection and Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You.

In sharp contrast, one artist has his sights set on "Christmas Future" and outer space. With his new album, Cosmic Christmas, Eban Schletter creates a sonic vision of yuletide spirit adrift far into the galaxy. Not content to simply record Theremin versions of Christmas songs you might have heard thousands of times, Schletter created a concept album which takes the listener on a journey through a strange and poetic tale worthy of The Twilight Zone. The mise-en-scène: a military satellite finds itself in the midst of a musical "transmission" which forces it to rethink its primary directive. Original songs, like "What Will Become of Christmas" (sung eloquently by Grant-Lee Phillips), melodiously underscore the evolution of this artificial intelligence.

This decidedly "artsy" turn may be surprising to those who know Eban Schletter as the man behind the music for TV shows like SpongeBob Squarepants, Mr. Show with Bob & David and Drawn Together. But those familiar with his score to the indie film The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari and his previous CD releases, in particular Witching Hour, The Civilian and Frontiers, will no doubt find this a perfectly logical addition to his eclectic repertoire. - more on this story

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