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Dixie Chicks Get Comped

Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the release of Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks, the career-spanning collection of chart-topping hits, classic tracks and personal favorites selected by America's top-selling female group, available everywhere Tuesday, June 1.

The latest installment in Legacy's acclaimed Playlist Series of artist-assembled "Very Best Of" career-overviews, Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks includes key tracks and essential selections from all four of the Dixie Chicks chart-topping studio albums, remastered for this CD release for a state-of-the-art listening experience.

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks provides access to an exclusive Dixie Chicks pdf including an essay, photos and other bonus features once the CD is inserted in a computer drive. - more on this story

Herbie Hancock Gives Fans A Birthday Present

In honor of Herbie Hancock's 70th birthday on Monday, April 12th, fans around the globe are being offered the opportunity to download a free track, "The Song Goes On," from Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project, set for release on June 21st via Hancock Records/RED.

Featuring Anoushka Shankar (sitarist daughter of Ravis Shankar), Chaka Khan and Wayne Shorter, "The Song Goes On" was recorded in Mumbai, India, along with a stellar group of Indian musicians, and will be available free to fans for two weeks via an embeddable streaming widget from Topspin by clicking on the following link: www.herbiehancock.com/imagine.

Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project, the new CD from multiple Grammy-winning artist and musical pioneer Herbie Hancock, is an unprecedented international recording and film project featuring collaborations between music legend Herbie Hancock and over a dozen superstars from every region of the planet. Utilizing the universal language of music to express its central themes of peace and global responsibility, the musical collaborations combine Hancock's genre-defying musical vision with the "local" musical identity of cultures from around the world. Additionally, footage from each recording session has been shot in each locale to be included in a planned documentary. With veteran music producer Larry Klein serving as one of the album's producing consultants. The Imagine Project is set for release June 21st via Hancock Records/RED. - more on this story

The Constellations Going Southern Gothic in June

The Constellations will release their debut album Southern Gothic on EMI's Virgin Records on June 22. The band is currently on a tour across North America which will stretch through summer with stops at major music festivals.

Rising stars of the Atlanta scene, the band—which is fronted by charismatic vocalist Elijah Jones—is set for a breakout year in 2010. Southern Gothic was produced by Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), and features guest appearances by Cee-Lo and Asher Roth.

Following recent opening slots with Snoop Dogg, Hockey, Greyboy Allstars and RJD2, The Constellations will continue to tour extensively throughout the summer, including performances at major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Mile High - more on this story

Broken Bells Transmission

Check out MySpace Music's latest "Transmissions" session featuring the highly-acclaimed collaboration Broken Bells, an outfit that features James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse.

Since first emerging onto the music scene as a living, breathing entity in the music world last year, Broken Bells has been met with support and encouragement from the MySpace Music community and has received consistent exposure on the site through featured artist promotions and the debut of their latest music video for the single "The High Road."

Broken Bells' "Transmissions," which was recorded and filmed at The Village in Santa Monica, CA, is now live at http://www.myspace.com/transmissions, and will allow all MySpace users to download free, stripped-back renditions of the songs performed and recorded during the session - including

The Golden Palominos Announce Reunion Gig

After more than two decades, The Golden Palominos are reuniting to perform live at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City on Friday May 7th.

The show will feature the "Syd Straw era" Palominos, which spanned the years 1985-1987, during which time the band recorded the albums Visions of Excess and Blast of Silence.

The Golden Palominos, from Anton Fier: "In the words of the late Michael Bloomfield....this is the thing of this gig: There were five different versions of The Golden Palominos. This gig represents version two which spanned the years 1985-1987...with a bit of cross-over into 1988. Most people remember this version and these years as the Syd Straw era. This version made two records, Visions of Excess, and Blast of Silence. This was also the only version of the Golden Palominos that attempted to be a live, touring rock band...this is where we cut to the present...I am generally not the nostalgic type or one to look back...and in the past 23 years since the last Golden Palominos live gig I have never before considered reviving a past version, but recently I heard Syd sing and I was struck by the beauty of it... and wanted to work with her again....so we're giving this a try here and if it's fun and exciting for us we might consider doing it again on a more full time basis in the fall...so this is an experiment...to see if it is possible to go back in order to go forward..." - more on this story

50 Cent Hitting LA With Lloyd Banks

50 Cent will perform Friday, June 4th at CLUB NOKIA at L.A. Live. The Club Nokia show will also feature a performance by fellow New York rapper Lloyd Banks. Tickets for the Club Nokia show are on-sale now.

Dropping gory yet imperturbably cool rhymes, commanding attention with a massive media presence and turning the bulletproof vest into a hot fashion accessory, 50 Cent established himself as the most lovable hip-hop villain in years with his major-label debut—Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

50 Cent's debut LP, rooted in spacious, synth-heavy funk and menacing rhymes, was anchored by the inescapable "In Da Club" (Number One, 2003) and produced two more huge hits, "21 Questions" (Number One, 2003) and "P.I.M.P." (Number 10, 2003); even the non-single "If I Can't" earned enough airplay to push it to Number 76. - more on this story

Nuttin' But Strinz To Make Dancing With The Stars History

"We have been rehearsing and practicing for hours for our live performance on Dancing with the Stars tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)," said Tourie and Damien Escobar, "Nuttin' But Stringz", urban rock composers, who make up one of the most talked about international violin duo to hit the airwaves.

"We will be making history on Dancing with the Stars as the first instrumental music presentation," said Tourie Escobar, "Nuttin' But Stringz". "It's never been done on the show before, and we'll have lots of eye-popping surprises."

The brothers, who grew up in a rough neighborhood in Queens, NY, were excited when they heard the news. "I couldn't believe it, until Dancing with the Stars airline tickets arrived in the mail," said Damien Escobar, "Nuttin' But Stringz". - more on this story

Gurrumul Announces US Shows

Geoffrey "Gurrumul" Yunupingu will perform a series of rare concert appearances in the US this summer.

The tour will start at Joe's Pub in New York on June 15 and will visit some of the most notable and famous music venues including the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and the Troubadour in Los Angeles.

Gurrumul is the first indigenous Australian solo artist to breakthrough to the mainstream. Gurrumul will perform material from his self-titled debut which is set for release on Dramatico in the US through Universal Motown on June 15. - more on this story

Jon and Roy Go Soph

You may think you know Jon and Roy. After Another Noon, their critically acclaimed debut was released, you could find Jon and Roy on television commercials, on the airwaves, singing national anthems at Canucks games and touring through a town near you.

But on April 13th, with the release of Homes (Pacific Music/Warner), it's time to get to know Jon and Roy all over again. And it's an acquaintance you'll definitely want to make.

Sounding more relaxed yet just as potent as ever, Jon and Roy have managed to top Another Noon with casual, beautifully crafted rhythms and their uniquely deft use of harmonies. And that's just on the first track. "Any Day Now" grows from a murmur to a strong and hopeful track; the way Jon and Roy utilize sly percussion and island acoustics comes off as remarkably natural. Talent the likes of Jon and Roy doesn't come around very often. What's more, they make that talent seem like it's a birthright. - more on this story

Paul Couture's Ludacris Release

One thing is for sure, when you listen to Artist /Producer/Songwriter Paul Couture, this kid's got talent. "Self Made Millionaire", his follow up single to his feel good party record "Johnny Vegas" not only features hip-hop heavyweight Ludacris but also features production from Houston's own infamous Mr. Lee.

Paul Couture feat. Ludacris "Self Made Millionaire" will be released April 13th by Phase One Communications/Yippykya. Paul Couture's SXSW showcase was with such up and coming artists as Far East Movement, Hyper Crush, The Cataracs and Tabi Bonney. He is not only an amazing artist, but chart toppers like Drake and Ke$ha have already reached out to collaborate with him for releases in 2010 because of his incredible songwriting and producing ability.

Paul has performed and worked with some of the music industries hottest artists including LMFAO, N.E.R.D., Shwayze, Paradiso Girls, The Clipse, Space Cowboy, Chantelle Paige and Tyga. With all the hype behind Paul Couture it is hard not to see success in his immediate future, and with help form Ludacris he has the opportunity to be a "Self Made Milloinaire". - watch it here

Chiddy Bang Announce EP and Album for Virgin

Breakout electro inspired hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang has announced today that their forthcoming EP and album will be released in the states through Virgin Records/EMI Music.

Their first single, "Opposite of Adults," an infectious dance anthem which samples MGMT's breakout hit "Kids," will be available at iTunes on April 20th. Chiddy Bang will release the single while continuing to ready their EP, for release on June 1, 2010, and their forthcoming full-length debut album, due out in August 2010.

Originally released in the United Kingdom, via Parlaphone/EMI UK, "Opposite of Adults" quickly became a sensation, debuting #11 on the UK charts and selling over 100,000 copies with an average of 20,000 copies a week. The single, which earned the coveted Radio One "Record of the Week" tag, was described by venerable music journal NME as "brilliant" while Clash Magazine and Dazed Magazine both named Chiddy Bang as ones to watch. - more on this story

Rifoki Inspired by George Romero for Zomie Attack Video

Rifoki have just unleashed their terrifying video for "Zombie Attack," one of the brutal tracks from their debut EP, Sperm Donor. Rifoki is a new project from prominent DJ and Dim Mak Records founder Steve Aoki and his partner-in-crime Sir Cornelius Bob Rifo, the mastermind behind The Bloody Beetroots.

"Zombie Attack" has snarling guitars, pummeling drums, and manic vocals that are matched by equally intense visuals in the video. Flesh-eating humans, crashed military planes, and buildings set ablaze are just some of the clip's striking images. The video's stylized, grainy look and the iconic typeface used pay homage to classic zombie flicks.

"I've always been Inspired by George Romero and all the 70' american horror movies like Dawn of the Dead," The video's director, Konrad Palkiewicz, explains. "When Bob told me about a song called 'Zombie Attack' I realized instantly that was the song for my next video." - watch it here