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Glee Cast Release Madonna Cover Album

On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, Fox's hit comedy Glee premiered with its highest rated episode clocking in at 13.7 Million Viewers.

The excitement continues this week with the mini-album release of The Power of Madonna, on Tuesday, April 20th, available everywhere.

The Power of Madonna marks the next official chapter in the Glee music songbook. This mini-album features the cast of Glee's distinctive and unique take on such Madonna classics as "Like A Virgin," "Express Yourself," "Vogue," "Like A Prayer" and more - more on this story

Lady Gaga Lost Tapes Airing Tonight

Tuesday April 20th at 8pm ET, Fuse is airing never before seen footage in its extended one-on-one interview special "Lady Gaga: On The Record with Fuse: The Lost Tapes."

The show will give viewers more exclusive and revealing conversations with Lady Gaga as she talks about her parents, her work, dance music in America and more.

Discover more about her obsessions with monsters, death, the separation between Gaga the person and Gaga the performer, and how she wants to "liberate the world with her music". - preview clip

50 Days of Free Disney Songs

Walt Disney Records is giving away a song a day for 50 days just for being a fan!

Become a fan on Facebook, Follow on Twitter or Text "disney" to 66937 to get your song. (no links provided with the announcement)

The songs are going to cover the extensive Walt Disney Records catalog from classic animated films such as "Aladdin," "Toy Story" and "Bambi" to hit Disney Channel series such as "Hannah Montana," "Wizards of Waverly Place",Phineas & Ferb and "Mickey Mouse Club House." - promo video

K'naan Named Artist and Songwriter of the Year

Fresh off a hugely successful co-heading U.S. tour with Wale, A&M/Octone recording artist K'naan picked up two trophies Sunday night at the 2010 Juno Awards in St. John's, Newfoundland.

The Toronto native earned statuettes for "Artist of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year" at the ceremony, which celebrates the best in Canadian music. In categories that included notable names such as Michael Buble, Diana Krall and Metric, K'NAAN expanded his lifetime haul of Juno's to three. In one of the night's most memorable moments, K'NAAN, along with Drake, Justin Bieber and Nikki Yanofsky performed his global hit single "Wavin' Flag" to close the show.

The original of this all-star version was re-recorded as a single with proceeds going to Haiti relief and has since gone to the top of the Canadian pop charts and has been certified double platinum.
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VH1 To Produce 44 Series This Year

VH1 will produce a record 44 original series in 2010. Year-to-date, VH1 has launched 18 series – 8 of those projects are brand new original franchises featuring such new faces to the channel as Jessica Simpson, Grammy Award-nominated Fantasia Barrino, and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas from TLC, one of the biggest-selling groups of all time, and Grammy Award-winning artist Brandy.

Later in the year, VH1 will introduce more new faces such as NFL player Chad Ocho Cinco as well as shows demonstrating additional formats including "Dad Camp" and "The OCD Project." VH1 also continues to develop the previously announced scripted movie from Academy Award-nominated and Grammy and Golden Globe winner Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit Entertainment.

VH1's programming build-out reflects the network's commitment to its adult audience and what they want to see now on the network. To understand the "core of its core" audience, the network did an extensive study focusing on what VH1 calls "Gen Mix" – the young adults who make up the tail-end of Generation X and the very beginning of Gen Y or the Millennials, covering the ages between 25 and 34. - more on this story

Chatham County Line Set July Album Release

Chatham County Line will release their next studio album 'Wildwood' on July 13, 2010 via Yep Roc Records. North Carolina's Chatham County Line has always had chops. They've always been dedicated. They've always been loved and respected. But they haven't always had an identity.

Too progressive for bluegrass traditionalists, too rowdy for Americana sticklers and yet too traditional – they are all acoustic, singing and playing around one microphone – for alt-country's brash guitars, the band has leapt from fencepost to fencepost along the line between musical genres. With their last critically acclaimed studio effort, the immaculate Chris Stamey-produced IV, CCL began to shed its self-consciousness.

If IV was the butterfly emerging from its cocoon, then Wildwood is its first true flight. For the first time Dave Wilson (guitar, lead vocals) Chandler Hold (banjo), John Teer (mandolin, fiddle) and Greg Readling (bass) felt free to create totally unencumbered by classifications. "We don't care anymore what type of music people consider us. I just focus on writing the best lyrics and melodies I can," says Wilson. Picking up the notion, Holt continues, "I think it is as simple as people know a Chatham County Line song when they hear it. It has something to do with a strong melody and an honest vocal approach." - more on this story

Talia Coles Teams With Elephant Man

Strong women are known to walk around New York City, but the innovative multitalented Talia Coles stands in a league of her own. On May 5th Couture Music/Phase One will release Talia Coles Feat. Elephant Man "Nikki Wine".

With summer right around the corner, this crossover smash is sure to bring even the most inhibited out of their seat.

Talia Coles' soothing melodies blend perfectly with the harsh dancehall rhythms of Elephant Man. This record already has Radio DJ's all over the East Coast wondering, "How do you Nikki Wine?"
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Snow & Voices Set May Album Release

Snow & Voices announce the release of their third CD Anything That Moves May 25, 2010 on their own independent Elastic Ruby Records distributed by Junketboy/Coalition of Independent Music Stores.

Their third album to date, Anything That Moves is a multi-layered aural landscape created by the collaborative duo of singer-songwriter Lauri Kranz and her songwriting partner, multi-instrumentalist Jebin Bruni (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple).

Kranz and Bruni pull together a stellar collective of Los Angeles area musicians who contribute their skills to Snow & Voices, both live and in their recordings. The talent pool for Anything That Moves includes Joey Waronker (Thom Yorke, Beck, REM), Joshua Grange (KD Lang, Dwight Yokaum),Chris Bruce (Michelle Ndegeocello, Joe Henry), Jennifer Condos (Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams), Blair Sinta ( Damien Rice, My Brightest Diamond), Cedric LeMoyne (O+S, Remy Zero), Gregory Slay (Remy Zero), Jeffrey Cain (Dead Snares, Remy Zero),Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (Gnarls Barkley) and Brian MacLeod (Paul Westerberg, Sheryl Crow). Lauri explains "part of what is exciting about being in Los Angeles is the amazing musicians and friends who live and work here. It was only natural for us to lasso that sense of collective community into our music." - more on this story

Live Nation Heads Down Under

Live Nation today announced the launch of its concert promotion business in Australia, the 7th largest music market. Luke Hede, currently the Vice President of International Booking for Live Nation Asia, based in Hong Kong, has been named Vice President of Promotions - Pacific Rim.

In addition, Live Nation has appointed Roger Field, formerly of Michael Coppel Presents, as Vice President of Promotions - Australia and New Zealand. Roger and Luke will work with Live Nation's Global and International Touring teams to bring Live Nation tours to Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the Pacific Rim, as well as booking local dates across the region.

Alan Ridgeway, CEO of Live Nation International, commented, "Over the last decade, Live Nation has been involved with some of the most successful tours throughout Australia and New Zealand, including: U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Prince, Nickelback, The Police, and many others. We now feel that the time is right to establish our own presence and further monetize our global tours in this particularly strong and growing live music market. After working closely with two of Australia's most highly regarded promoters in Paul Dainty and Michael Coppel respectively, both Luke and Roger have vast experience and knowledge in the local market and we are thrilled to have them leading our Australian launch." - more on this story

Deluxe Avatar Soundtrack Announced

Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of "Avatar: Music From The Motion Picture Deluxe Edition." The new release – which appends six previously unreleased bonus tracks from James Horner's Academy Award-nominated score – arrives at all digital retailers on Tuesday, April 20th.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's North American Blu-ray/DVD release of Avatar follows on April 22nd.

Composed and conducted by James Horner, "Avatar: Music From The Motion Picture" has received an array of prestigious honors, including an Oscar-nomination in the "Music (Original Score)" category, as well as Golden Globe nominations for "Best Original Score" and "Best Original Song – Motion Picture." - more on this story