Susan Boyle To Give Fans Early Christmas Gift With New Album Release

The first full-length collection since the release of her 9 times platinum record-breaking debut, The Gift offers a seasonal repertoire of inspirational and secular songs united in theme and the breathtaking vocal artistry of Susan Boyle. - more on this story

Cher Announces Final Vegas Shows

Cher will end her three year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday, February 5, 2011.

Cher will have performed approximately 200 shows during the course of her three years at The Colosseum which began on May 6, 2008.

The extraordinary production, aptly titled Cher, is a high-energy, concert-style show that features the artist's record-breaking hits, including "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "Believe". With her infamous rock-and-roll attitude and theatrical affinity, the show treats guests to an intimate look back through Cher's iconic career, with vintage footage of rarely-seen "Sonny and Cher" clips and a marvelous stage that alters its scenery for every song and mood. - more on this story

Barry Manilow Symphony

Barry Manilow announces a series of first ever Florida symphony concerts backed by The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra of Punta Gorda, Florida in January of 2011.

Beginning on January 20th, and stretching across five major Florida cities, Manilow will bring his greatest hits to the Sunshine State.

"I am thrilled to share the stage with such an impressive collection of musicians and bring some of my greatest hits to Florida fans for this exclusive series," says Manilow. - more on this story

The 16th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards for Vh1

VH1 has announced that they have renewed their three-year contract with the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and will air the "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" through 2013.

This year marks the fourth straight year the network will televise the event and the second straight year that it will take place at the Hollywood Palladium.

In addition, Den of Thieves' Jesse Ignjatovic has joined as executive producer straight from his record breaking success of the "2010 MTV Video Music Awards" which drew 11.4 million viewers. This is also the first year the show will also be broadcast internationally. The 16th annual "Critics' Choice Movie Awards" air live on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on VH1. - more on this story

American Idol' Scott MacIntyre To Play PAB Gala

American Idol Finalist Scott MacIntyre has signed on to perform at the at the 100th Anniversary Gala for the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.

On Thursday, October 14, 2010, PAB will kick-off the festivities at 5:00pm with a Silent Auction Cocktail Reception at the Crowne Plaza in Harrisburg. Wine baskets, art, trips, jewelry, iPads and more will be auctioned to the highest bidder, with all proceeds benefiting programs for Pennsylvanians who are blind or visually impaired.

An "Around the World" Dinner will be served at 6:30pm where guests will have the opportunity to taste foods from Ireland, Italy, China, and the United States. - more on this story

Rapper Tires of Waiting For Label and Releases Music Anonymously

(X Parallel) After two years of being under contract without any official album release date in sight, an unidentified rapper has just released an independent project under a new moniker. Renaming himself X Parallel and concealing his identity to avoid any potential repercussions, he has decided to strike out on his own without the backing of his label.

X Parallel says, "I won't name names but those who were supposed to work in my best interest pushed me to the side to focus on their Top 40 artists. Maybe it's because I don't rap about the same nonsense these other artists do. After two years of empty promises, I decided to take action. The music industry is a sinking ship I don't want to be on any longer. This new project may be risky but it will finally allow me to be heard." X Parallel adds, "I'm working with a new up-and-coming team who has no connections to the team I was formerly associated with. I had my eyes on them for a while and liked what they were doing. They support artists with substance like DJ Drez who's had a great cult following for years. As an independent company, they don't have resources like a big label does but they understand what I'm trying to do and don't expect me to be the next Drake or Kanye West. For me, that's priceless." - more on this story

DJ Hero 2's Full Mix List Announced

(PR) Activision has announced DJ Hero 2's full mix list. Taking the soundtrack to "the most innovative and immersive music experience of 2009"* to the next level, when the party starts on October 19.

Budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all their friends will join together and experience these original, exclusive mixes such as Lady Gaga Mixed With Deadmau5, Iyaz Mixed With Rihanna, Eminem Mixed With Lil' Wayne, Kanye West Mixed With Metallica and a host of others magical musical creations.

With in-game appearances, music and mixes from DJs keeping the speakers thumping in the world's hottest clubs, Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert, DJ Shadow, DJ Z-Trip, RZA, and Tiesto among many others will start the DJ Hero 2 party off right. - check out the list here

Fergie Walks for Breast Cancer as Event Raises 6.4 Million Dollars

Fergie was a special guest at the eighth annual Los Angeles-area Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Santa Barbara, CA, on September 11-12. The Avon Walk raised more than $6.4 million to advance access to care and breast cancer research, and attracted more than 2,800 participants from 45 states and Canada, including 322 breast cancer survivors.

Fergie, a global ambassador for the Avon Foundation for Women, walked alongside walkers on the last leg of their weekend-long, 39.3-mile journey, boosting their spirits for the final stretch of the 13-mile route on Sunday. After crossing the finish line at Carpinteria State Beach on Sunday afternoon, Fergie congratulated the Avon Walk Santa Barbara's top ten fund-raisers. She then joined the Walk participants' family, friends and supporters at the inspirational Closing Ceremony to announce a total of more than $3 million in initial grants awarded to 12 organizations in Southern California.

"I had the chance to meet some of you out on the route today and hear stories of why you walk," Fergie said at the Closing Ceremony. "I can only say – for me and my mom and father who are with me – thank you. Thank you for taking a stand and for walking an insane amount of miles to fight breast cancer. I'm sure you all know how much good the money you raised will do." - more on this story

NOW That's What I Call Club Hits, and Christmas Releases Announced

(EMI/Sony/Universal) NOW That's What I Call Music!, will release two new titles on CD and for digital download purchase on October 12: NOW That's What I Call Club Hits, Vol. 2 and NOW That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4.

NOW That's What I Call Club Hits, Vol. 2 features 16 club remixes of top hits from top artists including Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, Flo Rida featuring David Guetta, Taio Cruz, David Guetta & Chris Willis featuring Fergie & LMFAO, Usher featuring will.i.am, Jason Derulo, La Roux, The Black Eyed Peas, Ke$ha, Adam Lambert, Christina Aguilera, Cascada, Kylie Minogue, Sky Ferreira, and Phoenix.

NOW That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4 features 36 festive holiday tracks, among them 18 standards and originals from many of music's top stars, including Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Colbie Caillat, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Toby Keith, Darius Rucker, Brian McKnight (featuring Vince Gill), Kelly Rowland, Sean Kingston, Lady Gaga featuring Space Cowboy, Britney Spears, Michael Buble, Diana Krall, and Maroon 5, as well as 18 evergreen favorites by legendary artists, including Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, Bobby Helms, The Temptations, The Beach Boys, Alvin And The Chipmunks, Bing Crosby and David Bowie, James Taylor, Sting, Celtic Woman, Norah Jones, Band Aid, and Mannheim Steamroller. - more on this story

Vimeo Finalists

Vimeo announced the top five finalists in each of nine categories in its first Vimeo Awards competition.

The finalists, representing 12 countries from around the world, were selected from more than 6,500 entries by an international panel of distinguished judges including David Lynch, Roman Coppola, Ted Hope, Lucy Walker, and Morgan Spurlock, to name a few. Screenings of the finalist videos will take place at the Vimeo Festival in New York on October 8-9.

Tickets for the two-day Vimeo Festival, which features an amazing schedule of events including video screenings, workshops, seminars, and panel discussions from some of the most successful and respected members of the film and video community, can be found at Vimeoawards.com. The Vimeo Awards winners will be announced at a separate limited availability presentation on October 9th. - more on this story

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Releases New CD

(PR) The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) has released a new compact disc recording of two 20th century works: William Grant Still's Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American") and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6. Both performances were recorded live at the Schuster Center during the DPO's 2008-2009 season, and both were conducted by the DPO's Music Director, Neal Gittleman. The performance of William Grant Still's Symphony No. 1 includes the recitation of poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar by Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin of the University of Dayton. Each of the Symphony's four movements is prefaced by a Dunbar poem.

The new CD was made possible through a "New Media Initiative" grant made to the DPO by the Miriam Rosenthal Memorial Trust Fund. It is the first of three recordings that will be issued under the auspices of the New Media Initiative grant. Future CDs will include performances from the past season (2009-2010) and the coming season (2010-2011).

The new CD is available for sale for $20 through the Dayton Philharmonic office on the 2nd floor of Performance Place, 109 N. Main Street in Dayton, OR at any Classical or Classical Connections concert during intermission starting with the season kickoff concert on September 23rd, 2010. - more on this story

Concert For Chicago A Big Success

(Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association) Free "Concert For Chicago" attracts capacity crowds at Millennium Park and marks historic beginning of a new and exciting cultural era for Chicago.

Sunday night, an estimated number of more than 25,000 (including 12,000 at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and Great Lawn, and at least 13,000 in the surrounding areas of Millennium Park) came out to celebrate the launch of Riccardo Muti's tenure as the tenth music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a historic event that marks a new era in the cultural life of Chicago.

The day of musical festivities in downtown Chicago's Millennium Park culminated in a free evening concert led by Maestro Muti—his first as music director—featuring crowd-pleasing masterpieces by Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Verdi and Respighi. - more on this story