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The CORE DJS Presents The Midwest DJ and Urban Music Conference
(Saturday, April 3, 2010 - BlackVibes.com)
The Midwest DJ and Urban Music Conference will be the biggest industry event to hit the Midwest by far. DJ Dimepiece and The Core DJs our spearheading the event to join the Midwest with the urban music industry's top tastemakers. This will be the 3rd Midwest DJ and Urban Music Conference to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio May 21st-22nd. The 1st & 2nd conference had over 400 DJs and Artists during its entirety. This third time around, The Midwest DJ and Urban Music Conference expects to have even more in attendance throughout the 2-day conference. The goal is to provide an opportunity for attendees to gain knowledge and build a network of relationships to take their careers to the next l... Read More

Music Conference Tackles Content Issues
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - THR)

TORONTO - Ad industry pundit Bob Garfield on Wednesday brought his doomsday scenario for traditional media to the inaugural Digital Strategies Conference, telling Canadian music executives they are only canaries in a coal mine. "What the digital revolution did to the music business is in the process of destroying everything else," Garfield, an Advertising Age columnist and co-host of NPR's On the Media, told the interactive component of the Canadian Music Week conference in Toronto. He said the Internet, while promising more content than ever that ad and cable subscriber revenue ca... Read More

"F.A.M.E - The Experience" begins 2010 WorldWide College and University Tour
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - Grass Roots Marketing)
F.A.M.E. The Experience flyer

F.A.M.E. brings Fashion, Arts, Music and Education from the industry to the campus. ATLANTA - Grass Roots Marketing Media Consulting Group will host the 2010 "F.A.M.E. the Experience" Tour which integrates art and entertainment with its main focus of education. The Fashion, Art, Music, and Education (F.A.M.E.) College Tour provides the ultimate experience to audiences nationwide through fresh and unbiased talent. Our next date will be in Atlanta, Georgia on Friday, March 19, ... Read More

ESSENCE and Elite Model Management Partner for It Girl: Nationwide Model Search
(Sunday, February 21, 2010 - ESSENCE)
Winner to be Featured in the September 2010 Fall Fashion Issue of ESSENCE magazine And Receive a One-Year Contract with Elite Model Management Making of an It Girl Web Series to Debut Exclusively on Essence.com NEW YORK - Today, ESSENCE kicks off the ESSENCE It Girl model search in partnership with Elite Model Management. In an effort to address the lack of diversity on the runways, ESSENCE and Elite will conduct a nationwide search for the new African-American "It" model. The winner -- to be announced in May - will be featured in the September 2010 Fall Fashion issue of ESSENCE magazine and receive a one-year contract with Elite Model Managem... Read More

eMusic and Warner Music Group Announce Agreement
(Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - eMusic/WMG)
NEW YORK, NY - eMusic, the digital music club, and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) today announced that eMusic will begin selling tracks to its U.S. members from WMG's renowned roster of artists. The agreement includes titles from WMG's Atlantic Records, Rhino Records and Warner Bros. Records as well as from independent labels distributed through WMG's ADA stable that are not currently sold on eMusic. "As a leader in the music industry's transition to a predominantly digital music business, we have worked hard to encourage and support innovative partners and creative business models that offer our artists unique ways to reach their fans," said Stephen Bryan, Senior Vice Pres... Read More

Centric TV Is Looking For Interns!
(Monday, January 11, 2010 - BlackVibes.com)
Interactive/Digital Internship for Centric TV/BET Networks We also have an internship opening in the music programming department Centric TV is seeking a social media/blogging/digital saavy intern with great writing skills, an outgoing personality, sound judgment, confidence and a strong passion for urban media and music. The internship position is based in New York City and starts January. Must be able to receive college credit from an accredited college or university. You will develop Facebook pages, Twitter posts, conduct social media outreach and create blog posts to communicate news, new release announcements, provide insigh... Read More

How To Get Into Black Enterprise, a 3-Part Series
(Sunday, January 10, 2010 - Black Enterprise)
Do you think your company has what it takes to get featured in Black Enterprise? Read below for details on what you need to do. You're welcome.

Part 1 Part 2: Take Note ... Read More

ATTN: Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland - Female R&B/Pop Group Auditions!
(Friday, January 8, 2010 - Al Maddin Management Group)

Auditions For a Female R&B /POP Group, For a National Recording Deal. We're Lookin for Female Vocalist or Female Groups From The Ages of 21 - 25 With a Unique Style and Sound. If You Are Interested and Serious, We look Forward to Hearing From You. Auditions Will be Held at a Private Location In: Cleveland OH. Friday January 22, Detroit MI. Saturday January 23, and Chicago IL. Sunday January 24, 2010. You Must Email Your Head Shot or Group Shot to: ArtistDepartment@AlMaddin.com Please Includ... Read More

Disney Completes $4.24 Billion Purchase of Marvel
(Friday, January 1, 2010 - AP)
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Co. completed its $4.24 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Inc. on Thursday, bringing Spider-Man, Iron Man and 5,000 other characters under the same roof as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. Marvel shareholders approved the acquisition earlier Thursday as expected. Marvel Chief Executive Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter, who owned 37 percent of Marvel stock, supported it. He will oversee the Marvel business and report to Disney CEO Robert Iger. Iger said the deal can help Disney grow revenue and profits, saying in a statement, "the creative and business potential of this combination is substantial." Marvel shareholders received $30 pe... Read More

Funk Legend GEORGE CLINTON Signs With Exclusive Solutions Management
(Sunday, December 27, 2009 - Clarke & Associates)
Clinton Fights Back and Brings Awareness to Years of Business Management Mistreatment and Unethical Behavior NEW YORK, NY - George Clinton, legendary singer/songwriter and innovator of funk music, best known as the founder of the group(s) Parliament/Funkadelic, has signed on with Exclusive Solutions Management. His new management Exclusive Solutions Management LLC (ESM) of Houston, TX, according to Clinton, "has been the best management experience of his career." After years of mistreatment Clinton was skeptical to work with n... Read More

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