EMI is first major label group to make concerts, music videos available on Hulu

Los Angeles, EMI Music has reached an agreement with Hulu, an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — anytime in the U.S., making EMI the first major music company to offer concerts and music videos from its artists to Hulu viewers. The deal, which will include content from artists on EMI's labels including Virgin, Capitol and Blue Note, begins today with exclusive content from Norah Jones, whose highly-anticipated new album, The Fall debuts this week.

The Norah Jones page on Hulu is available at www.hulu.com and will feature multiple concerts in their entirety, including her show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, which featured guests Dolly Parton and Gillian Welch. Also available is the entire repertoire of Norah Jones music videos, including her latest, Chasing Pirates, videos from her 2007 release, Not Too Late, as well as those from quadruple platinum 2004 release Feels Like Home and her landmark debut album, Come Away With Me. An interview with Jones is available on the Hulu blog: http://blog.hulu.com.

"We think Hulu is an excellent, high-quality environment and a great place to connect with fans. We look forward to making more content available from other artists as well," said Ronn Werre, President, EMI Music Services and COO, EMI Music North America. "We're delighted to add Hulu to the growing number of platforms EMI is working with to give fans more of what they're looking for."

Since the release of her debut album Come Away With Me in 2002, Norah has become one of the most influential and biggest-selling artists of the decade, reaching the #1 spot in the US and across the globe for each of her three previous albums, racking up a staggering 37 million in sales worldwide, and receiving 9 Grammy Awards.

The Fall, which is being released this week around the world, finds Jones experimenting with a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse among others. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River's Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partner Jesse Harris. King also helped Jones put together a new group of musicians to perform on the album, including drummers Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and James Gadson (Bill Withers), keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Al Green), and guitarists Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello) and Smokey Hormel (Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer).

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* Mass Animation's innovative animated short film, "Live Music," is now showing in select theaters nationwide.
* Animators from around the world collaborated on the Facebook Platform and used Autodesk Maya software to help create this first short film of its kind.
* "Live Music," sponsored by Intel, consists of the work of 51 animators from 17 countries, including both established 3-D artists and budding animators.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., - "Live Music," an innovative new animated short film from Mass Animation and sponsored by Intel Corporation, opens in select theaters nationwide today, marking a giant leap in the growing area of collaborative content creation.

Brought to life by Intel, this pioneering wiki project empowered animators from around the world to collaborate using a unique application built on the Facebook Platform. "Live Music" is playing in 400 U.S. theaters with TriStar Pictures' animated feature "Planet 51."

In the first-ever "day and date" theatrical and download distribution, "Live Music" is available today for download from iTunes and www.myxer.com for the mobile platform. Fans can also visit www.myxer.com to download free "Live Music" ringtones and wallpapers.

The final film reflects the creative work of 51 animators from 17 countries. The unique production of "Live Music" through the Facebook Platform attracted a diverse group of global animators who brought their talents to the project. Said Jim Donovan of Colorado, "'Live Music' is the most rewarding project I have worked on as a 3-D artist." Another animator whose work made the cut, Sarah Knight of England, said, "I was grateful and excited to be included in such an awesome experiment." Adding his comments, Florida resident Zach Hansen said, "I am going to be the first out of my class to have their name in credits in movie theaters, and that is very exciting for me."

"In the making of 'Live Music,' we saw clearly that there are lots of talented artists around the world who don't have access to traditional animation opportunities and who were excited about working on this innovative indie project with us and our visual effects partners at Reel FX," said Yair Landau, founder of Mass Animation and former vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "We are incredibly grateful to all of the talented animators and artists around the world who joined us on this journey and look forward to collaborating on Mass Animation 2.0."

An international jury of animation experts selected the best shots to be considered for the film. As director, Landau had the final say as to which submissions made the final cut. Animators whose work made it into the finished product received on-screen credit and cash compensation. In addition, animators whose creation was rated best by the community on a weekly basis received cash prizes from Dell and Intel with which they could purchase Intel® Core™ i7 processor-based Dell Studio XPS systems.

"Empowering people with the technology that enables them to achieve their full creative potential has always been a driving force at Intel," said Deborah Conrad, Intel vice president and general manager, Corporate Marketing Group. "Our support for Mass Animation, as the first collaborative, worldwide effort of its kind, is part of our long heritage of cultivating innovation and collaboration in its many forms around the globe."

Produced by Landau and Jacquie Barnbrook, "Live Music" is a 5 1/2-minute computer-generated animated short inspired by Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and early CGI films. Set in a musical instrument store, the story follows Riff, a rock 'n' roll guitar, who, as Landau describes it, "falls in love to the wrong song but ends up with Vanessa, the classical violin of his dreams." The story is conveyed through the universal language of music, allowing the expressions and actions of the characters to be instantly relatable globally. The instruments are brought to life through original compositions and familiar rock tunes played principally by legendary guitarist Steve Vai as Riff and acclaimed violinist Ann Marie Calhoun as Vanessa.

Along with Intel and thousands of participants in the project, Mass Animation's partners in making "Live Music" included Dell, Autodesk and Reel FX.

About Intel
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The creators of Christmas Music Tree decided to adapt the application for the general web public, so that people without facebook accounts can enjoy listening to the vast collection of Christmas songs.

The homepage of christmasmusictree.com offers 30 second previews of all the Christmas songs available through the site. Users can then add their favorite songs to their playlist.

Other features of the free Christmas Music Tree web application includes:

- Select a Christmas tree background
- Invite friends to the tree and share the playlist
- Dedicate songs to friends and family

Christmas Music Tree is the place to enjoy Christmas Music for hours and share it with friends.

http://christmasmusictree.com

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'Over the years, constantly evolving technology has mandated that we stay on the cutting edge,' says VCS President George Helms. 'We've become early adopters in order to better serve our client's needs and goals. The best example of this is our extensive HD video capabilities.'

About VCS
Founded in October 1984, VCS began as a local provider of short-run videotape duplication. After growing and expanding its focus in 1997, VCS has been providing videotape, CD and DVD duplication services to the broadcast industry, film and music industries, religious groups, government agencies and corporate clients. In 1999, they further expanded their range of offerings from traditional duplication and transfers to include digital encoding and transcoding, plus a wide array of other high definition video services. Their latest addition, a new Final Cut Pro system, will add video editing capabilities to the VCS menu. After 25 years, VCS has grown into a true full-service audio and video duplication company, able to service their growing national client base out of two facilities in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.

VCS is a recipient of an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and is proud to have served as Turner Broadcasting's in-house provider of DVD duplication, DVD replication and video transfer services since 2001. Since 1998 VCS has had the privilege to partner with Dekalb Enterprises by employing moderately handicapped people to perform the majority of the company's video, CD and DVD packaging activities under the supervision of a specially trained supervisor.

For more information, please contact sales@video-copy.com, or:

VCS – Video Copy Services
4000 Dekalb Technology Parkway
Bldg. 500 Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30340
Phone: 404-321-6933
Toll free: 800-553-3616
Fax: 404-321-4876
http://www.video-copy.com

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LONDON, - Southbank Sinfonia, Britain's best-known orchestra of young professional musicians and the country's leading orchestral academy, has for the second consecutive year hosted international auditions for its ensemble using Cisco TelePresenceTM, a technology allowing for life-size, high-definition video collaboration. The auditions were held last week in the Cisco London office.

Over 300 musicians from across the world applied to take part in the auditions, from countries as diverse as Taiwan, Sweden and Canada. Traditionally, musicians would have had to fly to London for the chance to undertake the 15-minute audition at significant cost and time. However, this year, two young musicians in Australia have for the first time auditioned using Cisco TelePresence suites in their own country.

The two Australian musicians performed live, while being assessed in real time by the select panel of judges back in London. This was made possible by the quality of the wideband spatial audio and the clarity of very high-definition video delivered by the Cisco TelePresence technology. As well as reducing the travel costs incurred and time commitment required by the candidates, Cisco TelePresence technology lowered the process's environmental impact.
Facts/Highlights:

* The judging panel consisted of Simon Over (co-founder and music director of Southbank Sinfonia), Michael Berman (chairman of Southbank Sinfonia) and Jennifer Nickson (Royal Opera House).
* This year's Cisco TelePresence auditions took place in Sydney, Australia. Last year Cisco TelePresence auditions were held in Scotland, Spain, New Zealand and the United States.
* Cisco is committed to a high level of environmental responsibility in its business operations, culture, products and customer solutions. Cisco's vision is for the power of technology to transform how the world manages its environmental and energy challenges.
* Cisco now has more than 300 TelePresence customers, with some global customer deployments extending beyond 100 units.
* Internally, Cisco has deployed over 650 TelePresence units in more than 200 cities across 45 countries, which has allowed it to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from business travel by an estimated 186,786 metric tons.

Supporting Quotes:

* Simon Over, music director of Southbank Sinfonia

"Southbank Sinfonia is committed to ensuring that the world's most talented and promising players, destined to be the future caretakers of orchestra, are not lost from the profession in the difficult period immediately following their time at music college. Last year Cisco enabled us to bring together performers who might not have been able to audition previously, and its technology has opened up an exciting range of new possibilities. We're delighted to be working with Cisco again this year to help us establish Southbank Sinfonia as an important contributor to musical life in Britain and beyond."

* Phil Smith, Cisco vice president and chief executive for UK and Ireland

"Cisco believes that technology has the power to transform how the world collaborates and manages its environmental challenges. Businesses across the world are adopting TelePresence technology to do just that, but there are benefits for organisations of all types. Last year Cisco TelePresence opened the opportunity of auditions to young musicians, and this year we are building on that success. Cisco is thrilled to continue its work with Southbank Sinfonia and allow them to overcome the barriers of time, distance and cost whilst minimising its impact on the environment."

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Baeble editor David Pitz said this about the concert: 'Bathed in cool puddles of spectacular light, Super Furry Animals douse their kingdom of fans in beaming rays of day-glo melodies, hazy streams of psychedelic leanings, and the kind of full bodied sing along choruses that get their audience bouncing in impressive waves of over exuberated reveling. Yes, it does seem SFA dial their sometimes beastly behavioral tendencies down a bit for this performance. But it's all in the name of performing the hell out of this "Best Of" kind of set. Clocking in damn near an hour and half, this is an absolute monster of show. Don't worry though. If you get lost, leading man Gruff Rhys has got you covered with his big and bold instructional cue cards.'

About Baeble Music

Baeble Music is an online destination for free live music. Founded in 2006, Baeble lays claim to an ever growing library of full-length concerts from today's hottest artists, enabling those from outside the largest markets to share in a unique live music experience of their favorite emerging bands. We bring to our loyal audience artists that we think are hot and emerging and then stream their full-length concerts for free. We offer free single song downloads from each concert on our Baeble Podcast on every concert page. As well, we offer users the option to purchase full concert DVDs and high quality downloads directly from our site, or through our retail partners, Amazon and The Orchard.

Want to go to the front row of your favorite shows? Watch as many free live concerts as you want and then view pictures from the show in our professionally shot photo albums. Deepen your experience through our expert insight into the Indie music scene including blog posts, feature articles, interviews and album and concert reviews.

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CNN announced performers and presenters who are slated to appear at the third annual 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,' which honors everyday citizens who are making a difference in their communities and beyond. Hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper from the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, the program will air globally on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26, at 9pm ET on CNN/U.S., CNN International and CNN en Español.

Celebrities scheduled to present include: Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Neil Patrick Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, Randy Jackson and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Carrie Underwood and Leona Lewis will each perform at the gala. Additional appearances will be announced in days to come.

The Top 10 CNN Heroes, as selected by the Blue Ribbon Panel, were unveiled by Anderson Cooper on CNN last month. The public will select the 'CNN Hero of the Year' via voting at CNN.com/Heroes, which concludes on November 19, at 6am ET. During the November 26 broadcast, the Top Ten Heroes will each be awarded $25,000, and CNN will reveal the CNN Hero of the Year, who will receive an additional $100,000.

This Year's Blue Ribbon Panel judges included: Sir Elton John, Colin Powell, Mariane Pearl, Shakira, Wallis Annenberg, Tavis Smiley, Ted Turner, Tory Burch, Kirk Cameron, Whoopi Goldberg, Malaak Compton-Rock, Rossana Rosado, and Masi Oka. In its third year, the CNN HEROES initiative garnered a record number of nominations - over 9,000 - and a record number of online votes for CNN Hero of the Year, surpassing two million votes.

Joel Gallen, who has helmed ambitious telethon events supporting victims of both the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina, returns as executive producer for the event. Kelly Flynn is senior executive producer for the CNN Heroes initiative.

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world's most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

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The 2009 Country Music Awards program opening with the headline singer sharing the stage with a couple of unlikely co-stars: a pair of red Foamiture chairs. During the opening song of the program the singer threw one of the chairs from the raised stage with a dramatic flourish. The all foam construction of the chair allowed it to bounce off the lower stage without harm.

'We're pleased to see our chairs used in such a high-profile event as the CMA program,' said R. W. Steury, President of Veada Industries and Foamiture. 'Throwing our chair from a stage demonstrates the durability of our design and construction methods. That's why Foamiture is now used in college dorms, homes, hospitals, and even police stations all over the country.'

'Veada Industries now Foamiture has been designing and building high quality furniture for over 40 years. We eliminated the middleman to deliver high value, unique seating solutions at very competitive prices,' added D. V. Steury, Vice-President.

Foamiture offers a wide variety of seating solutions including sectionals, sofas, chairs, ottomans, bean bag style furniture, as well as kid's furniture and now, dog beds in assorted sizes and colors. The Foamiture.com Website provides multiple e-commerce conveniences including customer reviews and ratings, easy swatch selection, multi-path navigation, and a simple, secure, check out process.

About Foamiture.com

Foamiture is simply well designed, well made 100% foam furniture. Unlike other furniture, there are no wood supports or metal frames in any Foamiture furniture product. The body of Foamiture is made entirely of advanced Reflex Plus Natural foam that has been manufactured for comfort, support, and durability.

Together with its parent company, Veada Industries, the company has been manufacturing high-quality furniture for over 40 years. Foamiture engineers are experts in the field of seating and have worked closely with foam suppliers to develop the materials used in Foamiture. This foam is engineered with exactly the right density to be sturdy but comfortable. The result is affordable, attractive, easy-to-move furniture equally at home in a small space, lounge area, or recreation room. It is ideally suited for use in dorm rooms, apartments, basements, recreation rooms, and institutional settings. Foamiture is quality furniture - not cheap furniture that you'll soon have to throw away. Foamiture.com

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WASHINGTON - National Geographic Interactive Platforms Group and NDi Media announced that they have teamed up to develop and distribute "Virtual World of Music," a new multiplayer and online social and mobile virtual gaming experience and destination for music lovers. The announcement was made today by Paul Levine, executive vice president, National Geographic Interactive Platforms Group, and senior vice president, corporate strategy and development, National Geographic Global Media.

For "Virtual World of Music," National Geographic Games, a dynamic part of National Geographic's Interactive Platforms division, will take the lead in working with NDi Media to give players from around the world a fun, exciting and authentic experience using theme music from around the world to create and share music. The game will present a music-themed virtual world and interactive environment that enables users to create and share personal music compositions. National Geographic's Mobile and Music groups, among others, also will participate in the strategic partnership.

"National Geographic Games is committed to partnering with the most innovative and creative companies like NDi Media to create games that resonate with a broad audience," said Chris Mate, vice president and general manager, National Geographic Games. "Music is a very unifying and inspirational theme, and we expect the creative interactivity of 'Virtual World of Music' to find many fans among our core National Geographic audience and beyond."

Set to launch in early 2010, "Virtual World of Music" builds on NDi Media's Mixing Studio platform, which has been used by millions of players worldwide. Designed by composers and tested by kids, the mixing platform guarantees that pros and novices alike will mix great-sounding songs every time via the game.

"Music is in our DNA," said Neil Smolar, award-winning composer and president of NDi Media. "We've enjoyed great success with our Mixing Studio platform over the last few years and we're looking forward to extending that success through this exciting relationship with the National Geographic Games team."

NDi Media's creative team includes professional musicians with a deep understanding of mixing and scoring music to visuals, which led to the creation of NDi's proprietary Mixing Studio platform.

About NDi Media
NDi Media creates casual games and entertainment properties for children of all ages. Since 2001, it has produced a portfolio of multiplatform properties featuring original characters that are licensed to broadcasters, portals and game distributors. In addition, NDi Media has a demonstrated expertise in music games, with millions of players worldwide. NDi Media also creates games inspired by established brands for clients such as Warner Bros., PBS, National Geographic, Discovery and Hit Entertainment.

About National Geographic Interactive Platforms
National Geographic Interactive Platforms, a division of National Geographic Ventures, combines into one operating unit the world-renowned National Geographic Maps as well as National Geographic Games, National Geographic Mobile and National Geographic Digital Publishing, to deliver interactive experiences to a new generation of National Geographic consumers. For more information, go to nationalgeographic.com.

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The offer gives The Sun's music loving readers access to the massive collection of music on Sky Songs from some of the greatest artists from the past and present, across all major record companies and a comprehensive range of independent labels.

With over 150,000 albums and four million songs to pick from, readers can download ten songs free - or a complete album worth £6.49 - to keep forever as part of their digital music collection, as well access to unlimited ad-free music streaming for 30 days through Sky Songs**. To take advantage of this offer, readers will need to enter credit or debit card details however it is completely free of charge and readers can simply opt out at any stage before the end of the 30 day period with no long term commitment.

All mp3 downloads from Sky Songs work on iPods, compatible phones and any MP3 player. Sky Songs is also integrated with Windows Media Player and iTunes and a range of other music management applications so that anything downloaded is automatically added to readers' existing music collections.

To access the MP3 music download offer, readers need to collect three out of six promotional codes printed in the paper.

About Sky Songs:
Sky Songs is an innovative new online music service from Sky, available to any consumer in the UK with an active broadband connection, no matter what their internet service provider. This fantastic new service offers access to over four million songs for mp3 downloads and unlimited ad-free streaming. Sky Songs is a flexible service with no long term commitment.

ENDS

Notes to editors
*Estimated scale of promotion is based on The Sun's circulation of c.3million paper sales daily – the UK's largest daily newspaper
** To download the free album or 10 songs plus 30 days of free streaming readers must install the Sky Songs music download manager application (free).

Exclusions apply. Full terms and conditions can be found in The Sun and on the Sky Songs website. Readers have until midnight on Saturday 14th November to claim their free credits, but once an account has been set up, they will have 30 days before they expire.

For more information please contact:
Victoria Etaghene
Sky Consumer PR Executive
British Sky Broadcasting Ltd
Grant Way
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 5QD
020 7805 6424
songs.sky.com

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New York, NY – November 12, 2009 – Rock music fans that already have plans on November 20th, will be quick to change them once they hear about this party. Vine House and La Dolce Vita on the same stage will be a surge of power pop and punk that won't be matched anywhere else in the city. The Delancey is going to be packed to the rafters.

The *dirtysweet* Rock Party starts off with free beer and glitter on from 9 to 10pm, then really starts to blast off when NYC Power Pop Band Vine House takes the stage. Vine House, a two-time performer at the International Pop Overthrow Festival, was Stereofame's artist of the month in September. Vine House is currently in the studio recording their next album. Come out and listen live to favorite songs like "Billy Robbins" and "High Maintenance Girl".

And just as the night heats up, former cast member of "The Sopranos", Michael Imperioli, takes the stage as lead singer and guitarist for his band La Dolce Vita. Rather than record in the studio, the band has chosen to hone their craft in front of the fans. Get an ear full of their raw, rock sound and find out why the press says they are killing it at every show they put on.

Cover charge for this event is $10.00 at the door, but those who say "Vine House" will receive $3.00 off. Come early, stay late: This event is going to sell out. Get some glitter on and join Vine House and La Dolce Vita on November 20th, 2009 at The Delancey.

The Delancey is located at 168 Delancey Street, located on the north side of Delancey at Clinton in New York City. Doors open at 9pm. This event is 21+.

For more information:
Vine House: http://www.VineHouseMusic.com/
RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167258077083
The Delancey: http://www.TheDelancey.com/

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'Myxer's podcast represents a unique and streamlined way to deliver mobile content to users-- by doing something many of us are already doing as part and parcel of our daily routine, syncing our devices-- we've managed to cut out that extra step and make it incredibly simple for our users to access great new content as soon as it becomes available,' said Myk Willis, CEO of Myxer. 'In the process, we've also found a fantastic new way to empower independent artists, who can use this podcast as an avenue to get in front of a massive audience of music-hungry fans interested in finding the best new music from a vast array of styles.'

Myxer features more than 100,000 artists who have come to the site for its rapidly expanding suite of easy-to-use mobile distribution tools, as well as its far-reaching presence in the mobile entertainment space.

To subscribe to Myxer's 'Free Hip Hop Ringtones' and other podcasts, iTunes users may visit: http://bit.ly/myxerpodcast. There, you will find a 'how to' video instruction, which will quickly walk you through the process of downloading and playing your new free ringtones.

# # #

About Myxer

Myxer is the largest and fastest growing site for mobile entertainment and personalization — with over 27 million users, more than 65 million mobile downloads a month, and a catalog of over 2 million ringtones, wallpapers, videos and games. At www.myxer.com there are no hidden costs, no subscription fees and no surprises. For content providers, advertisers and consumers, Myxer's mobile platform enables radically simple and quick delivery of content, or customized Web to mobile ad campaigns, regardless of the service provider or mobile device being used. Named a Top Wireless Company in 2009 by FierceWireless, as well as Best Music Service at the 2008 Mobile Entertainment Forum and Best Consumer Messaging Application at the Global Messaging Awards 2008, Myxer's unique solutions continue to capture global and national attention. To learn more and see some of the exciting applications, go to demo.myxer.com.

Myxer and the Myxer logo are trademarks of Myxer Inc.

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The partnership will provide Hungama's consumers with a world-class collection of music from classic artists, contemporary global stars and up-and-coming talent.

Commenting on the association, Stefan Blom, EMI Music's Executive Vice President Commercial Development for the region, said "We are very pleased to announce this new partnership with such and innovative and progressive company as Hungama. The digital music market in South Asia is still in the early stages of development, with new products and services being developed and network speeds increasing, offering great potential for our artists on Hungama's platforms."

Adding to this, Neeraj Roy, Managing Director & CEO, Hungama Digital Media said, "We are very excited about this partnership. It will allow us to expand our repertoire and make internationally popular content more accessible to consumers in South Asia. With access to a rich catalogue of music content, consumers in the region will have more options to great digital entertainment."

Hungama's audience will be offered full length music tracks, videos, mobile wallpapers, live concert footage, ringtones, caller ring back tones and other digital entertainment formats. Hungama will be deploying this content through its entire distribution network which includes all telecom operators in the region, partner sites such as BSNL.Hungama.com, and home-grown portals which include Hungama.com, India's first ever premium digital entertainment store.

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Huge new single Interstate is as melodic and anthemic as ever, recorded in the band's Cardiff Studio with producer Richard Jackson, this is a song about "freedom, no stress, being away from everything and basically driving along a big long road to God knows where". This track, like the album as a whole, finds Rob Hawkins and Paul Mullen further developing the shared lead vocal duties begun on the last album.

The release also features artwork inspired by an abstract painting by Rob on the sleeve.

Meanwhile, The Automatic are putting the finishing touches to their third album. Titled Tear the Signs Down, the new album will be released through EMI Label Services in the UK and Ireland in February 2010. Before then, the band will be embarking on a twelve date UK tour to preview a host of new material (full tour dates below)

Michael Roe, Vice President EMI Label Services - Europe, said: "EMI is very excited to be working with The Automatic. With Tear the Signs Down they have made a great album and with the reach of EMI's sales and distribution network behind them we're looking forward to helping them further develop their career."

THE AUTOMATIC ON TOUR NOVEMBER 2009

10th Tunbridge Wells Forum
11th Southend Chinnerys
12th Kingston Upon Thames New Slang @ McCluskys
13th Rhondda Cwmparc
14th Wrexham Central Station
19th Swansea Oceana
20th Preston Lava Ignite
21st Ipswich Liquid
25th Sunderland Independent
26th Carlisle Brickyard
27th Stockton on Tees Ku Bar
28th Coventry Kasbah

The Automatic are: Rob Hawkins (vocals, bass), Paul Mullen (vocals, guitar), James Frost (guitar), Iwan Griffiths (drums)

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Fast gaining an impressive reputation on the music lovers festival circuit and as hotly anticipated by the artists as the fans (who regularly travel from the length and breadth of the UK), the weekend has hosted an incredible range of some of Rock and Blues' most exciting and influential artists, alongside fiery 'new blood', too.

2010 is no exception to the high quality & value threshold and this year, the event returns to its roots by presenting separate BLUES and ROCK stages.

BLUES fans will be delighted at a line up that includes – former ROLLING STONES and JOHN MAYALL guitarist, MICK TAYLOR, boogie piano king, BEN WATERS & HIS BAND ( who recently had both Charlie Watts of the Stones and Jools Holland as HIS guests!); JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, MAGGIE BELL & DAVE KELLY, THE BLUES BAND, ANIMALS & Friends, CHANTEL McGREGOR, OLI BROWN, STAN WEBB & CHICKEN SHACK, JAY TAMKIN, THE YARDBIRDS, NINE BELOW ZERO, SNAKE DAVIS & JIM DIAMOND and from THE ALARM - DAVE SHARP…

The ROCK stage hosts the magnificent NAZARETH, with Special Guests THE DEBORAH BONHAM BAND; OLIVER-DAWSON SAXON, (featuring Saxon founder members Graham Oliver & Steve Dawson); MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH; JOHN COGHLAN'S QUO; TYGERS OF PAN TANG, PRAYING MANTIS, CARVIN JONES and from the Lynyrd Skynyrd 'family' – SKINNY MOLLY. Finally, a rare performance from former WHITESNAKE guitar supremo MICKY MOODY with his band, who promise 'some originals, some covers and some Whitesnake'.

And there are even more artists to be announced!

To book the Rock & Blues break call Butlins direct on 0845 070 4750 open daily
(The maximum call charge is 2p per minute from a BT landline. Calls from other networks may vary).

Prices for Rock & Blues are £72 per person for the full weekend based on four people sharing a silver self-catering apartment (all guests must be aged +18 years) including accommodation, all live entertainment and many free activities.

Butlins reserves the right to change the entertainment programme.

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Commenting on the iBiquity-NPR announcement, NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton said:

"NAB is encouraged by this consensus agreement of iBiquity and NPR for optional increased digital power for FM HD Radio stations. We urge the FCC to move quickly and allow stations to operate at increased power according to the criteria in the agreement. This will result in greatly improved indoor reception for digital signals, including multicast signals, and pave the way for greater service reliability using portable HD Radio devices."

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BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir from Atlanta West Pentecostal Church won Verizon Wireless' How Sweet the Sound™ competition and has earned the title of 'The Best Church Choir in America.' During the grand finale, held on Nov. 7 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir walked away with not only the title, but a cash prize of $30,000.

The second annual How Sweet the Sound finale brought together the best church choirs from 11 cities across the nation. Gospel music celebrities, who added performances to the night's entertainment, judged and hosted the event. Returning for a second year, GRAMMY®-winning music legend Marvin Sapp helped judge the choirs along with GRAMMY Award-winning Gospel artist Dorinda Clark Cole and Gospel music legend Byron Cage. GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter, producer, arranger and music director Donald Lawrence served as emcee, and singer, songwriter, producer and actress Lisa Kimmey-Winans joined the How Sweet the Sound veterans as a co-host. The evening also featured special performances by the legendary Clark Sisters, Brother Hahz, Kurt Carr and special guest James Fortune. The Remnant Concert Choir from Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., was named runner-up and received a cash prize of $15,000.

'Now in its second year, How Sweet the Sound has been an opportunity to celebrate the unique ways music connects people within the community. We congratulate Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir and recognize the tremendous talent of all of the choirs that participated in this competition,' said Sikita Grayson, director of customer service for Verizon Wireless. 'We are delighted to be able to bring to the community such an uplifting event, and we have been inspired by the energy of the churches throughout the competition.'

Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir plans to use the prize money to record a live CD in 2010. This will be their first recording. Brandon Frazier, music director for Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir said, 'How Sweet the Sound does everything first class. It's been a once-in-a-lifetime experience participating and to win – I'm still taking it in. It's an amazing feeling and has already opened so many doors for our choir.'

Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir from Atlanta West Pentecostal Church additionally won the V CAST People's Choice Award and a $5,000 cash prize. During the grand finale, audience members were asked to text their votes for their favorite choir to help decide the Verizon Wireless V CAST People's Choice Award.

Verizon Wireless customers can download and watch video clips from the grand finale performances in the Music category on their V CAST-capable phones. For more information about the competition, visit www.howsweetthesound.com.

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'It gives us obvious pleasure to be able to introduce Barney and Friends to the children through personalized kids music. The children are thrilled with the attention that they get from their heroes and we are all the more glad due to this. We are happy to have gotten the opportunity to bring the children closer to their favorite characters. Not only are the children able to learn many new things from the kids personalized CDs, they also have a lot of fun in the process', said Keri Jones, the CEO of the company.

Barney and Friends are famous television, movie and musical characters that bring about learning in preschool children through song-and-dance sessions. The main characters are Barney, Baby Bop, B.J. and Riff. Many adults also enter the storyline who may be famous personalities acting as teachers and storytellers. The show has found great popularity in many other countries beside the US where it has been televised in the local languages. The inception of Barney and Friends into the personalized kids music world is bound to boost the sales of kids personalized CDs.

The website is on the search of many such opportunities to make personalized kids music a household name in the US and other countries.

About Z Kids Music:

Z Kids Music is an online music site which specializes in offering personalized kids music. It compiles collections of children's favorite songs and also cleverly incorporates the child's name in the song. What makes Z Kids Music's products different is that they are sung live in studio by the actual character actors from each brand.

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The Weather Channel® (TWC), in partnership with singing legend Aaron Neville and The Salvation Army, announces the release of "Holiday Party," a holiday music compilation album. The CD features the single "Please Don't Forget" by Aaron Neville, and a portion of the proceeds from the single and the CD, both available by download from theweatherchannelmusic.com, will be donated to The Salvation Army's Annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign.

"We are very excited to expand The Weather Channel music collection with the release of our new holiday album, 'Holiday Party,'" said Robyn Coward, director of licensing and merchandising for The Weather Channel. "The timing of this campaign aligns perfectly with the holiday season and the recent launch of theweatherchannelmusic.com."

"Holiday Party" features a mix of upbeat and festive music. Along with classic holiday songs, the CD offers the all-new single "Please Don't Forget" by Grammy Award-winner Aaron Neville. A song about true joy and peace received from helping others, "Please Don't Forget" follows in the tradition of the "original" Salvation Army Christmas song "Silver Bells," which also is performed by a Salvation Army brass band on the CD. "Silver Bells," inspired by the iconic Salvation Army bell ringer, was originally recorded by Bing Crosby in 1950.

Neville also lends his voice to the holiday classics "White Christmas" and "Go Tell It On The Mountain" from his album "Christmas Prayer." "Holiday Party" features other well known artists such as Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Amy Grant, The Salvation Army Ensemble, One Approved, Matt Belsante and Blessing. Classic holiday songs include "All I Want For Christmas," "Little Drummer Boy," the Charlie Brown Christmas Theme and others.

"One of the sounds I love about the holiday season is the 'ring ring' of Salvation Army bells at Red Kettles. It brings hope, happiness and awareness to so many around the U.S. It's such an honor to partner with The Salvation Army and The Weather Channel on this holiday collection and new song. 'Please Don't Forget' is just a reminder to reach out a hand to our brothers and sisters who may need a little extra help this holiday season and every season for generations to come," said Aaron Neville.

Aaron Neville will appear for the special premiere performance of "Please Don't Forget" Friday, Nov. 20 on Wake Up with Al, The Weather Channel morning show hosted by Al Roker and Stephanie Abrams. The Weather Channel, Aaron Neville and The Salvation Army also have joined forces to promote the single and the CD. TWC will support the effort from weather.com as well as on air. The single "Please Don't Forget" - available exclusively on the "Holiday Party" CD - and the full CD will both be available for purchase and download from theweatherchannelmusic.com. "Holiday Party" will be distributed to the retail market via EMICMG Distribution, a subsidiary of EMI Music. The CD will be available at major retailers such as Wal-Mart.

"The Salvation Army has a strong musical tradition so this partnership is a natural fit," said Major George Hood, national community relations and development secretary for The Salvation Army. "This is an excellent way for people to help their neighbors in need by supporting the Red Kettle Campaign while enjoying some great music in the process."

The release of "Holiday Party" follows past CD release successes from The Weather Channel. In December 2007, TWC's debut album "The Weather Channel Presents...Smooth Jazz" hit number one on Billboard's current contemporary jazz charts and became a top-20 seller on Amazon.com. In spring 2008, a second "Smooth Jazz II" compilation was on Amazon.com's Top-40 list for several weeks. Both CDs are available at www.weather.com/store, Best Buy and Amazon.com.

About The Weather Channel Companies
The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) is made up of The Weather Channel Network (TWCN), The Weather Channel Interactive (TWCi), and Weather Services International (WSI). The Weather Channel® is based in Atlanta and is seen in more than 99 million U.S. households. TWCN also operates Weatherscan, a 24-hour all-local weather network; The Weather Channel Radio Network; and The Weather Channel HD. TWCi, which includes the weather.com® site, The Weather Channel Desktop and The Weather Channel Mobile, reaches more than 40 million unique users online each month and is the most popular source of online weather, news and information according to Nielsen//NetRatings. WSI, headquartered in Andover, MA, primarily provides business-to-business weather services, particularly for the media, aviation, marine and energy sectors. TWCC is owned by a consortium made up of NBC Universal and the private equity firms The Blackstone Group and Bain Capital. For more information, visit www.weather.com/press.

About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 129 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/.

About Aaron Neville
Aaron was the first Neville to burn his way up the national charts when "Tell It Like It Is" hit number one in 1966. The Neville Brothers, with Aaron as one of the lead vocalists, went on to record a series of memorable albums, including Yellow Moon (for which Aaron wrote the title track). Aaron's solo career hit another high in the Nineties when Linda Rondstadt and George Massenburg produced Warm Your Heart. He won two Grammies for his duets with Linda Ronstadt on "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life," both Top Ten hits. In 1994, he won Best Country and Western Vocal Collaboration with Trisha Yearwood for "I Fall to Pieces." In this same period, he also won Best Male Singer two years running in the Rolling Stone critics' poll. After five decades of consistent hit-making, Aaron Neville has, in the words of one Rolling Stone writer, "reached a highpoint in a career marked by artistic superlatives. Bring It On Home - The Soul Classics is an album for the ages and Neville's most remarkable work to date." Aaron continues to record new music and tour internationally with both The Neville Brothers and with his Quintet featuring Charles Neville. For more information, go to http://www.aaronneville.com/.

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