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BOYS NOIZE's (Alexander Ridha) third full-length album Out Of The Black is out today digitally and physically on CD and 3LP on October 16th (Boysnoize Records) in America.

The Highline Ballroom, Live For Live Music, My Free Concert, and NolaFunk.com Present an epic CMJ party with undisputed kings of New Orleans brass, The Soul Rebels, collaborating alongside a special group of handpicked musicians who promise to turn this showcase into the must see event of the week which takes place on October 19th, 2012 at 12:30 am at the Highline Ballroom NYC.

Five-time Grammy-Award winning music superstar Carrie Underwood announced this morning on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live that she will take the stage for the Grammy(R) and Emmy(R) award-winning series, 'VH1 PRESENTS: CARRIE UNDERWOOD UNPLUGGED premiering today, October 2 at 4pm ET

DMX, Snoop Dogg and T.I. return to the BET HIP HOP AWARDS as 2012 cypher participants representing the East Coast, West Coast and Down South alongside Eve, A.$.A.P. Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.O.B and more.

Tonight, September 28, 2012 at 6 p.m.*, Terrence J. and Rocsi will bid farewell to '106 & PARK.' Hosted by LaLa Anthony and Pooch Hall, Terrence and Rocsi will go through seven years of memories filled with fun, A-list talent, performances and phenomenal moments in a special show that will commemorate their time on '106 & PARK.'

DMX, Snoop Dogg and T.I. return to the BET HIP HOP AWARDS as 2012 cypher participants representing the East Coast, West Coast and Down South alongside Eve, A.$.A.P. Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.O.B and more.

On Friday, September 28, 2012 at 6 p.m.*, Terrence J. and Rocsi will bid farewell to '106 & PARK.' Hosted by LaLa Anthony and Pooch Hall, Terrence and Rocsi will go through seven years of memories filled with fun, A-list talent, performances and phenomenal moments in a special show that will commemorate their time on '106 & PARK.'

Hip-hop artist Chad Michael has released the mixtape "Outlaw." The 10 track project is presented by Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Promotion and is now available for download.

Let the '2012 MTV EMA' festivities begin! MTV today unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift lead the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) picking up six each. Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga have picked up four nominations each, along with Justin Bieber.

It is a great privilege for the Flomenhaft Gallery to host the ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS exhibit and learn, along with the public, what excites artists that have been represented by their gallery as well as guest artists that we have asked to join them in this endeavor. Exhibition dates are from today, September 13th (Opening reception from 6 - 8 pm) to October 27th.

Warner/Chappell Music's Chairman and CEO, Cameron Strang, today announced the appointment of Jon Platt to the newly created position of President, Creative - North America, Warner/Chappell Music. Platt will oversee Warner/Chappell's A&R activities in North America, including in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, as well as playing a key role in shaping the company strategy. Platt, who previously served as President of North America, Creative, for EMI Music Publishing, will report to Strang and will be based in Los Angeles.

It is a great privilege for the Flomenhaft Gallery to host the ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS exhibit and learn, along with the public, what excites artists that have been represented by their gallery as well as guest artists that we have asked to join them in this endeavor. Exhibition dates are from September 13th (Opening reception from 6 - 8 pm) to October 27th.

Z2 Entertainment will present Soul Rebels Brass Band w/ The Revivalists at the Fox Theatre tonight, September 6th.

Eric Church tops the list of final nominees for THE 46th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS with five nominations. The reigning CMA Female and Male Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton each received four nominations. Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town, and Taylor Swift each received three nominations for Country Music's Biggest Night™.

Mariah Carey will be honored as a BMI Icon at the BMI Urban Awards, scheduled for Friday, September 7 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

Five-time Grammy-Award winning music superstar Carrie Underwood announced this morning on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live that she will take the stage for the Grammy(R) and Emmy(R) award-winning series, 'VH1 PRESENTS: CARRIE UNDERWOOD UNPLUGGED premiering October 2 at 4pm ET

The Clucked Up Comedy series brings "Saturday Night Sizzle - The Hot 'Chicks' of Comedy" to Detroit's intimate City Theatre on Saturday, September 15 starring comedian/actress Vanessa Fraction (Mike Epp Presents-Live from the Nokia/Barber shop 2), Ashima Franklin ( Martin Lawrence 1st Amendment stand up/Monique Show), comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish (Showtime special Snoop Dogg's "Bad Girls Of Comedy/ It's always sunny in Philadelphia ) and introducing comedian/actress Jamila Hamlett aka "JAM" (stage plays/Cheaters). Hosted by Detroit's own comedian/impressionist Martini Harris (One Mic Stand with Kevin Hart/Corner Store), "Saturday Night Sizzle" will take to the City Theatre stage for two performances at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.