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Alessandro Bottura is back with a brand new release after enjoying great success with his debut album, Morning Grooves, which was released in March 2009 to rave reviews by both critics and fans. Bottura's latest track, "Spaccacuore" is a medium tempo groove that speaks of unrequited love and the pain that accompanies it. The constant "wah wah" on the guitar pedaling into a syncopated piano figure is a good backdrop for Bottura's vocals which have a great smoky (and I might also add "sexy") sound. In fact, this particular vocal performance reminds me of Phil Collins.

Charlie Ward introduces his new single, "I Wanna (After Dark)" featuring Flo Rida. The collaboration came about after the pop rapper, whose latest hit includes "Club Can't Handle Me," featuring David Guetta, heard Ward's original version playing on the radio. It has been released and is currently playing on Top 40 radio. "I Wanna (After Dark)" is the first single off of Charlie Ward's follow-up EP, scheduled to be released in January of 2011.

The STR3EM Team announces a joint licensing program for the STR3EM software development kit (SDK) and the PDMAS specifications for developers delivering access-anywhere consumer electronic products. The SDK provides a Java application library that offer processing of the STR3EM binary formats for web streaming providers and custom applications. PDMAS offers a set of published patent pending specifications for electronic media developers to implement the features of STR3EM in their emerging ecosystem designs comprising:

Myspace has developed a new website to better serve it's users, including the hip hop generation. With more than 15% African American members, Myspace has become a hub for African American youth and culture. As a result, Rap/Hip-Hop has been propelled to the top music genre on the website. Myspace is creating a rich, highly-personalized experience for people to discover content and connect with other fans who share similar interests.

Outlaw country singer, David Allan Coe, is releasing his first country studio-recorded album in almost a decade, DAC's Back, containing 17 never-before-released originals by Coe and three live recordings of songs co-written with Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker.

MarilynMusic unveiled their new website at, which includes plenty of user friendly features that are designed to help visitors become familiar with the composers and their music to the fullest extent possible.

Secret wish are an electronic duo from Belgium. This band been nominated for the MMA Awards 2010 for their debut single "Flick of a switch" in the category House/Dance/Trance

Composer/Producer Ruslan Bozhok announced that the debut album from Synth-Dimension, Dreams Of Electronic Mind, was released by Synth-Dimension Studios on January 1, 2010. The ten track album was released on the Avalanche Music Consulting Label (Minneapolis, Minnesota). The first single was "Synthesized Ghost of 80's".

Digital Music NY is proud to present its next session "Breaking Into International Markets - from China to MIDEM" with three very special speakers. Digital Music NY host and MusicDish*China founder Eric de Fontenay will open the discussion with Mathew Daniel, Vice President at R2G, which developed the first centralized music distribution platform in China promoting the consumption and monetization of legitimate digital content - will be discussing the emerging music industry in China and how US artists and labels can position themselves to break into the world's largest music market. He will be joined by Steven Masur, a Senior Partner of MasurLaw who has over 15 years of experience working with digital media and entertainment companies on their corporate and intellectual property transactions and day-to-day operations.

With support from colleagues and friends, Debbie Allen is determined to make a difference in the lives of young people through Arts Education. "I am truly humbled by my friends, Mariah Carey who is allowing us to use a song in the production from her new album entitled "This Christmas II You", Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Denzel and Pauletta Washington who are sponsoring student shows which will bring thousands of young people to see our production and Raven Symone, Jaleel White and Carlo Imperato who are donating their time and talent to help me create magic onstage as the "New Rat Pack", says Ms. Debbie Allen.