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May 6, 2014

Grow Music Meets The Vocalist Contestant Holly Henry

Grow Music Project(GMP), the launch pad for emerging, independent artists, is proud to announce Minneapolis native Holly Henry, former contestant on “The Voice” (NBC), as its next featured artist. Holly was chosen to record her new track, “Hide and Seek,” with GMP, a music industry initiative that gives back to deserving artists through patronage. The songdebuted on iTunes today in conjunction with the newest GMP * The Session Diariesepisode, which documents Holly’s recording process to make “Hide and Seek” at producer Christopher Tyng’s Star Hill Studio in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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May 6, 2014

Matisyahu Presents “Broken Car” From Akeda

Billboard is premiering the track “Broken Car” from Matisyahu’s forthcoming album Akeda in addition to a Q&A with the artist. The song is the third pre-release track, following “Confidence” and “Watch The Walls Melt Down,” that the Grammy-nominated musician has shared from his forthcoming fifth studio album, set for release June 3 via Elm City Music. Of the song, Matisyahu told Billboard “For awhile everything was about this perfection I was striving for as a person and as a spiritual being and as a musician and an artist. But part of getting older and continuing to do this is acceptance of others and myself around me and celebrating the brokenness of it all.”

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May 6, 2014

Ragdoll To Rock Rocklahoma

Australia and rock n’ roll has gone hand in hand for decades by this point – AC/DC, Jet, and Wolfmother (among countless others) have all hailed from the land down under. And the continent has another hard rockin’ contender on their hands, Ragdoll. Comprised of members Ryan Rafferty (lead vocals, bass), Leon Todd (guitar), and Cam Barrett (drums), the trio has a new album, ‘Ragdoll Rewound’ (set for release on May 23rd), and an upcoming Rocklahoma performance (on Sunday, May 25th at 9:50pm on the Retrospect Records Stage).

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May 6, 2014

James Aldean On East Coast Burn It Down Tour

ACM’s Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean left the east coast blazing from a sold out opening run of his headlining 2014 BURN IT DOWN TOUR this weekend in Roanoke, VA; State College, PA and Atlantic City, NJ. The “party that included pyrotechnics and a massive light show” (Roanoke Times) also features special guests Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr and continues with 45 additional stops through the end of the year.

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May 5, 2014

Blue Note Festival Adds Performers To Roster

Blue Note Entertainment Group is proud to announce lineup additions for the 2014 Blue Note Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place Sunday, June 1 throughMonday, June 30, with over 150 performances at more than 15 venues throughout New York City. Lineup additions include an outdoor Ornette Coleman Celebration with various special guests,Jon Batiste and Stay Human, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Buika, Marques Toliver, Chrisette Michele, Lou Donaldson with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Fabrizio Sotti & Friends, Salt-N-Pepa, Maxi Priest, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Willie Nile, and George Porter Jr., among others. Ticket information and a current schedule of events/locations is available on the official website,www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.

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May 5, 2014

First City Festival Line-Up Preview

After a successful inaugural year in 2013, Goldenvoice has announced the return of FIRST CITY FESTIVAL–a boutique music and arts festival which celebrates indie and underground artists–on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24. The 2014 FIRST CITY FESTIVAL will feature a wide mix of performers who represent artistry and an independent spirit including BECK, THE NATIONAL, THE NAKED AND FAMOUS, PHANTOGRAM, BEST COAST, DAWES, CULTS, COCOROSIE and LAKE STREET DIVE, along with 30 others while offering intimate stage settings on the beautiful and picturesque coastal grounds of the Monterey County Fair and Event Center inMonterey, CA.

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